Taking a moment to mix things up here with an illustration I'm really excited about! I have been strangely inspired by cement mixers, one local company in particular who has chosen the clean colours of white with teal. I used a slight different shade of blue-green and added my own fun details to personalize the mixer for the birthday boy, Ziggy. Trucks. They are certainly not something I would normally pay attention to, or so I would assume, but having two boys in the house that both rage about trucks, cars, trains, and transportation vehicles in general, I have been yelled out thousands of times whenever one is in sight. Trucks have become a part of my daily life and vocabulary.
I had the idea last year of creating a technically drawn illustration for a friend's son who is also big into trucks. I didn't have the opportunity to dive into this project last summer but somehow this year I managed to do it. I'm still actually in disbelief that I managed to knock it out this year with such a full plate. It was worth it and I'm considering to possibly do more of these, but we'll see :) Too many ideas and not enough time... For now, gotta get this baby printed and framed for the birthday boy!
Paint Night No. 2
These nights are just so so awesome. Food, drinks, and meeting new people while creating an awesome piece of art for your home!
We feasted on 3 homemade pizzas with the help of my friend Sally
Cardamom sweet potato with olives and curry roasted cauliflower
Pesto with roasted cherry tomatoes, red onion, and rosemary
and
White pizza with garlic-parsley oil, shaved parmesan, prociutto, and arugula
It was an intimate group of 4 ladies I just love. Such different and yet so very spectacular human beings. We had a lovely time and created stunning pieces that are now all up in their homes!
Beautiful work ladies!
Paint Night No.1
After a million revisions, Paint Night was relocated and whittled down to a tight group of 4 ladies. This was not the original plan, but it ended up working perfectly for a simple test run. If we are defining success by delicious food, wet whistles, and attendees who had a great time and left happy with their final product, then in spite of a sudden downpour, Paint Night was a definitely success!
Downpour? Yes, we had a very unexpected 20 minutes downpour midway through the event (as well as all day Saturday...), so these photos are actually a compilation of 3 different days of documentation. We all had to scramble to bring everything inside: the table full of paints, the food table, the rug for chilling, and of course all the easels with their canvasses. The rain failed to dampen our spirits and we continued on drinking + painting in the middle of my living room! Snacks and dessert was served just before Kevin arrived home. He was probably expecting/hoping to return to a quiet home, however, he was instead accosted by a room of roaring ladies forcing him to play "guess whose painting is whose" followed by a critique of each piece. Best.
Alright, enough chatting, onto the photos...
RECIPES
Crostini Platter via The Artful Desperado
Chocolate Cake inspired by ILĀ
Mega thanks to Kevin for the insane amount of work he did throughout the week helping to prepare everything from designing + building easels to slaving in the kitchen making all the delicious food and sangria for our lovely guests. Big hugs to my buddy Dave for helping me to streamline my ideas and keep my mind focus while accompanying me on the grocery run!
Stay Tuned for PAINT NIGHT No.2 coming this July! Date to be announced!
PAINT NIGHT
We've got our Paint Night date pinned down for all you eager beavers who've been asking when this is going to go down!
Click on the image to get the details!
Hope to see you there!!!
xo
ART CLUB | Week 2 Wrap-Up!
I learned a lot over the 2 week stint of our Art Club. Made tweaks and took a lot of notes as I went along. I know I am too hard on myself, but I gotta keep those standards up there! Everyone had a great time and there were many parents who requested Summer classes through person, text and email, so it seems like I'm not going to have a choice. This is good.
Anyway, just a quick bunch of photos from Week 2!
THANK YOU to the ladies that encouraged NAY pushed me to set-up these classes. A special Thank You to the many moms who have been there over the last few years with my photography, for supporting me yet again on this new path. I am so lucky to be part of a community of amazing women! And a very warm Thank You to the new moms that I have met for joining in on a fruitful and fun experience! I truly had a great time with the variety of creative minds and hands, I really loved being able to recognize their different strengths and wiggle them out of their comfort zones. Looking forward to seeing familiar faces come summer time!
THANK YOU!!!!!
xoxoxo