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Love is in the air with Valentine's Day nearing! Even if you don't have a sweetie this time around, loving yourself is just as important. My print "Love Always" is now available on my Etsy shop.
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If you'd like art to inspire you to create every day AND feel good about helping Haiti, please donate to [...]
I'm so psyched to be featured on Steph Calvert of hearts and laserbeam's OC Weekly blog Gettin' Made!
Check it out:
http://blogs.ocweekly.com/heardmentality/gettin-made/gettin-made-out-of-this-world/
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Today I hung out with Tracey Taylor, the Assistant Director of The ARTery at the LAB in Costa Mesa. We made cute vegan cupcakes for the Valentine's show EYE CANDY opening tomorrow night. They will go [...]
Costa Mesa is the City of the Arts… and so much more! I thought I'd show my love for Costa Mesa by creating an art print of my original drawing previously created for a show at The ARTery… and also by special request for Ned Raggett, local music writer and friend.
Also, FYI, I just wrote [...]
Last night I drew this at Drink n' Draw! Please stop by sometime. It's every Tuesday night at the Azteca Restaurant in Garden Grove.
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Weekend of Art
Last weekend I had a weekend filled with art! Saturday was the monthly meeting with OC Illustrators:
“OC Illustrators is a group for artists interested in the field of children’s literature. [...]
Just got back from the premier of Dr. Sketchy's Anti Art School at Rothick Art Haus in Anaheim, CA. Dr. Sketchy's is an art movement founded in Brooklyn in 2005 by the artist Molly Crabapple. She posed the simple question, "Why can't drawing naked people be sexy?"
From there, Dr. Sketchy's venues have popped up all [...]
Mission Statement
I've been working hard on defining what my self-brand represents and what I'd like to convey with my blog. My goal here is to be transparent in my creative process so that folks will gain a greater understanding of my art and hopefully be inspired to pursue their creative dreams. So, with that, here's [...]
I'm SO excited to tell you all that I've been featured in the OC Arts & Culture Artist Spotlight. You can read about my history, inspiration and all sorts of fun facts!
http://ocartsandculture.com/2010/01/artist-spotlight-aileen-holmes/
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I'm participating in the Meet Up which is a monthly goal sharing group which is the new version of the Modish Biztips goal group. [...]
Hi, I'm Aileen Holmes, a freelance Graphic Designer, Illustrator and Artist working in sunny Orange County, California. I hope to share with you all aspects of my creative lifestyle: share the seeds of my inspiration, artwork in all stages of creation, and the fruits of my labor--new product and happy announcements.Read more...
