State of the Artist 5/12/2014

Daily Doodle Batch #10:

This batch upload consists of the images from 5/5/14-5/11/14.

(***The Master Post for the Daily Doodles is HERE***)

(Shipping: $6USD domestic US / $9USD interntational - all prices listed in USD)

$20	SOLD

$15	$35

$40	$40

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$40	-

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State of the Artist 5/5/2014

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This week's update will consist of last weeks' Daily Doodle sketches, again, a number of them went further than the "sketch" stage and just kind of got away from me! They just wouldn't let me go until I pushed them a little further, sometimes art does that! I'm really rather liking the limited color palette of markers on the toned paper. If you'd like to see these as they're completed every day, please Like my Facebook Page (HERE or search for Silvertales Studio in Facebook's search bar) or follow my Twitter feed (@silvertales) as I upload them there daily.


***The Master Post for the Daily Doodles is HERE***

Current Project





Daily Doodle Batch #9:

This batch upload consists of the images from 4/28/14-5/4/14.

(Shipping: $6USD domestic US / $9USD interntational - all prices listed in USD)

$45	$55

$35	$40

$55	SOLD

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HOLD	-

If you have any questions or comments about any of the Daily Doodles, please leave them in the comments below, I'd be happy to answer any questions!! As the Daily Doodles Project is continuing throughout 2014, please feel free to leave prompts or suggestions, there are so many more days to go!! :)



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State of the Artist 5/20/2013

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A State of the Artist update back to (a rather stormy, soggy) Monday, small miracles, right? So, here we go...



Weekly Words

Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task.
- William James, 1842 - 1910


Whoooo, yes. There is nothing quite so exhausting as knowing there is an unfinished task hanging out there, waiting to be finished, taunting you with it's incompleteness. And, they do that... taunt you. They whisper at you, constantly chattering in the back of your mind... ok, maybe that's just me. O.o



Current Project

I currently have an abstract acrylic canvas waiting for me on my kitchen table (easier to work there than the extremely humid garage, where I usually work, which effects drying time and paint reaction,) but I also realized I had yet to post the results of working on a piece from the 2011 Sketch-A-Day Project, my anglermerman!

Back in 2011, during the Sketch-A-Day Project, before I switched over to toned paper, I doodled out this guy:


... and was rather pleased with his design concept. So, I decided he needed to be finished! In classic Kit-style, it took me forever to actually get around to it.

I honestly thought I had taken in-progress photos while I was working on this image, but I can't seem to find them anywhere. But, the finished product:



I'm pretty happy with him and his tiny jellyfish companion. Yes, I know only the female angler fish have the bio-luminescent antenna atop their heads, but, I took a little (ok, a lot) or artistic license... it's fantasy, just go with it. :)

The original for the Anglermer and his jelly-companion, "De Abyssus," is A4 completed in ink and marker, and is available for sale for $250USD plus $10USD for domestic shipping or $15USD for international shipping. If you're interested in the original piece, please contact me at silvertales[at]gmail[dot]com. Installment plans and other payment options are welcome!



Monthly Postcard Project

The domestic US subscribers should have already received their postcards (I've heard from a few of you that they arrived, thank you!) and the international subscribers should get theirs by the end of the week (fingers crossed) and I'm behind in my posting schedule of the monthly postcards! Here's the March 2013 postcard:



The "Flying Lesson" postcard original measures 6x8" and is completed on Strathmore Toned Tan drawing paper with ink, marker, and colored pencil.

The original is $35USD, plus $6USD for domestic US shipping or $10USD for international shipping. If you're interested in the original piece, please contact me at silvertales[at]gmail[dot]com.

If you'd like to see new and exclusive original art postcards in your mailbox every month, or would like more information on the project, please read about it HERE!



Near Future

I have an abstract acrylic painting on my kitchen table well on it's way to being completed, so that should show up in next week's State of the Artist.

I have another, smaller illustration commission on deck, so I'm working on that, as well.

I hope to open up Moleskine cover commissions again if there is interest. So, if you enjoyed the previous Moleskine cover commissions and are interested in one of your own or perhaps commissioning one as a gift, please let me know in the comments!


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State of the Artist 5/6/2013

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It's another Monday, so it's time for a State of the Artist update!


Weekly Words

As our eyes grow accustomed to sight they armour themselves against wonder.
- Leonard Cohen (1934- )


Every day we take the amazing, the breathtaking, the stunning for granted. We walk by the intricate delicacy of a flower, the ingenuity and industriousness of the honeybee, the dazzling web of stars in a night sky, the or even the simple mechanics of taking a breath. When we contemplate losing that, we can rediscover the wonder of the world around us.


Current Project

Right now, I'm dividing my time between a commission and the Monthly Postcard Project painting.

I am failing at the latter, unfortunately, having scribbled out (and rejected) at least a dozen drawing ideas in the last few days alone. There's a certain kind of frustration in not being able to translate the Very Clear Image in your head onto paper. >.< I did, however, turn out a random doodle that those of you who followed the January 2013 Sketch-A-Day Project may find familiar (after a fashion): For some strange reason, I was compelled to draw out a chibi version of the horned creature from Sketch-A-Day Day 3:


... and this is what came out...



... it removed some of his impressive stature seeing him as the equivalent of a toddler. But, hey, I don't question inspiration when it happens.


Near Future

The Near Future sees me racing to complete this month's Monthly Postcard Project painting, as I am woefully behind schedule.

If you'd like more information about the Monthly Postcard Project, where you will receive original artwork postcards exclusive to this project in the mail for 3,6, or 12 months, please read up on the project, or sign up, HERE!

I've purchased some more blank cover Moleskine notebooks, the brown paper covers this time, and I'll be opening up cover commissions soon, so stay tuned for that!



Convention Announcement

Unfortunately, I am sad to say that I will not be attending Otakon in Baltimore, MD later this year.

I know I see a lot of people who follow this journal at Otakon, but I did not get a table in the lottery draw this year, so I will be unable to attend.

Please, if you have conventions you enjoy attending, let me know! I'm always looking for new venues and new places to display my artwork!


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State of the Artist 4/29/2013

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Wow, this will be the last State of the Artist for April... where does the time go? O.o Honestly, it feels like just yesterday I was kicking off this year's Sketch-A-Day Project. Be that as it may, it is Monday (albeit a rather soggy Monday here,) and that means it's time for another State of the Artist update!


Weekly Words

Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has ever known.
- Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)



Current Project

I've just completed a couple of small, quick commissions (the client requested I not post them until the summer, when the project they were done for goes live) so that's actually taken most of my time this past week, hence no new art here, unfortunately.

I've got oodles of notes on new personal pieces I'd like to start that I just haven't had time to actually sketch out. The notes do help, though. If I can't sketch things out, at least I've got my major points for upcoming pieces. I find that even if I can take a few moments to jot down the idea for a project, I'm far more likely to actually start and finish it since there's a record of the inspiration. Often times, I find that when I finally get the time to go back to those notes, I end up being more thorough in their expansion, with a better grasp on what becomes the final product. If that makes any sense...

I don't know, really, every creative has their own process that is unique to them; that organic evolution of idea to rough to finished product. I'll dig some of my note pages up and post them if anyone is interested in seeing how that process happens for me.

I know a lot of people who follow this journal are extremely creative, what's YOUR process?


Shop Silvertales

Oh, goodness! After far too long a hiatus, there are New Products available in the Zazzle shop! *whew*

I've put up new products using some of this year's Work-a-Week pieces, namely the sleeping baby dragon and the seahorse merbabies! There are phone/tablet/ereader skins and cases, bags, mugs, cards, and many other products with these popular images on them!

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Just in time for the upcoming Mother's Day, Zazzle has a 15% of ALL products deal to get your mom (or any mom) something wonderful. If you'd like to take advantage of the 15% off in my shop, or any other, please be aware the offer ends on Wednesday.



Shop Silvertales - the Sequel

A number of the popular Sketch-A-Day pieces from the 2013 project (and 2012!) are still available for purchase. If you'd like to own an original piece of my artwork or give one as a gift, but have never been able to make it to a convention or get an open commission slot, here's the perfect opportunity to take advantage of some inexpensively priced original art!

The pieces still available can be found: HERE! Please, be aware that because these are originals they are sold on a first-come, first-served basis. If you'd like a piece, I suggest you request it as soon as possible. I'm happy to discuss payment plans if you'd like to pick up multiple pieces!


Near Future

The Near Future sees work on personal pieces (including the painting for the popular Sketch-A-Day 2013 Day 31 -otherwise known as the demon woman in the bat-dress) and mail-in convention preparation (for which, I am woefully behind.)

Unfortunately, there will be no Silvertales table at Otakon's Artist Alley this year. The AA is chosen by lottery system, and I just didn't get a table this year, so I am unable to attend. I am very sorry, as I know I meet a lot of you all at Otakon, and it is a convention I enjoy a great deal.

I'm always on the lookout for other convention appearance opportunities, though, so if you've got a favorite convention to attend or suggest, please let me know!

I should be able to open up some commission slots for three more Moleskine covers before the end of May for those who let me know of their interest, so keep an eye out for that!


So, that's all, folks! Thanks for joining me for another State of the Artist update!

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State of the Artist 4/15/2013

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It's April 15th, and for me and my fellow Americans, that's means Federal Income Taxes are due today. Thankfully, I filed early and online, so that arduous and unpleasant process is done with! It's also raining, again, in my part of the Sunshine State, so this is a rather soggy State of the Artist update!

Weekly Words

Try again, fail again. Fail better.
- Samuel Beckett (1906-1989)

The creative process a constant struggle between creation and failure. Creation does not mean success, either, it means another opportunity to improve, to push, to explore, to rediscover, to adapt, to incorporate... in short, to fail better.


Current Project

My third and final Moleskine cover commission has reached it's intended recipient, halfway around the world, and I agreed to not post the scan until it was in my client's hand so they could be surprised. I do so love surprises! :)



Like the sketchbook cover I had done for myself a while ago, this cover was a wraparound portrait cover, only with the front half being "normal" and the back being a sugar skull.

I've never done sugar skull art before, but it was FUN!

Really, I had a marvelous time working on all of these Moleskine commissions, my clients came up with wonderful and challenging concepts that I truly enjoyed! I love the collaboration that goes on between artist and client in the commission process!



Monthly Postcard Project

April's postcard has been mailed, so all my current subscribers should be receiving this month's offering by the end of the week (for the domestic US delivery) or by the end of the month (for my international subscribers.) And here's a sneak peek!



As always, if you'd like to receive a new, original, exclusive to this project, art postcard information about the project can be found at the Monthly Postcard Project permanent page HERE!



Near Future

The Near Future sees three of six remaining bust-up portrait pencil sketch commissions waiting for me along with painting preparation, and art show preparation.

If I get a chance to just work straight through, the pencil commissions should be done relatively quickly (she says, while crossing her fingers.) If that's the case, I think I can open up another set of three Moleskine cover commissions by next week's State of the Artist (more finger crossing going on.) Please, let me know if there is more interest in another set of these cover commissions and I'll go grab some books!

But, that's all, folks! Thank you for joining me for another State of the Artist update!


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