Tag Archives: illustration

Cutie-Pie Doodles

Posted on January 18, 2015 by Lorraine Young

I like to doodle, and sometimes my doodling makes me smile and these make me smile. I think these “Cutie Pies” will make cute greeting cards. And – I’ve been asked to use them as illustrations for a lovely little children’s … Continue reading →

Posted in 2015, charcoal, Cutie Pies, drawings, Dry Media, Figures, Illustration, Pastels | Tagged Alberta, Art, Arts, Canadian pastel artist, charcoal, cute, cutie-pies, drawing, dry media, dry pastel painting, Edmonton, illustration | 4 Comments

What stops you from posting to your art blog?

Posted on April 18, 2014 by Lorraine Young

What stops you from posting from your art blog? That’s a good question, and I’m sure for a lot of artists the number one answer might be “I’m blocked! I can’t paint!” and that’s valid. There are lots of ways … Continue reading →

Posted in 2010, 2014, Dry Media, Dry Media, Figures, Illustration, Pastels, Social Situations | Tagged Alberta, Art, art and dealing with cancer, artists and cancer, cancer, Cat, cat lady, conte drawing, disposable society, dry media, Edmonton, Family, illustration, old woman and her cat | Leave a comment

Olympia with Sunflowers

Posted on September 14, 2013 by Lorraine Young

Still having fun with my Micron Pigma drawing pens, making inky mistakes and working around them. This is my humble tribute to Édouard Manet’s infamous painting, ‘Olympia‘, starring his (arguably) favourite model, Victorine Meruent. I didn’t want to copy ‘Olympia’ … Continue reading →