MondoLounge!

Here are some more images I've made into prints to sell at MondoLounge this weekend up in Vegas!

Annnd... bonus drawing because I got my vintage leopard print coat fixed up! (it had gotten a tear in it; it's a good as new now!)

Hula Girls and a cat burglar

Some pieces I'm working on for MondoLounge... : D 
Not sure about the BW hula girl; and still playing with the bg in the bra-less (coconut-less?) hula girl..

AMOS Showtime piece UP!

 Whoo hoo! My piece for AMOS's showtime is finally up and available for sale up on their website!

Currently, it is up on display at a wonderful gallery called Parzelle403, in Basel, Switzerland. For those following along at home, this is my FIRST international showing of my artwork! : D
(www.parzelle403.ch).

 If you are not in Switzerland, you can always check it out online here!

Ex Libris sketches

As you may or may not know, I absolutely LOVE getting my sketchbooks from Ex Libris Anonymous. They take old books and re-purpose them into sketchbooks, including remnant pages from the original books.  I love drawing on these pages and using them as inspiration and cool backgrounds.

I'm developing a Marie Antoinette costume for Halloween, hence all the wig up-does recently...

OH! and as always (which I should really make more clear), all drawings here are for sale and available either as originals or prints. Matted Prints= $10 each, Matted Originals=$25, framed originals= $35

Marie Antoinette

Peggy

By now, I'm sure you're familiar with my girl-crush on Joan from Mad Men, but I do have to give it up to Peggy for rocking some ADORABLE dresses this season. And her character, which I've really loved watching grow this season.

"let's get liberated.."

Impressions of NYCC

Here are a few drawings from New York Comic-Con this past weekend!

First night in NYC!

Since NYCC was paired with Anime Fest, we saw lots of Anime-type things. Including Harajuku inspired Lolita dogs outside. Yup. You heard me.

On Saturday, Paigey and her friend Fenny dressed up as Vegas showgirls to booth babe it up. It was a day of "PAIGEY'S BOOBS, oh, and girls drawin girls." HA! I'm a straight lady, and even I couldn't take my eyes off that rack! ; D

clockwise: Maria Danalakis, Erica Hesse, Paigey!, Melody Severns and Me

I drew things on Sunday, but I drew them on little art cards, and they sold right away, so I have no proof of them. But I did draw a few things! : D

ALSO, I have to give an awesome shout-out to all the amazing new and old artists I met and discovered this past weekend:

Echo Chernik, an amazingly talented artist from Florida who makes beautiful art nouveau inspired girls
Devin Clark, co-creator of Ugly Americans
Dan Goodsell of Mr Toast (who I already know, but had the pleasure of being next to at the GDG booth!)
Kirby Krackle, of the same music video Damon and I worked on
John Lustig of the hilarious Last Kiss comics
Ben Templesmith of 30 days of night fame
My Plastic Heart, where I'll be part of a group shows, "Ladies Night" in NYC in December

Go check out these amazing people! DO IT! NOW!

6th Annual Día de los Muertos Exhibit

6th Annual Día de los muertos Exhibit and Celebration at Cactus Gallery
Show runs October 9 - November 7, 2010
Opening Reception: Saturday, October 9th * 7p-10p

Come check out one of my favorite annual shows this weekend! I have two new finished pieces and a selection of framed sketches available for sale!

Email semastroianni70@yahoo.com for purchasing details!

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$35

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Day of the Dead (Dia de los muertos) is celebrated on November 1st and 2nd. It is a time to remember deceased loved ones and honor them. Day of the Dead is a festive and colorful occasion; a time to celebrate life!

The belief behind Day of the Dead practices is that spirits return to the Earth for one day of the year to be with their families. The spirits are greeted with offerings of food and things that the person enjoyed in life. These are laid out on altars in the family home. It is believed that the spirits consume the essence and the aroma of the foods that are offered.

The exhibition this year includes over 40 artists who have created original acrylic. oil and watercolor paintings, assemblage, paper mache, etching, sculpture, mosaic, printmaking and mixed media works on canvas and wood.

The reception for our 6th Annual Dia de los muertos exhibit and celebration coincides with our area's artwalk. NELAart Second Saturday Gallery Night is a self-guided tour of the galleries, non-profits and artist run project spaces located in Northeast Los Angeles (NELA). We are dedicated to increase the visibility of the thriving arts community in the area.

Click here for a map: www.nelaart.com

Cactus Gallery and Gifts
4534 Eagle Rock Blvd.
Eagle Rock, California 90041

323.256.6117

www.eclecticcactus.com
www.cactusgallery.blogspot.com
Email: semastroianni70@yahoo.com

"Hooray for October!" art sale

Hey everyone! I'm having a "Hooray for October!" sale on some of my pieces!

Check it out!:

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25% off my artwork over in my FB album!! Sale ends next week 10/13

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=267111&id=506994044&l=7ad62a0752

Joan Inspired ladies

Would like to clean these up into prints to sell at MondoLounge Las Vegas later this month!

Cave Girls

 

For Girls Drawin Girls' blog theme, "cave women"

Bonus drawing with a cat scan! Inky apparently is a mutant cat with 5 paws. The drawing is an Amazon, replete with the cut off breast... (thanks, Y the Last Man!)

Heat wave

We seriously had the hottest weather last week; Los Angeles hit a record 113 degrees!! Aaannd, now it's 60 outside. Way to go, weird weather.

Showgirl hat!

I took an awesome workshop by Striptease Symposium about making hats and hairpieces for burlesque (mainly, 'cause I want to make hair flowers). It was awesome!! I now know how to make a vegas girl style headdress! : D

Rough and Cleaned

Before and after!

Bone Juggler

Sexy Muppets

Animal Inspired sexy girl (from the Girls Drawin Girls blog theme, "Sexy Muppets")

Damon said my Animal girl didn't look like a muppet (she was inspired by, please), so I made a cross-dressing sexy Kermit just for him.

More Skeleton type ladies

Who Watches the Watchmen?

Caught an amazing show of Burlesque Babes from Outer Space and saw Iza La Vamp's amazing cross-gender routine as The Comedian from the Watchmen. And yes, her pasties were yellow smily faces with red tassels.  HOT!

Trouble #1 and Trouble #2

The kittens discovered both my My Little Pony collection and my fish tank all on the same day. 

No good can come of this!

French Maids

Kittens