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The Art of Sharon Samples

April 11, 2013
by Sharon
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Arts Alive 2013

I’m really bad about this updating this, but I have a wonderful announcement. After much deliberation, I decided to apply to be a display artist at Arts Alive. I send the application in at the last minute. They accepted me. The festival coincides with South Sounds Music Festival and Temporal City Festival. There will also be a Sketch Crawl hosted by the Mobile Arts Council.

The dates and times for the Street Artist Festival of Arts Alive are as follows:
Saturday, April 13 – 11am-7pm
Sunday, April 14 – 12pm-5pm

I know that my booth will be on the Conti Street side of Cathedral Square, which generally tends to have more shade. So I’m really happy about that, since this weekend is expected to be unseasonably warm.

My wares for sale will include prints from last year’s solo show, mini prints/notecards, and customized Moleskine cahiers (and whatever else I can make before Saturday).

Be sure to stop by and say, hi!

art dump: lbd + oc’s

February 25, 2013 by Sharon | 2 Comments

It’s really sad that I’ve waited this long long to make my first post of the 2013. Better late than never in this case.

If you’ve been following my Facebook page, you may already be aware of the events I am about to recount. I have become a fan of the Lizzie Bennet Diaries. So much so, that I decided to do yet another piece of fan art. I posted it on my tumblr.

Because I like to make myself suffer, I decided to color it. It eventually found its way to being reblogged by Ashley Clements (Lizzie Bennet) and production designer Katie Moest, tweeted by Geek & Sundry, and finally reblogged by Hank Green, producer of The Lizzie Bennet Diaries. I actually thanks Ashley for the love and she tweeted me back. So. Life Achievement Level unlocked.

While I really, truly, absolutely love doing fan art, I am also reminded that I have my own original characters and story that I’d like to get out in some form. So last night I decided to sketch out two of the leads and go ahead and color them, too.

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art: decent enough {darcy + lizzie}

December 7, 2012 by Sharon | 0 comments

I first heard of The Lizzie Bennet Diaries (LBD) about a month ago after I began to see posts about it in my tumblr feed. I was finally drawn to watching it after seeing a particularly sweet gif of Jane Bennet (Lizzie’s older sister) interacting with her boyfriend, Bing Lee.This piece refers to the scene that Lizzie describes where she and Darcy are having the most awkward dance at the wedding. Now, the term “smoking hot” a term that I use rarely, but in reference to Bing Lee’s appearance, it more than justly applies.

But it turns out that apart from the smoking hot guy(s), LBD is a very brilliant web series. In a mere three days, I was I caught up with the 60 episodes that had been posted at the time. Granted, each ep is between 3:30 to 6 minutes long, but there’s so much that happens.

Did I mention that it’s a modern retelling of Pride & Prejudice (which I still have not seen because I’m lame)? And all the characters have twitter accounts, so it’s a truly immersive and interactive viewing experience.

October 31, 2012
by Sharon
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NaNoWriMo 2012

I’ve decided to participate in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). My sister Crystal will be participating for the first time this year, and I want to support her. This will be my third go at it. I’m not quite sure what I want to write. I thought about doing a graphic novel script, since Script Frenzy has been discontinued. But like most things, I never know what will come out until I start.

mini print / notecard sale

October 3, 2012 by Sharon | 0 comments

After weeks of teasing, I’m finally ready to offer my mini prints. Yay! I first sold these during the Dog Days of Summer show to benefit Alexander’s Place.

Details: Each pack will include 4 images of your choice printed on acid and lignon free white card stock. Dimensions of the card are 4.0” x 5.5” with a white border for easy framing. The title of the work is printed on the back with handwritten signature above it. Envelopes are included unless you request otherwise.

If you request something that doesn’t quite fit the dimensions of the card, I will most likely crop the image. I can email you a preview of what the print will look like before sending it to you.

Price: $10.00 USD Free shipping.

Payments: I accept payments through PayPal to sharon@artgyrl.com. Please specify in the comments which prints you want and where to ship them (if the shipping address is different from the one associated with your PayPal account). I must receive your payment before shipping your order.

Other stuff: If you have any other questions, please leave a comment. If you can’t decide on 4 prints, I you can just let me know which ones you absolutely want, and I will make your pack a “surprise pack.” :)