But rest assured, it will be good, just like it should.

Hey all, it's been a very busy and zen week here, bit of a yoga overdose paired with oncoming deadlines! After scrapping the first idea, we've been running along with the "straight from the horse's mouth" concept for the back cover of my band's new album (yes, I am in a band. it's fun.) Below we have a portion of the color comp:

Which was drawn from the sketch:

And, a scratched concept.

More from the sketchbook:

I can't feel my face

As you may or may not know, I've been taking a letterpress class at the Genesee Center for the Arts and Education. It's really fun! This week, we printed our thank you cards! Below, the type set in "furniture" ready to be printed!

My first few cards!

Me, printing.

With finished product!

Finally, a glamor shot of the card! Fancy!

Final(ish) Payton Poster

Payton in Progress

living dastardly

Sorry I haven't posted in a few weeks here, I've been outside a LOT and also working on the SWEETEST PROJECT EVER! Working with Abilene Bar and Lounge, we booked my favorite band to play here in Rochester, and the boys at the bar even let me do a poster! Yay! I'm starting a new lino poster this week as well, and I've started a Letterpress class, with nothing to show really from it yet. So here's the poster, NOT FULL SIZE.

I've read every book on the living room shelf.

I've been taking as much time as humanly possible to sit in the Lamberton Conservatory to draw! I was able to get in there twice this weekend, and so far I'm loving this membership! Below, a sketch from today, the Loquat Tree, located next to the citrus trees.

Yesterday it was warm enough to bike out to there! This is a Ladyslipper Orchid.

From last week, one of the giant hibiscus flowers. They get up to 6-7" in diameter!

A painting in progress: architecture. From a photo taken on a beautiful day in Boston.

Pieces of what I used to be.

WHOA HOLIDAYS! It's been a whole 19 days since I blogged last! Sorry, folks. I've been all around town, ya know? I went to visit my brother in Brooklyn for some pre-holiday holiday celebrations. It was really fun, and included fabulous food, lots of walking, staying in a lovely brownstone, seeing the Jim Henson exhibit at the Museum of the Moving Image, sketch night at the Society of Illustrators, bumping into more friends than I planned on seeing, and buying some new yarn at Stitch Therapy, which was a block from where I was staying. I haven't knit in about four years, so it was really exciting to get started again! Below, the matching cowl and ear warmer I made from what I bought (they're really warm!!):

I caught up with an old RIT Illustration friend at the Society of Illustrators for sketch night! A new years resolution of mine is MORE DRAWING FROM LIFE! The models, as always, were fabulous!

More life drawing! Earlier this month, I experienced the Highland Park Lamberton Conservatory for the first time, and fell in love! It's like having a lush, tropical oasis in the middle of my mundane Western NY home! Membership for an entire year is only $10, so I jumped at the chance! Today was my third time there, but my first time sitting and drawing. Below, an hour long drawing: