Brush Quibblies

Vintage Quibblies

kmcriddle@gmail.com (K. Marie Criddle) — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:24:00 +0000

A random piece I found under my old bed while visiting home for the holidays. Probably circa 2001 or 2002. Worth millions, I'm sure. For sale at Christie's. Totally plan to retire on it.

So I says to the guy, I says to him

kmcriddle@gmail.com (K. Marie Criddle) — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 06:42:00 +0000

15 minute sketch

Markers are an excellent distraction if one does not wish to write her essay.

kmcriddle@gmail.com (K. Marie Criddle) — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 23:30:00 +0000

For your viewing...pleasure?

kmcriddle@gmail.com (K. Marie Criddle) — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 03:27:00 +0000

A steampunk fairy... (for niece Emily)

...a boarding school lass with a chip on her shoulder...

...Empress Cixi at her elfin worst...

...and a pictorial depiction of how I feel at the moment...

...no really...do you think McDonalds delivers?

Illustrators Mix-up

kmcriddle@gmail.com (K. Marie Criddle) — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 02:47:00 +0000

So for a class, a few friends of mine were assigned to take the much beloved work of one picturebook author and have it illustrated by another artist, like as if "Goodnight Moon" was suddenly re-illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg (the Jumanji guy). Creepy thought. I was asked to do a few examples of such mix-uppery to rather interesting results. Can you name the original book and the new illustrator? If you can, I will send you a whole freaking plate of brownies, because I know for sure that I probably couldn't.

Ah, that last one is a giveaway.

Guad-Dog and Annie

kmcriddle@gmail.com (K. Marie Criddle) — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 05:04:00 +0000

One of these paintings is haunted, but it's probably not the one you think. Apologies for the poor picture quality. I have no idea how to work a camera.

oooo...aaaah....

Long road

kmcriddle@gmail.com (K. Marie Criddle) — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 03:17:00 +0000

Just messing with watercolors. Sometimes I just like the water more than the color.

Sketchy Metchy

kmcriddle@gmail.com (K. Marie Criddle) — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 23:34:00 +0000

A few sketches of late...the "Dog of Guadalupe" is actually a preliminary sketch for a recently commissioned piece. Maybe I DO have a future as a painter of pets as religious icons! I almost gave up that dream!

Just finished reading "Wicked Lovely" by Melissa Marr. Whoa. Fairies are mean.

And a girl from a story I'm writing at the moment...the hair particularly delights me.

Ta daaa.

Lawyers say the darndest things!

kmcriddle@gmail.com (K. Marie Criddle) — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:19:00 +0000

So I've been doing a little work for a lawyer out West...just a bunch of cartoons here and there to exemplify certain moral codes that lawyers must adhere to. He writes the text, I do the drawings. Enjoy the larfs.

Tree

kmcriddle@gmail.com (K. Marie Criddle) — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:53:00 +0000

Ladies and Gents, this one can be yours if you attend Mr. Seth Wood's Dessert, Music and Charity auction THIS Saturday at 8 p.m.! Do it for CHARITY! (Yeah, I know...you're right. I should have just donated some snickerdoodles.)

for ART

kmcriddle@gmail.com (K. Marie Criddle) — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:48:00 +0000

I've discovered that painting is far more enjoyable of a time waster than cleaning the house is. Me, wasting time? Nay, 'tis for ART!

I found a scanner!

kmcriddle@gmail.com (K. Marie Criddle) — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:38:00 +0000

Hooray!

Needa scanna!

kmcriddle@gmail.com (K. Marie Criddle) — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:17:00 +0000

Hi all y'alls. My printer/scanner/lifeblood recently passed away, and my new printer has no scanner. So, until I figure out how to make everything I do on the computer look purty, this blog is going to go on a tiny hiatus. Sorry, lo siento, dui bu qi, j'desolee, ta bron aram and all that.

To the tablet, Robin!

Lost Galactica

kmcriddle@gmail.com (K. Marie Criddle) — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 23:47:00 +0000

I never finished coloring this and I, most likely, never will. How unprofessional is that, right? To put a half finished piece of art on your blo

Sad Seahorse.

kmcriddle@gmail.com (K. Marie Criddle) — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 00:49:00 +0000

Move along. Move along.

Christmas Dragon?

kmcriddle@gmail.com (K. Marie Criddle) — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:03:00 +0000

I just realized why I don't really like this drawing.

Those are poinsettias, dangit. Just realized that.

Sketch dump

kmcriddle@gmail.com (K. Marie Criddle) — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 12:17:00 +0000

This is about the entirety of the notes I took for my WP600 class last semester.

La la la di dah...

Corrina

kmcriddle@gmail.com (K. Marie Criddle) — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:46:00 +0000

As long as we're rocking out, might as well add her...

Rock on, good sir

kmcriddle@gmail.com (K. Marie Criddle) — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:01:00 +0000

Selkies

kmcriddle@gmail.com (K. Marie Criddle) — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:00:00 +0000

Jealous much?

kmcriddle@gmail.com (K. Marie Criddle) — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:41:00 +0000

I couldn't sleep last night at all. I was up until four just...thinking. Drove me batty. Because I was so jealous of how well Preston was sleeping, I kept the light on until 1:30 and made his nose look funny. Jackie! (And yes, I'm 26 and still find stuffed animals in my bed from time to time. Whatcha gonna do.)

I confess.

kmcriddle@gmail.com (K. Marie Criddle) — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:08:00 +0000

I hate Jane Austen like I hate Radiohead, school lunch pizza boats, and early Britney Spears music. Which, guilty me, means I don't hate her at all.

For Beth...

kmcriddle@gmail.com (K. Marie Criddle) — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:31:00 +0000

...who says that all my cat picture posts freak her out. Mua ha ha ha...

Mwrow! Mrow fttpht fftph!!

The end.

Good things gone under...

kmcriddle@gmail.com (K. Marie Criddle) — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:35:00 +0000

So, once upon a time I churned out drawings and logos and whatnot for a clothing company. I was totally excited about the job and they seemed to really like what I was doing. Alas, things were not to be. Eventually, we lost contact, I got crazy busy with grad school and I think the company just went on hold...or under. I don't know. But where'er they may be, I wish them them the best because they were very nice people. Here's a couple things I did for them a while back. If YOU would like it on a T-shirt, let me know; I draw one on with a Sharpie. Maybe I should just start my own clothing line and call it "Clothes you'll eventually give to D.I." (CYEGTDI) (dot com).

Cheers. Enjoy.

This last one makes me think of pirates, which always puts me in a really good mood.

Oooh, butterflies!

kmcriddle@gmail.com (K. Marie Criddle) — Wed, 07 May 2008 17:39:00 +0000

I'm back! (echo...echo...)
Hello? (echo echo echoooo...)
Huh, I guess no one's there anymore. Oh well. Too bad, suckas, cause I've got something awesome to share. My niece Emily is one mad talented artist (her creative genius chronicled previously on this blog here) and she just sent me an example of not only her tracing, drawing and coloring skills, but also her story-telling abilities. Click on the pictures for a larger view:

(I think I'm the fairy who likes yellow, which is alright with moi.) Amazing, is she not? And no backwards "E"s at all! A fairly fairy prodigy. I'm so proud of her...my own forthcoming kids have a lot to live up to. And no (for the third time, Mom) that's not a pregnancy announcement.

Much love, people. Thanks for looking.