illustration
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Hullo!
Oh my poor bloggy, I used to write on you so much, but now you’ve been replaced by my daily Instagram postings! Some of the recent posts… new book characters, more and more birds, art gifts from friends and more. If you are on there, come say hello – I’m @jessesmess xx OH and today,…
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Birds on Many It’s
I’ve been a bit quiet here, but flat out elsewhere with many illustration projects on. For a little stress release I started painting birds, and selling them cheap on Instagram. They’ve taken flight! There’s been a wonderful response to them and I’ve loved seeing them reappear in people’s houses, like this guy who went to…
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A Quote to Live By
This year as part of a wonderful group I’m involved with we decided to find a quote for our studio wall and create an artwork based on it. I’m interested in finding out my purpose with drawing, find out why I’m here, and what energizes me to keep going. I found this quote by Susan Sontag, “Do…
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Design for Friends4Life
I recently created this little greeting card design for non-profit organisation Friends4Life (ngo created by Lonely Planet author Alan Murphy). I don’t have a whole lot of money to donate myself this year – but I can do drawings like this that may hopefully inspire others to help – so if you have a small foundation/non-profit group…
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A House of Cards
I’ve been working on a new range of cards (I’ve been posting a few of the illustrations over the past couple of months on here) and have put together a few collection options on my Etsy site – 6 pack/12 packs/thank you mix etc. Below is a little photoshoot, slowly slowly I am learning the art…
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Dreaming of Another World
It’s bloody cold in Melbourne, and although I love it, at times I dream of a warm ocean, sparkling waves, and an under the sea forest. I found such a paradise once (Kauai – a spiritual place) and wouldn’t mind being zapped there for a few days to warm the bones and settle the mind!
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Happy Anniversary!
Some dear pals celebrated their first recently and got me to a do a watercolour of their kiss as hubby and wifey…. Paper is the first “medium” for wedding anniversaries (I’m up to leather!?). In an amazing feat, the brides dad created this beautiful heart sculpture with WA wildflowers, that travelled all the way to…
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March
It’s been a good month! The exhibition at Dench went really well (hurrah!) and I’m looking at a few fun upcoming ways to sell work, eg markets and retail. I’ve been working on some custom portraits, some drawings for a book, and a logo design for a great charity (more on this later). Meanwhile I’ve…
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30 Day Project
I’ve decided to take part in the 30 Day Project – I seem to be signing up for a lot of things right now. It must be winter. From their press release, “Creative people often have the luxury of being able to do anything but just asoften end up doing nothing. Thirty Days Project is…
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Illo Friday – Beginnings
You know when life throws punches at you over and over and you realise perhaps, I need to do something different? I drew this for a pal as she faces some new beginnings (and some major endings) after facing quite a few punches over the last few years. You can duck and weave, but sometimes…