My Work & Playlist Top 10 - October 28, 2011

THIS WEEK	LAST WEEK	WEEKS	TITLE / ARTIST
1	5	6	“Resuscitate Me” (1 Week at #1)      September
2	3	11	“Williams Blood”      Grace Jones
3	1	9	“Ma Chérie” (2 Weeks at #1)      DJ Antoine featuring The Beat Shakers
4	2	8	“Midnight City” (1 Week at #1)      M83
5	12	5	“Dream On”      Roxette
6	4	9	“The Things I Didn’t Do” (2 Weeks at #1)      Alphaville
7	7	11	“Happy On the Outside”      Roxette
8	6	6	“The New Hello (Hers)”      The Hawk In Paris
9	11	5	“Stay Awake”      Example
10	13	6	“Angel”      Darren Hayes

New Holiday Release: "Santa Daddy" (Original, prints and cards!)

Have you boys been good every day this year? If so, Santa has some really nice gifts for you to open. But if you've been naughty every night, then he's got one very special package for you to unwrap!

The original, as well as limited edition Gallery and Studio prints  are available for purchase at the Special First Day Price through Midnight ET tomorrow.

And for you early birds, "Santa Daddy" is my 2011 Christmas card and is now available as well. As always you can mix and match any of my greeting cards, and save when you buy more!  

on the drawing board: in the tropics

I've done palm trees in a picture in the past, and I have to say, I don't enjoy them.  They're too geometrical for me.  I can't just splotch on dabs of color in a certain way 'create' leaves.  Palm tree leaves have lines and edges against the background that need to be clean and sharp.  Frustrating.

on the drawing board: sunning

I woke up today to a cool apartment and an outside temperature only in the 30's (Fahrenheit), but hopefully I'll get some of the heat radiating from my sun-warmed life guard.

on the drawing board: back to the beach

While it is fall here in the Northeast and I've already done my Hallowe'en piece, I find myself working on a hot life guard on a tropical beach.  Normally the seasons influence what I do but this new piece is a commission and I'm finally finding the time to do it, even though the project came to me back in January.

So for the next couple weeks I'll be conjuring up feeling of Summer, sun, sand, and sea and the coconut scent of island drinks and sun tan oils.

My Work & Playlist Top 10 - September 30, 2011

THIS WEEK	LAST WEEK	WEEKS	TITLE / ARTIST
1	5	8	“This Night” (1 Week at #1)      Filo & Peri featuring Audrey Gallagher
2	2	5	“The Things I Didn’t Do” (2 Weeks at #1)      Alphaville
3	7	5	“Ma Chérie”      DJ Antoine featuring The Beat Shakers
4	1	7	“Thank You” (1 Week at #1)      The Pipettes
5	8	4	“Midnight City”      M83
6	6	9	“Think About It”      Melanie C
7	3	9	“Blessed”      Tom Hangs featuring Shermanology
8	4	12	“Suga (Mars & Vans Remix)” (2 Weeks at #1)      Bastion
9	11	8	“When the Stars Start to Shine”      Human League
10	14	7	“Happy On the Outside”      Roxette

My Work & Playlist Top 10 - September 23, 2011

THIS WEEK	LAST WEEK	WEEKS	TITLE / ARTIST
1	2	6	“Thank You” (1 Week at #1)      The Pipettes
2	1	4	“The Things I Didn’t Do” (2 Weeks at #1)      Alphaville
3	3	8	“Blessed”      Tom Hangs featuring Shermanology
4	4	11	“Suga (Mars & Vans Remix)” (2 Weeks at #1)      Bastion
5	6	7	“This Night”      Filo & Peri featuring Audrey Gallagher
6	7	8	“Think About It”      Melanie C
7	10	4	“Ma Chérie”      DJ Antoine featuring The Beat Shakers
8	20	3	“Midnight City”      M83
9	5	9	“Ti Amo”      Azuro featuring Elly
10	8	9	“Floor On Fire” (1 Week at #1)      Taylor Dayne

Spooky New Release: "Bump In the Night"

For lovers of the great outdoors nothing is better than getting together with your best bud and pitching a tent under the stars. Sure, trekking through the woods, drinking from a stream, sharing stories around a campfire are all part of the appeal. But this time, as you crawl into your tent and slip into your sleeping bags, you really hope to be woken by a bump in the night.

The first day of Autumn has arrived, which means one of my favorite holidays is right around the corner... Hallowe'en!

While I feel that last year's All the Best Parts is my goriest Hallowe'en piece ever, this year's Bump in the Night has got to be my spookiest!

The Original as well as limited edition Gallery and Studio prints are available for purchase at the Special First Day Price through Midnight ET tomorrow.  

My Work & Playlist Top 10 - September 16, 2011

THIS WEEK	LAST WEEK	WEEKS	TITLE / ARTIST
1	1	3	“The Things I Didn’t Do” (2 Weeks at #1)      Alphaville
2	2	5	“Thank You”      The Pipettes
3	3	7	“Blessed”      Tom Hangs featuring Shermanology
4	4	10	“Suga (Mars & Vans Remix)” (2 Weeks at #1)      Bastion
5	5	8	“Ti Amo”      Azuro featuring Elly
6	10	6	“This Night”      Filo & Peri featuring Audrey Gallagher
7	11	7	“Think About It”      Melanie C
8	6	8	“Floor On Fire” (1 Week at #1)      Taylor Dayne
9	7	10	“Heat Rising” (2 Weeks at #1)      September
10	18	3	“Ma Chérie”      DJ Antoine featuring The Beat Shakers

on the drawing board: scaredy cats

I find the human face amazing, and rendering it equally challenging, but in a fun way.  I am always amazed how the subtlest change in the arc or angle of a line can change an expression from say, curious surprise to panic.  It's sometimes difficult to figure out what needs to change to get just the right emotion I'm after.  I even  spend time looking in the mirror making faces at myself  trying to figure out what I need to do.