Thank You Cards - Free Download

My husband recently had a very successful surgery.  Life is feeling wonderful right now thanks to some very skilled doctors at Stanford and a generous donor.

In the spirit of Thanks, I want to share these cards with you - please feel free to download and print them for your own use. Just click the card to download the full resolution version.

Lots of love,
Sarah

Efflorescent Vines

 

Experimenting with dimension in watercolors. They are mostly imaginary, but I was thinking of these lovely little purple pinwheel flowers in front of the office where I work.

Red Fox

I had a great time painting with a group of friends this weekend. The time flew by. I was excited to try out a few new paints and new techniques!

Photoshop Tutorial: How to make scanned artwork look more like the Original (featuring a cute little tinker)

Achieving a pristine digital copy of your artwork isn't easy. Scanning artwork is just the first step. (For advice on scanners, you can view my post here.) Even a good scan will look quite dull in comparison to your original vibrant, colorful work.

But don't be discouraged!  Once you have tried these tricks a few times, they'll be like second nature to you. I hope this tutorial is useful for anyone struggling to make their digital copies the best they can be.

 

The Ivory Cups

Remember this post? Well, I finally completed the illustration! I had so much fun painting these fairies, from the Irish fairy tale, "The Ivory Cups."

Happy Holidays

Wishing you all a cuddly and happy holiday season <3

Sketching at the Monterey Bay Aquarium

One of the many joys of living in Monterey is community week at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.  My sketch group gathered there to draw the fascinating fishes and plants exhibited there.  I wish I could have stayed all day!  I'll definitely be returning to sketch again soon.

Warm-up sketch of various fishes at the Monterey Bay Habitats exhibit.

Common Mures are lovely birds. They are in the same exhibit with lots of gorgeous puffins, but these little birds called to my paintbrush instead.

Various fishes of the Open Sea exhibit include a Pacific Bluefin Tuna and Ocean Sunfish. They are HUGE and incredible to see if you ever get the chance. Very humbling.