Baby Boomer

News to share!
We have a new puppy and just found out our little one (coming in June) is a SHE!

Meet Jaxx and Kniya Annah:

*Kniya is in the bottom left corner kicking away ♥ Jaxx never leaves a lap empty if he can help it*

So, if this explains why I've been rather slow on the blogging... I've been pretty swamped lately with work, housework, and all the stuff that comes with becoming a mamma. If you'd like to read more about this, click here.

Owliphont

A fun illustration I did...all for myself!

Colored Pencil and Ink on Bristol Board

New Lady

New Lady, Colored Pencil and Ink on Bristol Board

Oswald and Egbert with a new friend. ACEO (2.5"x3.5") card - colored pencil and ink.

Madman

An illustration rough for a client:

Madman, Colored Pencil on Bristol Board

FWMoA Chalk Walk 2012

The Fort Wayne Museum of Art holds a chalkwalk at the Three Rivers Festival each year.

It's a lot of fun - many artists participate - and I love being there!

It was a very hot day, and I'm a little (very) burned, but here is my square:

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