Monday Artday

Challenge: Daily Chores

2012-01-26T13:46:00.001-08:00

Drudgery or pleasure? Whistle while, or just avoid it?

Daily Chores

Doing daily chores... dishes, laundry, cooking, dusting, mopping up the blood...

Challenge ends on February 6, 2012.

Creative Outbursts

2012-01-24T13:35:00.001-08:00

Josh Pincus (is crying) decided he had enough of this absent host so he berated me on my personal blog. Okay, okay... I'm back. See, I've been away getting my life back on track - following my year of surgery I came back for a bit and then left again around March 2011 to have another (minor) surgery. It was then I made up my mind that I needed to quit my job inputting data and making graphs for the Web. Not going to live forever so I'd better get busy and go all out - a full-time freelance illustrator. So, I'm back. And I'm hunting inspiration down with a club.

I went through the old emails on the subscribe site and sent out invites. I'm sorry that, for many of you, it's taken so long. If you've joined, welcome! If you didn't get an invite and still want to join, click the link on the right.

And if you're wondering, I'm fine now. Healthy and ready to be held accountable. Cheers!

2012-01-23T04:46:00.000-08:00

http://jpkat.blogspot.com/

...that lifting feeling...

2012-01-21T04:59:00.000-08:00

...please take a look at my entry for this amazing competition...all for a great charity...thanks!

http://www.talenthouse.com/creativeinvites/preview/afc9565d0f8e23a85ab08741719e525e/373?THSessionId=92cpcbnhspj5c3h2jjohk0eob6

A Smelly Story

2012-01-18T18:19:00.000-08:00

Read Smelly Nelly's pungent poem:

http://www.antoniaglavic.blogspot.com/

2012-01-17T09:39:00.001-08:00

http://jpkat.blogspot.com/

Lost in Wonder: Make a wish - Teresa Palomar Lois art blog

2011-12-31T06:59:00.000-08:00

Lost in Wonder: Make a wish - Teresa Palomar Lois art blog

Test of a new app

2011-12-28T19:43:00.001-08:00

This is a test of a new app which hopefully supports blog posts from my iPad.

We'll see!

Year In Review...

2011-12-26T06:09:00.000-08:00

2011-12-20T08:44:00.001-08:00

http://jpkat.blogspot.com/

happy holidays from JPiC

2011-12-17T17:44:00.000-08:00

CLICK HERE for a larger view.

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My annual Christmas music compilation is available as a FREE DOWNLOAD for a limited time.
26 unusual songs and a custom full-color cover with track listings — all for you and for FREE!
Just CLICK HERE for “A Non-Traditional Christmas 2011.”
(You will be taken to a new window. Click the word "download" next to the title, not the big green "DOWNLOAD" button at the bottom of the page.)

Happy Holidays from your pal JPiC!
(Please contact me if you have trouble with the download.)

CHRISTMAS CARD

2011-12-17T11:42:00.000-08:00

Happy Christmas Monday Artday!
¡Feliz Navidad Monday Artday!

Illustration: m. Albarrán
agendagrafica.blogspot.com

Illustrated greeting cards
custom illustrations (printed or digital version)
+info: agendagrafica@gmail.com
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Tarjetas de felicitación ilustradas personalizadas
Ilustración original en formato físico o digital

Happy Holidays

2011-12-16T11:21:00.000-08:00

a watercolor with my sincere wishes in this holiday for all
beti abel

winter cards by dthaase

2011-12-11T10:35:00.001-08:00

CLICK IMAGES TO PURCHASE

india ink with brush

Butterfly girl

2011-12-06T16:25:00.000-08:00

watercolor
http://chancharenga.blogspot.com/

READINGS

2011-11-19T04:33:00.001-08:00

Translation: "I refuse to read anymore"*

Helloooooo everyone!

I’ve been away for a while as I started an Urban Design Masters Degree program at AUB! - insert super huge smile here – and I needed some time to get used to managing work, site, university, readings, assignments, etc…can you believe that I’ve not drawn anything in almost 2 months?! -insert a here. I hope to be posting and blogging soon…in the meantime I just wanted to say Hellooo! Miss u! Miss my blog! Miss Blogging! …

"Through the Window" by CJ @ Pro Artz

2011-11-17T22:38:00.000-08:00

In my neck of the woods, we had snow flurries today, so autumn is

slowly waning. I decided to post this before it faded away completely.

"The wall around the window

does not create two worlds."

---Henri Matisse

To see more art by CJ, visit Pro Artz blog or Pro Artz Gallery.

2012 Calendars now available

2011-11-13T18:05:00.001-08:00

CLICK IT TO LOOK INSIDE

bandit

2011-11-10T19:20:00.002-08:00

one-line #97 w/prismacolor

click for cards & prints

Braains...!

2011-11-09T16:49:00.000-08:00

I am going to eat your braaains! eeegh...

Rafa Zahonero
jimmyjirafa.blogspot.com

SCARY

2011-11-07T06:34:00.000-08:00

Illustration: maría Albarrán. agendagrafica.blogspot.com

Pumpkinman

2011-11-02T22:29:00.000-07:00

just a little fall-themed greeting card illustration! :)

Wendi Chen

wendichen.blogspot.com

BOOO!

2011-10-28T10:16:00.000-07:00

http://www.nellitagatica.blogspot.com

Halloween Challenge!!

2011-10-19T14:58:00.000-07:00

Its been a long time since I posted anything on Monday Artday but I thought, with the Halloween season amongst us I would at least see if I could fire up the artistic juices a bit for those who frequent Monday Artday these days. So with that said I am offering a coloring contest. Whats the prize? How about your own custom cartoon character zombified to the winner!!! Heres an example of what I mean by zombified.

Go to my blog site for more details on the contest. Cmon' Monday Artday artist lets see what color skills you have.

http://jeffbrame.blogspot.com/2011/10/halloween-zombara-contest.html

La Reina

2011-09-26T18:20:00.000-07:00

La reina masca rubíes
rojos como las joyas de sus anillos:
frescos rabanitos crespos.

Sue Littleton
http://chancharenga.blogspot.com/

Wilson Williams, Jr.

2011-09-25T06:43:00.000-07:00

DoubleWIlllustrations
kwankwest.blogspot.com

Oh and as always click on image for larger version! :)

Martín pescador

2011-09-24T14:50:00.000-07:00

tecnica:acuarela

Mi jirafa enamorada ...

2011-09-19T10:18:00.000-07:00

Bournemouth University illustrated ad

2011-09-19T01:27:00.000-07:00

Here is a link to a little illustrated ad I´ve done for Bournemouth University (animated by Richard Shaw), click here to have a look BU Animated Illustration ad

2011-09-12T03:07:00.001-07:00

http://jpkat.blogspot.com/
http://jpkat.ultra-book.com/book

take The Inkblot Challenge...

2011-09-11T17:23:00.000-07:00

^CLICK IT^

Super Alphabet

2011-09-05T22:33:00.000-07:00

Last week to pledge....SUPER ALPHABET picture book for kids on Kickstarter NOW open to "$1" pledges. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/180530905/the-super-alphabet-picture-book

Help get it funded. Only a few days left.

come add to the wonder & whimsy...

2011-08-21T17:56:00.000-07:00

CLICK IT

http://jpkat.blogspot.com/

2011-08-18T04:21:00.001-07:00

Como combinar as cores

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YKCOWREBBAJ

2011-06-13T14:58:00.000-07:00

"Beware the Jabberwock, my son! / The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!

Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun / The frumious Bandersnatch!"

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"¡Cuídate del Jabberwock, hijo mío!

¡Sus fauces que muerden y garras que atrapan!

¡Cuídate del pájaro Jubjub bravío / y del Bandersnatch frumioso!"

"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

Through the Looking-Glass and what Alice found there"

Lewis Carroll, 1871.

Illustration: maría Albarrán. agendagrafica.blogspot.com

jabberwocky

2011-06-06T19:39:00.000-07:00

http://chancharenga.blogspot.com/

jabberwocky

2011-06-05T18:04:00.000-07:00

I did two sketches for this week's challenge "Jabberwocky" and, honestly, I don't like either one of them.

josh pincus is crying

Challenge: Jabberwocky

2011-05-31T09:02:00.000-07:00

What time is "brillig?"

Jabberwocky

Illustrate a section of or all of Jabberwocky, Lewis Carroll's nonsense poem from Alice Through The Looking Glass. Follows is the poem for you reference.

Challenge ends on June 13, 2011.

Jabberwocky
Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson)

'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.

"Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun
The frumious Bandersnatch!"

He took his vorpal sword in hand:
Long time the manxome foe he sought--
So rested he by the Tumtum tree,
And stood awhile in thought.

And, as in uffish thought he stood,
The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame,
Came whiffling through the tulgey wood,
And burbled as it came!

One two! One two! And through and through
The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!
He left it dead, and with its head
He went galumphing back.

"And hast thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!"
He chortled in his joy.

'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.

Tea Party

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Party

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Party

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hops:

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a one-line, pen & ink w/watercolor pencils for "party"

click the kanga to see more of my one-line art

CLICK HERE (for a t-shirt or sticker)

CLICK HERE (for a print)

i can't wait for the weekend to begin....

2011-05-23T12:00:00.000-07:00

www.konvaliademarzo.blogspot.com

Party!

2011-05-20T15:14:00.001-07:00

When the drinks are flowing, the party gets going!

More of my work here.
Etsy shop here.

Party?

2011-05-20T09:47:00.000-07:00

party

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take a look (or two):
Scalatores Krickel Krakel

formspring.me

2011-05-19T07:21:00.001-07:00

Ask me anything http://formspring.me/nekocherry

It's Party♪

2011-05-19T05:40:00.000-07:00

Let's enjoy the party!

http://sulebox.blogspot.com/

party

2011-05-16T18:36:00.000-07:00

In an attempt to bring in a few extra bucks, Jesus becomes a children’s birthday party entertainer.

Oh there's more on my blog - josh pincus is crying

Challenge: Party

2011-05-16T15:40:00.000-07:00

Tea or cocktail, dinner or political?

Party

Do your interpretation of a party. PARTY! Will there be balloons? Or beer bongs?

Challenge ends on May 30, 2011.

Fruitful Monarchy

2011-05-16T01:36:00.000-07:00

www.doodledsgn.blogspot.com

Rose the queen of Matisse

2011-05-15T10:14:00.000-07:00

http://chancharenga.blogspot.com/

Monarch

2011-05-14T20:29:00.001-07:00

You are an Artist

2011-05-13T11:47:00.000-07:00

Hey, gang. Your host here. Still working out my health issues but rest assured, I'm improving daily and my future is bright. No worries there. I'm here and I care about this place and I care about you.

Check out this incredible little comic... and take it to heart. Remember, regardless of what you think of your talent, of what you do for a living, of what others say, of what you think your future in art might or might not be - you are an ARTIST! Never give up what feeds your soul, fills your heart, and stimulates your intellect. Whether you are already a very successful professional artist or art is just a hobby - remember that you do it not for fame or wealth but because you have to. It's your nourishment. It's why you're alive.

Let's draw.

Monarch

2011-05-11T23:46:00.000-07:00

the monarch of the black and white stripes...

artist: weitieng

pen & ink

blog: www.thisismyproject365.blogspot.com

Monarch

2011-05-09T03:30:00.000-07:00

Le ROI des Lapicouleurs.

Vous pouvez retrouver l'histoire entière sur ce lien : http://oilandwatercolour.blogspot.com/2011/05/monday-artday-monarch.html

Monarchs

2011-05-08T20:03:00.000-07:00

Otto von Habsburg: He was the Habsburg pretender to the Austrian throne. Read more here

Elizabeth II

Wedding of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles

Prince Charles, will he ever be monarch?

Grace Kelly: Princess consort of Monaco

Monarch

2011-05-07T16:38:00.000-07:00

Deep in the jungle, the mighty King
holds his annual meeting to discuss
royal affairs with none other than the
majestic Monarch butterfly!

Monarchy

2011-05-06T10:25:00.000-07:00

An ink and watercolour I did as a commission....

http://dianaevans.blogspot.com/

monarch

2011-05-06T07:22:00.001-07:00

take a look (or two):
Scalatores Krickel Krakel

monarch

2011-05-05T21:12:00.000-07:00

On June 1, 2001, King Birendra and Queen Aishwarya of Nepal were hosting a formal dinner party for Nepal’s royal family. 29 year-old Prince Dipendra arrived drunk at the party and his father, the King, ordered him to be removed from the festivities. He was taken to his room in the Narayanhity Royal Palace by his brother Prince Nirajan and cousin Prince Paras.

An hour later, Prince Dipendra returned to the party with a 9mm sub-machine gun and an M16 assault rifle. He shot his father first, then began to systematically pick off his relatives — aunts, uncles, brothers, sisters — darting in and out of the room as he fired round after round. His mother, Queen Aishwarya, ran from the room to get help.

When the Queen returned, she and his brother, Prince Nirajan, confronted Prince Dipendra in the palace garden. Dipendra shot and killed them both. He strolled across a small bridge over a stream in the garden and shot himself.

According to the rules of succession, Dipendra was declared King of Nepal. He spent his entire reign — three days — in a coma. Gyanendra Shah, Dipendra’s uncle, was named King on June 4 when Dipendra died.

Incidentally, Gyanendra’s reign ended in 2008, when the monarchy was abolished and the interim Federal Republic of Nepal formed in its place. Gyanendra became a private citizen and was stripped of his royal status.

Monarch

2011-05-04T07:30:00.000-07:00

It's the Queen♪

http://sulebox.blogspot.com/

Monarch you say?

2011-05-04T06:06:00.000-07:00

crazy monarchs are my specialty. You can see more of my little hobby HERE. Or to see the stories associated with each- visit my blog HERE.
This is Joanna the Mad. She was married to Philip the Handsome. As a result of my research on her- I've started calling my husband Brian the Brawny- which is really funny if you know him.

Monarch.

2011-05-03T17:14:00.000-07:00

LA PRINCESA DEL GUISANTE | THE PRINCESS OF THE PEA

Illustration: maría Albarrán. agendagrafica.blogspot.com

Challenge: Monarch

2011-05-02T12:54:00.000-07:00

King and Queen, Tsar, Pharaoh, Emperor, butterfly...

Monarch

Do your interpretation of a Monarch.

Challenge ends on May 16, 2011.

(sorry about the challenge delay - I was in the hospital, all is well now)

"The Present"

2011-04-30T01:52:00.000-07:00

This is not from any Pixar movie but my illustration style was greatly influenced by them.
This is my latest illustration, hope you like it!

Website: www.gentlesquid.com
Blog
and Facebook Artist Page

Cover

2011-04-25T13:03:00.000-07:00

Sorry for my being too late but I hadn't see....
So, here is my latest cover illustration, for a friend who wrote his book: "Sous ma belle étoile" (a travel recollection).

My blog : http://oilandwatercolour.blogspot.com/

.the left hand of darkness.

2011-04-25T08:32:00.000-07:00

I’m done! Dont think I have ever taken so long to complete a painting. Probably took me only 8-9 hours, over 50 days!

Now, here’s where it gets strange. I had just started reading Ursula Le Guin’s ‘Left Hand of Darkness’ (1969) around the time the need to paint came crashing down on me. I wasnt sure until now if I had read the book before I started painting or after. Le Guin’s novel is set in the future on a planet called Genthen or Winter which has never seen war; this is attributed to the peculiar characteristics of its inhabitants. Long story short, Le Guin is a genius, she takes you on a journey through time and space. Reminds me of the Discworld series. This is the cover of the copy I own,

There were absolutely no similarities and it didn’t cross my mind that the painting was connected to the book in any way. It was only when I looked for an image of the cover, to upload for another post, did I realise how influenced the painting actually is.

read more here

Book Covers - some of my picture books......

2011-04-22T07:38:00.000-07:00

Happy Creating!!!!!!!!

my blog

Book Cover by CJ @ ProArtz

2011-04-21T03:36:00.000-07:00

(Click on image for larger view.)

I had been using Photoshop for years. I was totally self-taught. I bought Illustrator but found it was much different and never learned to use it. But once I turned 62, I was able to take free classes at the community college, so I signed up for a class on Illustrator in the Graphic Arts department. One of my assignments was to illustrate a familiar children's story for the cover of "Fairy Tales for Grown-Ups: The Classics Retold." I had fun creating this for my class assignment ---and it fits the Monday Artday topic nicely, too.

See my other art work and writing @ProArtz

Book Cover

2011-04-21T02:15:00.000-07:00

Firmin is the story of a little rat that loves reading books and playing his little and broken piano.
I loved it.

:: web
:: blog

Book Cover Design

2011-04-20T20:35:00.000-07:00

Publisher Looking for Artists!

2011-04-20T07:08:00.000-07:00

I just read about this job through a Craigslist ad, please give it a look! Here is the publisher's website! http://www.pandoraprojectpublisher.com/artist/artist2.html

Cover

2011-04-18T17:51:00.001-07:00

http://tonyflowers.blogspot.com/
www.flowersink.com.au

Book Cover 'THUMBELINA'

2011-04-17T16:54:00.000-07:00

Book Cover 'THUMBELINA' ('Tommelise' by Hans Christian Andersen, 1835)

Illustration: maría Albarrán. agendagrafica.blogspot.com

Book Cover - Pride & Prejudice

2011-04-17T13:05:00.000-07:00

Yo, yo, yo! My first challenge attempt & in under the wire!

Typical.

Painted, cut, clipped, snipped...

*wash & repeat*

In Photoshop.

Go easy. I am a newb at all this.

*any typos?*

pixar (part 2)

2011-04-13T19:22:00.000-07:00

It's Sheriff Woody and his new best friend, Space Ranger Buzz Lightyear of Star Command.

don't forget to visit the josh pincus is crying blog

pixar (part 1)

2011-04-12T21:03:00.000-07:00

James P. Sullivan and his best pal, Mike Wazowski.

don't forget to visit the josh pincus is crying blog

Heart of Darkness

2011-04-12T12:49:00.000-07:00

wilsonicillustration.blogspot.com

Pixar's Toy Story 2 and 3 - Jessie

2011-04-12T11:00:00.000-07:00

Jessie

Challenge: Pixar

2011-04-11T10:00:00.000-07:00

Toy Story; A Bug's Life; Monsters, Inc.; Finding Nemo; The Incredibles; Cars; Ratatouille; WALL-E; Up... and several shorts.

Pixar

Do your interpretation of a Pixar movie, short, character, etc.

Challenge ends on April 25, 2011.

Doodling around

2011-04-11T02:34:00.000-07:00

...and coloring the doodles in Illustrator.

-Jutta

Music book

2011-04-10T12:19:00.000-07:00

http://8happyrainbow.blogspot.com/

REDWALL Cover

2011-04-10T00:26:00.000-07:00

I loved the Redwall book series when I was in grade school. I painted some of my favorite book covers for my BFA show in school.

If you'd like to check out more of my work, go to www.caliward.blogspot.com

2011-04-09T14:54:00.000-07:00

"Oh I wish I could Fly" or an adaptation of "Are You My Mother?" See steps of layering...

http://susan-whimisicalities.blogspot.com