And as for you, cupie doll....!!!

Before I post the final images, I wanted to share the original drawings for two of my new paintings:

 

"Put A Rubber On It"
Patty Bernstein, you crazy bitch.

 

"You Belong To Me"
And of course, ol derpy' Marie.  What a goofball.

These, and a third painting which I'll show soon, are for
Joke's On You, Buddy
a collection of work all about comedians and comedy in general. The nine artists in the show cover a broad range of styles and techniques to their artwork, as well as varied senses of humor.

Opening this Friday at the Starkweather Arts Center in Romeo, MI!

 



this blog is alive!

Yo Internet!

I'm wicked busy at the moment, finishing up and packing up new paintings, but here's a quick buzz through the news!  

New Tootsie Monster!

I was commissioned to make a new Tootsie Monster, and he was stitched up and sent off to his new home.  I'm actually taking commissions for these creeps now, so if you're interested you can shoot me an email at melissasueart@yahoo.com, or check out my Etsy Shop!

Also over in the Etsy shop, a brand new Amigurumi Friend.

Slightly less bitey.

In the painting-and-drawing news, I finished this watercolor portrait of the lovely and talented Maria:

Her work is amazing and always inspiring, and she's also just funny and adorable.  

Check her out here!

I've also been messing around with oils again, to get back into that feel.  Little sketches on weekend mornings

(also available on Etsy now)

And finally on the Nerd Front, I just got back from a long long weekend in lovely Louisville, Kentucky

Where I dorked-around with the Mystery Afoot guys!  We spent the weekend at Fandom Fest, and you can see more of that nonsense at the lowcarbcomedy website, here here here.  

It was my birthday weekend, so there was also a little bit of goofing off, swimming, fancy pants beers, hiking and boat rides in caves, and (omg) Star Trek pinball.

But otherwise, hanging out in the booth and selling prints (I brought Marceline and Lydia Deetz), hot dogs, people-watching, and lots of drawing silly pictures.  

As you can see above, we had a Shat-Off (everybody draw Shatner!) and then later there was a Matt-Off (less popular but equally entertaining).  Here's my Matt:

I'll stick this sketch into my Etsy shop next week - and no, he won't have eyeballs, because he's a monster.

If you're interested in Mystery Afoot (as well you should be!) you can read it right here!  Go enjoy that. 

And now, back to work for me! 

Here's a sneak peak at one of my works-in-progress:

New paintings soon!  For:

Joke's on You, Buddy!

Opens August 9th from 7-9pm and runs throughAugust 24th at Starkweather Arts Center in Romeo, MI.

xoxo!

Filthy Mouth

Very happy and excited to be done with:

"Filthy Mouth"

watercolor and colored pencil on paper

This one was on the block for a long time, what with the last couple months' travel and other projects.  But every late night I snuck in to work on it was great and I really enjoyed it.

crickets

Well Hello!

Over the last month or so I've been away from blogging & insta-social-tumbl-booking, so I could focus on some other things.  One of those things was re-creating and updating my website!

www.melissasuestanley.net

Other things I've been focusing on are mostly new paintings and work to put up on this new website!  And that should all be ready in a week or two.  

It's been a quiet but also busy month.  Relaxing road-trips, lots of work, running around town for Chicago Craft Beer Week, running around town in general (I've started 'jogging', which is pretty silly), C2E2 with the boys!, and lots of sketching

messing around with oils

moleskine sketchbook doodlin'

And, also just spending time enjoying springtime in my new home

city life is beautiful

xo!

Wild Turkeys....

....were the first things that I saw after landing in Newburgh, NY on Friday morning. 

I didn't know what to expect of New York and I was so thrilled to be surrounded by gorgeous landscapes and fresh air and the relaxing and adorable town of Beacon - home to Clutter Magazine

It's a fantastic space run by fantastic people - and I had such a blast.

Rockin' out!

There will be more photos from the event later, so for now you should check out the work!  It's all online at Clutter Magazine's website

** Click Here! **

and, here are some of my favorite pieces! 

"Claude's Chameleon Carnival" 

by Clarisa Swenson

(the chameleon has tiny leg warmers which just slays me)

Wolfman

by Michael Wright-Ward

(perfect and adorable)

Tentacle 4

by Zoë Williams

(I love Zoë's work and seeing it in person made me happy!)

Tasty Treat

by Jordan Elise Perme

(always a treat!)

and then, omg

Woolly Two Shakes

by Travis Lampe

(love, love love love, want want want!)

Everything was amazing though, so check 'em all out.  

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After the long and lovely weekend it was back to the airport

Where I had myself a few beers and sketched out things for some upcoming events.  I've got another soft-sculpture event coming and some paintings to work on, and I'm excited to share all that soon!

And!

My painting from the other show this month, Saturday Morning Cartoons, is now available as a print in my Etsy shop!

There are only 20 of these, so head over if you're interested:

melissasueart.etsy.com

I think I might keep one in my kitchen for a while!

xoxox

New York!

 

"New Growth"

 

Frame is about 7" x 10", she creeps out about 6"
From horn-tip to hair-tip she's 28" total

 

This new wall monster was made especially for:
Stitched, a Plush and Soft Sculpture Exhibition

at

Clutter Gallery (Clutter Magazine)

Beacon, NY

Opens this Saturday, April 13th!

 

 

Here's some details:

Curated by the lovely Lana Crooks, this show will feature pieces by a number of talented individuals within the designer plush scene, including: Amanda Louise Spayd, Careful It Bites, Carisa Swenson, Cat Rabbit, Dena Rea, Denise Ferguson~Yummy Pancake, Diane Koss, Eric Diaz, Hiné Mizushima, House of Darkly, Jezebel Nekranea, Jordan Elise Perme, Joshua Ben Longo, Keely Benkey-Reichman, Kelly Denato, Kit Lane, Leeanna Butcher, Lety RZ, Love & a Sandwich, Mariangela Tan~plushPLAY, Melissa Sue Stanley, Melita Curphy~Miss Monster, Michal Wright-Ward, Moons Creations, Nonesuch Garden, Pock-It Palz, Rachel de Urioste, Robyn Fabsits, Shawnimals, Steff Bomb, Steph Laberis, Stitches and Glue, Travis Lampe, Veggiesomething, and Zoë Willaims.

 

Work from the “Stitched” exhibition will be available for viewing through May 4th, 2013 and on www.cluttermagazine.com, where pieces from the show will be available for purchase.

For those interested in buying pieces but unable to attend the show, they can join the Clutter Gallery Preview List, which allows members to purchase items for a limited time prior to the opening reception.

 

 

 

 

 

 



Strange and Unusual

Here's my finished painting of Lydia, for this Saturday's show

at the Comic Hero Univeristy

Fullerton, CA

!

 

 

Strange and Unusual

watercolor and colored pencil on paper

7" x 10"

 

Available through the Comic Hero University gallery - this Saturday!

 

And if you can't make it to the show, I should have info on the CHU's gallery website shortly!

 

And, there may be prints soon...

C2E2, anyone....?

 

xo!