Lesley Smitheringale on July 27th, 2008

I captured Mr and Mrs Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo sharing supper late this afternoon.  Our seed bell had been munched to the point where it had fallen to the ground and these birds are known for their intelligence.  The pair were sitting very close to me on our pool fence, about an arm’s length away, undeterred by [...]

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Lesley Smitheringale on July 26th, 2008

The work of this talented illustrator from Malaga in Spain is very, very good and he manages to capture an idea or emotion in his quirky illustrations perfectly with sensitivity in his cartoon like style with an almost Asian quality. Luciano’s work is very marketable resulting in a diverse range of products including packaging, sunglasses, [...]

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Lesley Smitheringale on July 26th, 2008

Camilo Carmona is from Barcelona, Spain and he does beautifully intricate and colourful vector illustrations. My favouries are from his Amazon collection.

Camilo Carmona’s Website
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Lesley Smitheringale on July 26th, 2008

This caught my eye as an innovative idea and it’s tempting to enter so have a go all you illustrators out there!
Custom52 is an online design community using playing cards as the canvas. What better way to showcase many artists work together in one collection than a deck of cards? It’s compact, convenient and functional [...]

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Lesley Smitheringale on July 23rd, 2008

The luckiest Koala in Queensland survives a car crash!

Ely, now known as “Lucky Grills”

By Glenis Green
July 14, 2008 12:00am

HE must be the luckiest koala in Queensland, not only surviving a hit by a car travelling at 100km/h, but also a 12km ride with his head stuck in its grille.
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Lesley Smitheringale on July 20th, 2008

On Friday, my husband and I celebrated our 10th Wedding Anniversary and my gorgeous hubby bought me a bunch of beautiful peach roses. Now, any non-artistic person would just shove them in a vase and admire them but artists cannot resist the opportunity to photograph,paint or sketch the flowers and that’s exactly what I [...]

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Lesley Smitheringale on July 15th, 2008

Adrienne Deloe is a young artist from Denver, Colorado who produces work in many areas such as web design, typography, business cards, brochures, jewellery and mixed media artworks. I love the decorative, organic whimsy quality to her mixed media pieces.
I now consider myself to be a visual communicator. Whether I am communicating through a  website [...]

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Lesley Smitheringale on July 15th, 2008

These competitions are a lot of fun where the designers have to somehow incorporate the original photograph into their own version done in Photoshop. Here are the winning entries in some of the categories.  Lots more competitions to look at and enter if you wish at  Photoshop Talent Website

GOLDEN FAN CONTEST

Original Photo

Winning Inspired Photo
BLACK [...]

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Lesley Smitheringale on July 13th, 2008

I had a lovely time today presenting Tammy’s owners, Beres and Carol, with the finished pastel pet portrait of their beloved Bichon Friche.  Tammy, the gorgeous model herself was there to enjoy the moment and it’s always the best time to see a portrait go to the owners who were thrilled.

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Lesley Smitheringale on July 9th, 2008

Dan May is an artist living in Atlanta, Ga. He spends his days (and nights) painting dreamlike environments that transcend space and time. These delightful yet haunting images are often based in personal observations of both human’s and nature’s relationships with each other, blended with a healthy dose of whimsy, fantasy and cautious relevance…
I had [...]

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