Surtex here I come!!

Well my bag is packed, my portfolio is ready and all my self promo stuff is printed! I'm ready for Surtex tomorrow (May 17th-19th) at the Javitz Center in NYC! If you are at the show or the National Stationery Show (which is on the same floor) stop by booth #552!!!
Also I got mentioned on one of my favorite design blogs Print & Pattern!!

My Surtex Postcard

I can blog from my phone now wee! :-)

Breezy colored

Hi there! I apologize for taking forever to make a new post. I've been very busy getting ready to exhibit in my first Surtex show! I'll be in booth #552 May 17th-19th, if your at the show or the National Stationery Show (they are together) stop on by! So anyways, I colored this a while back and finally got a chance to post it!

Illustration Friday: Breezy

This week's theme was Breezy! I love this theme, especially since it's been a really breezy winter, and the thought of kite flying makes me excited about spring coming soon! I'm working on coloring this and will post it soon :)

Toasty Goodness

I colored my sketch below, tried using some texture, I hope it worked!

Illustration Friday: Time

This week's theme on Illustration Friday is "Time" which is fitting because I didn't have enough "Time" to color this sketch. I really wanted to and hope to next week, but things have been crazy busy here! The NYC Comic Con is this weekend and I'll be wandering around aimlessly with my buddy Liz. It Should be fun! We'll be running into people we know and haven't seen in a while, seeing all the new stuff out there, networking, and of course, grabbing a cupcake from the Billy's Bakery stand at the Javitz center, the best cupcakes in NYC!! Also I'll be exhibiting at Surtex this year for the first time! I'm really excited, it'll be my first adventure into the licensing world! So between now and May I'll be working my butt off getting a database of artwork together to license :)

Support your local grapes!

In case you haven't noticed, I like food, and in both the eating and drawing categories :) So I did this piece recently for my Pep partner Jess' personal business card. It is inspired by my many winery trips of 2008! Some of my favorites were: Breaux Vineyards a beautiful vineyard in Virginia, Bedell Cellars and Macari Vineyards on the North Fork of Long Island, Macari let us bring our puggle Baxter inside where he got lots of attention and oyster crackers! We also went to Brotherhood Winery, Applewood Winery, and Warwick Valley Winery in Orange County New York, Warwick Valley has a great cafe and live music, as well as apple picking in the fall. And last but not least Ventimiglia Vineyard Farm winery in Wantage New Jersey. They have just recently opened themselves up to the public and I am very happy they did! They made my 30th birthday a very memorable one with their welcoming smiles, warm conversation, and extensive barrel tasting! If you are ever in northwest Jersey definitely stop by and pay them a visit, they are open on the weekends, cheers!!

Grilled Cheese Please!

My brother Kevin has a love for many things cheesy especially grilled cheese sandwiches! And since he is overseas in Cairo I thought a painting of a grilled cheese would be the perfect Christmas present for him to think of us here at home :) I painted it in acrylics, some of them metallic, on a small 4"x 4"canvas.
If anyone is interested in there own grilled cheese painting or a painting of their favorite food please feel free to email me, I might start putting some paintings up for sale on an Etsy site!

Happy Holidays!!

Happy Holidays everyone!! And have a safe, healthy and happy New Year!!!
Love Doreen, Mike and Baxter Blue Cheese :)

Holiday Party!!

Hi there! So this year Baxter and I are having our first annual office Holiday Party! It's Me, Bax, a cupcake, a bottle of Champagne and a meaty bone (that one's for the pup). Mikey will be coming home early because of all this snow to join us! Hope everyone travels safely in this weather and stays warm :)

Pep Greetings is now open for business!!!

The card company I started with my good buddy from college Jess has officially started! We now have an Etsy site, just go here. Right now we have an Everyday and Holiday card available (which is pictured above). Soon we will have a Thank You and Birthday card, so check back to our website soon, or read our blog for more frequent news about our company, the card industry and Jess' musings :)

Holden!!

Not only does my little friend Holden and I share a birthday but it was also a very special one for us both, me turning the big 30 and Holden turning 1!! So in honor of that I made him this painting. He was born during the year of the pig and his mommy Chrisie couldn't find many blue pigs in the store so I thought this might help :)