FLAMINGO GIVEAWAY

Every Saturday, for the next few weeks, I'm going to announce a new art piece or illustration I will be GIVING away!

This week's giveaway:
  Upcycled Art - An original colored pencil drawing on a 1930's dictionary page
  This Illustration will be cased in a clear, protective sleeve and sent by mail to the winner.


There a few very simple ways to enter this contest:


- Mention this Blog through Twitter, FB, or your Blogsite and then give me the link (you can leave it as a comment on this post or Tweet it to me). Don't forget to make me sound extra-great by telling your friends/followers something along the lines of: "Hey check out this crazy awesome illustrator...http://almiart.blogspot.com/"

- Follow me on Twitter and tell your friends to follow me, "Wow... follow @almiart - she can draw!"

- Comment on this post and tell me something interesting, like "Sweet! I never knew what a Dormer window was until I read this illustration's background!"


For each way you enter you will get a chance to win this print! (So, if you want to rack up the entries, just enter as many ways as you can - post on FB, Twitter, blogs, comment here and you will be off to the races!) All entries will be put on a list and then I will use Random.org to draw the winning name.

Check back in at the end of the week to see if you won this print and what I'm giving away next!
This giveaway ends Friday, July 20th at 11:59 PM.


The whole point of these giveaways is to get some extra hype going for a project I will be announcing in a few weeks. If you enjoy my illustration, even the tiniest bit, or if you like free stuff - PLEASE get the word out and help me get this going!


-ALMI

Mug Giveaway WINNERS!

WINNERS!

So, the time has finally come to announce the winners from the giveaway!
All entries were put on a list in the order they signed up, and then Random.org was used to generate number picks.

First up is the GRAND PRIZE winner of the hand-painted Walter mug:

Annnnddd it's HAPPYGRAPE! @happygrape2
WoooHOoo!

Next are the following 10 winners of prints:

1. Cindy @oxcindyxo
2. Heather Peagler @bestgirkfriend
3. Melanie Chan @MLCillustration
4. Plantie Bee @Plantiebee
5. Tara Lazar @taralazar
6. Shawna @shawnajctenney
7. Cathy Hatterman @catinhatt
8. happygrape @happygrape2
9. Lydia Ondrusek @littlefluffycat
10. beadsofcambaydotcom @beads_of_cambay

Congratulations to all the winners and a HUGE thank you to all those who participated!
I will be contacting the winners to get print choices as well as mailing addresses!
You can follow me on Twitter: @almiart for the latest updates and announcements.

Look out for more giveaways to come - for the next few weeks I will be giving away ORIGINAL drawings every Friday! I have a huge project coming down the pike and I'm hoping to get lots of people paying attention to this blog before I make the announcement! So, stay posted!

ALMI

GIVEAWAY!

So, here was yesterday's small hint:

And now it's time to start the giveaway!!! There are 3 ways to win prizes. The grand prize:

An upcycled, hand painted mug featuring Walter (the owl)

This mug has been hand painted with ceramic paint and coated with a satin clear coat.

It is dishwasher safe (though I would recommend hand washing) and oven safe (up to 350).

It has been signed "ALMI" on the bottom.

Enter by May 4 and get a chance to win one of 11 prizes!

FIRST

Enter one of two ways:

FACEBOOK:

Favorite my page: http://www.facebook.com/ALMIart

Create a status announcing this giveaway, include the link to this blog post, and link it to my Facebook Page.

TWITTER:

follow me @almiart

Tweet announcing this giveaway, include the link to this blog post, tag me (@almiart), and use the hashtags #giveaway and #illustration

MAKE SURE YOU COMMENT BELOW WITH HOW YOU ENTERED (see below***)

Entering one of these ways will get your name into the drawing for the Grand Prize (Walter Coffee Mug)!

Entering with both Facebook and Twitter will get you into the drawing for the Bonus Prize!

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***SECOND

Post a comment on my blog with the following information: 

1. How you chose to enter (Facebook,Twitter, or both)

2. What Twitter/Facebook user name you entered with (not everyone uses the same name for their Twitter, Facebook and blog - I just want to be sure I know who's correctly entered)

3. Why you want the Walter Mug

4. Which bonus print you would choose if you won the bonus prize (click here to see choices) - you will be able to change your mind if you win, I'm just curious and others might be too!

5. Who (if anyone) you heard about this giveaway from (they will get an extra entry)

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10 BONUS PRIZES

Ten ACEO prints will be given away to the winners drawn in the Bonus Prize category!

Enter with both Facebook and Twitter, and your name will be entered in the giveaway.

The 10 winners drawn will get to chose from these ACEOs: click here!

GRAND PRIZE

One winner will be chosen to receive the walter mug! Winning the grand prize does not make you ineligible for winning a bonus prize (though you still must enter by both Facebook and Twitter to be eligible to for the bonus prize). Entering by Facebook, Twitter or both will get you the same chance to win the grand prize.
The only way to get extra chances to win this mug is by promoting this giveaway and having others mention they heard about it from you!

This giveaway ends in two weeks (11:59 PM on May 4, 2012), all entries must be in by this time.
I will post the winner's names on this blog, as well as through Twitter and Facebook. Prizes will be shipped out after the end of the giveaway, once the winner has been contacted and I have been given the correct addresses and any choice changes for the bonus prize.

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Failing to correctly enter may cost you a chance in the drawing, so be sure to double-check! :)

Also, make sure you continue to promote this giveaway, as each person who lists you as their source of hearing about this giveaway will give you an additional chance to win!

Don't miss this special opportunity!

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IF - Puzzled

Here is the story of Bronton the bird.

All his friends call him "Watt," but until you know him better you can call him Bronton.
Is this the face of a Puzzled character?

Certainly not.

He's called Watt for a reason - he has an answer for everything and lights up like a lightbulb at a challenge.

He's read the dictionary front to back 7 times and has it memorized pretty much word-for-word.

In fact talking to him is like reading a dictionary. Or Thesaurus. Or Encyclopidia. 

Even when he hasn't read about it, he can make an educated guess to answer any question.

Who needs the World Wide Web when you have Bronton around?

Puzzled?

Just ask Bronton.

But you might get more than you bargained for.

For sale in my Etsy Shop: http://www.etsy.com/listing/97733434/almi-art-bronton-aceo-vintage-book-page

Oh, the Places I'd Like to Go!

This week's theme for IF was "Intentional" and today happens to be Dr. Seuss's birthday.

I absolutely love his work (he is very much an inspiration to mine) and have drawn him in the past. I see him as a very "intentional artist" with his bright colors and bold lines. He created a whole new genre of children's books that were nothing like the traditional "Dick and Jane" stories his generation was used to. Once, when at a book signing, he disappeared into a back room, where they later found him striking out the prices on boxes of new "Dr. Seuss" shoes and repricing them because they were too expensive. He never read his books in public, got very angry if reproductions of his work looked "cheap," and created all kinds of personal work that never was published.

Here is my "intentional" entry in colored pencil:

The time had come,

But Marvin said "NO!"

So Walter climbed on the Crunk-Car

And set it to "slow."

But slow was no fun,

Slow would not do.

So he cranked it to "fast"

and, boy, that thing flew!

I'm a little disappointed in how the colors came out when I photographed that one - in the original the blue is bluer, the owl is teal and the tree is orange. Also, I wanted to include the portrait of Seuss that I did two years ago for a Museum show. I realized I never put this into a blog, so I wanted to make sure I did! :) It's all colored pencil (no ink or any other mediums) and it's 18"x24" (poster size). I was illustrating his less-know characters with a little of my own style and coloring - little did I know they'd be making a movie out of the Lorax!

It's framed for my Office:

Wish I could have met him!

More Fish in the Sea

A new illustration:

4"x6" Colored Pencil on Bristol Board
ALMI Art

Wonderful Day in the Neighborhood

          A new ACEO card for my La Chat series:

"Fly, Little Bluebird"

ALMI Art :: La Chat

Colored Pencil on Bristol Board

          And a new illustration for theme "Soap" over at Monday Artday:

"Rub-A-Dub"
ALMI Owls :: La Chat
Colored Pencil on Bristol Board

If you are interested in buying prints or originals Click Here.
Thanks for looking!

Royal Flush

I spent a couple days creating a set of 3 playing cards for a Monday Artday contest:

      

These illustrations are in colored pencil on Bristol Board. If you are interested in buying a set of prints Click Here.

Happy Birthday Bob

Today is Bob Marley's birthday (or at least everyone thinks it is :), so I decided to do an ACEO card in honor of the event.

I enjoyed drawing it. I debated for quite a while on the background, but I felt I needed to keep the Jamaican colors. I did add a pattern to give it more of my style.

I sell my ACEO cards on eBay, you can see Bob Marley by Clicking Here.

My husband and I went to Jamaica for our Honeymoon, and Marley's face was on everything! I absolutely LOVE the Jamaican accent. They said with out his glasses, my husband looked Jamaican (his bone structure and dark skin), so he tried to talk Jamaican the whole time.

It's A Spring Thing

Illustration Friday :: Tension

Love Hexagon
Colored Pencil
ALMI Owls (from left to right) :: Bradbury : Walter : LeVert : Oswald : Egbert : Gertrude : Regina

What creates more tension than undefined admiration around Valentine's Day? This was a great chance to put most of my owls on one page. I hope you enjoy viewing it as much as I did creating it.

My original drawing is for sale on eBay Here.

Leave me some LOVE! :)
P.S. Regina came out a little more blue in the photo than in the original - she is Parma Purple in person.

A Series of Bosco

So, I had a buyer request a full series of Bosco, after buying this one:

 So, I did a few sketches...

and colored in the lines....

and here is the finished product of his beauty shoot:

   

   



Well, I hope you enjoyed getting to know Bosco a little better! :) Leave me some love.

'Shrooms

Crazy Amigo Challenge :: Mushrooms

Just a Few Friends and Some 'Shrooms

Interested in buying this ACEO card? Bid for it on eBay (starting price at $.01) by Clicking Here.
To view the challenge on the Crazy Amigo blog Click Here.

Those Early Morning Days

Homeowner, or Tree-owner, we all have the daily chore of putting up with the neighbors.

Created this for a blog I am part of: Monday Artday

Subject: Daily Chores

ACEO (3.5"x2.5") SOLD on eBay

Owl My Love

:: sketchbook of owls ::

I hope you enjoy my work. This is a blog dedicated to my personal creations for eBay.

Would you like to own an ALMI print or original? Check out my work on eBay by searching for:

ALMI art

Here are the other blogs I am currently running:

crazyladyillustration - more of my work

Turquoise Umbrella - Graphic Inspiration



"I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living." - Dr. Seuss