New York City, NY

Monarchs of the Forest

Animals have always inspire my illustrations and designs and I absolutely love these digital paintings by Kelly Stevens.  They evoke a fairy-tale world full of kings and queens.  It's Alice in Wonderland meets Downton Abbey. 

Artist - Rachel Pedder-Smith

While researching botanical art-works for inspiration on a future pattern, I came across Rachel Pedder-Smith's beautiful work.  Her botanical watercolors are a perfect marriage of science and art!

Whale Pattern

Spring Digital Collage

The Colors of The Grand Budapest Hotel

Not since Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette (2006), have I been so mesmerized by the colors of a film.  This time, director Wes Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel, captures such a diverse color palette, mainly on the scenes celebrating the heyday of the spa resort during the glamorous 1930s.  Strong colors, yet soft at times, the film delivers an incredible colorful feast for the eyes.  

Spring Awakening

Tropical Garden

Botanical collage with tropical colors.  Inspiration board for future fabric pattern.

Color the Bears

Color study... black bear no more! 

Mother Nature's Children

I am currently obsessed with Dutch artist, Rudd van Empel.  His digital collages are intense, full of color and nature beautifully overpowers the striking images.  He works and lives in Amsterdam.  Visit his website to see more of his magical images.

Playful Plates

Loving the colors and graphics of these beautiful and playful plates from ARTEFACTO.  The plates are made by Santiago Carbonari and Franco Donati, originally from Argentina, but now living in Spain, where they create their one of a kind plates.

Illustration - Color The Wild

GOLD

1. Stag ceramic head with gold antlers

2. Gazelle ceramic head with gold antlers

3. Gold chesterfield sofa available at Tonic Home

4. Marcelle watercolor painting by New York artist 

Jenna Snyder-Phillips - available at Jonathan Adler

5. Gold glazed ceramic bird bowl  by JonathanAdler

6. Rhino ceramic head with gold horns and ears

7. Gold vintage vase

8. Wheeling Gold Tea Set - One Kings Lane

Tree House

Hello 2014!

A path to...

Caged

Peter and the Wolf

Loving the new sketches by Issac Mizrahi for his take on 'Peter and the Wolf,' at the Guggenheim.  The story will take place in Central Park, in the modern day.  This will be his 7th year narrating the holiday performance, which will debut this coming Saturday.

From Digital Illustration to Watercolor Painting

I was inspired by the huddle created by the male penguins to stay warm and care for their eggs.  I added the hexagon in four shades of blue to incorporate color and pattern. 

Watercolor (18in x 24in)

MEOW

Tree at sunset

IMPACT

Colors of the Fall

Color the...FALL

Summer 2013