still working on...

more updates on this to come... time time time...
night!

working on..

hmm.. maybe 1/3 of the way done... hope to be done with this by tomorrow sometim..
a commission for a friend's mom...

fun.. fun...

and much more to come!
wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Maria!

so...

This is the only Carbon Footprint I would ideally like to leave behind... yes yes.. I was born in Italy, am half Italiana, and know how to burn some bread! Yeah! :O) This jelly is amazing by the way, totally organic red raspberry berry goodness.. mmmm!

This is yet another reason I am glad to be leaving Sea World... it disgusts me how much waste I see everyday... and yeah.. there are no recycle bins located near the trash... people aren't doing their part.. and it's upsetting. Sure, they may sort through this later... BUT... why not knock out a few steps in the process. GAH! Theme parks..... give me a National Park any day...can't wait to move out West....

This is my amazing Chloe doggie--got her at the Humane Society Pound about 5 years ago now.. she's awesome. I adore her... and I feel the love back. Pound Puppies are the best... not to mention Mutts rock! So so smart! And this is her "Baby Squirrel" toy! :)

This is how I respect my paint brushes... aw, yes... digital art is so less messy! (Yet... sometimes not as fun... ;)

Still needing to give out more of these bad boys... great deal though... ClubFlyers.com.... got 5,000 of these made, double-sided, color, under $100. :)

This guy.. oh man.. this guy wasn't so happy with his sketch... he was kinda SHOCKED as to why I gave him such a thick neck... I was like.. "Uhhhh"... and for the record... he has this HUGE smile... BUT.. denied me access to it for this picture.. I was like.. "Come ON Tough GUY!?!?" Those Miami-Russian born kids.. go figure?! And LOOK.. he's doing the head-cocked-back dealio... This isn't a mug shot.. BUT NOW, for your viewing pleasure.. he was DEF TRYING TO LOOK COOL! Poop. :(

THIS.. THIS!!! This is DEF one of my all-time faves ever... just cause the kid was awesome.. look at all the colors?! I mean.. his hair... his face.. total cutie-kid from Ireland! AND YEAH! Loved how this one came out.. and they all loved it TOO! :O) And this is why I love drawing!!! ;O)

This was originally a demo that I had this girl sit down for... her brother was getting sketched by a co-worker.. and I was bored.. and not on the score board yet. SO.. you know.. said "Hey.. can I just draw you for fun!?!" And then.. she loved it.. and bought it. AS ALL YOU KAMAN'S people know.. you're not to SHADE-IN a b/w sketch.. for fear that they might like it in B/w.. and you can't up-sell in color,.... OR just that.. once you shade it.. it's DONE and you can't technically go back and color it in.. without it looking all funky with the color.. like.. everyone will look like a Wolverine or something.. OR.. just the fact you're "wasting" time and money shading it.. BUTTTTTTTTTTT... I love to LOVE my art that I place MY NAME on.. so... I've been shading my stuff ANYWAYS... I figure.. no management is around to "yell at me".. I've worked here forever... and NOW.. I'm done here forever. SO THAT.. THAT IS WHY I shade my art! YES!!! I MUST!! Moving right along....

This was a fun sketch -- I really like how this one came out. And the best part is... the guy liked the sketch!!! :O)
YAY when that happens!!! :O)

The end on pics! More to come!!!


OH... so..
One day left after today at Sea World/Kaman's Art Shoppes...

Exciting!

NiGHT ALL! More posts to come in the future! Gotta work work work!
NIGHT!

Countdown at 4 days...

YEAH! So.. the countdown is at 4 days til I leave Sea World forever...
and... I have to share this one... this was a rejected caricature that I got today... I feel as though I got a good likeness on the guy... he didn't like it much.. OR.. should I say his MOTHER didn't like it too much..
SORRY LADY... I exaggerated it.... my bad!

I like the body I did... and I normally hate drawing bodies.. so... had to save this one! WHOOOoo HOO!

ANYWAYS... yeah yeah.. more posts to come soon! WHOO HOoooooooooooooo

night for now.. or is it!?

I quit my JOB!

That's right! No more Sea World... in one week. DONE.

And.. then... more time to myself.. and MY art.. and my freelancing.. and just doing what I NEED to be doing with my time. ALL of my time.

Be it with Caricature gigs... digital work.. paintings.. and even more so.. focusing on the kid's books of MY own... that I've had in MY head for so long now... I need to get them out out out of my brain!

FREEEEEDOM.

Good night ALL! ;O)

New cards...

For Jeannine... lemme know, babe! :)

NIGHT!

...

fun!

UPDATE:

Just got ENGAGED on June 10th to the GREATEST GUY EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WHOOO HOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

no wedding date....

just excited to tell everyone....

awesome.

night all.

Maria :)

updates...

TIRED....

but was on a roll.. and couldnt stop!!!

Some minor changes may be made--say with colors and fonts.. and perhaps a few small other details...

shall see.
:)

Good night all! ;O)

whoOHOOoo :)

and now to work on the menu...

another one :)

working on...
like the font treatment?

ideas

Some minor changes in layout, and font faces.
Matisse is to the far right.

I modified my font some.

still playing around..

with small details, colors, and also, overall layout of gator.. and then, to incorporate the text with imagery...

night!

Working on...

Two things here.
Redesign of the gator logo...
Eddie-- notice the few updates I did -- Darker Green, Brighter Belly, Diff sets of eyes, change in Cheese, and the drop of the little circles/details on the gator.

ALSO--STILL working on getting info with possible font choices for the lettering on the sign --perhaps I can work on an original font face afterall --not sure. Should be hearing back from some friends soon on this issue.

AS FAR AS THE MENU GOES -- Just one idea I had (I doodled this up at work.. and shot a lousy digital pic of it last minute tonight...), it has gator teeth being visible on the top and bottom of the menu --to add a fun artistic element to the menu. AND, incorporates the same imagery on the logo, and ties in the whole "BIG MOUTH" ideal as well.. what do you think?

Use little subs as a border as well? OR, perhaps a mustard/ketchup trail strewn across the bottom.. to act as a border between the content you sell and the CATER portion...

ALSO, my tag line for possible catering: "CATER WITH THE GATOR" ::grins:: :)
and we'll have everything listed/etc. (Not everything is visible on this rough -- ex: need to include combo special on here, as well as a few other things..)
MORE TO COME!

ALSO--funny, a friend of mine at work thought of "Gator Tots" as a side...
Nice, right!? :)

Thanks again, talk soon!
Maria

Trip to Philllllllllllllllllllllllli

took some random pics...

Love PARK! Of course :)

Random, awesome, mail box! :)

Coolest MARKET EVER! In the Reading Terminal! :)

I had to take a pic of this hydrant... so sad looking!!!

I want this fold-up bike... oh so bad!

And old, rusty fuse box in the historic East State Penitentiary!!! (Where the infamous Al Capone was kept for a short while...) SCARY!

WATCH OUT, VAMPIRES! :)

Doing some maintenance round good ol' Independence Hall.

I love leaves.

Fun shot.

Can you imagine!?!?..."Just gonna go clean some windows..."

COULDNT pass up the chance of being creepy and taking this pic... this adorable little Chinese girl going on and on with a local cop... what a moment in time!

Yes, I was uber creepy.. I know... I know :P

Fun dentist chair, huh!? Had your tetanus shot lately?! Taken in the E.State Big House :)

Saw a small demolition!

Archaeological DIG! Unearthing Washington's First House-- Right near the Liberty Bell location! SO COOL!!! I talked to a real live Archaeologist! :)

View from friend's window... on Walnut and 13th Street :)

what a great time was had.. second time there.. visited an awesome gal pal who just graduation from UARTS up there!!! SO PROUD OF HER!!! :)

total radness.
i'm out.

updates..

a few changes... cheese and eyes.... wheeeeeeeeeeee

more to come.

and... soon to get some info on fonts...

Vector Gator... watch ouT!

OK... so... this isn't done... BUT.. getting there..... :)

AND.. best part now... I made it vector... yay for Illustrator! :)
AND... still playing around with font-ey-goodness! :)

NIGHT ALL!
Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee ;)

another update

this sketch was done by hand... we'll see where this goes as well :O)
*perhaps I shall have the crumbs falling off the broken end of the subie-yum-yum. (Now I'm hungry.. doh!)

PS:
GO GATORS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WHOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooooooooooooo :)

Night all!