Mollie September 15th, 2008
Business , Show
Last Friday I replaced more than half of the pieces at Framations with new works. It doesn’t even look like the same wall! I included a newly designed brochure as well, and am working on new extended information labels.
To help advertise PetIllustrations and help a needy cause I’ve decided to donate 10% of the commissions I receive from Framations or MAAL (Missouri Allianance for Animal Legislation) to the MAAL organization. In addition I will be auctioning off a Pet Illustration for charity at the Works of Arf Show opening on October 8th.
Oh, and before I forget, I have also signed up for the St. Charles Plein Air Competition October 1st-11th, with the judging and show on the 12th. I’ve never really done one of these events before, but I’m looking forward to it.
The only downside is that in the rush of things I completely forgot to photograph a couple of my new pieces before taking them to the gallery! I could just kick myself!
Mollie September 9th, 2008
Business , Mixed Media , Pen & Ink , Show
I’ve been very busy! I have two illustrations for my children’s book in the final stages, and I completed a couple of smaller paintings that I started but never finished.
I also received my first pet portrait commission that I will be posting on www.PetIllustrations.com and mailing out later today. I haven’t launched my online marketing plan, in hopes that I get a few more local orders to ‘test’ the ordering process, but I should be starting by the end of the week. Wish me luck, and again I am open to ideas!
I got an idea for a new painting series that will allow me to branch off from the architecture series I’ve been working with for the last several years. It’s been a while since I had a series concept that I was excited about. We’ll see how that develops in the months to come.
Lastly, I’m hoping to start on a new piece, possibly for the gallery, to seal the end of my “Artist Block.” It may or may not have something to do with the new series idea. Oh, and with Halloween, my favorite holiday nearing, I might be doing something related to that, time permitting.
Mollie September 2nd, 2008
Note , Painting , Pen & Ink
Sometimes our personal life bleeds into every aspect of our lives, despite our best efforts to stop it. For me I’ve had a bad case of “Artist’s Block” the last several months, and that has recently changed.
You see, we have been trying to conceive a child for the last three years, undergoing infertility treatments for half of that. It has been a long and arduous journey, that has taken it’s toll on me emotionally. So for the last six months we’ve been heavily weighing our options and seriously considering adoption. A couple weeks ago we concluded that rather than undergo anymore treatments at this time, we are going to try and adopt an infant.
As many of you know adoption isn’t cheap, and our funds have been seriously depleted by infertility costs. Despite the federal adoption credits and programs out there, we know that we will need to raise quite a bit of money to help fund this adoption. Which is where my talents are going to be put to use. My husband and I have created a new website www.petillustrations.com, for which I have created several pet portrait samples to display. I hope that everyone will check it out and consider commissioning me for a pet portrait to help our cause. Additionally, I will be trying to market the site on various pet and adoption forums and groups, so if anyone has any information or ideas, they would be greatly appreciated.