Hey everyone! School time!

I'm back at school and will be posting more soon. I am currently sitting in my digital imaging class and everyone is starting a blog and testing....i think im way in over my head because everyone is photo majors....i think we are supposed to find a famous photographer...cause thats what everyone else is doing....but i dont know any....so im posting a painting....haha heres a wayne thiebaud! yay and here is a link to my website! jamiemeckel.com

New Website

hey loves! i've made some improvements on my website! im still trying to figure out how to do stuff on dreamweaver. so if anyone has any suggestions please send them my way. i would still like to adjust things here and there... here it is

http://jamiemeckel.com/

housey!

here is another bungalow house! i just love them! i will paint you later!

My feet, circa 1994

here is a little drawing/painting i did yesterday. i guess its a self portrait, blast from the past. i had fun reminiscing. and no we didnt jumprope while skating....you tied the jumprope to the back of a bike and got pulled.....DUUUUH!!! im bored...wanna play slide?

propagate

my illo this week for illustration friday was inspired by my newest obsession...succulents! they are just so cute for a plant. they look like they could get up and walk around...so i thought what would a succulent animal look like? of course: chubby squishy and succulent!!! ::muahs:: so heres my little illo for this week staring my succulent babies!!! and ive included some pics of my real life succulent babies!

I finally got the Washable Baby Doll

This is a fun box I did last year for Lakeshore Learning Materials. They wanted the box to be designed like a crib, other than that i was able to do what i wanted. it was a fun product to work on. I also designed the Feels Real Baby Doll box and the diaper on that doll...i still need to get that one. ©Lakeshore

animal drippings and illofriday

here are some little pieces i have been working on. these were a fun change from the regular stuff i do. i nice break from watercolor paper. i did these on illustration board. the animals are sort of random. i enjoy drawing animals that dont get all the attention. the slow loris is for illustration friday: focused. i felt the word fit her. they are sort of slow steady and focused. if you have never seen one they are absolutely charming. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdGV6JxXy9s .the fish below is a red arowana for chinese new year. a very lucky and illegal fish in the united states. hope you enjoy!

kitten karpenter!!

so the kitten is finished...well maybe. you know how it is. so this cat is based off the cat that lives across the street from me. she is the sweetest cat ever and one day i will kidnap her....not really. but she is sooo so so so cute! she is fat and mostly white with a few patches of calico colors here and there. and her name is the best part. her name is "Number One." im so serious. its the best. well heres number one!! maybe there will be more of number one in the future!! now excuse me while i take a number one...ew too much info

another echidna and budgie friend!!!

here are some new friends from down under. im having fun painting on illustration board for a change and using colored pencils. trying something new! more to come!!

echidna love!

this is another waiting room drawing!

peel me!

this is a little box i did for my best friends bday tomorrow....she doesnt check my blog...so hopefully im safe..... my ghetto scanner blew out some of the colors. i need to get a new one. oh and she likes shrimp. a lot

boring hospital plants and papua new guinea

my mom had knee surgery yesterday at lb memorial...they had some sweet plants in the waiting room that were just begging for it...and i thought i would draw a character that has been dancing around in my head for the last couple weeks along with her pet echidna...more to come for her

Bird Houses

well you know how there are crazy cat people....this is a crazy cat who is a crazy bird cat..something like that.

Bee and her Budgies

this is a section of a drawing i am working on...i havent worked on bristol paper in awhile and i am liking the smooth surface. a nice break from cold pressed arches. Bee came to me in a dream one night. i think she is going to go on a lot of adventures...shes a crazy one...you never know what shes gonna say

aquarium!!

went to the aquarium last night! tried to get some drawing in....too bad it was sort of dark...but still had a lot of fun. wish i coulda gotten more drawings in