So Vienna is one elegant city. I mean, they have a ball season. They have a dancing school for horses. They hang chandeliers over the streets. They also have the world’s best lamp posts, as far as I’m concerned. Curly, intricate, and too cool for words. I started sketching some, but then it kind of turned into a festive tree sketch. The city is surrounded by beautiful woods. I imagine when they have late night forest picnics, the elegant Viennese take their elegance with them.
Here also is a Society6 link to an inverted version:
http://society6.com/DanaMartin/Viennese-Ramble_Print
Sneak peak #2 of my upcoming chapter book! This one’s of Sarah Beth trudging through the rain to the general store.
Available September 2013 through Magic Wagon, a
division of ABDO Group (www.abdopublishing.com) or your educational
wholesaler.
Sketch of the piece I’m working on for Owl Square Press.
Back in January I had this fabulous project — illustrating John and Lisa Mullarkey’s Choose Your Own Ending chapter book, The Johnstown Flood. My hands were grey for weeks from rubbing all that graphite into the tissue paper, but it was more than worth it. Many thanks to the wonderful Stephanie Hedlund for her awesome guidance!
Available September 2013 through Magic Wagon, a
division of ABDO Group (www.abdopublishing.com) or your educational
wholesaler.
affinityparcels:
A few days ago I asked Dana if it was possible to interview her and I’m glad she said yes. Her work has a colorful sense of wonder, honesty and innocence to them. Read the full conversation after the jump.
“A recent graduate of Montserrat College of Art, Dana Martin works as an illustrator and watercolorist. Her art has been featured in CMYK Magazine and shown in the Boston area. Her latest project was illustrating a chapter book for ABDO Publishing. It will be released this September.”
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My exclusive interview with Affinity Parcels ;)
I hate waiting for things. The deadline for Modcloth’s latest design contest was just yesterday, and I am already gnawing my nails waiting to find out whether I made it even past the first cut (news that won’t be released for like a month). Yeah. I have no patience.
This is how I amuse myself during hurricanes. The Queen of Spades is one of my favorite stories, as it deals with things like high-stake gambling, exiled Russian aristocrats, and a ghost with a secret card trick. How did you spend Sandy?
Camels are smug about a lot of things. How hard they are to draw is probably one of them.
Also, Omni Art House’s online gallery opens today. I have a piece in their debut show, Monsters, which is up till the 15th.
http://www.omniarthouse.com/
