homage to van gogh

well, here it is. my blood, sweat, tears and time went into this. (not really.) (except for the time part.) 

thumbnails

this is a page from my sketchbook, i still need to upload the second rounds... just trying to keep up!

let me inspire you.

where the heart is willing, it will find a million ways.. where the heart is unwilling, it will find a million excuses.
follow your heart, but take your brain with you.
:) yay monday.

messy kisses

i took these a long time ago, with a cell phone... i thought the idea would be cool, but im not sure how good it'll look if my photos are blurry... maybe i'll just have to go out and buy a bag of kisses... darn!

kisses

this needs to be adjusted and tweaked.. just keeping my blog updated... i still have a lot of hand rendered thumbnails i need to post. until then, my fair followers.

another stamp

ohh photoshop.

it shows up super small... which sucks, but this is my first stamp. i'll probably end up playing around with the borders and font, color and orientation. heart art :)

inspiration for my stamp (my own personal photography and/or art)

 these three images would be incorporated into a vincent van gogh stamp... it will be his 159th birthday on march 30th

 these images (photos taken by me, when i got this super awesome tiedye flower) would be incorporated into a love love stamp

 these images would inspire a aquarium enthusiast stamp

 this is an image that i draw... a lot. it would be used for a love love stamp

 these images would be used for a ithaca is gorges theme... or preserve ithaca... something of that nature. (pun intended)

 thought this might look cool for a grateful dead or woodstock stamp idea....

all these inspire loooooove love love. i love love.

examples of art nouveau, with a touch of modernism...

-all these images represent tactics used in both art nouveau and modern art. 

-although these two artistic movements differ, in origin and tactic, they can carry some of the same feel... -use of color is a very important element regarding to both an art nouveau approach and modernism. 

-a crucial defining difference between these two movements is the organic shape versus the geometric shape.

-in all there is an emphasis on floral, botanic and nature based motifs.

-spontaneous with shapes and negative space.

three favorites

i dont know if my blogger is just being silly or i clicked the wrong button, but im going to try and post this again.  my three favorite stamp designs... it was SO hard to choose. 

 first stamp
- fits within the art nouveau content guidelines- blocks of color. curved, organic lines.
- has an analogous color scheme
- from information content we can see this stamp comes from the netherlands, was put out in 2008 and cost 22 euro (cents?)
- has a very balanced design

second stamp

- also fits within the art nouveau description, but can be seen as modernism art
- contrasting color palette throughout the entire design, but as individual stamps... well, still contrasting considering the background color
- informational content shows us this is a united states stamp
- very balanced, simple, organic and calm design

third stamp

- fits in with the international typographic art, but also can be seen as modernism art

- analogous color schemes throughout each block of 'color', but altogether  creates a contrasting color scheme.

- informational content shows us that the stamp is a 100 year commemorative stamp, coming out in 2010. i am assuming it originated in switzerland

- formal design. incorporates the use of vertical alignment, center image gets the most attention... seems to be symmetrical. 

interesting postage stamp designs