Finished.

BRIEyonce!

In the midst of all the craziness of the last working semester of college, I got an opportunity to do something fun! For one of my electives we have to do a self portrait as a celebrity. Beyonce is my girl so I decided to be a "single lady"! This is the progress so far. Excited!

 

Shoulda put a ring on it!

Senior Show & Rescue Pups!

Hello all! It has been a busy time and it's about to get a little crazier! Everything's going great with the children's book I am working on for my show and I actually feel like I'm making pretty good time.

I know I've been pretty ghostly about the whole thing but it's not to be mean, it's so it can be a great surprise down the line when I hopefully get it published! It's a story about the two dogs that my family and I adopted from a rescue who were abused and neglected by irresponsible breeders at an Amish barn. Yes, I said Amish! I want to make aware the reality of abuse that thousands of dogs undergo just to breed more puppies to be shipped to pet stores for profit.

Moral to my story? Don't shop, ADOPT! There are so many animals that are already in need of a home, let's take a step at a time to get to the root of the problem.

Since you've read my nice little rant, here's a teaser for my show coming in about a month! For information on coming to see Moore's Senior Show email me at briellejwilson@gmail.com.

Until next time ;)

Some Paintings

Hello all! I have been MIA from blogging for a few weeks for I have been incredibly busy working to make the upcoming Senior Show the best it can be! Things are going well.

Anyway, I had decided once I came into this school to minor in 2D Fine Arts. I wanted to be an oil painter/illustrator just like NC Wyeth. I was disappointed when it wasn't what I thought it would be. But I have stuck with it to earn that minor and this last semester I feel like I'm finally getting it for the first time. Although I've decided oils aren't for me when it comes to Illustration, Fine Arts painting classes are fun because they encourage experimentation and are relaxing. I think this aspect of art shouldn't be forgotten once someone becomes deeply embedded in Illustration.

Here are some examples of what I have been doing lately on the Fine Arts end.

Senior Year!

Quick update:

It is THAT time of year! The senior show at Moore College is officially about 3 months away! That means there is much to do in little time. I couldn't be more excited! While not giving away everything about my project, I will say that I'm working on a kid's book whose story is very special to me and I hope to pitch it to publishers within the year. More on that later!

This being said, I will most likely hold off on any commissions until May of this year, however keep checking back for I'm always up to something! Something cool to look forward to other than the release of the new Velvet Rope, is an upcoming children's book, A Cat Named Haiku, illustrated by a good friend of mine Dexter Weeks! It should be on the shelves of your local bookstore soon. Check out a teaser at Comixology.com.

Until next time! :)

Velvet Rope

I recently had the pleasure of having the opportunity to do a pinup for the upcoming Velvet Rope comic brought to you by good friends of mine at Rough Sketch Studios and Arcana Comics. If you like what you see, check out Rough Sketch's website under my links! The new book should be coming out shortly, I'll definately keep you posted on its release! In the meantime, here's a little teaser! I was so excited to get started on this pinup I cranked it out almost immediately. Again, this was recently as I discovered colored pencil on toned paper. Hope you like it as much as I liked making it!

Family Portraits

Finally got to upload some of my latest works! I think I might've found my niche with the color pencil on toned paper. This is definately a direction I'd like to go! Enjoy!