Keeping it classy

For once I decided against taking the theme as a pun or other play on words and just stuck to the general concept. This is definitely the classiest thing in my sketchbook at the moment, and I'm pretty partial to it.

If it looks familiar, that's because it is: this is my own version of a famous Mucha http://love4thearts.wordpress.com/2011/03/27/more-mucha/

Old school tattoo lady

Finally managing to break out of my art block, kind of. Here's some old lineart I just coloured.

Fan Expo: Dr. Frankenfurter

I'm so hot for Tim Curry.

Portrait o' John: Amanda

This is my friend John, he makes the most incredible music you could ever put into your faceholes. If you'd like to have your mind blown, you can go like him here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Primatus/28261532129

This painting took wayyyy too long, but John was awesome at posing for reference pictures, haha. Please click on the picture to see John with both his hands intact :)

Steampunk: Amanda

I know that everyone and their mother has jumped on the steampunk bandwagon, but I really like the brass colour and gears, damn it. Also, hi, I died for awhile!

Theology: Amanda

I copied Liz :D ... I guess that sort of turns this week into mythology week, but shh. Persephone and Hades, because I feel for the girl always getting the raw end of the deal. The way mine ends is with a sexy Hades who is totes okay with Persephone staying or leaving. She's contemplating eating the pomengranate seed or not. I think probably the fact that Hades has sweet hangouts and looks good in a gothboy skirt may be deciding factors.

Digitally remastered edition: Amanda

This is the original, which was done approximately seven years ago. Now, I could have easily punched this version in the face with my tablet, but I decided to do it in Impossible Mode. Meaning, I picked up the same medium and music I used to create the first one. In laymen's terms, I listened to Blink 182 and calloused my hand to hell and back with colouring pencils. The result is my realization that pencil crayons don't like to be scanned:

Pfffffffft, I am tired. No more colouring pencils. It looks great in person, but this makes me sad.

Fantasy Geek Week - Amanda

My post finished off last week's theme, so I am pleased that I'm also kicking off this week's theme posts. Fantasy Geek Week!

Fun fact: this was done entirely while listening to musicals. You are super jealous.

Odd couples: Amanda

Their love is pure and untouchable.

Tea Party Week: Amanda

Sweet, I'm totally first poster for the Tea Party theme.

Nothing much here, y'know, same old same old. Who hasn't had a radioactive tea party wearing gas masks during the apocalypse?

Speaking of old, though, this is actually a re-make of an old drawing of mine (http://agreatadventure.deviantart.com/gallery/#/dw9tew). I had an art block prior to this, so I figured a re-make might get me on the right track.

xoxo Amanda

Amanda's amazing!

Amanda loves ketchup. She also loves breakfast, make-up, music, video games and shoes. Amanda recently graduated from Sheridan College's Illustration program and is currently in Ottawa with her fiancée. She's a very strong and hardworking person who doesn't tolerate bullshit and doesn't like children.

Here I (Taryn) present to you the romance between Amanda and Heinz Ketchup.

Deena rocks my face right off.

Deena is, first and foremost, part lion. When her lioness duties are taken care of, she excels in the art field, holding two degrees (BFA and BAA). She enjoys sequins, showtunes, muppets, and probably knows more than everyone you know combined about every movie ever made. This particular Deena was drawn by Amanda Sheehan, who Deena loves with all her heart.