hand lettered easter illustrations

 I had the pleasure of hand lettering and illustrating this new Easter card series for American Greetings!

In store Easter Promo for American Greetings 2014.

line & wash gallery show

Pool Side
 Ali Kurzeja, watercolor, 8"x8"

Sofia Drives A Scooter
Ali Kurzeja, watercolor & graphite, 8"x 8"

A few of my framed pieces.

Judy is a Punk
Ali Kurzeja, watercolor 

Top three pieces: Untitled by Cannady Chapman,
Bottom photo: Line & Wash showing at the Creative Gallery. 

valentine's day 2014 cards

A cute series of four cards I illustrated for Target. The whale and bumble bee are my faves!

A jumble bike pattern I made for American Greetings.

fashion illustration sketch

A lunch break fashion illustration in the works. Watercolor & graphite.

bloom

These paintings were inspired by the season's trendy Aztec patterns and my longing for Spring time blooms. I entered them into Element Eden's Art Search on Pinterest. Check it out here!

"Bloom"
watercolor & graphite 

Close up

"Bliss"
watercolor, graphite & a little photoshop

In between here & there opening reception!

During the cold winter months when I was reminiscing of past trips to warm destinations, I asked my fellow artist friends (as well as wave buddies) to do a surf themed art show with me. Our vision finally came to light on a warm summer's eve at Artful Living Gallery. Check out the photos from our opening below! P.S. Our closing reception will be held this Sunday, October 13th at Root Cafe.

The artists: Brian Willse, Billy Delfs, myself, & Ben Haehn

Gordon Square's Artful Living Gallery. Special thanks to owner Karen Masters for a great event!

Getting things started.

Jesse Michael Barr (of the Middle Rats & Max Power) serenading the crowd.

Our show!

Close up of my piece, My temple.

Billy Delf's's beautiful photography to the left & my surfer girl paintings along the right. See more of Billy's work here.

My piece, Live in the Sunshine.

My piece, From Sand to Sea. Watercolor 20X30.

My photo squares mixed with Ben's Collages.

One of my watercolor landscapes.

The wonderful work of Ben Haehn.

More of Ben's paintings.

A collection of lovely designs by Brian Willse.

Willse family portrait!

Ladies & gents

My parents & I.

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

Dads in Hawaiian shirts.

Gal pals.

Benj & I 

In Between Here & There Art Show

I'm in a surf themed group art show that opens tonight! Here are a couple sneak peeks of my art and the show poster!

Section of my 20"x 30" watercolor, From Sand to Sea.

Sneak peek at my print, Swim in the Sea. Combing some hand lettering with illustration.

Show poster designed by Brian Willse.

For that special Arrested Development fan in your life.

To celebrate the return of Arrested Development, a few of my artist friends and I collaborated noggins to whip up this faux greeting card line based on the misadventures of our favorite sitcom family. My contribution was Loose Seal! (bottom left).

Download and print them out for free here!

The Bee's Knees

Here are some patterns I designed for Joann Fabrics, available in stores now! Special thanks to art director Anthony Davila! You can purchase them here & here!

In stores now!

Happy Mother's Day

Here are a few patterns I painted for Mother's day, via American Greetings. Wishing my Mom a happy one!