IF: Welcome

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nessa dee

Reunited and it feels so good

After a week and a half without my camera, I finally got it back. I’m pretty sure my kids did not recognize the strange lady in their house, as I did not have a camera stuck to my face. They also experienced the bliss of not having the paparazzi following them around, documenting their every move. But, when strange habitual behaviors become the norm in situations, their absence gets noticed. All week I heard, “Mom, why didn’t you take a picture of that?” “Mom, you should get you camera,” “Mom, take a picture of me doing this.” So I got to experience the bliss of viewing life through my own eyes, not a lens. That being said, I’m glad I have my camera back. And I finally got to go through the pictures from our trip to my hometown, which I will post soon, but until then, I’ll give you a sneak peek:

And another:

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nessa dee

My painting’s in a magazine! Well, sort of.

Here’s the story on how my painting made its way into Dwell magazine this month [kind of, sort of].

Meet Aaron:

Aaron is a good friend of my brother’s. They met in college while working together in EMS. [And since I like to bum friends off my brother, Aaron is my friend, too.]

Aaron now resides in east Austin. When my brother’s in town for a family visit, he usually goes downtown to visit Aaron as well. [and sometimes, I get to go along and join in on the fun.] Well, on one of his visits to Aaron’s [sans me], my brother took a painting of mine to show Aaron. The painting never made it home. It wasn’t even finished. I had yet to sign the piece and take pictures of it for my portfolio.

I finally made it to Aaron’s last Thanksgiving when, thanks to my brother, we all went together hang out with the governor of Texas. I won’t get into the details because I’m already straying from the topic, but we had a blast, and I finally got to sign the painting and take pictures.

So here it is, happily residing on the entry wall of Aaron’s place:

Oh, and did I mention that Aaron lives in a super cool, super modern, mustard yellow duplex? Well, he does. The duplex is so hip that Dwell magazine has featured it in an article entitled “The New American Home.” Here it is:

[Dwell Magazine]

So, the article didn’t actually feature the interior of the duplex [which is just as cool as the outside], but I can now say my painting is in a house that’s in a magazine. My painting’s in a house that’s in a magazine. See how that works?

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nessa dee

IF: Strong

The color version of my sketch of Mr. Strongman.

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nessa dee

From My Sketchbook

I was working on an idea for the Illustration Friday topic “strong.” I thought he needed a partner though.

Mr. Strongman

The Bearded Lady

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nessa dee

Friday Blues

Can you hear that? That’s the the sound of two wailing kids. Not because we missed creating on this Crafty Friday. Not because I didn’t feed them donuts this morning [because I did.] Not because I so lovingly took them down to visit their PaPa on Wednesday [I did that, too.] It’s because in the most evil act of all momdom… I made them come home on Thursday. You see, visiting their PaPa is like going to Disneyland, if Disneyland were filled with stray dogs, wild cats, red dirt, chickens, tractors, horses, mud holes, cows, a barn, a miniature donkey, and a pig named Bertha. But, it was a quick trip, and we had to come home, and I am now a mean person for dragging them away from their dream vacation.

I am also without camera, which I left in my brother’s car. So, I’ll share pictures after my camera and I are reunited. Until then, you may hear me wailing just a bit.

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nessa dee

IF: Magnify

I didn’t really have a plan with this illustration… just played around with different elements.  Oh well, I had fun.

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nessa dee