Hunger Games Collage

I admit, I'm a Hunger Games fan. I'm not ashamed.

But my 13 year old cousin, well, she's a SUPER fan.

I had just finished all 3 books (which, if you know me, is a rarity to even read an article), seen the movie and (lucky for her) her birthday was coming up.

Needless to say, I think I got the best cousin award...at least for the day.

I got out my sketchbook.

Within a matter of minutes, and spending about a half hour stalking her Pinterest page, I came up with an idea.

After doing so many commissioned pieces, I was actually looking forward to getting my creative juices flowing.

Keep in mind, I started on Friday night by sketching out the Mockingjay pin and covering the background in black.

By noon the next day, the Mockingjay was finished.

(with an extra pop of gold glitter around the circle)

It quickly progressed and by that evening, all the phrases were sketched out.

By Sunday afternoon, it was finished.

The collage includes an assortment of famous phrases (i.e, may the odds be ever in your favor), key scenes, and then of course, what team you root for.

(team peeta all the way)

I even went as far as to copy Josh Hutcherson's signature.

(another gem found on her Pinterest Page...fans will find anything)

Now if only her reaction to seeing it was more enthusiastic. 

But I was 13 once...you have to seem calm, cool and collected in front a camera or else you are portrayed as un-cool. 

Or she was just in shock...I'll go with the latter :)

Love you Em.

Artist in a Writer's World

Let me start this blog by being upfront with everyone...I'm not a writer.

I'm an artist.

So...with that being said, if you see grammatical errors or miss-spellings, forgive me.

I know not what I do.

Now, onto the good stuff.

I've been painting, sketching, drawing, doodling ever since I was little.

A lot of people ask, how do you do that? Honestly, it just comes naturally.

God has blessed me with this gift and I do not take it lightly.

So, my hope with this blog is to just give you a glimpse of my artwork.

From sketch phase up to completion.

Most of my pieces are commission based, since I work full time during the week, so I probably won't update this on a daily basis. 

But, for my clients, friends and family...spread the word.

I love art. 

I love holding that paintbrush in my hand and blending the colors in such a way that it brings a piece to life.

Check out the Gallery Tab to see my past pieces of work.