charmaine olivia

Europe - revisited

I started getting all nostalgic thinking about this time last year. My best friend Lizzy and I went on 2 1/2 month backpacking trip to Europe, last October - December. I can't believe it's already been a year..? Over a year?

We started in Paris then went to Lille, Brugges, Brussels, Berlin, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Berlin again, Vienna, Venice, Athens, Venice again, Florence, Rome, Palermo, Taormina, Paris again, Barcelona, Sevilla, Granada, Madrid, Lisbon, London, then back to Lille & Paris. We had spet Thanksgiving in Sevilla, and my brother flew in to visit us for a few weeks and Joe met us in Paris and spent a week with us in Spain. Alright, alright, I wont bore you with my melancholy musings, here are some pictures (just be happy i didn't post all 3,000.)

Part of the Berlin Wall

lizzy being adorable

Somehow I ended up getting a ridiculous amount of bug bites/hives? They started appearing in Venice and continued to haunt me until midway through our flight home to San Diego. Anyway, this one's a gem. Either it was one hefty bug, or a collection of about 10 bites in one area. (gross, i know)

Gettin' artsy in Sicily

Holy smokes! Rome

London Eye

Some protesters/activists in London. Camping out until the war is over.

Alright, so I took a picture in the Sistine Chapel. sue me.

Lunch.

Cute carosel in Paris

This is how I spent a lot of the train rides/down time. Fleet Foxes on the iPod and doodles in my moleskine. You may recognize the top drawing from here. Funny, because I drew it in Germany and now it's being used in a catalog that distributes there.

Alright. that's it. Enjoy, don't enjoy, whatever :)
Joe and I are working on some fun projects, can't wait to share!

Happy December everyone (is it really already December?!)

Andy Goldsworthy + upcoming shows

So i'm sure most of you are familiar with his work, but I thought I'd give him some love.

Here are some of my favorites (so hard to choose!)

photos from here

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Well, I haven't been super inspired to do any artwork lately. Sometimes I'll be really productive and finish 5+ works in a week, and other times I wont touch my paint or pens for a month. But I do work well with deadlines, and I have two group shows coming up that will undoubtedly get me motivated sooner or later..

Upcoming shows:

• Hey Girl: February 6th at Parlor Gallery - Ashbury Park, NJ

• Glass, Cinder & Thorns: Female Group Show; March 20th at 323East in Royal Oak, MI

dino

detail

Little ferocious dino. A commission for a wedding gift.

Acrylic paint, india ink & micron pens.

Now I'm off to the post office to mail it!

It's raining today in San Francisco, as it usually does in winter. Joe's foot is doing a lot better! He still can't walk, but it seems to be healing well.

Are you excited for winter? I am :)

some old, some new

photos

New items on my Etsy

I'm flooding my store with tons of ready-to-go framed original drawings, oil paintings and prints! Just for you :)

If there is a particular piece of artwork you are interested in that is not in my shop, I would be happy to custom order a print!

sketch tuesdays

Last night was Sketch Tuesdays over at 111 Minna Gallery. I was kindly invited to be one of the featured artists at the main table, and had a blast! I've gone before, but this was my first time being at the main table. I ended up selling quite a few drawings, which more than paid for the cab ride home!