Positivity, Positively

I've been focusing heavily on trying to stay as positive as I can. A conversation with an old friend many years ago got me to thinking about thought manifestation. I had fixated on this school of thought a while back, but never committed to it primarily due to immaturity. With my new family, this thought process may be something valuable to the life I have with my fiance and soon-to-arrive daughter. Negative thinking can consume a lot of time and hinder productivity. It can debilitate relationships. It can wreck anything near and dear. I ain't having that. So here's some PMA and a new painting I completed tonight.

Finished some new flash!

I got prints of my flash for sale. Payable (via paypal) to davetattoos@gmail.com - Make sure you include your address! $15 a print or the whole set for $40 shipping included to anywhere in U.S.

Paintin' & Tattin'

Good news all around.

So Lisa and I found out that we are having a baby GIRL! Very excited. I'm now 300% more apprehensive now concerning the safety of my yet-to-be-born Princess. We're still due on Christmas day... very happy. I have some traveling coming up soon. A guest spot and maybe some conventions? All in all, things are going good. Here's a new watercolor piece I did so this post isn't bereft of any visuals. I really need to get in touch with this medium more often. That is all. Take care!

Your Burning Up My Heart - Pop-Up Valentines

I've been playing around with watercolors a lot lately and I've been getting better at every project. For Valentines Day I decided to try my hand at pop-ups!

I cut out my burning heart illustration and mounted it on an "unequal angle fold". I also created a moire pattern spinner in the background. I mounted some patterned paper on the cover, hiding the folds and tabs.


More pictures (and video!) below.

I've also posted some process pictures up on flickr!

Pop-Up Valentine from Sara Antoinette on Vimeo.

Watercolors and Cats

I've been working on my watercolor skills. This is a portrait of Reggie. Its an exorcise in watercolor and ink wash.

Anyone interested in a cat portrait?