"Musings" 2016 Sketchbook PreOrder Has Begun!

Alrighty! Here it is! My 2016 Sketchbook “Musings” it’s 5.5 x 8.5 inches – 16 pages of black & white and a few color sketches, some I’ve been keeping secret. The 16th has a blank spot for a random sketch (Buyer’s Choice), with a full bleed color cover. 100% made by me.

This year, I’m also including as a BONUS a 9×12 glossy print of the cover called ‘Poxyclipse Winter’. Which is only available via this pre-order event.

To Order go here: http://conniefaye.storenvy.com/products/17633915-musings-2016-sketchbook

If you can add a note to on your payment letting me know what you want for a sketch or you can just shoot me an email (conniefaye.art@gmail.com).

Sketchbooks will be shipped on August 22/23 to give me time to get your back page sketch done.

Update:   IF there are 10 or more preorders, I’ll include: my NoFace Valentine as a raffle/giveaway.

If you are one of my patreon subscribers, go check my feed, there’s a special coupon waiting for you. https://www.patreon.com/ConnieFaye

"Musings" 2016 Sketchbooks

My muse decided to throw me a curve ball today. She thinks I should put together a sketchbook for my show NEXT weekend (and for the comicbook show the weekend after that). And she’s hinting at wanting me to do a sketchbook filled with drawings of Piglet doing things. I think that will be fun, but this sketchbook thing on short notice. Seems like an awful lot of work. But you know, I’ve been wanting to try and come up with an illustration project, and I think this might be it.

I’m hoping to have the pages finished this weekend, so I can get to the printer on Monday (Tuesday at the latest). I’ll be taking preorders on Sunday.

November…

This year it marks the end of Drawlloween, a month long drawing challenge, which I found massively fun and very inspiring; so much so I have 3 maybe 4 new illustrations to do from my Drawlloween Sketches. Also November marks the end of show season for me, my last show was ToyCon in Bridgeview IL on Nov 1st.

This is when the real work begins. Every artist craves change during their career, either subject matter, mediums used, a need to experiment more, I think I’m at that point again. I’ll be totally revamping my gallery, retiring old work to make way for new. Also I’ll be concentrating more on new illustrations for merchandise in my stores. Mainly Society 6, Zazzle, Redbubble, Tee Public & my new Threadless Shop. I’m also thinking of taking my ‘art cards’ to a new level, I need to experiment to see if what’s in my head is actually doable.

If you missed any of my Drawlloween postings on Instagram, Tumblr, Twitter or Facebook here they are:

I will be making a Limited Edition Sketchbook of these drawings Limited to the number of pre-orders I receive, I will not be making any extra copies of this book.

[ ORDER YOUR 2015 DRAWLLOWEEN LIMITED EDITION SKETCH BOOK HERE ]
Deadline is Nov. 20, 2015.

I will also be listing the remaining sketches in my store this coming week.

Remember I am always posting updates on instagram.

So, till next time.

CECE Final Show [recap]

After 11 years CECE has come to an end. I’m really grateful that I have been part of this event; Over the last few years I have met so many wonderful Artists & Guests. There have been very few shows that I’ve done where they take care of you the way that Paul took care of us. I will really miss this show.

Over all I had a pretty good show, got to catch up with Bill & Celest, Cyn Narcisi, Jeff Clark and Jake Reuth. A few of my GenCon Regulars (which also happened to be locals) came to the show. Once the group photos have been posted I’ll repost them here too.

Artwork for Ed of SciFi Cards, I think it’s going to be his promo card for his next show…
5×7 Watercolor, Acrylic & Ink on Arches Hot Press Watercolor Paper.

I will definitely be doing more ‘Pin Up’ type art in the near future.

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Up Next:

Shows: I have no definitive plans on any shows, I will post here if I do land a spot. I’m hoping there’s going to be a horror show or two in the next few months. .

Artwork & Commissions: I have several commissions, my MarlaBea Donation & Sketchbook sketches to get done in the next week. Then I’ll be working on artwork for a new ‘samples’ page and booklet. This new direction I believe will be more marketable to the general public, and less specialized as I am now with the Gothic & Fantasy art.

Still Have Sketchbooks!

I still have quite a few sketchbooks, once they are gone I won’t be making anymore, I will actually start working on my 2012 sketchbook.

They are only 10.00 each and they come with a quicky little sketch inside.

Preview:
http://www.facebook.com/v/10150324770465255

Sketchbook ‘Inspire’ 2011

w/ First Class Shipping – US & INT’L $12.50 w/ Priority Mail – US ONLY $15.00

If you’ve purchased one of my sketchbooks please leave a review in the comments below. Thank you! ❤

OR if you’d rather hire me for your own personal original piece of artwork let me know, I only have one commission left to do, then I’ll have a clean desk. So get in line before it fills up again!