Stationery: Kara's Wreath

 

One of my favorite recent commission pieces was this set of stationery for a student at the school where my husband teaches.  While I don't know the student herself very well, her sister is a real treasure and that fact alone made this project a real treat.
 It was also fun to get back into painting—this was the first of a string of custom watercolors this past month and after the long haul of graphic design work, the change was refreshing!  

 

 

 

As with my other custom stationery, I have put this piece up on my Etsy shop and it is very customizable—the colors of the flowers range from yellow, to pink, to blue, to the purple you see above (and the name color is editable as well)

   

  All Items are (c) Katrina Crouch. Do not use without permission

Is It Spring Yet?

 Another one that I have added to the shop this week:

I'm so ready for spring summer!   All Items are (c) Katrina Crouch. Do not use without permission

Christmas Decor—Last Minute Additions

 

Yikes! Christmas is only a week away from YESTERDAY!  I don't know about you, but I have a lot to do in a very little short amount of time.  The hubs and I are blessed with a large family, but that means a lot of traveling next week, and a lot of gifts to find.

I also did not finish decorating our little home for Christmas—so I made this printable to finish off a bare wall—time to put this one up!

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Farewell October, Hello November!

Here is my seasonal sketch for fall / Halloween... a day late.  Ah well, I decided to spend time with family instead of finishing this and I can't honestly say that I regret it for a moment.

Farewell October.  I don't always give you the credit that you deserve, but I did enjoy you this year.

 

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Seasonal Birds... Winter

 

I have begun a series of illustrations depicting various birds perched in incomplete "wreaths" that compliment the season that they are celebrating.  Above is my first to reveal: a winter / Christmas style bird.  I considered adding snow but I'm still a little cautious to use "s" word at the moment.  Maybe another rendition in the future?  Maybe.

 

Below are some of the sketches that I revealed to my faithful instagram followers yesterday.

 

My "Halloween" design was not thought of until last night (since I officially began to work on this little series only yesterday), and thus remains unfinished until tomorrow at least.  Which, of course, is a day late—rats! (or should I say... "bats"?)  Oh well... commissioned work comes before pleasure!

      All Items are (c) Katrina Crouch. Do not use without permission