My Life Obsession: FLOWERS

Of course, by now, you all now my love for flowers. One night a few weeks ago,  I just had to sit down and doodle. I ran across this picture of these really tropical, passion flowers. I tried drawing them and beautifully failed, but I fell in love with what actually came out. Example number one:

Since that night, I have been non-stop doodling flowers like my life depends on it. It's highly detailed and yet a little different than what I have seen out there. I am working on adding color to these pretty soon and then making them "pop." 

I just did this one recently for my best friend who needed a card and added blues and greens in the dots. It was really beautiful-  if I say so myself!

My absolute favorite one, the Cherry Blossom! 

The Daisy

Please forgive me, some of the images are on notebook paper and need to be transfered and cleaned, but I couldn't wait to put them out. 

Project: I recently bought this book, Wreck This Journal by Keri Smith. The mission of this book is to completely get your creative juices flowing by destroying this book. Hence the name. Everyday you have an assignment on each page, telling you what you need to do. Example, draw your surrounding while you're in motion, collect stamps off your mail, and bring this book in the shower with you. No, that last one is really in there. I don't really want to go through with it because I paid $14 for the book. But you get the idea, simply do something unexpected and creative. Do something you don't expect. Check it out if you can- you might need it to spice up your art life.

New Year + New Goals = 2011. Since the beginning of this new year, I have been keeping my heart and mind open to what things I want to accomplish in my lifetime and what I need to do to get there. I have been getting a lot of headaches because of it, but thats part of it. I am working on some new projects and will be posting soon, so I am putting up some old drawings I had hidden away in my room, crammed in a corner somewhere. I am steadily applying for jobs out there and praying for a possibility to come to life. Fingers crossed for the future! God Bless!

This was way back in high school. I was in AP Design my senior year and my concentration was flowers- which my teacher told me was impossible to get a high score with. I got 4/5. (Haha)

For my friends birthdays I like to make cards for them and I LOVE flowers. They are used to seeing them.

This is one of my favorite pieces. I saw a dog from a comic strip and I just loved his energy in his expressions. So I  incorporated him- awwhh!!!

This was in my college class, Advertising Graphic Design,  I had to create a gig poster of my favorite band/singer.  Brooke Fraser is one of my favorite artists. If this looks familiar, it is. Two pics up is the same flower. I took it and really made it pop- tons of paint techniques and color pencils were involved.

I saw an artists work one time and I was amazed! I can not remember who it was, but they used so much color, with flowers and really unique images. I tried a spin off of their work on my own. She's my superwoman!

Bird Lover

I LOVE drawing birds!! It takes alot to draw one for me, so I guess thats why I don't do it very often, but I get really detailed. I collect pictures of birds from magazines and wait until I have to time to draw them. I love to get the pattern of their feathers and the look in their eyes. I have one to show you right now, but I have some more coming. 

As you can see- I am very detailed when it comes to lines and shading. I didn't even finish the tree branch the bird is sitting on! I call this one Cherry because its suppose to be a cherry blossom tree.

But do not worry! I will have plenty more bird pictures to come! 

Cards by Casey

Howdy Yall!!!!
Thats how we Texans say hello- its weird because anyone outside the Texas border thinks we're speaking another language but I wouldn't have it any other way!!! I went down a rabbit hole there- sorry! I am sad to say it has been a while since I last blogged, but no more. I am turning it around! As you know, I am longing for a career in the greeting card industry and am working on some designs. And I wanted to show some to you. Let me remind you- total beginners here, but I am working on getting better.

This card was my first try at designing, drawing, and coloring cards. My uncle in Colorado was turning the big
5-0.  

Now this was WAY back in the day, but one of my BFFE was turning 20. She is the youngest of our little group and she has grown up before our eyes. Love you Steph Steph!!!

This was for my aunt and uncle's anniversary! My aunt LOVES birdhouses and birds, so I thought  this would be perfect.


Thanks for looking at my cards so far- any suggestions would be nice to hear, good or bad. Talk to ya later!!

Past Work

Hey there!
This is my second posting as of yet. Art has always been a part of my life- an escape from my life. Not that my life was bad enough to have a sit down with Oprah, but I have grown into a strong person because of it. I would love to have a job using what talent God has given me and live for Him. Here are some pieces that I worked on a couple of years ago:

In high school, I was in AP Design and my concentration was Flowers. A total of 12 pieces dedicated to flowers- number 3 of the AP boards 'what not to do's."I will never forget my art teachers glare after I told her what I was going to do. And guess what? I passed with a 4 out of 5! 

My teacher was a huge fan of lines- every kind of line/shading that was out there. So, I emphasized on the shading of the same rose in different styles. The dots is still my favorite piece.

Hello There World!

Hi! My name is Casey. I graduated from The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor with a degree in Computer Graphic Design. I LOVE color, designs, and anything cute and whimsical. I want nothing more than to than to express my creativity through art and greeting cards. I really would love to make my way into the greeting card industry. If you, or if anyone, is reading my blog and would like a custom card for anything- let me know because I would love to make it for you! I wish this blog to show the outside world what I love doing and what inspires me- Be inspired to live out your life!