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Thursday, February 27, 2014 11:24:25 PM
Amy Farrier wrote a blog post titled Happy Halloween!:
Amy said, "Costume idea for the manatee with a sense of humor"
Thursday, February 27, 2014 11:24:25 PM
Amy Farrier wrote a blog post titled Round Robin, Week 1:
Amy said, "Conducting a little art experiment with illustrators extraordinaire Diandra Mae and Marsha Riti where we collaborate on a piece every week round robin style. Diandra handed me the most adorable, forlorn fox, and here's what I added.Marsha, over to..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 11:24:25 PM
Amy Farrier wrote a blog post titled Round Robin, Week 2:
Amy said, "So, it's my week to kick off our round robin collaboration. Check in with Marsha Riti and Diandra Mae over the next couple of days to see what else develops in this scene. Happy drawing!"
Thursday, February 27, 2014 11:24:25 PM
Amy Farrier wrote a blog post titled Round Robin, Week 3:
Amy said, "This week I'm doing the final illustration lap of the Round Robin collaboration with Marsha Riti and Diandra Mae. Marsha kicked it off with a beautiful setting of the scene, and Diandra created some wonderful characters and drama. Decided to add a..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 11:24:25 PM
Amy Farrier wrote a blog post titled The Secret Garden Nesting Dolls:
Amy said, "This post could be subtitled: "How I learned That I Know Nothing About Acrylic Paint Or Painting On 3-D Objects." So, I had this idea several months ago that illustrated nesting dolls might be a fun project to do as a silent auction donation for..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 11:24:25 PM
Amy Farrier wrote a blog post titled Happy Valentine's Day:
Amy said, "Part of a promo with my fellow Girllustrators. A bit of Valentine's silliness."
Wednesday, August 21, 2013 1:29:04 PM
Amy Farrier wrote a blog post titled Sketching at Barton Springs:
Amy said, "Joined up with other SCBWI Austin illustrators on Saturday and tried to capture the scene at "Barking" Springs: part dog park, part swimming hole. Lovely morning to sit beneath the sycamores and watercolor."
Wednesday, June 19, 2013 11:13:38 AM
Amy Farrier wrote a blog post titled Animal Experiments:
Amy said, "Applying the landscape style from last week (outline in indigo watercolor) to animals."
Tuesday, June 18, 2013 11:33:36 AM
Amy Farrier wrote a blog post titled Process: Lake Como in Watercolor:
Amy said, "Let's start with my photo reference, a shot of Lake Como in Northern Italy from several years ago. Side note: this is one of the most beautiful, dreamy places I've ever been. I start off with a minimal sketch in HB pencil and a light pink wash for..." more
Monday, June 17, 2013 11:43:35 AM
Amy Farrier wrote a blog post titled Landscapes Three Ways:
Amy said, "Just playing around with watercolor approaches. I posted some progress shots of these last week, but here they are "finished" and scanned.Watercolor, charcoal & graphite Outlines in thick indigo watercolor, filled in with transparent watercolor..." more
Thursday, April 11, 2013 6:52:45 PM
Amy Farrier wrote a blog post titled Desert Inspiration:
Amy said, "Working on a Victorian gothic piece for this weekend's SCBWI conference in Houston, but the images in my head are more influenced by the subtle textures and earth tones and blazing blue skies of the desert. Took a trip last weekend to Palm Springs..." more
Thursday, April 4, 2013 10:03:25 AM
Amy Farrier wrote a blog post titled Squirrels Night Out:
Amy said, "I just read last week's 7-imp post on David Ezra Stein's Ol' Mama Squirrel, which is going on my book wishlist straight-away. Love how he captured their fierce, chastising nature, even when dealing with creatures many times their size.I recently..." more
Friday, February 8, 2013 10:46:16 AM
Amy Farrier wrote a blog post titled Lion, squirrels and conferences, oh my!:
Amy said, "The Austin SCBWI conference kicks off tonight, with an exciting event at the Children's Museum honoring Patrice Barton, Crystal Kite winner, and full of readings by E.B. Lewis, Liz Garton Scanlon, Cynthia Leitich Smith and more. Conference also..." more
Sunday, January 13, 2013 7:42:02 PM
Amy Farrier wrote a blog post titled Inspiration on a frosty morning:
Amy said, "Walking with my dog this morning out at the Walnut Creek trails, I was struck by the beauty of the glittery dew and frost and subtle golden colors of winter. My brain kept mixing watercolor paint to capture those shades, but the only tool I had on..." more
Sunday, January 13, 2013 7:42:02 PM
Amy Farrier wrote a blog post titled From the sketchbook: dino & flamingos:
Amy said, "I feel like this guy has a story, but I'm not sure what it is yet... My nephew stopped by while I had out the bright fuschia liquid watercolor and wanted to try it out. His snake (he's 2 and everything he draws is a snake) looked like a flamingo, so..." more
Friday, July 27, 2012 4:38:21 PM
Amy Farrier wrote a blog post titled Ursa Major & Minor:
Amy said, "Just thought I'd share a peek at my studio table in the last week before heading to the SCBWI conference in LA. This is an image based on a dream that I'm using for a postcard promo. Back to painting...and I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!"
Tuesday, June 12, 2012 4:22:50 PM
Amy Farrier wrote a blog post titled Drawing Chickens:
Amy said, "Yep, more birds. Sunday evening I met up with various members of the Girllustrators and Armadillustrators in the garden of Eastside Cafe for some drawing, socializing, and lemosas (refreshing mix of frozen lemonade, champagne, and raspberry). When..." more
Tuesday, May 1, 2012 7:57:20 PM
Amy Farrier wrote a blog post titled Bird snacks:
Amy said, "Saw a green heron catch a minnow and a kingbird catch a caterpillar this morning at Shoal Creek. And yesterday an oriole was eating ants from inside the trumpet vine in the backyard (photos here)."
Monday, April 30, 2012 12:03:21 PM
Amy Farrier wrote a blog post titled Studio Clean-up:
Amy said, "So lovely to start off the week with a clean desk! Spent most of yesterday and some of Saturday organizing, cleaning, and paring down in my studio. I'm half minimalist, half collector/packrat, and the minimalist half got tired of all the paper..." more
Monday, April 23, 2012 4:38:06 PM
Amy Farrier wrote a blog post titled Drawing Day: Hamilton Pool:
Amy said, "A day full of sketching, swimming and enjoying nature at Hamilton Pool. What made it even better: got to hang out with various Armadil- and Girl-lustrators and a couple more fine folks. Seriously, if you have not been to Hamilton Pool and you are in..." more
Wednesday, April 18, 2012 9:58:50 AM
Amy Farrier wrote a blog post titled Mac Crack of Dawn & the Eggmobile:
Amy said, "Inspired by all the crazy kustomized hot rods in town over the weekend (my favorite had a Chewbacca head on the top of the gear shift), and people who drive them. The eggmobile is what happened when I tried to draw this car without looking at the..." more
Tuesday, April 17, 2012 5:30:11 PM
Amy Farrier wrote a blog post titled Please don't feed the dinosaurs:
Amy said, "This is what you don't want to find when you walk back to your lunch! Dedicated to Harper and her dinos."
Saturday, April 14, 2012 12:24:30 PM
Amy Farrier wrote a blog post titled Cars, Music, Dinosaurs:
Amy said, "It's Lonestar Round Up time in Austin, and yesterday I joined up with Shelley Jackson, Jeff Crosby, and their daughter, talented artist/dinosaur handler Harper, for an afternoon of sketching the South Congress scene.Shelley and Harper enjoying music..." more
Wednesday, April 11, 2012 12:43:09 PM
Amy Farrier wrote a blog post titled One fish, sketch fish:
Amy said, "Some fish that didn't end up getting used on a recent project."
Monday, April 14, 2014 2:30:58 PM
Amy Farrier wrote a blog post titled Experimenting on Craft Day:
Amy said, "Do you ever talk with fellow artists about how much fun it would be to share tools and techniques and just play for an afternoon? On Saturday, several Austin illustrators got to do just that when the talented and organized Marsha Riti made a good..." more