I recently bought a new book at Book People, a local store here in Austin. Illustration Play, Craving For The Extraordinary, explores many new illustration styles and experiments from various artists around the world. Discover how each of these artists play with their art to create beautiful illustrations. Even the cover is beautiful! Here are a few of the artists:
Cover:
Peter Callesen:
Check out my lovely greeting cards for sale. Each one is a print fun one of my original paintings. They are for sale individually or in sets of 6.
Come to the reception on Friday at All About Image if you can make it! Here are my three paintings in the show:
“Her Heart Fluttered” 16″ X 20″
“Simple Pleasures” 8″ X 8″
“She Wasn’t Like Other Girls” 20″ X 16″
I had a great time at the art show at Wild Basin Preserve. The house was simply gorgeous sitting atop a beautiful green hill with an amazing view. Austin Art Garage provided the art work from many talented artists. Tribeza magazine and Sweet Leaf were also a part of the event. Needless to say, we all had such a good time we did not want to leave!!
One of my new paintings, “The Beauty of Silence,” is for sale at Austin Art Garage. The inspiration for this painting came from my trip to White Sands National Park in New Mexico. It was the most beautiful site I had ever seen! The entire area was covered in soft sand so white it looked like snow. It was an amazing experience to say the least.
The Beauty of Silence 16″ X 20″ ©Kristin Freeman
My Aunt recently sent me this amazing picture book. The book, ” The Invention of Hugo Cabret,” was written and illustrated by Brian Selznick. His book actually won the 2008 Caldecott Medal for the most distinguished American picture book of the year. His pencil illustrations are amazing! He tells part of the story with only pictures before he returns to text, making for a very fun and imaginative read. My Aunt was able to meet him and get an autographed copy for me. I would definitely recommend checking out this book.
Art Erotica 2012 PaintingMarch 22, 2012, 9:41 amI just finished my painting for the ArtErotica 2012 show! ArtErotica raises money for the Paul Kirby Emergency Fund managed by Aids Services of Austin to provide emergency assistance to those living with HIV/AIDS and every penny spent goes directly into this fund. I chose to do a tasteful portrait of the one and only [...]
My Art Featured in the Houston Modern Home TourMarch 5, 2012, 1:52 pmThis past weekend I was very happy to have my work featured in a beautiful home on the Houston Modern Home Tour. The Modern Home Tour is all about modern design, modern architecture, modern living. Modern Home Tours was founded by partners Matt Swinney & James Leasure in Austin, Texas to introduce Modern architecture and [...]
Vanilla Cupcake – Giclee Print with Fabric Embellishment 
She Had All the Confidence She Needed – Giclee Print 
Lemon Cupcake – Giclee Print with Fabric Embellishment 
She Knew Exactly What She Wanted – Giclee Print 
The Beauty of Silence – Giclee Print 