Laura Galbraith

Unrealistic expectations perhaps? 14"x18" acrylic + ink on bristol vellum. The dots were created with iridescent ink, so in person you can only see the patterns at certain angles. (which is a bit annoying, but would look great in low lighting)

Started a new piece called, 'Day In, Day Out' from one of my previous sketches... I'm about 70% finished. It's acrylic and ink, on 14"x17" Bristol. I'm really happy to get to put more intestines in my work, those are always fun to draw... I also used glazing for the first time in FOREVER since college, but with acrylic this time (which I've never been too successful with, but I really like how it's working).


I've been experimenting the last few weeks on test paintings, to try to (once again) try to get the drawings to be 90% finished before I tweak on the computer. Below are three results of that, one of them hasn't even been touched by the computer! :) (I liked it too much to finish past the point I was at... can you tell which one??) I've just really missed the feel of painted work and wanted to change things up a big, and get down some thick paint, instead of the watercolor-like stuff I've done previously. Makes me feel rather bold actually...!





And last, but not least, I want to scan more of my typographical oriented stuff and put up here more often... so here is a really nice letter P that I drew on the train ride home tonight. (and a fish lady... I thought it was funny at the time, but now I guess Isee its a bit more creepy...)

... created between years, of course! NY received a ridiculous amount of snow today... it looks like about a foot and a half? (maybe less? but it definitely felt like that much!) I also built my annual snowman (with Nate's help) to commemorate the first snowfall of the season. Had my feet go numb for about two hours, freaking me out 'till i got home and defrosted! (I'm from MIAMI, my blood is not meant for this weather!) And some doodles for you...





Also, I must mention, if anyone is interested in buying some art, PLEASE let me know... New work is piling up, and I need to make more space available. The sterling-silver plate is in a show right now (not up for grabs yet), but the other two paintings are up for grabs. Also, see more paintings for sale in my etsy shop. I will be updating it with other stuff asap.


Anyhow! I wish everyone a merry winter holiday, and lots of peace and love and all that stuff! :) Stay warm (if you're up north!) or enjoy the beach (if you're down south!).

Lots of love from your lovely lady,
-Laura

The digital, finished, version of the curtains painting i did a while back ...

I'm slowly getting shows lined up for 2010! Here I come! :)

Deciding whether or not to visit family for Christmas is a difficult decision, but I'm just so totally broke from trying to pay off debt, and a kinda scary (but not completely horrible!) surgery I have to save up for (which insurance doesn't really cover) ... I keep thinking I wish my parents had enough money to help me out, but then I realize, I should be able to (sorta) pay for things on my own... Which I've been doing since I was in college! It's just... alot to pay out of pocket :( I won't have the surgery for a few months, but here's hoping I come out alive!! (I've never been under the knife, let alone in the hospital for anything!!) Either way, I'm glad this winter break is coming up so soon, so I can have more time to spend doin' the drawin's.

PS! I got engaged a few weeks ago (yay!) and am planning something awesome...! Hopefully by the time it comes around we'll both have enough money to pay for stuff.

Not sure if I'll be able to finish the book before the new year :( But on a high note, I'm finishing up a few things for a show next month and starting some new work for a show going up sometime early next year! Busy Busy Busy! I'll also be revealing the re-designed version of my website sometime next week. Here's a tiny glimpse on what's been going on:

Andddd.... here's something I've been working on for a while... the layout has changed a billion times... and the title... but I'm hoping it should all be ready to be sent off to the printers sometime in December hopefully... *crosses fingers*

Love love love love how the colors came out. but, i must. sleep sleep sleep. finished this before bed!! Work tomorrowwwwwwwwww *passes out*

So about a month ago, Nate and I decided to adopt (have) a puppy!! and now I've finally deemed it time to show her off! Her name is Gina, and she's possessed by some sort of demonic spirit. Well... when she's around strangers, at least. Around us, shes the cutest little cuddle bunny that ever existed!! Here's a pic of her and Taco (my first born--errhmm... i mean puppy... hehehe) First photo, from left to right: Taco, Gina, and my leg! Second photo: Gina

aaaaaaand.... on to some stuff.... Previews! I revisted the dancing feathery piece, and started two new ones... under the same sort of style... messing around with a bit of guache this time though.

... Sometimes. Well... most times, actually. A re-do of one of the Travesty piece... And some sketches below. The one of the 4 eyed (well 2 eyed, but with glasses) shark toothed monster is supposed to be me when I'm at work. Usually it's fun, just not when I've got crazy tight deadlines... (and yes, I do like to take my shoes off... feels GOOOOOOD!)





I've been having the weirdest dreams lately.

So I've been injected with a new sense of where I'm going (mostly due to some coworkers) ... and I've finished up the new drawing i started on my vacation in the Adirondack Mountains (Just thought I'd throw in that AuSable Chasm really IS the Grand Canyon of the east... also, the tubing there is ... tubacious!). Anyway, here's the analog half:

and the digital half:


...which will all be halved back together again and unified once i print this out on some canvas and put on the finishing acrylic touches!

I finally got around to not being lazy and decided I'd post up some work I did over the past two months and update everyone. (yes! I'm still alive!)



Anyway, this last month has been just a crazy awesome enjoying of life and non-internet related stuff. Went to a bunch of really fun NYC free concerts and movies, went down to Miami for a weekend, moved into a new studio apt, and my awesomely fantabulous boyfriend, Nate Bear, is now living with me! He's looking for a job, so if anyone knows of anything graphic designerly or illustration based work that fits his style, he'd love to hear from you.

So, I'm not sure whether to be excited or disappointed, but I think I'm more excited than disappointed, because at least I got my foot in *a* door (the image above made it in) ... I got into AI-AP's website portion of the competition (I think 500 people got in... which is why I'm a bit dissapointed, but hey, something's better than nothing? Maybe this is a good thing?) On the bright side, because I (sorta) got into it... I do get an invite to the party? (yay!) So maybe i'll bump into some big-wig illustrators while I'm there. *feels smug*

Also! Going to have more art at Destination NY's gallery again! The opening is April 30th from 6 to 8 pm. I'm going to try my hardest to be there, but if you don't have anything to do, definitely swing by and say hello!

Faesthetic #11 is out! I'm in it, so go get it! :)

So... seiten... should be the BEST invention of the century... you can offically call me addicted... mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm gluten... Yes, my choices in food have changed mainly because i'm in love with a vegan... but omg... if I knew half the stuff that I know now, I totally would have done this a long time ago *rubs belly*

... only because I hate it when people on the train look over my shoulder when I draw... so I end up rotating my sketchbook to the least drawn on area of the spread... and covering the rest with my arm... not sure if that's the best way to do it, but it makes it easier for me to ignore idle eyes... :D

I've also gotten into the habit of scanning my sketchbook pages pre-maturely... Like the last post of my sketchbook... has a bunch of other sketches on it now... hmm...

Picked up / downloaded the most recent copy of Moloko+ yet? Well... I'm in it! :) Drop by the site to get the most recent Issue #8. Thanks Moloko+!! :)

...every where you look around... ! ...blah blah blah, and however else the song goes... This new piece is about 17" x 18"... started in acrylic and ink, and finished on the computer.

And in other news... I've been getting into vegan/raw food lately and... who knew it tasted so good?!?! There were things that tasted like milk and ice cream that had no milk or butter or ANYTHING in it!! Crazyyyy....!! I love it! Any who, here are some more sketchbook pages... I still can't believe I paid so much for my new sketchbook this time. Do not... I repeat... DO NOT buy moleskin sketchbooks from Utrecht... Save yourself the $5 and get it at Barnes and Noble!



PS. I'm on twitter thanks to a certain someone who forced me to join! I feel so up-to-date again!! SO MODERN YET FUTURISTIC! My username is inulg.

This isnt a very big update, but when i get a bit more energy I'll post a bit more pieces that I've finished over the last month... I've also put a few things on my Etsy... take a look..


I started working on a good sized painting based off of the sketch below:



Faesthetic stuff....


a little snippet from another project finished not too long ago (it's cropped though)...




And another shot of me working in my studio... Thanks for reading!

I've been pretty busy ( I swear!! ). Proof can be seen in my studio/living room... (yeah, I know, I know... I need to get a real studio space... )

And here's another preview of something else... Yes, another crappy phone pic, but... its just enough to get you wanting to see more, right....? I promise I'll post everything up once I've finished it all (which will probably be sometime this week!!! I'm not sure how I'm going to pull that off, but I guess its going to have to happen!)

Here's a preview of something new I'm working on... (which i think will be finished waaaay ahead of schedule because I'm a horrible over achiever when it comes to deadlines ...) But overall, this is turning out pretty sexily ...

So, apparently i've been featured in issue #52 of yaymonday.com!
Yay!
:)

So... i found myself coming back to this... had created several different versions for Popdeck... and decided there could be a better way of approaching the presentation.... so here's the upgraded/updated version. I'm alot happier with it now... (a matter o' fact its my new desktop background!)

I think subconsciously I was remembering my cousin's fear of 'Alice in Wonderland' and kinda drew this up... I love that story!! Even if it was written by a pedophile!

I know, I know. I should have been using the holidays to catch up, but instead I sort of let life happen (because ALOT happened!) and had an amazing Christmas and New Years! I still can't believe its 2009 already... crazy.