Peppermint Creek Collective: Animals

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Monday, December 15, 2014

Creative Scratchings

Janis Fowler, Artist

PCC: Tell us a little about yourself.
CS: I'm a self-taught artist who lives in Austin, Texas. I studied architecture in college but I now mostly focus on art (my original love). I love creating things of all types.... woodworking, drawing, painting, building models, really anything.

PCC: What do you create?
CS: I mostly focus on drawing- I love creating portraits in particular... animals or people. I love the control that drawing gives me, and I like not having to wait for layers to dry like you have in painting.

PCC: What made you want to become an artist/fall in love with your craft?
CS: I've always been an artist! I can remember coloring on my mother's rug (she was not enthused) when I was young- and I have always used drawing as a way of dealing with stress or upset. It really is my "happy place".

Sophistipig

PCC: Tell us about your process. What materials do you use?
CS: I am inspired by personalities- which is why I really love doing portrait work! I am also often inspired by music or life events that have a profound effect on me. I generally use charcoal, pastel, colored pencil, and often times in a mixed-media application.
My favorite works of my own are probably all of the animals that I did in the "Eastside Zoo" section of my shop. They were all portraits of my friends here in Austin- envisioned as animals. So a lot of my friends' personalities went into the drawings, and they are special to me because of that. I generally tend toward a whimsical yet realistic style.

Armadillex

PCC: What else are you passionate about?
CS: I love my cat, I love reading, I love lazy days when I can let myself loose with my art- just really brainstorm and not have anything on my plate that has to get done. This is when I'm generally most productive.
I work at an art store with several artist friends, and I really love it! Any time I can be surrounded by art, art supplies, and passionate people who love what they do I know I'm in the right place.

PCC: How do we find you?
CS:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/CreativeScratchings
https://www.facebook.com/artworkbyjanis
follow me on instagram @fowlmouthed

More cool paintings from Creative Scratchings:

How Much?

Tall Boys

Yoloswagrabbit

Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Heidi Shaulis

Heidi Shaulis, Artist

The Catland Way

PCC: Tell us a little about yourself
HS: I’m an artist living in North Jersey, right outside NYC.

PCC: What do you create?
HS: Oil paintings of cats as well as dogs and other animals. I also use my images to make prints, cards, and most recently, glass-tile jewelry.

We Wish You a Meowy Christmas

PCC: What made you want to become an artist/fall in love with your craft?
HS: I actually started out as an archaeologist and did that for many years. While I was in graduate school (UPenn) I started painting as a hobby, and loved it right from the start. I kept at it and years later, in 1999, when my sons were little, I decided to start trying to sell my artwork on the internet so I could work at home and be there for my children. It was 1999 and the internet was just starting to be a good place to sell…I couldn’t believe it when my paintings sold! To get to paint and make a living at it was a dream come true.

Hungry Silver Tabby

PCC: Tell us about your process. What materials do you use?
HS: My materials are alkyd oil paints and walnut oils on stretched canvas. I’m self-taught and so have come up with my own style and techniques using trial and error. Jewel tones and a feeling of depth are my goal, which I achieve by glazing thin layers of color over another. It’s a time consuming process, since oils need time to dry…paintings usually take months to finish (working on several at a time helps!)

PCC: Tell us what you’re passionate about outside of your art
HS: My loves: Cats, dogs, and all animals in general. Vintage things (can’t pass a thrift store without rummaging for a bit). Country living (I’ve spent a large portion of my life in Vermont). Hiking in the woods. Baking. Old houses. And of course, my family.

PCC: How do we find you?
www.heidishaulis.com
www.facebook.com/heidishaulispaintings
www.etsy.com/shop/heidishaulis
https://twitter.com/thepurrmeister
http://instagram.com/HeidiShaulis

Other Art from Heidi that we Love:

Red Tuxedo Cat

Pink Tuxedo

How to Train Your Human

2 Red Deer in the Snow

Little White Cat

Winter Siamese

Ginger Tabby

Winter Grey Tabby Cat

Charlie's Christmas Tree

Black Cat Takes a Nap

Monday, December 1, 2014

Meant 4 a Moment Designs

Artist - Tara Hannon

The work of Tara Hannon of Meant 4 a Moment took me into the memorable world of the Chevy Chase Christmas Vacation movies and the sweet children's story The Velveteen Rabbit. Check out her work for custom creations, Christmas cards and designs, digital downloads, and childrens book illustrations.

PCC: Tell us a little about yourself.

TH: I am a 30 year old freelance illustrator working from Crownsville, Maryland. I am married to a handy general contractor and we just had our first baby in June(!) I have wanted to be an illustrator my whole life - except a brief moment in 5th grade when I wanted to be a monkey trainer.

PCC: What do you create?
TH: I am a children's book illustrator. Along with children's books, I illustrate custom portraits, event prints and super cute wall art.

PCC: What made you want to become an artistt?
TH: In two words - Dr. Seuss.

PCC: Tell us about your process. What materials do you use?
TH: All of my work starts out the old fashioned way- hand drawn with a pencil and paper. Once it is inked, I 'paint' it digitally in photoshop.

PCC: What are you passionate about outside of your art?
TH: Currently, its my 5 month old daughter, Lucy, I am most passionate about. She is the biggest jog I have ever known. Second to her, I go crazy over Picture Books and books stores of any kind and I love jogging.

PCC: How do we find you? Links to shops, blogs, social media, etc.