Showing posts with label girlfriends. Show all posts
Showing posts with label girlfriends. Show all posts

Thursday, December 11, 2014

Crafty Girls Painting

Hello everyone I just completed a watercolor painting I have called Crafty Girls. I was inspired by a group I occasionally meet with. The girls that go have never met before but love to do arts and crafts. There are girls from all ages that come and share their talents with the group. Every time we get together another girl is able to share snippets of their life story. It reminds me of the movie called How to Make an American Quilt .
If you have never seen this movie before it is definitely a must see.
Took me several days to complete this painting and I'd like to share with you the process of the painting.




In the final illustration, I styled the girlfriends with different outfits I found made by small biz owners/ artisans. Please be sure to visit their websites.
Left to right:
Mohair Boucle Sleeveless Jacket by Warmed by Love
Hand painted blue green vines silk scarf by Silk Scarves Takuyo
Hand knit shawl by Almas Knit Shop
White, Pink,Blue, Purple Yarn Bowl by Hurricane Pottery
Orchid Yarn Bowl by Hurricane Pottery
Moroccan French Handmade Tea Set by Back Bay Pottery
Crimson wave jacket by Petitelibellule
If you love the Crafty Girls illustration please visit theshop for Art prints, Mugs, Totebags with the image on it. Have a great rest of the week! Please feel free to share this blog post with your fellow crafty girls. :)
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Friday, May 16, 2014

Wine Tasting in Napa

A couple of weeks ago I went to Napa for the first time. It was truly a magical experience.  The very first winery we stopped at had a group of girlfriends that were there for a bachlorette weekend. I really wish I would have captured the moment. They were all dolled up in their colorful maxi dress and the backdrop of the winery was stunning. I have had this image of them in my mind for the last couple of weeks and have been itching to sketch them.

So this week I decided to illustrate three girlfriends wine tasting in Napa. Here is my process....




 

And here is the finished illustration that I did with Prismacolor pencils and watercolors.

I included some of my jewelry in this fashion illustration such as the pyrite cluster earrings

Pyrite Cluster Earrings
the citrine necklace

Citrine Necklace

and then I was inspired by the blue dress on the girl on the right. I designed a sterling silver necklace with an abalone cross, freshwater pearls, iolite and pearlized chalcedony.


Abalone Cross Pearl Necklace

I also designed abalone cross earrings to go along with the necklace.

Abalone Cross Earrings






Wine Tasting in Napa


Girlfriends in this fashion illustration are outfitted in the following designers: 

Pyrite Cluster Earrings by Amaria Studio
Liliana Black Headpiece by gadegaarddesign
Leopard Print Backless Dress by cherryblossomsdress
Moonflower Maxi Dress by shelivesonlovest
Beaded Headband by Delightjewelry
Off Shoulder Dress by Cvetinka
Abalone Cross Necklace by Amaria Studio
Abalone Cross Earrings by Amaria Studio

                                           Go give some love to these amazing designers!

 If you loved the fashion illustration and would love to purchase a print, tote, mug, etc. go visit my shop.
If you would love to have a CUSTOM fashion illustration done please visit my listing.

Have a great weekend everyone!
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Friday, April 18, 2014

Girlfriends Coffee Illustration #4


I was asked to do a fourth girlfriends coffee time illustration. A friend of mine purchased the other three illustrations from my society6 shop on mugs and said it would be great to have a fourth to complete the set. It was so exciting to see my illustrations on the mugs. I am waiting for mine to come in the mail as well.

available in my Society 6 shop

Looked on the internet to see if I could find some inspiration and came across this photograph below.
 I was inspired by this fashion photograph by Kristy Gungor of girlfriends having coffee.


The girlfriends in the illustration were styled and inspired by different items found on Etsy.
Girlfriends Coffee

Items featured in the illustration are:


Ombre Dress Grecian Style Caftan Silk Hand dyed Red Purple by Tanja Design 
Keshi pearl necklace by Amaria
Keshi pearl bracelet by Amaria
 Octupus Sugar and Creamer set by Jessica Howard 
Octupus Coffee Mugs by Jessica Howard
Totem Dress by I Heart Norweigan Wood


If you are interested in the illustration check out my Society 6 shop.
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Sunday, March 23, 2014

Girls Night Card Game

I was inspired by this 1954 photograph from the Flickr page of the State Library and Archives of Florida of some women playing bridge. 

I decided to do an illustration with the girlfriends in some cute modern day outfits I found on the internet. I had some fun with the illustration by later on placing the girlfriends I'm a wine cellar/ game room.

Check out the outfits from left to right:

Black and white striped sweater by Matkashop
Silk hand painted dress by Tanjadesign
Woven striped tunic by Kovale
Ikat print dress by Minxshop

If you are interested in the purchasing a print go visit my Society6 shop.


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Monday, March 3, 2014

Dreaming of the Beach

With all this cold weather here in the U.S. I am sure people are ready for the beach!  Found this great photograph in the flickr account from State Library of Queensland which inspired me to illustrate it.  



I absolutely loved the fashions in the photographs but had a hard time finding beach coverups similar to the photograph. I went through the internet looking for some great fashions to style the friends in and came up with a few great items.

Here are the outfits from left to right:
Resort Kaftan Bedoin style by Maison Marrakech 
Eco Friendly Large Tote by Suspiro Taller
Hot Pink Crochet Dress by DearAlina
Keshi Pearl 14k gold fill necklace by Amaria
Tangerine Ikat Canvas Tote by Home Lush
Funky Wide Brim Sun Hat by Freckles California
Pom Pom Jumpsuit by LJC Designss
Sea Blue Beach Bag by As You Fancy

And as always if you loved the illustration check out my shop on Society6.
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Friday, December 20, 2013

Girl Time


I had lots of fun creating these illustrations! This is the last of the Girlfriends series that I call Girl Time. It took some time to come up with some great pieces to style the girls in but I love the shops I found them in. Take a tour of the shops in the links below.
Girl Time- Amaria Studio




If you are interested in purchasing the art in art print, tote bag, coffee mug form go check out my Society6 shop.


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Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Tea for Two

Tea for Two by Ana Maria Sanchez

On rainy day, missing my girlfriends I made this illustration inspired by a photograph by Steven Meisel. I painted with acrylics and prismacolor pencils. This is the first of a series of three I plan to illustrate.
I also played stylist by searching the internet for some amazing pieces to include in the illustration. Check out them all out!


Tea for Two- Amaria Studio




This illustration is now available for purchase in my Society6 shop.



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