Thursday Sketch

Once again Jess Hickman and I have decided to post a weekly sketch. Here is my first contribution. :)

Don't forget to come and visit me at C2E2 in March, the weekend of March 18-20. I will be sharing a table with Jess, our location is E9. I am currently taking commissions that will be completed in time for pickup at the show, just drop me a line at darla@outofthemyst or on facebook with 'commission' in the subject line. Hope to see you there!!!

xox

Koi Extravaganza Eleganza!

Lately I've been having alot of fun drawing Koi. I have some shows coming up and I thought they would make some nice bookmarks. Lemme know if there are other things you'd like to see book-marked.
xo
D

Chicagoland Expo!

Things have been so busy!!!!

Between working on cards for the Clone Wars Rise of the bounty Hunters set and giving Gus all the attention... ever, I've hardly had time to breathe. But I wanted to alert all those people in the Chicago area that I'll be in Caroll Stream, IL this weekend for the Chicagoland Expo. Please come and see me, I will be there Friday-Sunday. :) Here's a link for directions and more information.
http://www.nonsportcardexpo.com/



If there is anyone out there who cannot live without a commission from me, please send me a message and perhaps I can bring it along this weekend. There will be all kinds of other great artists there to make me look like a hack, so come on out and make it a good show for all involved.



For commisions, email me at darla@outofthemyst. com with "Commission" in the subject line. :)



Hope to see you all this weekend!

xoxox

Thursday :)

Ta da!

Thursdays ART!

So, during our last get together, Jessica Hickman and I decided that each thursday, we would post a new sketch that we'd done that week to keep ourselves sharp.
I. Am late.

But here is my sketch from last week. A little picture of my Gustav. :)



This week will be timely and oh so sketchy. )

xox
Dar

Progression of a Spotty Nose...

As I have long suspected, Goose's nose is getting darker and darker, leaving the pink nose of his puppydom behind. For my own satisfaction, I wanted to document the changes in my little Gossamer's nose. :)

Here, we are nearly at the all pink puppy stage. So cute.

A smattering of spots on a little pink nose...

The evolution of 'chicken nose'. If you look closely, there appears the head of a chicken in the center of Goose's nose.






The chicken begins to get an eye...






Finally, we have the slow demise of chicken head, and the near obliteration of all pink from the spotty goose nose. As the nose progresses...I will update. Thank you for humoring me in this activity. Long live the spotty pink noses.

xo
Dar

July Already?!?

Okay, time to jump start the blog. I made a promise that I would keep this current, so here goes.

Lots and lots of things have happened since my last post, some good, some not so good. Let's focus on the goodies. :)

Contrary to my initial assessment, Hops have not taken over my home. Whew! The gardens are going crazy though, I'm not sure the reason for it, but now my little white house has a leafy green skirt surrounding it. Here is one of the greenies...

I have continued work on the "Companions" project I started at the beginning of the year. To refresh... I only have one set complete, the Samurai and her Consort. Here they are....

The Next paring is that of the Dragon Borne. I've just finished the male half of this pair, here they are. :)

So far, I am having alot of fun with this project. :) The next on the list is the Mermaid's consort. A lion fish... ooooohhhhh!

I will be having a preview of sort of a webcomic project I am working on with my good friend Jacob Armstrong, so keep an eye out here for news of The Sunfish Gang.

Last on the list of updates... the Goose. He is thriving in the midst of summer, enjoying his usual haunts, the dog park, the back yard, the kitchen counter, the couch... the bed(see: MY bed)... Here is proof of his taxing life...

Most of the artwork seen in this post will be sold either in print or original form on my Etsy Store, so keep an eye out, and message me with any interest! I still have a few of my 2010 Sketchbooks if there is anyone who missed the earlier chance to get one.

Hugs and kisses!

-D