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Surtex here I come!!

2009-05-16T22:23:00.002-04:00

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

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

Breezy colored

2009-04-01T11:30:00.005-04:00

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

2009-03-05T21:51:00.002-05:00

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

2009-02-26T17:46:00.003-05:00

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

Illustration Friday: Time

2009-02-06T15:31:00.002-05:00

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!

2009-01-26T14:40:00.004-05:00

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!

2009-01-18T19:59:00.003-05:00

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!!

2008-12-23T23:03:00.003-05:00

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

Holiday Party!!

2008-12-19T15:33:00.003-05:00

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!!!

2008-12-15T20:51:00.002-05:00

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!!

2008-12-15T18:11:00.003-05:00

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 :)

Illustration Friday: Sugary

2008-10-07T14:37:00.003-04:00

Yay!!! This week's theme on Illustration Friday is sugary!! And I LOVE sugar!! So here is a good time to post some ice cream stickers I did for EK Success. You can buy them here if you want!

Pup 'n' Paintings

2008-09-21T23:25:00.004-04:00

Hiya! I hope you all had a nice weekend! While I'm battling a cold (boooo!) I did manage to get some work done and to download some pics sitting on my camera for quite a while now, one of them being this lil' gem of my pup Bax striking a pose in my studio in front of two oil paintings I did in high school, blast from the past!

Illustration Friday: Clutter

2008-09-10T12:58:00.002-04:00

I think clutter and procrastination go hand in hand. My mind is cluttered and my studio is cluttered, I have sketches and half finished paintings all over the room! And because of that clutter I procrastinate uploading more to my blog and finishing my paintings. So this week's theme of "Clutter" on illustrationfriday.com gives me the perfect chance to post a couple of sketches that have been sitting in a cluttered pile on my desk :)

GOOD LUCK KEVY!!!

2008-08-21T09:15:00.002-04:00

After coming back from his 2 1/2 year stay in the Peace Corps. Kevin is now off to Egypt to learn Arabic at a school in Cairo! We will miss him terribly, but wish him lots of good luck and a safe trip!! WE love you!!!

Illustration Friday: Sail

2008-08-13T22:11:00.004-04:00

Sail is the topic this week on illustrationfriday.com. I already started this sketch of Baxter and I last week, so I just threw a lil' color on and here ya go! I actually plan on making this a painting one day, hopefully it will be soon :)

Illustration Friday: Poof!

2008-08-07T13:51:00.003-04:00

Illustrationfriday.com's theme this week is Poof! And the first thing I thought of is how my littl pup's "Poof's" are so funny and cute. It's funny how puppies and babies can make so many gross things seem cute :)
So here is an old sketch I did a little while back that I quickly colored. It's fitting this was this week's subject, Baxter caught a mean virus that put him in the vet for two days getting IV's to make him better, which he is today, all healthy and on the mend! But the virus made him poof alot...

Illustration Friday: Sour

2008-07-10T21:29:00.005-04:00

Sour is the theme this past week on illustrationfriday.com which I think is great! Because lately I've been obsessed with cheeseburgers! So here is my contribution. Maybe it's because it's summer but cheeseburgers have been on my mind a lot lately :) A childhood favorite as well as one of my top five favorite foods, here is an awesome blog I found recently devoted to this meaty cheesy delight! Also in my culinary adventures, the Jane burger at Jane restaurant has to be my favorite cheeseburger in NYC so far! Can't go wrong with cheese, meat and bacon!! And I'm not the only one talking burgers, The New York Times wrote this article about sliders and this one about the burger invasion in Paris all in the same day! Thanks Kev for the heads up "Viva la Cheeseburger!!"

If you love food...

2008-07-05T17:10:00.006-04:00

Then you'll love this! My lovely friend (and co-owner of our card company coming soon!) Jessica Strelitz is a guest contributor to Maine Food & Lifestyle's magazine and blog, check out her writing here!
She took this picture on a recent trip to Washington state.

Illustration Friday: Forgotten

2008-06-06T22:51:00.005-04:00

This week's theme on illustrationfriday.com is "Forgotten" and I just realized I have totally "forgotten" to post this illustration I did way back in March! So here is my piece titled "The Night Hag". It was a submission to Fantagraphics Books: Beasts! Book Two. It didn't get in, but it pushed me to crank this out! Weee! Have a great weekend everyone!

Illustration Friday: Baby

2008-06-05T21:10:00.003-04:00

This past week's theme on illustrationfriday.com was "Baby" and to me my 3 year old puggle pup will always be my baby! So here is my sketch of "Baaaaaaby Baxter!!!"

Rainy Day colored!

2008-06-05T14:02:00.002-04:00

Here is the colored sketch! I hope it gets into the gallery show...

Rainy Day

2008-05-31T17:40:00.002-04:00

A rainy day sketch I'm currently vectoring in Illustrator to submit to a gallery show :)

Freeee Coffeeee of the iced variety!!

2008-05-15T18:09:00.001-04:00

The summer season is officially in full swing! I bought my first iced coffee the other day and took my flip flops out of the closet.
And to add to my glee Dunkin Donuts has made today FREE ICED COFFEE DAY!! From 10 am- 10 pm you can get a free 16 oz. iced coffeee. Weee! My mind is so excited for the free caffeine buzz, I must go get one now! Ooops it just came to my attention that I left the "D" out of "iced" in my illo ha ha!

Happy Mother's Day!

2008-05-11T22:41:00.003-04:00

A very Happy Mother's Day to all you Mother's out there! My Mom came over this weekend with my brother and her pup Molly! Here is the card I made her, I made buttons and everything...however my brother Kevin trumped me once again with a card that way outshines mine. I will have to post it here soon so you know what I'm talking about...well played Kevy...well played...

Illustration Friday: Wrinkles

2008-05-01T23:45:00.004-04:00

I just made it for this past week's Illustration Friday topic "Wrinkles"!! Just 10 mins before midnight ha ha!
And Baxter fits perfectly into this topic, he's got so many cute wrinkles in his face (that's the Pug in him). So here is a sketch I did a while back for a card for Mikey. It's my first attempt at a realistic drawing of my pup!

Mikey!

2008-04-24T14:31:00.005-04:00

Hey check out this video on Newsarama it's of my husband Mike! Mike's the Batman editor at DC Comics and he's being interviewed by his boss Dan DiDio about Batman R.I.P.

Joe's Deli

2008-04-16T15:46:00.003-04:00

Here is a new piece I just finished titled "Joe's Deli". It was originally for a birthday card for my pops "Joe". I liked how it turned out so I added more detail and turned it into a portfolio piece. When I lived at home and commuted to Marvel, my Dad would make me lunch sometimes like when I was in grade school!! It was awesome (my Mom did too occasionally). The Bullpen teased me about it but when they saw the sandwiches, were quickly jealous :) So this is a thank you for all those great lunches! (Mike once in a while got a sandwich too if my Dad was feeling generous towards his future son-in-law ha ha!)ps- Baxter has a cameo too in there!

Art Contest!

2008-04-16T15:38:00.002-04:00

My good friend Buddy Scalera is having an art contest to promote his new book- Comic Artist's Photo Reference: Women and Girls. The Deadline is April 25th, to see details about the contest click here!

Honk if you like CHEESE!!!

2008-04-10T18:49:00.007-04:00

My friend Jess alerted me to this article on our Greeting Card blog, I had no idea April is NATIONAL GRILLED CHEESE MONTH!! SO COOL! Go to this site on April 16th, be one of the first 1,000 people to tell Kraft your favorite grilled Cheese memory and receive a coupon for a free pack of Kraft Singles! My favorite memory of grilled cheesey goodness is of my younger brother Kevin and how good he is at making them. (He adds a TON of cheese and bacon) So I drew him this birthday card back in 2005 when he was stationed in the Dominican Republic for the Peace Corps :)
Ps- I plan on vectoring this illo in illustrator and turning it into a finished piece, I'll keep you posted!

Hello dolly: in color!

2008-04-07T12:17:00.002-04:00

I finished coloring the doll sketch I previously posted not too long ago, the jury is still out in my head on whether I'm 100% happy with it...

Illustration Friday: Homage

2008-03-31T10:42:00.005-04:00

This week's theme on Illustration Friday is Homage, so here is my homage to the color Red!! I LOVE Red, wearing red, drawing with red, even had red hair in college (although it totally didn't go with my complexion). This sketch I did is with a red colored pencil that I scanned and colored in photoshop!

Nike you've done it again!

2008-03-26T22:45:00.002-04:00

I love this commercial and song, Saul Williams is awesome!!

Hello dolly

2008-03-25T20:47:00.005-04:00

Here is a sketch I did a while back that I'm currently coloring in photoshop :)

2 cool designy videos!

2008-03-25T12:50:00.003-04:00

My friend Matty just showed these to me:

This one is logo themed
This one is t-shirt themed

Illustration Friday: Heavy

2008-03-20T21:37:00.004-04:00

This week's topic is "Heavy" and my first thought goes to all those times I over packed my suitcase for a trip (which is every time). And somehow on the way back it gets heavier with all the things I buy :) Off to watch LOST!

Something About Love

2008-03-19T22:53:00.004-04:00

Back in February I submitted this piece to Alden Creative's first Fine Art exhibit titled "Something About Love". The print got in and sold! I was so surprised and happy someone liked it :) Thanks Alden Creative! Below is a shot of me next to the piece, the show was at the Joseph Thomas Galleries in White Plains NY. Jess (my friend and co-creator of PEP Greetings) came up with the tag line! The image will eventually be on sale on a greeting card through our company, I'll keep you posted...

2008-03-19T22:49:00.001-04:00

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

2008-03-17T15:26:00.003-04:00

My good friend Jess and I are starting our own card company called Pep Greetings! Here is a sketch I did for it, check out our blog.
Ps- That's not me in the picture, I'm 75% Irish :)

Baxter B-day fun!

2008-03-17T15:10:00.003-04:00

Yesterday was my pup Baxter's birthday!! He turned 3! We took him to PetSmart to get his nails clipped which he HATED. Bax then retaliated by lifting his leg and peeing on me while still in the store!
The rest of the day got better for him with a bacony beefy dinner! I "embelished" this photo to commemorate the day :)

Make St. Patrick's Day Official!!

2008-03-16T11:43:00.003-04:00

Being of Irish decent I love all things green, Irish soda bread, and errr... drinking. I also love celebrating all these things on St. Patrick's Day! So how's about making this day an official American holiday by voting for Proposition 3-17! Go to:
http://proposition317.com/
you have until midnight tonight :)

Illustration Friday: Garden

2008-03-13T21:44:00.004-04:00

Hi there!

I finally got my butt to the drawing desk to knock out this little sketch in between jobs. Illustration Friday's theme this week is "Garden" so I thought of the peacefulness of sipping of cup of tea in a garden, not my garden because I have a black thumb and tend to kill plants :(

The Golden Compass!!!

2007-12-03T11:02:00.001-05:00

I just finished reading The Golden Compass last week, just in time because the movie comes out this Friday!!! The book was soooo good (thanks for the recommendation Mac!) I can't wait to see it on the big screen! Here is who my Daemon is (sorry it's a raccoon Mikey hee hee) check out the movie's website it's really cool, and go see the movie this Friday!
Ps- If you click on the picture below you can vote on if I should really be a raccoon:)

IF: Trick or Treat

2007-10-29T18:30:00.000-04:00

Here is a sketch I did for my Halloween illo, my work schedule has been really busy so I didn't have time to finish the color on it, but I'll post the colored version when I do finish it, which should be soon! I hope you all had a Happy and safe Halloweeeen!!

THANK YOU!!!

2007-10-25T21:00:00.000-04:00

I just wanted to thank everyone who voted for me on Illustration Friday! Shameless self promotion payed off and I won! My piece was one out of 678 entries that got to the top 25 and that's all because of your support! Thank you soooo much! Congrats to the other winners as well! So many cool pieces up there!
Here is the link to view the other winners and where the show will be!

http://illustrationfriday.com/blog/?p=569

Thanks again!

Illustration Friday: Open

2007-10-11T21:41:00.000-04:00

Hi there! This weeks subject on Illustration Friday is "Open" so I thought the fun and apprehension of opening a bottle of champagne would make a neat picture! Cheers!

My New Toy!!

2007-08-06T14:34:00.000-04:00

So a bunny I designed for MINDstyle/The Level 5 Group was made into a prototype and put on display at MINDstyle's booth at the San Diego Comic Con!! His name is "Lil' Lucky Luck". It's so cool to see a 2D drawing you did come to life in 3D!! Thanks MD!!!

2007-08-06T14:31:00.000-04:00

Here's a close up front view of the little guy!

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and here's a side and back view of him :)

Illustration Friday: missing

2007-08-03T17:33:00.000-04:00

Here is my contribution to this weeks theme on illustrationfriday.com! Also check back to my blog this weekend as I just got back from Comic-Con in San Diego and will be posting pics of a toy I designed that was at MINDstyle's booth!

You Stay Classy San Diego

2007-07-19T16:51:00.000-04:00

It's that time of year again, drum roll... Comic-Con in beautiful San Diego! My husband Mike is getting sent out there for work and I'll be tagging along for work and fun, so I made this new postcard to hand out. Can't wait!

Illustration Friday: Discovery

2007-07-19T16:23:00.000-04:00

Any dog owner/lover will know why I chose to sketch this for Illustration Friday's theme this week :)
Speaking of dogs, not only have I been updating my blog regularly now, so has my pup Baxter! Check out his blog:

http://thebaxterbugle.blogspot.com/

-D

Illustration Friday: Geeky

2007-07-12T12:44:00.000-04:00

Ok! So after a long hiatus and a very stressful move back to NJ (I can't believe I'm back!) I'm all settled in and back to doing what I love, doodling!!! So here is my submission for this weeks www.illustrationfriday.com topic: Geeky! She is an art geek reading the latest issue of HOW magazine to get inspired, much like what I do, except not under a tree :) Enjoy!

Happy Holidays!

2006-12-22T00:03:00.000-05:00

Hey Everyone!!

Have a safe and Happy Holidays!! And a Great New Year!!!

-Doreen

MONKEY OF THE MONTH CLUB! September!

2006-10-02T14:33:00.000-04:00

My new Monkey of the Month Painting is up for sale on ebay! There's very little time left so check it out!

Presenting the very first GIRL of the series… APPLE TINA!

This pretty little pleat-skirted monkey is all set for the first day of class…but she’d rather skip school with YOU!

The bidding is at:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=ADME:L:LCA:US:31&item=220032537769

This original piece of art is illustrated in oil paint on a 5” x 7” piece of masonite. Neat!

All images © copyright 2006 Doreen Mulryan Marts. All rights reserved.

MONKEY OF THE MONTH CLUB! August!

2006-08-24T15:38:00.000-04:00

The MONKEY OF THE MONTH CLUB gets HOT!

The summer sizzles with…BOBBY Q!
This monkey master of the grill is cookin’ up a scorching surprise—just for YOU!

The bidding lasts for five hot days at:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220020688267

This original piece of art is illustrated in oil paint on a 5” x 7” piece of masonite.

MONKEY OF THE MONTH CLUB! July!

2006-07-05T11:25:00.000-04:00

The MONKEY OF THE MONTH CLUB gets patriotic!
Celebrate the 4th of July with… SAMMY STILTS!
This red-white-an’-blue chimp was born on the 4th of July… and now he wants to come HOME—to YOU!

This original piece of art is illustrated in oil paint on a 5” x 7” piece of masonite, just like the other 3 and is on sale at ebay! It's the 4th character to be featured in my 12-part MONKEY OF THE MONTH series!

The bidding lasts for five quick days at:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220004308654

or you can just click on the title of this post and it will take you right to the ebay link too!

Happy Baxterversary!!

2006-06-30T12:37:00.000-04:00

Hey check out my pup's blog!

http://thebaxterbugle.blogspot.com/

We brought him home a year ago today, and our lives have been changed for the better ever since!!
Have a great and safe 4th of July weekend everyone!

MONKEY OF THE MONTH CLUB! June!

2006-06-05T10:06:00.000-04:00

My new painting "Petey Picnic" is on sale on ebay! Check it out and bid!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=ADME:L:LCA:US:31&item=7420812715

-Doreen

illustration Friday: portrait

2006-06-05T09:17:00.000-04:00

HI! I know I've been bad and haven't posted in FOREVER!! But here I am! And this is my contribution to this week's theme. It looks kind of Family Feud like :)
OH! And I FINALLY have a website!!! Check it out and let me know what you think, it's not all up but it will be fully complete in a few weeks so check back!

http://www.doreenmulryan.com/

-Doreen

MONKEY OF THE MONTH CLUB! Original Art For Sale!

2006-05-05T10:47:00.000-04:00

THE SUGARMONKEYS are calling you! Yes, YOU! Don’t miss this golden chance to own ORIGINAL ART!

Bidding for the 2ND installment of the MONKEY OF THE MONTH CLUB begins NOW!

MAY’S lucky chimp… “ CINCO de MONKEY ” is the second character to be featured in this TWELVE-PART series of paintings by me!

Follow THIS link to place your bid
http://cm.ebay.com/cm/ck/1065-29296-2357-0?uid=102257415&site=0&ver=LCA080805&item=7412701026&lk=URL

This original piece of art is rendered in oil paint on a 5 3/4 ” x 7 3/4 ” piece of masonite.

Bidding starts at the rock-bottom price of 20 CLAMS!

Stay tuned for FUTURE MONKEY PAINTINGS at the beginning of EACH MONTH! TWELVE MONKEYS in all! Just like BRAD PITT!

And if you know of anyone interested in ORIGINAL MONKEY ART, please pass this LINK along!

illustration Friday: fat

2006-05-05T09:36:00.000-04:00

Here is my contribution for this weeks theme on www.illustrationfriday.com, a polar bear with a fat head! He likes candy, who doesn't! But don't compliment him, it gives him a big head (sorry for the bad pun :)

illustration Friday: under the sea

2006-04-29T14:07:00.000-04:00

Here is a quick sketch I did for this weeks theme!

Chappy Monkey

2006-04-27T18:14:00.000-04:00

Here is a little painting I did for my brother Kevin for his bday! His birthday was in October, I finally got it finished and sent to him last month :) It's only 5"x7". I made it small so he could carry it with him wherever he travels while in the Peace Corps :)

illustration Friday: robot

2006-04-24T18:00:00.000-04:00

This weeks theme on www.illustrationfriday.com is robot. I did a little sketch of a windup monkey a long time ago and this gave me an excuse to turn it into an actual finished illustration! Thankyou Illustration Friday for giving me the inspiration!!

Design Warriors!

2006-04-16T12:15:00.000-04:00

My bunny was picked to be a part of an art show called Design Warriors! Thanks Bobby for letting me be a part of this! The exhibition is in a club in Singapore called The Butter Factory! My bunny was printed out life sized and is on display with lots of other great characters created by some amazing artists from all over the world!
Here is the link to the website of the show!

http://www.xanga.com/designwarriors

on display!

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Here he is hanging up on the wall with some other cool characters!

another pic

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random sketch

2006-04-14T18:42:00.000-04:00

Here is a random sketch I did last weekend, I scanned and colored it in photoshop :)

illustration Friday: Spring!!

2006-04-05T22:23:00.000-04:00

Yay!! Spring is here! Although it doesn't feel like it because we had snow on the ground this morning, it's here!!! For this week's theme here is a sketch I did recently using colored pencils on fun brown paper! It's not finished, I should get around to doing that...Happy Spring!

illustration Friday: monster

2006-03-24T16:39:00.000-05:00

The topic this week on illustrationfriday.com is Monster! Here are some monsters I designed when I worked at Russ Berrie. They were for a Valentines Day line for 2005, I saw the actual product in a few Hallmark stores! It was fun to draw them, and my husband Mikey came up with the name "Romantickles"!

illustration Friday: feet

2006-03-17T15:52:00.000-05:00

This weeks topic on www.illustrationfriday.com is feet. I think this fits the theme, she's painting her toenails! Have a great weekend!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BAXTER!!!

2006-03-16T15:43:00.000-05:00

Today is my puppy Baxter's birthday! He's one year old today! We are making steak tonight, and a little of that will go in his dish for a nice birthday dinner :)
check out the new pics on his blog!
http://thebaxterbugle.blogspot.com/

illustration Friday: insect

2006-03-04T09:45:00.000-05:00

Hi there! This weeks topic on my favorite website www.illustrationfriday.com is "insect" here is my contribution! Have a great weekend everyone!

VOTE FOR MIKEY!!

2006-03-02T13:05:00.000-05:00

It's getting to that time of the year again! The Wizard Fan awards! Below is the link to nominate my husband Mikey for the awards, so this is just to get him on the real ballot coming up. Which means I will be bothering you all in the future to vote for him again if he gets nominated :) Yay!

So vote for MIKE MARTS under the FAVORITE EDITOR category!
and if you like good comic book lettering, vote for Chris Eliopolous for letterer!

Here is the link, just click on the award statue to vote!

http://www.wizarduniverse.com/magazines/wizard/WZ20060224-wzfa.cfm

thanks!
-Doreen: mikey's campaign manager :)

Happy National Pancake Day!!

2006-02-28T16:05:00.000-05:00

Go to ihop and get a free short stack today!!

And HAPPY FAT TUESDAY!!!! WooHoo!

illustration Friday: song

2006-02-18T11:39:00.000-05:00

Here is my weekly contribution, not sure what song she's listening to...

I'm scrappy

2006-02-16T13:37:00.000-05:00

Here is my first attempt at scrapbooking! This was my Valentines Day card for Mikey this year!

illustration Friday: chair

2006-02-04T10:26:00.000-05:00

This week's topic on www.illustrationfriday.com was "Chair" Here is my contribution, I thought it fit since she is sitting on one. I miss rollerskating. Whenever I see the Diet Coke comercial on TV where they are rollerskating in a parking lot I get so envious! I wish I were there, looks like a good time! I need to get a pair of rollerskates...

illustration Friday: Glamour

2006-01-28T14:15:00.000-05:00

Here is my contribution for this week, have a great weekend!

more glamour

2006-01-28T14:13:00.000-05:00

Here is another illo I did that fits the subject!

Fresh!!

2006-01-20T15:19:00.000-05:00

Back in September I did a sketch for illustration friday's topic of the week "fresh". I liked the sketch so much that I redrew it in illustrator recently and made it into my new promotional postcard! I hope you like it! Thanks illustration friday for giving me the topic! And thanks Baxter for giving me the inspiration to use a doggie pooping :)

illustration Friday: Cats

2006-01-20T15:12:00.000-05:00

Here is my contribution this week! It's funny this is the subject, yesterday I found our english muffins were broken into and we have a mouse bunking with us! I named him "Billiam" after the mouse Randy named in last weeks episode of "My Name is Earl". What a great show, if you haven't watched it yet do so, it's hilarious!

illustration Friday: E is for

2006-01-14T12:13:00.000-05:00

Here is my submission for this weeks topic. This was a sample book jacket I designed to show publishers, Mikey came up with the text!

The Baxter Bugle!!

2006-01-05T19:25:00.000-05:00

Well because I'm crazy and overly obsessed with my Puggle pup Baxter... I made a blog for him! Check it out!
either click on the title of this blog entry or go to:

http://thebaxterbugle.blogspot.com/

Love,
Doreen (and Baxter!)

illustration Friday: flavor

2006-01-04T18:05:00.001-05:00

See! Two posts in one day!! AMAZING!! Here is my submission for illustration Friday, this week's topic is "flavor" so I thought this might fit, BBQ's are flavorful!!

Baxter Sketch

2006-01-04T18:05:00.000-05:00

Hi there, yesterday while working Baxter was asleep on the couch, I couldn't resist doing a sketch! It's not that often he sits still :)
And Happy New Year! I'm really going to try and be better about updating my blog this year, I know I've said that in the past, but this time I mean it!!!!

Happy Holidays!

2005-12-22T17:38:00.000-05:00

Hey Everyone!
Happy Holidays and have a safe, happy and healthy New Year!!
Love,
Doreen, Mike, and Baxter!

I HAVE RESURFACED!!

2005-12-08T09:32:00.000-05:00

Hi everyone! Sorry for the long gap in postings to my blog. Things have been crazy! My husband and I moved from New Jersey to New York 3 weeks ago (no more "Jersey girl" for me!) and the first of those two weeks we didn't have phone/internet/ or cable!! I was going crazy! But now things are back to normal and I will be posting much more than before to my blog, so check back often!
Ps- Below is my latest illustration Friday submission

illustration Friday: blue

2005-12-06T15:35:00.000-05:00

blue is my favorite color!

Yay for penguins!

2005-11-09T22:46:00.000-05:00

Here is a sketch I did last week. The character's name is Ize Zooie. My husband made him up so I thought I would draw it on the anniversarry card I made for him!

illustration Friday: night

2005-11-08T14:15:00.000-05:00

Here is my contribution for this subject, it's from a little while ago but the illo takes place at night so i thought it would work! Sorry I haven't posted anything new in a while, i am moving! So I've been packing all week.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!

2005-10-31T18:48:00.000-05:00

from Baxter, Mike and I!!

illustrations Friday: broken

2005-10-30T22:13:00.000-05:00

In the spirit of my dog destroying every toy we buy him withing 15 minutes lately, I thought this sketch fits this weeks theme very nicely!

EPCOT FOOD AND WINE FESTIVAL!!!!

2005-10-27T17:54:00.000-04:00

I apologize for not posting lately to my blog, Mike and I were just on vacation in sunny Florida! We went to Epcot for the food and wine festival at Disney! I recommend it to anyone, it's only in October though, you just walk around the world showcase drinking wine and eating appetizers from all the countries, and they bring out extra countries for this too! I talked it up for years to Mike and he wasn't dissapointed as you can see :) After that we went to Tampa to visit friends and Punta Gorda to visit my grandparents, then home!

The Tunas!

2005-10-27T17:48:00.000-04:00

Here is Mikey listening to the Tunas sing somewhere near Italy, right before we did a wine tour in Spain! I love Epcot!

Bucs game!

2005-10-27T17:43:00.000-04:00

Here we are with our good friends Darin and his wife Jeanna at a Tampa Bay Bucs game! They were nice enough to take us! With this picture I was holding the camera myself in front of me and trying to get Mike, Darin and myself in the shot. I suceeded but I look constipated in this picture! Ha ha!

One of my designs!

2005-10-27T17:38:00.000-04:00

When we were walking around Downtown Disney there was a Harley Davidson cart, and there was a product I designed! It's always weird to see something I designed sitting in a store where you can actually buy it! Especially when it's in another state!