Zodiac Sign illustrations

A good friend of mine decided to start her own business and asked me if I could illustrate the zodiac signs for her. It has been a couple of weeks since I finished but here are my watercolor paintings. Hope you like them!

 I have included links to my shop for art prints, etc.
I am also offering these artworks in a set of 20 customizable 5.5" * 4" flat notecards of each sign.

 CAPRICORN

Capricorn Painting by Ana Maria Sanchez of Amaria Studio

If you love this painting visit my shop for an art print.

AQUARIUS

 

Aquarius Painting by Ana Maria Sanchez of Amaria Studio

If you love this painting visit my shop for an art print.

PISCES

Pisces painting by Ana Maria Sanchez of Amaria Studio

If you love this painting visit my shop for an art print. 

ARIES

Aries painting by Ana Maria Sanchez of Amaria Studio

 If you love this painting visit my shop for an art print. 

TAURUS

 

Taurus Painting by Ana Maria Sanchez of Amaria Studio

 If you love this painting visit my shop for an  art print. 

GEMINI

Gemini painting by Ana Maria Sanchez of Amaria Studio

If you love this painting visit my shop for an  art print. 

CANCER

Cancer painting by Ana Maria Sanchez of Amaria Studio

If you love this painting visit my shop for an  art print. 

LEO

Leo Painting by Ana Maria Sanchez of Amaria Studio

If you love this painting visit my shop for an  art print. 
 
VIRGO

Virgo painting by Ana Maria Sanchez of Amaria Studio

 If you love the painting please visit my shop for an art print.


LIBRA

Libra painting by Ana Maria Sanchez of Amaria Studio

If you love this painting visit my shop for an  art print. 

SCORPIO

Scorpio painting by Ana Maria Sanchez of Amaria Studio

If you love this painting visit my shop for an  art print. 

SAGITTARIUS

Sagittarius painting by Ana Maria Sanchez of Amaria Studio

If you love this painting visit my shop for an  art print. 

Check out my friend's website Luna y Soul for your tarot horoscopes!
 

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. :)

A Peek into the Studio

Here is a peek into the studio this week. I'll start with showing off my self portrait. This is definitely one of the more difficult illustrations I did this week but I am pleased with it. I love the fact that I can can just imagine myself wearing the lastest fashion. I especially love the Valentino bag I snuck in there. Maybe one day..... :) I also went ahead and designed my own custom notecards.

This last illustration is of my first boss at Neiman Marcus. She is the ultimate personal shopper, Betty Lidji, at the flagship store in Dallas. Her customer service to her clients is top notch. I learned from the best! I know she will enjoy writing to her fabulous clients with her personalized notecards. :)

If you are interested in getting your own custom fashion watercolor portrait done visit the site. Once the portrait has been completed I can upload the notecard design in my zazzle shop. There you can order and reorder to your hearts desire. If you would want any other item with your portrait on it you can let me know and I can upload that to the shop.

I hope you guys enjoyed seeing what I have been working on this week in the studio.  Have a great weekend and be creative my friends!

Custom Watercolor Fashion Illustrations

I have been busy this week doing more custom watercolor fashion illustrations. I have had a great time doing these paintings on 8" by 8" paper. Here are a few that I have been working on.

 

 

If you are interested in having a custom fashion watercolor portrait done please visit the shop. Once the portrait is made I can design a notecard with your name on it similar to the one I made for this lovely little family.

Here are the ones I sent out this week.

Have a great week everyone and I will try to keep you guys updated on all the exciting things happening in the studio!

Perfect Hostess Gift

I have been a bit busy the past few weeks with family and have not been able to post any new projects. A week ago we stayed at our family's house in Los Angeles for a long weekend. On the way back I decided to create a custom watercolor notecard for our amazing hostess.

Here are the sketches and the final painting.

I then scanned the watercolor and created the notecard on photoshop. Put the order in for the notecards and now just waiting for them to ship. So excited to see how they look once they come in from the printers.

Girlfriends in the Rain

Wishing for rain this past week, I decided to sketch girlfriends in the rain.

 

Girlfriends in the Rain by amariastudio 

Go check out the following shops. Girlfriends styled in the following items: 

 

Parasol by Lovevox

Trenchcoat by Hanna Boutique HB

Pearl Spiderweb earrings by Amaria

Oriental Lantern Scarf by Angeline Dresser Silks

Quilted Rain Coat by Landloper

Love the illustration? Shop prints, tote bags, etc. at my Society6 shop.

Revisiting My Design, Sewing, and Painting Skills

I decided to revisit some old skills I have not used in a long time. I fell in love with the floral fabric from Philip Jacobs and the purple watercolor fabric from Erin Williams. They are both such talented artists and I loved the look if the two fabrics together on my second dress. I ended up adjusting a pattern and sewing a paisley box pleated dress and a long purple box pleated dress with an embroidered panel. My skills are a bit rusty but I am please with the results. As they say practice makes perfect! Here are some pics of my creative journey.

 The painting I did of both dresses was my first attempt at painting with watercolors. I am quite pleased with how the fabrics came out. I will definitely be attempting another watercolor painting soon. I also received a book from a dear friend who features her designs on Blugrn Design and I cannot wait to read it. It is The Trickster's Hat : A Mischievous Apprenticeship in Creativity by Nick Bantock. If you have read it please give me your feedback.

Stay Creative my Friends!
Oh and check out Erin Williams amazing watercolor paintings at her shop.