Grand Opening on Etsy!

I've had "create Etsy store" on my to-do list for almost a year now. I finally got to cross that item of my list! I feel like I should bake a cake or something...

I'll skip the baked goods for now (had enough over Thanksgiving anyway) and go with a coupon code to celebrate instead! From now until Friday, use "OPEN2011" for free shipping on any item in my store :)

New work wednesday!

Wood, acrylics, gloss medium and a spray bottle. I love these things right now.

I am pretty interested in exploring this new process. I've always loved drawing lesser-celebrated animals (hello possum portrait!) and the method of layering the pigment with gloss has me pretty much entranced. I've started a few more pieces with heavy india ink application as well, but I've had to lessen my reliance on the spray bottle.

In other news, I am about 30% done with my sketchbook for the Sketchbook Project and am really excited to visit one of the tour locations. My theme is 'Time Travel' which has made for quite a few headaches thus far. Oh the paradoxes!

I am also trying to finally get my Etsy store up. I removed the store section of my website back in the summer while we were travelling and I have yet to find the time to put it back up again. I'm thinking Etsy might be an easier route at this point.

Moral of the story: So many things to do, so little coffee to be had!

Jon Snow sketch... in the snow

I finished season 1 of Game of Thrones and had some time to sketch a bit before heading off to bed. I'm about halfway through A Clash of Kings and I am so hoping Jon makes it out of the series alive!

On a sidenote, will the whole show be called Game of Thrones? Or will they change the title to match the subsequent books?