Now for something completely different...

Last July my cousin had the most beautiful wedding in Hawaii.  I wanted to do something special for her that was also Hawaiian-themed.

© 2011 shannon snowIt's been awhile since I painted on wood, or since I actually painted for that matter!  It's acrylic inks and gouache on wood panel.

Alsooo, my Wilfred illustration is receiving some recognition! Jason Gann (who plays Wilfred on the FX show) currently has the illustration as his Facebook profile picture.  How cool is that??  Talk about a day-maker! Thank you, Jason!!

Wilfred

© 2011 shannon snow

one of my favorite new shows on TV is FX's new show Wilfred, starring Elijah Wood and Jason Gann. also, it helps that Elijah has been my celebrity crush since i was a kid.

Hello, Shannon! Studio 2011 portfolio reel

okay, y'all, i just started using Adobe After Effects yesterday, and i watched some tutorials to learn some basics.  well, i got really excited about it, and stayed up all night playing around with it.  and here's the aftermath!!! 

hello, shannon! studio (2011 reel) from helloshannon on Vimeo.

my favorite things

an exercise in lettering!

crossposted to Square Carousel! 

*cue angelic chorus*

it's like christmas morning!! in august! curious minnie is curious.

my cintiq arrived! here it sits on my makeshift desk (the real workdesk is still in the garage).  as soon as i got my hands on photoshop, i was pretty much sitting at this glass coffee table for 4 hours.  

(c) 2011 shannon snowand here's the first piece to come out of my cintiq. hello!!!

...goodbye!!! see you in a few hours!

buckets n' buckets of lettering

holy buckets!!! i lettered these buckets today for a wedding.  it felt good to do some lettering, it had been a while!

Winehouse

been working on this one for a while... better late than never!

© 2011 shannon snowmy tribute to the late amy winehouse.  check out a bigger version in my portfolio.

hello, heat wave!

THIS WEATHER!  why i'm melting my summer away in georgia, i'm dreaming of the sweet, cool appalachian mountains...

© 2011 shannon snowthis illustration was for Square Carousel's "home away from home" challenge.  there should be a lot of neat illustrations up in the next few days.

also, keep an eye for my work in BUST magazine!  my illustration will be accompanying the Oct/Nov issue's Pop Tart article.

long time, no see?

well, hellooo there! it has been a hot minute, hasn't it?  i've just been in hawaii, no big deal or anything.

... but now i'm back to reality, and there will be no more of this not-updating-blog nonsense.  although that doesn't mean that i haven't been busy.  some other illustrators and i have formed an illustration collective - a blog where we post weekly challenges - and it just launched last week!  it's very cool, definitely worth a look or few - Square Carousel Illustration Collective.

first challenge from Square Carousel!and here's some exciting news... check me out in WNC magazine.

about time~

my portfolio is finally up!!  i think it looks so clean, so nice.  i'm really pleased with it.  although... i seem to be having trouble importing all my old blog entries into my new blog... but no big deal! at least the art is online now.