Poster Contest

I participated in the Pandora contest last year, and used my Can Music Save Your Mortal Soul image. It got a great response and was in the top ten for a while. Well, it’s that time of year again, and this time I made an image specifically for this contest. It took me a little longer than expected, but I still have nine days left in the contest and so I figured I’d enter it anyway. Click here to vote for my poster.

The butterfly inspired the piece. I was looking through photos from the summer when I went hiking with my friend Amber. We spotted a yellow butterfly that seemed to follow us around and posed for quite a few pictures! Once I got the angle of the guitar neck right, then it just fell into place.

This poster is 11×17 and drawn entirely in colored pencil. I used turpentine early in the work to even out the color and give it a more solid look.

Illustration Friday – Sail

I have been addicted to the Olympics since 8/8/08. I have been watching it religiously almost every night. Staying up late, and not getting enough sleep. All because I’m on the edge of my seat waiting to see who’s going to win the gold. I saw the topic for this week and put it off. I can’t think of anything. Then it occurred to me – who sails better than anyone in the world? Michael Phelps. He is now the best Olympian. Ever. He has more gold medals than anyone in history, and he has the potential to win the most gold medals in one Olympic Game. 

He sails through the water like no one else. He does it for America. He does it for himself. He swims like a fish, but he sails like an eagle.

This was done with colored pencil on colored paper.

My show is coming!

 

This is the postcard that I printed for my upcoming show in September! If you are lucky you have been added to my mailing list and will be receiving one soon with all the info below! If you would like a postcard and you are not sure if you are on my mailing list or not, please email me your address and I will send it along!

The Arts of Tolland, 22 Tolland Green, Tolland, CT  (I think it’s in Tolland!  

September 6 – 27, 2008
Saturdays, noon – 4 pm 

Opening Reception
Friday September 5, 7-9 pm
with music by Zak Howard on guitar and David Chapman on bass.  

For more information call me! 860.604.9823, or email me sarah@sarahpaolucci.com

Illustration Friday – Poof!

The subject of Illustration Friday last week was canned. I started this drawing and then poof! It was Friday again, and another IF topic took over…

This was created in Illustrator.