Hello everyone!

So, I haven’t written about this on here yet, but I’m going to right now. I have spent the last two months or so changing my life around completely in preparation for making Addmyartjournal into an online magazine/blog (and future print magazine). It’s going to be called Carmine Magazine (named after the ink used to make some red dyes and paints).
It’s been a blast and I am really, really looking forward to getting this whole thing off the ground.

I’ll explain the site more later, when it’s actually finished being built and I’ve rewritten all of the entries and interviews on the site. (That’s going to take forever! I hope not…)
I can tell you there will be more interviews, tips, tricks, tutorials, pictures, reviews of products, reviews of books, art shows, videos, business tips and a bunch of other things on the site in the future.

In the mean time Check out the CafePress store for the magazine. Buy a shirt, help us get the site off the ground quicker!

Listed three paintings in my Etsy Store today.

A Robot painting I did for a tutorial on addmyartjournal.
You can see the listing here. ($20)

The Zombie girl painting (”The Starlet”) I did for an art show a few months ago.
You can see the listing here. ($40)

The Zombie/Greaser guy painting (”The Star”) I did for the same art show a few months ago.
You can see the listing here. ($50)

I am so sorry for the lack of art updates here to wheelhopcity! I’ve been quite busy with school and with my pet project (slash future side job) Addmyartjournal on livejournal. It’s a community all about promoting artists, which I love! I’ve been interviewing a TON of artists in the last couple of months which has been really exciting.
I’ve also been doing a lot of school work (BOR-ing! not really).
Other than that I’ve dyed my hair pink. New favorite hair color EVER. I absolutely love it.

I promise I will start working on some art again soon.

For now I leave you with some links to awesome artists:
Serpenthes
Katie West
Mae Jane
Brian Ewing
Rosemary Travale
Melissa Haslam
Leanna Wright

Hello everyone!
So, I didn’t end up making it down to Southern California last night for the art show. I was really upset about that for a while, but it ended up being the best course of action with our financial and emotional situations right now.

We did, however, get a lot of really good food shopping done. I am attempting to take some inspiration from Gala Darling and incorporate more fruits, vegetables, whole grains and water into my life. Which is making me really happy. Though I must admit, when we ventured into the local health food store to buy more L-Theanine supplements to help level out our moods, the staff at the health food store was not very appreciative of my leather jacket. I apologize greatly, but I do love my leather jacket.
After the health food store we ventured over to Trader Joe’s a store that many of us know and love. We found all kinds of really amazing looking, healthy food there. I am quite excited to start making smoothies again (that was one of my first jobs, making smoothies in a place named after an African dance).

In other art news I will be posting pictures (and perhaps some video) from the Art Show as it is available to me. Also, I am working on a very bright, cheeky painting right now. I love the idea.

Have a fantastic day.

For the past month or so I have been posting interviews and features on other artists at the livejournal community Addmyartjournal (which is run by a friend of mine). The interviews have been a blast to do and the response has been quite positive.
I just posted an interview with myself there today along with pictures of my work. You can check that out here.

This weekend is the Greasers, Ghouls & Gals show at Meltdown Comics in Los Angeles, California. My husband and I will be making the 6+ hour drive down there for the show early Saturday morning. If you would like more information on the show check out Motor City Comic’s Official Blog.

I just added two new items to the Etsy Store. The first is an original watercolor painting Bug Lady Revisited, the other is a tote bag that I’ve spent the last few years trying to convince myself to part with The Little Black Sheep. You can see pictures of these pieces behind the cut.
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