I am on a pastry kick as of late and since I ran out of panels to paint I’m just sketching everything I can before I leave for Epcot. This Poppy Seed loaf came to me yesterday. I do all my sketching and color roughs in Procreate on an iPad. This saves me a ton of regret because I can quickly see if something’s going to work or not without wasting paint. I learned a long time ago that this is not a sign of weakness, but rather a necessity for me. I do not visualize my art in my brain, I work everything out on the page so to speak. This is why I have so much anxiety over creating in public on the fly. When I’m signing at Disney and a guest asks me to sketch a particular character my brain seizes up. I have learned to come up with doodles ahead of time that I’m familiar with so I don’t disappoint anyone.
Black Friday Holiday Sale and New Releases
Hey everyone- how have you been? I've been neglecting my blog so I thought it would be nice to post something fun. I'd love to introduce you to "Kahuna Hula", my newest piece that I did for Gallery 1988 to help celebrate their upcoming 2016 solos. I'm really blown away that this will be my 3rd year doing a solo for them and I couldn't be more excited. After an extended period of brainstorming new ideas I finally (well it was Ed's idea) came up with a theme and I'm sure you're going to love it as much as I do! This silly guy is just a 'taste' of what's to come.
So for Black Friday, this painting along with 30 limited edition signed/numbered giclees will go on sale over at Gallery 1988. They are also having their annual holiday sale where most of their inventory (besides their newest shows) will go on sale for 25% off. You can't beat that! Visit their blog for all the details and releases here.
I'm also happy to announce that I'll be having my own Black Friday Holiday Sale that will include new releases too! Please meet, "Enigma" who popped out of my jet lagged brain after Australia and showcases one of my favorite animals, the platypus. He will be available for purchase in my own shop Friday, November 27th at 3pm EST. I have also loaded up my shop with a bunch of brand new prints and plaques that you will be able to purchase beginning Friday (at 12am EST) along with a discount code that will be good on all purchases (including originals) from Friday (11/27) through Saturday 12/5 (at 11:59pm EST) -- use CRMHOLIDAYSALE for 15%! Visit shop.cuddlyrigormortis.com to see what's new.
I hope you all have a wonderful holiday season and thank you again!
xo
Kristin
Jiggle!
Here's another sneak peek from my solo, Happy Food. May I present...
"Jiggle"
What can I say, I just love painting Jell-o! And green Jell-o, well, that's the ultimate, isn't it?
The show opens next Friday (May 15th), at Gallery 1988 (East) from 7 - 10pm. I'll be there, along with my hubby and 30 of my happy, tasty friends. Hope to see you there :)
Happy Food Solo at Gallery 1988
Happy Food is coming!
I am humbled and honored to once again be showing my work with Gallery 1988. When asked to do another solo with them, I had a couple ideas for themes, but kept coming back to happy food.
Mr. Good Morning Waffle along with 29 of his tasty friends will be on display from May 15th through June 6th at their East location. As with all their shows, there will not be an advance preview so if you can't make it to the opening, all remaining art (including limited edition prints) will go on sale the next day in their online shop. But since Ed and I will be flying out for the opening, we hope that we can see lots of you there!
What? You'd like another sneak peek? Here's "Salud":
I'll be showing a few more complete paintings over the next week, so stay tuned. ARe you still itching to buy some artwork now? Gallery 1988 is having a spring sale until May 17th on most inventory. Use the code 2015 for 15% off! I've got a handful of items that are eligible for the sale which you can peruse here.