Low Tide mermaid reworked painting

Well, there appears to be another completed piece of art on my desk!! I am in awe, honestly, I have been so stupid busy that I was beginning to think I would never make another piece of art. Of course, she is a remake of one of my older illustrations, so it's not like I had to do all kinds of thinking. Still, I am quite satisfied with the way "Low Tide" turned out, and it was nice to just PAINT.

So, here she is- "Low Tide"- an introspective mermaid-type lady, in vibrant colors with lots of contrast. She is an original painting, 7" x 5" on a canvas panel. I have listed her for auction on eBay, starting at $35. You can visit the auction by clicking the picture or the link below it :)


"Low Tide" mermaid painting auction on eBay

Here are a few work in progress shots of her, and her sister piece "Wishing Pond" (that one has been sold already)





This is the illustration I drew back in 2010 (holy mawgosh that was a long time ago):


Ummm, what else, what else...I am planning another doll for July. I will warn you all, I have a clown obsession, so the next doll....yeah, clownesque. (sorry for any clown fears (sorry not sorry)). I also have a dragon art card or two kicking around here that I should really find, add color, and share with you all :) Everything else I am working on is Dorkling related, so should you have any interest in any of that, you can see it all on my zombietoes site.

xo!
Em
darklingtreasures.com and/or zombietoes.com

Georgine & Rufus- a Monster High Doll Repaint

I have discovered the disturbingly consuming and highly fulfilling hobby of refacing Monster High dolls. Having nude, faceless, dismembered doll parts scattered all over the place somehow makes sense for my lifestyle. I like the challenge of giving them new personalities and faces. I like that I've gotten back to my mixed media art roots through this weirdness. This is my first ever publicly unveiled repainted doll. She is certainly not perfect, but I had a lot of fun revamping her!

Below are a few work work in progress shots, as well as what the doll looked like originally. I didn't manage to take any of my own "before" pictures, so I have borrowed one (credit under the pic).


More or less what she looked like when I got her- photo credit to barbiebeauties.wordpress.com

after stripping the original paint off her face


a few layers of "new face"...and the full outfit

"Georgine" was previously a Monster High Draculaura doll. Then I got a hold of her, muahahaha...now she is a kind of creepy soubrette who prefers tutus to too much face paint. She and her balloon Rufus like to sit outside the ice cream parlor and freestyle sing to passers-by. Part clown, part candy princess, all sweet!


a close up

full shot!

I have listed her for auction on eBay HERE with a starting bid of $15. Adopting her into your home would allow me to start working on another pretty dollie, so you know...Consider supporting a living artist. I will also have you know that my BFF is PISSED that I am starting this auction so low. But I'd like to get her a home more than I'd like to get lots of money, more for reasons of storage space and all that. I tried to explain this to my BFF and she just gave me THE LOOK, hahaha.

Additionally, Georgine has her very own webpage on my Darkling Treasures site HERE, with a bunch more pictures and info.

Thank you for taking time to look! :)

xo!
Em
darklingtreasures.com and/or zombietoes.com

I'm back and I brought a Clown with me!!

Well, Hi, I'm back!

Couldn't stay away forever, though at times it would make my life more simple...:) I am currently in the act of accepting that I have more than one artistic style, and both are valid and deserving of expression. So, I've decided to step back into the fantasy realm from time to time...plotting on releasing one new fantasy piece a month! Hopefully I won't punk out and go back on these plans ;) Gah! The life of an artist...had I known...perhaps I would have gone to college (hahahahaha). Well...I really have no poetic words of wisdom, but I will say this- it is just ridiculously stupid to deny who you are, even if who you are is a complete and utter lunatic.
Okay, art time, then...Here is my newest Darkling painting- "Scribbles the Clown" (aka My Clown Face).


Click here to see more of Scribbles :D

This is an ACTUAL portrait of my face, taken from a photo of me in my Halloween costume. Hmmmm, well, it USED to be *just* a Halloween costume, but I've taken a liking to wearing it while drinking and talking shit. Sometimes, I like to wear it and PRETEND I am drunk, but really I am soberly talking shit. (What? You'd really hit a drunken girl clown with glasses? Shame on you!! :P)

So...Yes, back to "being a professhunal"- there will be one new fantasy piece a month, some sort of crazy blog ramble to go along with the new art, and then posters and prints shortly after each new release :) And of course, website updates and such. I tried to quit painting mermaid boobs, I really tried...but you know, it's just not worth the cost, to NOT do it. ;)

xo!
Em
darklingtreasures.com