another assignment... :)

progress :)

progress....

and more to come!

working on!

A logo/biz card for a friend of mine...
and working on a few others as well...
more to come!

YAY FOR JACKiE!!! :)

Thank YOU THANK YOU all for the awesome response!!
Miss Jackie has a GREAT new home now!!!
Should work out for her too... worsecase.. IF NOT.. Ill let you know!!

THANK YOU THANK YOU AGAIN!!!
YAY!!!
Megan and I are SO HAPPY!!
And Andrew too...
not to mention.. Andrew's dog.. Maggie... who did NOT
like another Alpha female dog in the house :)
heh!

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HELP!!! I need a home!!! A good home!!! :)

Hey guys!!!
My good friend Megan found this poor baby near her neighborhood... wandering the streets. No one has claimed her. No tag... and no real takers!
She's been returned now, BACK to Megan a few times!!!
I took this baby... which I ended up now naming "Jackie".. cause she looks like a Jack Russel...
AND I thought maybe our dog would get along with her.. and.. no dice.
Ours is super defensive.. and unfort... doesn't like other dogs... at ALL. :(

SO PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE... spread the word!!!
A great little Jack Russel mix... well behaved... about a year old we think... doesnt poop or pee inside.. and friendly.. and loving.. and sweet.. and she needs a home!! HELP ME OUT GUYS!!! THANKS!!!!!!!!
407 325 4495.

PLEASE!!! xo
Mariaaaaaaaaaaa :)

WE GOT MARRiED!!!!!!!!!!!

To the greatest guy!!!








-Kauai,Hawaii!
-Feb 23rd..
-Eloped
-Just Andrew, myself... God.. and a few witnesses :)
-We were gone Feb 21-March 4th
-Went hiking, biking, trekking, camping/lodging, snorkeling, boating, horseback riding (SCARY btw!!!) ... swam with a random giant green sea turtle...saw humpback whales.. tons of tropical fish... the rare and endangered monk seal,... wild goats in the mountains.. albatross in the skies.. as well as other adorable birds...
and just had an awesome awesome awesome and amazing time.

*Did I mention we hitch-hiked up a trail with some random, nice people, got drunk with some new-found farmer friends,.. and also.. crashed/slept out on the floor of a timeshare that was owned by some nice random Canadians we met on a boat trip...
Crazy, Aye?! :)

(*We tried to be as "eco-friendly" as we could when we got there... I carried around with me my reusable, stainless steel mug.. for all coffee ventures.. and we refused plastic and styrofoam when we could...and opted for NO plastic bags.. and made sure we reused our hotel towels more than once... left lights off... used minimal air.. etc etc etc...)

just a few pics... more to come....

what an amazing.. amazing time we had.

AND now... to look into buying some carbon credits...
.. long.. long flight... tons of CO2 released... eek!

*And yeah.. my rents did NOT kill me... alls good! ;)
WHOOT!
Night!

Maria Bolton-Joubert :)
Oh yes.. hyphenated, baby! :)

Completed! :)

Mission accomplished!
An awesome commission... and a fun, new image to place up on my website..
Now to do more illustration stuff like this..

Used: Originally: drew the image with a dry sharpie, and colored-in with color sticks.
THAN... cut out drawing, mounted on 11 by 14 inch poster board with rubber cement..
THAN added acrylic paint, ball point pen, and some prisma color markers to this piece.

fun fun!

night for now!
Maria :)

FINALLY!

FINALLY updated my website!!!
http://www.mariabolton.com/

yeah!
More updates to come!
NOW to run around outside!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mariaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

***ALSO.. here's a photo of a commissioned painting I did a little while back for this awesome chick named Jennifer-- a picture of their dog, as a gift for her significant other!!! AWWW :)
I was lame.. and never took a picture of it, and she was kind enough to send one over to me! :)

Thanks again, Jenn! You're awesome!!!

Finder's Keepers!!! ;)

Isn't this illustration just awesome?!

I salvaged these from my neighbor's trash earlier today (Told you all I'm a hippie)... and I have a BUNCH of stuff to drop off at the Salvation Army now, as well!!!
I don't understand how people can throw away such beautiful, functional things?!
Best to donate... someone will make use of it! Trust me! This dealio with the rooster.. it's an old plate warmer.. no longer will work (missing electrical components) however... it's awesome! And I plan to hang it up in the kitchen! SO retro! It just screams the 70s!!! I love it!!! :)

Had to show you this... kinda creepy.

And this was just funny to me. Poor lady. I don't even know if she finished high school. Atleast she probably kept the house clean! Teasing.. teasing... I occasionally bake and cook as well :)

HOW AWESOME IS THIS PICTURE!?!??!?!

AND.. don't you just LOVE these drawings?!?!? MY GOSH!!!!!!!!!!!!

OK.. a gig later today.. and more brain storming.. and working etc etc...
Will be revamping my site soon.. totally looking forward!

Yay!
Im out!
Mariaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

thought this was funny

I was just joking the other day about this with a friend of mine...
...as to how these security measures that different sites are taking now adays..
well.. they're getting hard to read!

To me.. this almost looks like Elvish! Where's Froto to translate...
...though.. I did get it right...
phew!

SELLING MY LIFE AWAY!!! ;O) In a good way . . .

So hey, kids!!!

I am basically trying to sell everything I own!!!
WHY!? Because I am ONLY 25 years old.. and somehow was able to accumulate so MUCH STUFF so far in my short little life!!! And it's stuff I am not using.. so... why not turn around, and get rid of it... and try to make a wee profit!? Bout time.. I don't KNOW what I've been waiting for!!! I've already dropped off bags and bags and bags to the Salvation Army... and they'll be getting even more soon...

MY stuff on EBAY that I am trying to get rid of:

http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZpaesan123

So, selling a few pieces of art on etsy.com -- with more to be posted up SOON...

www.HurricaneMaria.etsy.com

and also... on amazon.......... (no real link to provide you.. sorry!)

So.. feel free to browse.. and if you wanna help me out... bid and buy!!!

I'm getting closer and closer to becoming an ideal minimalist!
WHOOOT!

Hope all are well.. no complaints here... drawing caricatures at a local church for the next few days.. and will split my earnings with them. :)

TOTALLY looking forward to this! It'll be a blast!

Have a good one!
Maria :)

fun times...

So... theyre working on my Yaris again.... maybe Ill get it back tomorrow.. but.. in the meanwhile... I LOVE my Prius Rentals. That's right.
This is the second time I've rented one now.. I must say.. Candy Red is fun. And getting 50 PLUS miles to EACH gallon... is even "FUNNER"!!!! :O) ::YAY::

This is me showing off the Hybrid at a random "car show" at a nearby Sonics. I had to.
Yeah.. so what if everyone else had a "muscle" car Camaro or Corvette. I win! ;o)

An outing and a gig.........

Gorgeous Swan.. taken whilst walking round Lake Eola last week........

Love them.

Thought this was funny. Even MORE bird poop on the back end of this over priced car!!!.......... Birds don't discriminate.. love it :)

This was the CUTEST, best-behaved little boy I have EVER drawn. He was amazing!!!
GAH!!! Forgive the blue-ish tint on my camera... anyways...
Was a GREAT gig this weekend......... tons of awesome, little smiling faces! :)

Caught these beautiful birdies on the camera. Don't they look so peaceful!?

Totally awesome... father and son outing.... ;O) ::awwww::


Caught this amazing hawk in my sights... least.. I think it's either a red-tail hawk... or Osprey... gotta google search this guy... Beautiful though, regardless.

Wish I were canoeing.......... kayaking.................. soon.

Ok.. out for now!
--Maria :)

*all and all.. great weekend.. saw some old friends.. drew a bunch of awesome faces. :O)

YAY!!!

.. just an idea.....................

sleeping soon!
yeah!

and a gig tomorrow! whoooo HOOooo :O)

working on...........

this is just a rough...
final round will be in illustrator............
to aide in the punchy-poppy-ness.
yay!

--Mariaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

............................. stuff...................

playing around with this....
logo/concepts for an upcoming Health related event in Brevard.. again.. these are total roughs!
And my friend's cat! :)
yeah!
more to come.. and some updates with el paintings.... yayayayya ;O)

--Mariaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

updates.

My friend's baby! ;o)

working on...................

the beginning of the fishy........
meh.. like half done with the fish now.. and these OTHER projs/paintings looking forward to wrapping up tonight!
and a closer look ;O) happy with it thus far... fun texture.. color... it's energetic... i diiiiiiiiiiiiiiiig. ;O) And hope Andrew's daddio will as well! ;O)
Getting there.. a few more touches.. and then to spray...
Ok.. so other than selling most everything in my room on ebay, amazon.. and soon.. etsy.com with all my art goodness... (and having already made some $500 from this all! YES!!!--THOUGH... much of this was Andrew's old video games... but some was mine!!! I love you, DREW! ;O)

....and other than SOON revamping my website.. and targeting that "key" audience of mine oh so soon... (the enviro-crowd)
here I am tonight staying in for once.. yes yes.. I know..
and working on wrapping up some projects.

Mostly paintings and the like.. but I also have some digital ideas in mind....

Q for you all:
Why.. why why why.. are we all so critical of our own work?
Why is it we hinder our own progress at times!?

It's such an internal struggle.
It really is.

IN OTHER NEWS.............
Megan and I FINALLY got to hang out today!
SO LONG OVERDUE! AhHH!
Twas awesome!
After hitting up the Omart.org... the Orlando Museum of Art... and getting inspired and charged up with such beautiful imagery and delight...

we than went to Pei Wei... which I LOVE.. obsess over, perhaps!? On Colonial... ordered Pad Thai... amazing.. I ate so much.. they give you so much!! GAH!

and then off to a craft store to peruse..and get inspired again...
and than Sam Flax.... :O) (another awesome art store...)
(I didnt BUY ANYTHING! I KNOW!! Discipline!! oooooo! ;O)

AND THEN... UBERBOT to get oh so inspired again...

gah.
GREAT DAY!
Fired up!

yay... ok.. back to some art....
than some coffee... and than.. a brisk walk round my neighborhood!

HOLLA!
Mariaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
also.. slight update... heh...




also.. an update with POSH POOCH!

http://www.celebration.fl.us/towncenterevents.html

yay! My work! ;O)

also.

Been eating way healthier lately.
Its awesome.
No fried anything.
No fastfood.
No soda... very little sweet teas...
and now to kick coffee off a bit more.

night!
Mariaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa