On Saturday, June 22nd, Faire Trimmings (a collarborative brand between Kelley and I) will be vending at the Pirate Rendezvous in Damariscotta, ME. Activities begin at 10 a.m. and continue until 4 p.m. The pirates invade at high noon, which is essentially a large parade and general storming of the fair grounds by… Read More »The Pirate Rendezvous
Why hello there, blog. Long-time-no-see! I have been meaning to post here for a while; I have certainly been slacking somewhat when it comes to keeping up the blog. That’s because the past two months have been full of changes for me. All good changes, but changes that have a… Read More »Change in the Seasons
This Saturday, April 6th, I will be opening my Studio to the Public for another Open House. Come check out the Western Avenue Studios, a complex of buildings filled with over 100 working artists. Work ranges from textiles, to printmaking, to metallurgy, and prices can range from cheap trinkets and… Read More »Studio Open House April 6th
Easter has never been a huge affair in my house, but I love Holidays of any shape or size. Therefore this year I decided to get a little festive with my table settings and make bunnies out of dinner napkins! I got the idea while ironing a table-cloth for the… Read More »Bunny Dinner Napkins
I also want to let everyone know about the new masks that I have listed on Etsy. All handmade and one-of-a-kind. Click on an image to be taken to the listing. Also available in the Etsy store is the option to add ribbon or a suede cord to any of… Read More »Masks on Etsy
This week I have added several new items to the Etsy shop, including three new, and very different bracers! All hand-made and one-of-a-kind, these bracers are cut from the highest quality vegetable tanned leather. This study yet flexible material insures that these bracers will fit any arm (of the intended… Read More »Bracers on Etsy
I would like to thank everyone at Milestones, Inc for inviting me to host two How to Draw Manga workshops today. Milestones is a therapeutic school for children with any disorder that interferes with their ability to learn in a traditional school setting including autism, anxiety disorders, non verbal learning… Read More »Manga Workshops At Milestones, Inc.
Last week with the snow storm of the decade looming, bundled up in front of my computer, I decided to pick up my Wacom tablet and paint a picture digitally. I am not a very experienced digital painter. I’ve only completed a small handful of pieces on the computer before,… Read More »An Exorcise in Digital Painting
For the entire month of February some of my recent work will be hanging at the Burlington Public Library. My work can be found on the first floor to the left of the reception desk, and next to the children’s play area on two separate walls. You may stop by… Read More »Solo Showing at the Burlington Public Library (MA)
New lovey-dovey items for sale in the Etsy shop just in time for Valentine’s Day. Two new listings for handmade heart garlands! The first listing is for a pre-made, ready to ship string of four bright red heart ornaments, strung on a length of hemp and cut to your size… Read More »Wear You Heart on Your….House.
Last Thursday night I was invited to teach a How to Draw Manga Workshop at the Groton Public Library. The local news stopped by to film some of the class, as well as interview me and some of the students after the workshop. I am very pleased with how the… Read More »Hey Look, I’m on TV. How to Draw Manga at Groton Public Library
Alrighty, I will start with the Queen City Kamikaze Con business so we can get that out of the way and start looking at some pretty masks. February 16th, Manchester, NH, I will be vending at a one-day anime convention called Queen City Kamikaze Con. Admission is only $10! My… Read More »New Masks in Etsy & Queen City Kamikaze Con Announcement
Recently completed album artwork for sibling and musician Eric Leva. Done entirely with a digital tablet in photoshop, this doodle will be the featured image for his new single “Heart Gallery,” available on iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, etc on January 29th, 2013. Eric is planning to release a new single at… Read More »New Album Art
This weekend was awesome. Besides a wonderful annual caricature gig on Saturday afternoon (I love being paid to draw children), my best friend Kelley came up to my studio in Lowell for the weekend to have a super craft marathon. In a day and a half we got a solid… Read More »Super Craft Weekend Recap
The other night I finished a painting of a leafy sea dragon. I saw one of these beautiful fish a week or so ago on TV and decided that it would be a really fun thing to paint. I hunted down a couple of different reference pictures online, and from… Read More »The Leafy Sea Dragon
In an effort to get my Facebook fan page over that last hump before 300 ‘likes’ I decided to have a give-away. One lucky fan of my page will be selected at random to receive this hand-made, hand-painted ginko leaf leather necklace for free! All you have to do in… Read More »Facebook Give-Away
This weekend I will be having a crafting marathon with friend and future business partner Kelley, as we prepare an inventory for the 2013 fair and convention scene. Our goal this year is to nab booths at up to eight conventions, craft fairs, or renaissance fairs selling our leather works,… Read More »Super Craft Weeked in Preparation for 2013 Fairs
Hey Everyone, Long time no see. I have been busy getting ready for the Holidays, finishing up my holiday open houses, and of course, making some of my first large scale leather armor pieces. My Etsy shop is finally filling up with the sorts of impressive armor I aim to… Read More »Large Leather Armor
Here is a commission that I finished some time ago for a custom Christmas greeting card. This portrait of a house was done in watercolors on cold press paper. As always, I worked from a photograph. Starting with a sketch, I refined the drawing and transferred it onto my watercolor… Read More »Custom Christmas Card
I recently finished making two cute and cozy holiday ornaments out of vegetable tanned leather. They were hand cut, carved, and painted using a waterproof acrylic ink. I modeled the ornaments after cliche vintage christmas sweaters, to give them an extra warm an cozy visual appeal. The ornaments are… Read More »Holiday Ornaments
The Holiday shopping season is well underway! If you happen to be looking for a one-of-a-kind gift, maybe for that artsy, hard to buy for person in your life, may I suggest you consider attending the Holiday Open Houses at the Western Avenue Studios in Lowell Massachusetts. This December, I… Read More »Holiday Open Studios – Dec 1st, 2nd & 8th, 9th
Hey readers! If you are looking for some unique gifts to get the cosplayer, geek, or art enthusiast in your life, I will be having a Black Friday sale in my Etsy Shop! Starting Friday, Nov 23rd at Midnight, Enter the code “Turkey” to receive 20% off any item in the shop! The… Read More »Black Friday Sale in Etsy Shop
For those of you who have been following my latest style experiments, first of all thank you, and second of all, I want to let everyone know that I have prints of what I have been working on available for sale in my Etsy shop just in time for the… Read More »New Style Prints in Etsy Shop
Here is a fun painting! Like my others lately, it was a quick one to finish, taking only a day and a half to complete. I wanted to try something really whimsical and free-flowing, while still defining the form of the face. I had a lot of fun with it,… Read More »Blue & Pink Fashion Illustration
Another quick fashion illustration of a woman with big green earrings. This watercolor painting only took a day to finish. Not much to say on this one besides it is another experiment in a stylized way of working.
As part of my development of a new style, and an effort to get into fashion illustration, here is a practice piece of a girl with a blue feather fascinator. In this piece my aim was to loosen up with my rendering and incorporate an outline into my work in… Read More »Blue Feather Fascinator
So! Lately I have been working on a new style of illustrating. Most of my paintings to date have been highly detailed, meticulously rendered, very realistic images where every inch of paper is belabored over to achieve an evenly finished surface. The end result is a painting that glows, but… Read More »The Spider Princess
Here is a new watercolor landscape that I made of a state park in southern Connecticut. I was drawn to the name of the park more than anything; it is called “The Devil’s Hopyard” and is located in East Haddam. Earlier this month I was hiking this park with a few… Read More »The Devil’s Hopyard
A quick reminder that I am offering private art lessons for children K-12 at my studio in Lowell, MA. I just made a flyer to hand out at workshops, and I want you to have a copy:
If you were unaware, I teach a manga class for children every Wednesday night in Medford, MA. Last week we were creating some characters for Halloween, and while the kids were concentrating on their task, I whipped up these little doodles. They seem to like it when I draw with… Read More »Manga Doodles for Halloween
Woo! Life is busy right now. I recently started a new job as Head of Advertising and Promotion at the University of Hartford Art School MFA in Illustration Program, and I just got back from New York Comic Con! Now, I will be on the road again this Thursday to… Read More »Old Worlds New Views, Exhibition of Artworks from Ghana and Sicily.
I want to say thank you to everyone who came out to the open house this past weekend at the Western Avenue Studios. I had a great weekend and made a lot of new contacts. I practically ran out of business cards and promo bookmarks, and I am very grateful… Read More »A Successful Open House.
I just added a boat-load of new pictures to the crafts gallery at Shaunart.net. In preparation for the fourth quarter (the holiday season, crafting season, and an artist’s most profitable time of the year), I have completed a big round of crafting, making fall accessories from vegetable tanned leather. There are… Read More »HUGE Update in the Crafts Gallery.
In less than two weeks, over 140 local artists of Lowell, MA will open their doors to the public for the 12th annual Lowell Open Studios Event. With over fifteen studio locations throughout the heart of Lowell, this two day event is a great opportunity for the community to buy… Read More »Lowell Open Studios, October 6th & 7th, 2012.
I have given my studio a permanent home on Shaunart.net with its very own page! Complete with address, visiting hours, directions, and postings about upcoming events. The page is small right now but it is sure to grow and change. Check it out at: http://www.shaunart.net/pages/the_studio
The commissioned work gallery has been updated with the latest portrait of a house completed for a local real-estate agency. Done in watercolors and black ink, this “fluffy” watercolor portrait is light and simple, and makes for a wonderful gift by which a seller can remember their former home.
The craft gallery at Shaunart.net has been updated with ten new leather pieces. All medium to large jewelry and accessories, each item was made from vegetable tanned leather: hand-cut, carved, and painted by me. You can find all of my leather items currently for sale in my Etsy shop, but… Read More »Leather Crafts
Get out and enjoy this beautiful end of summer weather with a trip to Western Avenue Studios, Located at 122 Western Ave, Lowell, MA. I will be there tomorrow from 12-5pm, in my studio, #527, making and selling original artwork and accessories. I have been working hard on some truly… Read More »September Open Studio Tomorrow.
I like how this necklace came out so much that I am going to write a feature on it. You can view the listing for this one-of-a-kind item here. This is the first of what I am sure will be many maple leaf leather pendants. I cut this leaf from a… Read More »Featured Etsy Item: Fall Maple Leaf Necklace
Here I have two pieces just added to the Sketch book gallery. Done back in the Spring as practice for field sketching, the first is a watercolor sketch of the Hog River in CT on a rather dreary day. The second is a copy in watercolor of a Hopper master… Read More »Two new sketches
Hey everybody, I spent a lot of time this past Thursday adding items to my Etsy store. I went out and bought a necklace stand so that I could take better pictures of the extra jewelry inventory I have lying around. Right now I am working on some new leather… Read More »Lots of New Items on Etsy!
Just a friendly reminder that my Studio Open House will be taking place today from 12-5pm. Located at…. Western Avenue Studios #527 122 Western Avenue Lowell, MA 01851 Stop by if you’re looking for something to do, and check out what over 100 artists are up to in this… Read More »Open House Reminder!
Another painting not yet discussed on the web, this is a recently commissioned tattoo design. The patron is an Aquarius, and wants her next tattoo to be a mermaid fused with Aquarian symbolism. The painting is fairly small in person–about 6 or 7 inches tall. Painted with watercolors and outlined… Read More »Aquarius Mermaid
I am now accepting commissions on wig styling, costume design, & costume construction, and I have added a special new page to my website with details and rates. I have been cosplaying for nine years, and always make my own costumes, wigs, and props. Now that I am out of… Read More »Costume Design & Wig Commissions Accepted
Here’s a little painting that I did a while back but haven’t had a chance to talk about. This is my Blue Chameleon; he is done in watercolors on cold press paper, and took about three hours to paint. He is currently in a cute little green frame along side… Read More »Blue Chameleon
This Saturday, for the first time, I will be opening my brand new studio space to the public as part of Western Avenue Studio’s Open Studios events, which take place the first Saturday of every month. Western Avenue Studios is a converted mill factory that became artist studio spaces seven… Read More »Studio Open House August 4th
My weekend in the Adirondack Mountains was amazing! I have been sulking all week because I wish I was still out on the water and enjoying the fresh air. But its work time now and I have had a very busy week unpacking, implementing all the things I learned as… Read More »Back from Hartford and soooo busy.
Today is my last day in Hartford for the limited residency MFA program at the University of Hartford. For the past two weeks I have been working as assistant administrator for the program, doing paperwork, maintaining the facilities, directing students, and assisting in other administrative duties. During my time here… Read More »Wrapping Things Up in Hartford
Tomorrow I will be headed to Hartford for work for the next two weeks. This means that the website could be lacking updates for a while, but I am working on a whole new studio section, be assured. Renovations on my new studio location are well underway; I can’t wait… Read More »Back to Hartford
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