The To-Do List that just won’t stop growing!

I have a loooong To-Do List this month, Working on two commissions, Starting on my husband’s book cover, Doing my sister’s annual Christmas Card…This one is gonna be CUTE! I’m hoping to finish a few more pieces before the Holidays get here and if I have time I would love to update my cafépress store with my new art. I have needed to get this done for some time and have been dragging my feet like the lazy artist I am LOL.
And Last but not least submitting my Art to Spectrum and keeping my fingers crossed they accept me this year.
http://www.spectrumfantasticart.com/about.php
Spectrum is about to release their 19th Artist Book now and I have been submitting my work to them for about 4 years so far…I’m getting very used to their rejection but as always I’m just gonna keep submitting until they accept me :)

This has been such a busy year for me but it’s also been very exciting because I’m getting so many new people enjoying my work.
Now if I could just get more hours in a day it would be easy sailing for me…expecting the longer days any time now.

Anyway keep checking my blog for updates on my newest pieces. Thanks for reading!
~Caralyn

That ain’t stopping me

Dangit, I really thought I had it this time, I was not accepted by Spectrum Art this year. Sent some pieces in that I was really excited about but no go. Well there is always next year, like I’ve said before, I’m gonna keep submitting every year until they either accept me or send me a cease and desist letter…and even then it may not stop me LOL. Oh well no time to cry over it, I’ve got work to do to get prepared for Dragon Con…they rejected me a few times too but I convinced them in the end and now they invite me every year Haha :D So I guess the moral of the blog today is don’t give up little darlings, because the more you pester an organization the more likely they are to finally cave in LOL :) Thanks for reading! ~Caralyn

Again with the Spectrum!

Just Submitted a few pieces to Spectrum Art Books. http://www.spectrumfantasticart.com/books.php?id=567
I really hope they accept me this year. I sent some good pieces I think but the dealine came up so quickly I really didn’t have time to prepare. The first two years I submitted a piece specially done for the book, this year I didn’t have enough time. Though the submissions are some of my newest and best pieces in my opinion…I still wish I had had time to do something just for the Book. But even if they accept me I still plan to submit a piece every year I can so there is still time to do “special” works.
This year is going to be the year of stocking my inventory, I let it get too empty last year so I’m building it up and I have SO many great ideas. I have already started on my newest Myxies and, not to toot my own horn, but I am out doing myself. My sculptures have more details in their clothes and bodies. I am trying to go outside my safe zone and create things for them I didn’t even think of before. I really hope you all like them because I have been working extra hard to make them just right. Hopefully I will have Photos for you soon, I can’t wait until they are all finished.
Keep Checking my Blog for updates on my work. Thanks for reading!
~Caralyn

I'd be Happy as a Cricket!

So some of you may remember I tried to get published in the Spectrum 16 Art Book last year, Alas I was not accepted…But since you can’t keep a Good Dog Down, I am trying again this year! I submitted my work last week to be put into Spectrum 17. Since the juries change every year you never know if they will like your work or not. But to up my chances I submitted a few more then last year. I tried to send my best of each median I work with.
I sent a Photo of my sculpting, a drawing I did in PhotoShop, a painting, and some Scratch art.
I wanted the Jury to be able to get a range of all I can do. It would be awesome if they accept them all but I’ll just be happy as a Cricket if only one gets in. Spectrum is my favorite art Book, it has all kinds of different fantasy artists published in it, and I would love to be apart of them. Just thought I’d let you all know what I was up to so I can get a few supporters to keep their fingers crossed Heehee. Wish me luck!
Well thanks for reading, I’m starting on some new Myxies tonight so Please keep checking my blogs for updates.

Later!
~Caralyn

Scratch and Sniff

Well I’ve just finished some scratch art that I’m excited about. It turned out really well and it’s something a little different. I did a big clock and a woman on a staircase…I think it came out a bit surreal…could just be me.
So the idea came to me while flipping through one of my Spectrum Art books I love so much. I found a picture that had a clock in the background and I was thinking how cool that would look in Scratch Board. But the clock couldn’t be all by it’s self so I tried to add a women that appeared to be waiting, since she had a big Ol’ Clock right behind her…and putting her on the stairs seemed to complete the whole “waiting” effect.
Scratch Art is easier once you get the hang of it. I usually start out by drawing a small rough draft on paper of how I want it to look,
http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=201883352&albumID=1828666&imageID=33073102
then lightly draw it in pencil on the board before scratching. I find this helps me to not mess up…since there is no erase on Scratch Board.
http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=201883352&albumID=1828666&imageID=33073103
Then I get-a scratchin!
http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=201883352&albumID=1828666&imageID=33073106
Finished! Working Title is Waiting til Midnight, What do you think?
http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=201883352&albumID=1828666&imageID=33073109

Thanks for looking, keep checking my blog for updates on my newest art work.
~Caralyn

No You Can't Keep a Good Dog Down

Well if you read my blog about submitting a picture into Spectrum http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=201883352&blogId=465900536
I’m sorry to report…I didn’t get in It really bummed me out but I won't let that discourage me, I’m going to keep trying until they accept me.
But I have some good news, I got into The SiFi/Fantasy Convention, Dragon Con again this year. I was so nervous to hear back…not as nervous as last year cause I have gone though it all, both being rejected and accepted by the D-Con jury. And this year they accepted me OH BOY!
Oh So much to do, so much to do. I have a pile of projects to finish before the con. But unlike last year…I have time to finish them…I think. Also unlike last year I have many more Large pieces I will be selling. I am currently working on a 24x30 painting. It is a menagerie of Fantasy creatures, like dragons, unicorns, griffins, ya know all the classic ones. I’ve only done one other painting this large before and that one wasn’t as detailed as this one will be. So I’m pretty excited about finishing it. Along with that I have a slew of other projects I’m working on, including MORE MYXIES! Oh yeah, you know you are excited :P

Well I guess I better get started…I’ve got a lot of work to do.
Have a great weekend everyone!

~Caralyn

This Procrastinator hates to wait.

Hello Art Friends.

So I set myself a few goals for this year. Organize my bills, Clear out my storage room, and submit my art to Spectrum…well at least I got one of those done. No, I didn’t tackle the storage room, I’m scared to go in there!
I submitted a picture to Spectrum. Spectrum is an annual art book that show cases contemporary artists. http://www.spectrumfantasticart.com/books.php?id=567
I try to get one every year. I love being able to see so many different artists in one place…also it’s a picture book, no reading involved…gotta love that :)
This is the picture I submitted, it is one of my newest drawings. It was done with pencil and ink and then scanned and colored in Photoshop. I call it Yo-yo Tricks.
http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=201883352&albumID=1475118&imageID=25116394

The deadline is today, I mailed my picture in last week…normally I’m a major procrastinator but this is important to me so I got on it early, well earlyish. I’m so excited to see if I got in, unfortunately I won’t know for a few months. So I will have to play the waiting game, CURSE YOU waiting game! But I will make sure to let you all know as soon as I do. Wish me luck.

Have a Great Day!
~Caralyn