Moving On to Tumblr

Greetings Gang! Exciting news!

We are packing up and moving this blog to Tumblr! Thats right, we are moving! 

Thank you everyone who has been following along, hope that all of you will continue to stop by at our new home http://lizcleavesillustration.tumblr.com/  

You do not need to bring a house warming gift your visit to the new site will be enough! 

Mt. Saint Helens Adventure

When on an adventure this to Mount Saint Helen with my friends Amanda & Zach!

It was an explosion of a good time!

Sitting on the lake drawing.

There is no better way to relax & enjoy the day!

My View 

Getting all fancy with pen & ink

No Mistakes Allowed!

The finish Ink Drawing

Helen is being shy & hiding behind that giant cloud to the right.

 While Amanda & I hug for warmth!

Theses Pacific Northwest adventures keep on getting better & better! 

Illustration © Liz Cleaves Illustration

Photos courtesy of Amanda & Zach Stoltzfus   

Working Together

pencil

inked

Working Together © Liz Cleaves Illustration 

Plein Air Paintings

On Wednesday Mornings if it is a nice day, I skip the drawing table. 

Instead I gather my painting supplies, make some coffee to go and walk down to the Portland's Wednesday Farmers Market. At the market I do some very important things. I buy a pastry for breakfast, say hello to all the venders I have gotten to know and set up shop for the rest of the morning into afternoon doing Plein Air paintings.

 Here are some of the finished paintings, there are more to come! 

All Images © Liz Cleaves Illustration

Note: These Paintings are for Sale! 

If Interested Please Contact at lizcleavesillustration@gmail.com for more details.

Peacocks Commission

Few months ago I was hired to do a wedding commission. The couple's theme was peacocks, due to the bride growing up on the family's peacock farm. Congrats to the lovely couple.  

Here is the process of the piece.

Peacocks in Love © Liz Cleaves Illustration 

Polyester Tulle Poem Illustration

Illustration for Polyester Tulle by Ruthie Kirchner, published by Quail Bell Magazine.

Read the poem here! 

 Polyester Tulle © Liz Cleaves Illustration 

Portland Wednesday Market Painting

Been going around town this summer painting the local scenes. 

It has been fun to get away from desk painting to plein air painting.

This painting is of the Peach Stand at Portland's Wednesday Market.

The Peach Stand © Liz Cleaves Illustration 

The Matt who works the Peach Stand, was really excited about being in the painting! 

Ross Island Bridge

Ross Island Bridge © Liz Cleaves Illustration 

Drink & Draw Night

Had a little adventure, drink & draw night with my friend Anne.

We walked down by the river.

Where we planted our selves and had a little picnic.

No Starving Artists Here! 

Wondering whats in my painting travel bag?

 Gauche, 4 Brushes, Palette Knife, S & XS Faber-Castell Ink Pens, Rubber Eraser, Pen Eraser, Pencil Sharpener, 2B & B Pencil with Pencil Extender, Sketchbook, 12 sheets of 3"x2.5" Bristle Paper, 8x11 Board, Artists Tape, Water Dish and a Big Bag to carry it all!

 I'm armed with a book too, this time its "On Writing" by Steven King

It was a gorgeous evening for painting the Ross Island Bridge

Afterwards we packed up back to Anne's house where I meet her chickens

Martha and Louise

After dinner Anne & her Husband Yo showed me their art, personal and collection.

So many Buddha's, so much peace.

 Until all of the fireworks started to go off!  

It was so nice to have a relaxing evening filled with friends,

drinking wine, drawing and conversing about art. 

Happy 4th of July

Happy Independence Day! Need a way to celebrate?

Grab a Comic Book, put on some Jazz and enjoy our amazing american art forms! 

Highly recommend starting with Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz 

and listening to the 

Vince Guaraldi Trio 

Happy celebrations and artistic freedom to all!

Put up your Dukes!

Visited my friend Andy Morrissey at his studio and noticed that he had beautiful tattoo art hanging on the wall. But he had no Bunny Art! 

Well that had to change, so I made a tough guy bunny for his studio walls! 

Penciled

Inked

Boxing Hare © Liz Cleaves Illustration 

Journey to the East

Holy Bunnies, June has been a crazy month! 

Lots of work, and play. 

Visited PA, amazing adventures where had. Pancakes,Wedding, Les Miserables, New Pants and catching up with my Artist friends.

Hannah Brooker Illustration, Liz Cleaves Illustration, Michelle Furbush Illustration 

& The Art of Emily Adleblute 

Here are also some of my other artist friends who I saw but was not able to photograph

Andy Morrissey, Mike J. Kelly, Kurt Hershey, Sam Warren, & Alex Jones

Dancing with Pappy at the Wedding

Now that things are coming back to normal, its going to be back to the drawing board!

Thanks for holding fast Ya'll 

(which going back east I realized how much I missed hearing 

"thank you mam" in a southern accent) 

Impromptu Jazz Night: Jonathan Rowden Group Sketch

Impromptu jazz night! Saw the Jonathan Rowden Group. They where amazing! Here is the sketch from the show with a background of their song Snowing in Paradise. They have a new album out called Becoming. If you love jazz it's worth it to check it out!http://www.jonathanrowden.com/

Jonathan Rowden Group Sketch © Liz Cleaves Illustration 

The Early Bird

the Early Bird © Liz Cleaves Illustration 

Meadow Tea

The summer sun is coming and so is meadow tea!

Meadow Tea © Liz Cleaves Illustration 

Hippy Hop, its the Easter Bunny

Happy Easter Everyone! 

This Bunny has been busy painting the eggs you find on this lovely morning and having his portrait painted. Just one the famous clients I've had the pleasure of working with.

Easter Bunny © Liz Cleaves Illustration

Artist Art Swap

Recently I did an artist portrait swap with my friend and talented artist Mike Kelly.

Mike is a tattoo artist art Dreams Collide  in Downtown Lancaster city. Mike's work is amazing you can see it via his instagram http://instagram.com/michaeljtattoos. Our styles of creating are different and because of that its been a blast to see the out come.

Mike Kelly © Liz Cleaves Illustration 

Simple Folk: The Conclusion to Last Weeks Love

The Conclusion to last weeks Sketch of Love, Simple Folk!

Grab you lover other and never let go!

Simple Folk © Liz Cleaves Illustration 

Lizzy Doodle

Greetings All!

 Been painting a lot in the sketch book recently and this one is one of my favorites.

 Currently Im whipping it up on a more refined scale which should be finished next week.

So here is the teaser sketch painting to get you all excited! 

All images © Liz Cleaves Illustration 

Spring has Sprung

Spring has Sprung © Liz Cleaves Illustration 

Perfect Way To Start the Day!

Perfect Way to Start the Day © Liz Cleaves Illustration