Silent Film Star

Girl on text

Mustard Cream Sauce

Has nothing to do with the drawing.. just one of the recipes on the page! : )

Art for Five!

I'm participating in a "pass it forward" type art exchange called "Art for Five," which I originally saw on  the wonderfully talented Brandi Milne's blog, and then passed on by the lovely Jenny Lewis...

"Here are the rules:

I am entering into the following contract with the first 5 people who comment on this post and then commit to do the same on their blog. Just read below and if you feel up to the task copy the following into your blog and leave me a comment.

1. I make no guarantees that you will like what I make. Whatcha get is whatcha get.

2. What I create will be just for you, with love.

3. It’ll be done this year (2009).

4. I will not give you any clue what it’s going to be. It will be something made in the real world and not something cyber.  It may be weird or beautiful. Or it may be monstrous and annoying. 

5. I reserve the right to do something strange. 

6. In return, all you need to do is post this text on your blog and make 5 things for the first 5 to respond to your blog post.

7. Send me your mailing address - after I contact you.

Come on, don't be shy. Even if you don't think you're the creative type, you might end up surprising yourself - and making 5 other people very happy too! So there you go, be the first 5 to leave a comment and be a part of it! Please leave your email address as well so I can contact you :) "

Jungle girl of sorts

Mousse au chocolat

More pin-up studies

Been trying to study Shane Glines and his way of dealing with cute girls- SO inspiring! I love the way he deals with faces and his linework....

Lemon Ice Box Cake

Fourth of July in Sonoma

Went to go visit the Mission in Sonoma; very interesting part of CA's history! First time I've actually visited / been to a Mission. There were a great collection of watercolors by Chris Jorgensen that were absolutely beautiful!  He and his wife traveled up and down the CA coast in 1904/05 while he painted Missions in all forms of disrepair and decay, resulting in an increased interest in the general public to restore them.

Anyway, gorgeous stuff!

I have a mini-sketchbook that my friend Danielle gave me and I keep in my purse- perfect for tiny mini-sketches! (the scans are close to actual size!) This is the courtyard's fountain and a visitor.

Orange Nut Cake Fairy (July 3rd)

my re-purposed sketchbook is an old cookbook, so there are secret surprise recipes sprinkled throughout!

if anybody tries this recipe, let me know how it turns out! : D

second of july, another headache

bleh... drew this while i had a headache.. not sure what it means!

EXTINCT: Endanger Show recap!

First off, a HUGE thank you to The Hive LA,(gallery)  Ngoc Hoang of the Professional Bakist (food), Yxta,(drinks), Music Functioing as One,(string music) and DJ Clownfish (DJ) for a fantastic opening!

We had a wonderfully large turnout for the event, and the crowd had a great response to the paintings.

Here are pics of all the paintings:
http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=extinct&w=29945203%40N04

Here's the Hive LA's post of the show:
http://thehivela.blogspot.com/2009/06/daisy-church-hive-los-angeles-june-27th.html

Here's the Professional Bakist's post about the show and hor'deurves
http://professionalbakist.blogspot.com/2009/06/we-go-together.html

More pics:
http://bummerws.blogspot.com/2009/06/daisy-church-art-show-at-hive.html

My concept for the show was based off the news about a year ago pronouncing the Baiji dolphin, a river dolphin found in China, officially extinct.  I ended up reading Douglas Adam's book "Last Chance to See," which is about Adam's mission to go around the world and see endangered animals before they are gone forever.

I started thinking about the fact that an animal can go extinct like that within my lifetime, and thinking about other animals that have gone extinct in recent modern history, as well as animals on the brink of the same fate, and was inspired to create this series.

I wanted the human female presences to create counter-points to the animal subjects; they represent the cultural and historical context of each animal, and echo ideas about display, voyeurism, and the relationship humans have to the natural world.

if you missed the show, it's on view through august 5th!

Presented by The Hive Los Angeles
1402 Micheltorena St
Los Angeles, CA 90026

Extinct: Endanger
New works by Daisy Church

On View                           June 27th - August 5th, 2009

Artist Website:         http://www.daisychurch.com
Gallery Website:        http://thehive.la

For gallery sales and inquiries, please stop by The Hive Los Angeles or contact

Charles Renn
info@thehive.la
323.665.1028

or curator Sebastian Marlow
siidesign@gmail.com

Illustration Friday- Worn

Haven't done an Illustration Friday piece in forever!

I can definitely relate to feeling worn out.. 

Sailor girl, take 2

I liked last night's drawingso much, I was inspired to try and do a second, more cleaned up pass (with color!)