Inspiration and Hand-Lettering

Posted on July 8, 2015 by Ellen Sherman

I was filling out my trusty Passion Planner for the day, when the weekly quote struck me as particularly motivating. (Anything to do with the stars or the sky tends to resonate with me.) So while drinking my first cup of coffee and waking up a bit, I decided to do a bit of hand-lettering practice, inspired by the quote.

“Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.” Marcus Aurelius.

Not pictured; the DELICIOUS latte my husband whipped up for me. He doesn’t even like to drink them, but he could totally be a barista in another life

Painting-in-Progress; Watercolor Honeybee

Posted on July 7, 2015 by Ellen Sherman

I finished up work this afternoon on a custom watercolor painting; a lovely little honeybee for a devoted beekeeper. Here’s a quick little step-by-step breakdown of how it came to life.

Note of Sarcasm; when making step-by-step graphics, it’s super important to take the pictures at very VERY times of day, so that the whole color of the piece looks different every time. It’s apparent I need to revamp to my studio lighting…

Happy 4th of July sale!

Posted on July 3, 2015July 3, 2015 by Ellen Sherman

Happy 4th of July Weekend! If you haven’t already heard, allllll weekend I’m offering %15 off all orders placed via the etsy shop. Simply enter code “HAPPYFOURTH” at checkout

Have a lovely weekend friends <3

Watercolor Floral Print Test

Posted on July 1, 2015 by Ellen Sherman

I posted a few work-in-progress shots of this floral watercolor on instagram back a few weeks ago, and received an incredible response for prints.

SO! I woke up a few hours early this morning and got to work testing the colors. My scanner/printer are pretty well calibrated at this point, so matching the colors to the original only took a few passes. I made tests of 5 x 7s, 8.5 x 11, and 11 x 14 sized prints, and was quite happy with the outcome.

I’m hoping to finish a run of 20 by tomorrow, allowing me to photograph them and put them up in the etsy shop by the end of the week.

Hope everyone has a lovely week! And Happy July!