Uploads from Cheryl Oz

Cheryl_Oz_Lanterns_1A_Week2

nobody@flickr.com (Cheryl Oz) — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 09:52:36 -0700

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Gouache illustration -- plate design

Cheryl_Oz_Shroom Tea Towel_1A_Week1

nobody@flickr.com (Cheryl Oz) — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 12:46:05 -0700

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I saw a few examples of tea towels in our assignment reading so I decided to go that route. I pretty much always work in traditional watercolor or gouache and only scan something in for a final, with minor cleanup. So, I had to re-familiarize myself with using Photoshop for the whole process. I did scan in the mushroom drawings from my sketchbook.

New chili recipe. Yum!

nobody@flickr.com (Cheryl Oz) — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 15:53:32 -0700

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Stopped by Yellow Door Art Market today. Added a few Halloween cards, wrap style bracelets, and spruced up my space for the birthday party on Saturday!

nobody@flickr.com (Cheryl Oz) — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 14:40:25 -0700

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Get Your Paint On - Week 3 "Candy"

nobody@flickr.com (Cheryl Oz) — Sat, 05 May 2012 11:39:09 -0700

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Instructor feedback please!

So, here it is... Week 3! This week was all about color. The assignment was to use 4 colors. I struggled a bit with a subject to paint, and then I finally decided on some retro candy. There's a great candy shop near our house that is loaded with retro candies! I came home with a bagful for inspiration and finally settled on a few pieces for the painting. In case you're wondering what the white blobs are, they are the Brach's nougat candies with fruit-flavored gummies inside and the round green candies are Appleheads, even though they look like giant peas!

Typically for me when I paint I usually paint really clean and graphic almost like looking at an Illustration done in Adobe Illustrator, well graphically like that. So I really tried to make brush strokes evident and I mixed all of my colors to some degree. Instead of using black I used a really dark mixed brown for shadows. I had a hectic week so this painting is a small one in size.

Gouache • Illustration board • 5x5"

Week 2 - GYPO

nobody@flickr.com (Cheryl Oz) — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 12:50:58 -0700

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Instructor critique please!

Inspiration: Anna Bond of Rifle Paper Co. riflepaperco.com/index.php

I love her gouache paintings! What I love about Anna's work for one is that she paints in gouache. But, what really intrigues me is her simple, opaque shapes. I like all of her work, but I really like her flowers, and perhaps because it's springtime I really felt compelled to paint flowers. That being said, I really struggled with making simple shapes and not a lot of detail. I feel like it's less like Anna's work and more like my own which is more detailed. I guess while I was working on it, I just felt like I couldn't go with less detail. I don't know if that even makes sense. Perhaps it's because it's just my style to be more detailed. I don't know... Since typically I paint in traditional watercolor I also struggled with what to do in the vase with the stems. While I was working I knew exactly what I would have done with translucent watercolor, but I felt with the gouache it was more of a challenge. I do like how the piece turned out overall, but I stressed a lot.

Gouache on cold press illustration board

Week 1 - GYPO

nobody@flickr.com (Cheryl Oz) — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:08:12 -0700

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This is my assignment from Get Your Paint On online class given by Mati McDonough & Lisa Congdon.

Our first assignment was to get inspiration from Gee's Bend quilter's of Alabama.

Medium: Gouache on board

Sock Monkey Easter Bunny Card - Inside

nobody@flickr.com (Cheryl Oz) — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 17:15:53 -0800

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inside message in card

Sock Monkey Easter Bunny Card - Front

nobody@flickr.com (Cheryl Oz) — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 17:15:41 -0800

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digital illustration on a greeting card

Valentine Owl

nobody@flickr.com (Cheryl Oz) — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 13:22:27 -0800

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Archival print (8x10) from my original illustration

Valentine Owl Valentine's Day Card

nobody@flickr.com (Cheryl Oz) — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 13:22:16 -0800

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A2 size: 4 1/4 x 5 1/2"
glitter details

Dancing Cups Print

nobody@flickr.com (Cheryl Oz) — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 13:22:06 -0800

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Archival print (8x10) from my original illustration

• customizable too! (see my etsy store for details)

Dancing Cups Valentine's Day Card

nobody@flickr.com (Cheryl Oz) — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 13:21:53 -0800

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A2 size: 4 1/4 x 5 1/2"
red envelope
glitter details on eiffel tower & lamp posts

Three Jack-o-Lanterns

nobody@flickr.com (Cheryl Oz) — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 15:31:14 -0700

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The three pumpkins I designed and carved this year for Halloween.

Happy Halloween!

Winter Berries

nobody@flickr.com (Cheryl Oz) — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 16:58:38 -0700

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This is my original watercolor painting. Prints are available in my Etsy shop. Please see my profile for a link.

Three Daisies Fine Art Pendant

nobody@flickr.com (Cheryl Oz) — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 07:02:31 -0700

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