Hilary Samsa

Illustration Friday--"Muddy"

2010-02-05T09:16:00.000-08:00

Muddy Thoughts
2010

I used to describe my thoughts as muddy quite often. It's a state that I really can't describe any other way. When I hear that word, I always imagine an opaque body of water where you can't really make out anything that's floating around in there, until there is absolute calm and quiet and the dust has a chance to settle...

Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School

2009-07-26T20:04:00.000-07:00

Flyer (doodled on by me)

Ran out of time...

I won a prize for this one.

I won a box of pastels and some red fishnets. It was great to dust off the sketchpad and practice life drawing.

Impacted

2009-07-15T06:18:00.000-07:00

2009
mixed media

Join me for Gallery Night!

2009-04-27T05:01:00.000-07:00

Just in case there is anyone not following my other blog...

THIS Friday, May 1, 2009 I will be at Happy Bambino with some of the pieces you have seen here and ONE that I -just- finished and has not been yet been seen anywhere. :D

It starts at 5pm and there will be things to sip and nibble, and a collage experience set up for the kids.

Come on down and say hi!

First Dr. Sketchy's of the New Year

2009-01-26T10:35:00.000-08:00

Yesterday I went with my spiffy friend Laima to Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School at the High Noon Saloon. We got a table right in front! The last time I went I sat far away at the end of the bar... Those sketches were... Not Great.

The sketches in the first series were done in one minute.

Two minutes...

Five minutes...

And the winner of the left-handed drawing contest:

I won a new sketchbook. Yay!

Illustration Friday - "contained"

2009-01-10T07:19:00.000-08:00

pen & ink with watercolor pencil

Leave Me Alone

2008-11-11T08:57:00.000-08:00

This is what I picture sometimes when I'm feeling overwhelmed and cornered.

Illustration Friday - "Late"

2008-10-21T19:58:00.000-07:00

Illustration Friday - "Strings"

2008-10-14T11:16:00.000-07:00

If you are a mom wearing crocs in public then you might have this problem. Tee hee!

Illustration Friday - "Sugary"

2008-10-14T11:14:00.000-07:00

I drew this lil cutie a hundred years ago but it seems pretty sugary to me.

Illustration Friday - "Packed"

2008-09-28T08:32:00.000-07:00

The sad thing is... That isn't even all of it.

Illustration Friday - "Clique"

2008-09-28T08:30:00.000-07:00

Illustration Friday Meme (cross posted to sabonai)

2008-09-14T20:31:00.000-07:00

Illustration Friday is a weekly illustration challenge. A topic is posted every Friday and then participants have all week to come up with their own interpretation.

This week's challenge is "Island".

This was the last blank page in my moleskine.

X-ray of fetus

2008-08-23T07:28:00.000-07:00

2008
Mixed media

I LOVE SHARPIES.

2008-08-06T13:56:00.000-07:00

A Shoe
A Doll

A Kitty

A Mermaid

A Mobile

A Monkey Wearing Clothes

Request a sketch

Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School @ High Noon Saloon

2008-04-27T16:54:00.000-07:00

maybe it was better this way

2008-02-09T17:10:00.001-08:00

nah, everything's better w/ magazine clippings

2008-02-09T15:48:00.000-08:00

I'm going in a new direction

2008-01-29T18:44:00.000-08:00

I painted a canvas black today. Well, black-ish. I'm going to put...
-hip joint?
-legionella bacteria?
-angiogram?
I haven't decided yet...

Golden Retriever (2008)

2008-01-15T08:42:00.000-08:00

Hey Art Lover,

2008-01-12T07:05:00.000-08:00

In case you want to read more, and not just look at pictures, I do quite a bit of writing over at Ask Hilary. Now updated regularly, so keep checking in!

Wooden Monkey No. 2

2007-12-14T10:19:00.000-08:00

Mixed media (2006)

google is taking over!

2006-12-08T09:50:00.000-08:00

and that's okay as long as they keep being awesome. I just wanted to test this out.

Wooden Monkey No. 2 is almost finished

2006-08-07T05:16:00.000-07:00

but in the meantime, here is the blog for my favorite comic, toothpaste for dinner. There are two T-shirts I have considered ordering, the "panflute flowchart" and the "If you aren't part of the solution..." Drew used to send out a newsletter but some annoying people had to ruin that for everybody.

wooden monkey (2006)

2006-07-11T13:49:00.001-07:00

acrylic and paper on canvas.

Foyer (2006)

2006-05-15T13:08:00.000-07:00

watercolor and black sharpie

skirt (2006)

2006-05-15T13:04:00.000-07:00

http://www.blogger.com/img/gl.photo.gif

Sorry Folks

2006-04-12T14:50:00.000-07:00

I haven't done anything new in a few weeks...aside from making felt necklaces...let me tell you, there's a good reason that you don't see a lot of those around. It just doesn't work. Anyway, once "craft night" gets going again you can be sure to see more recent works.

Finishing touches

2006-03-25T20:01:00.000-08:00

I am commissioning frames for my paintings from Jeremy Burkham (Milwaukee). He's a quality craftsman and gets the job done.

Tree with beads (2006), Mina (2006)

2006-03-20T18:05:00.000-08:00

I'm not sure if I'm quite done with either of these, but I thought I'd post them anyway.

Laura Red Eagle (2006)

2006-03-20T10:55:00.000-08:00

Sarah (2001)

2006-03-09T14:58:00.000-08:00

Everything's better with orange! (2001)

2006-03-09T14:56:00.000-08:00

self portrait (2001)

2006-03-09T14:54:00.000-08:00

Heart (2001)

2006-03-09T14:51:00.000-08:00

Sarah and Jamison (2001)

2006-03-06T13:28:00.000-08:00

We were hanging out in our awesome "studio" in the dark, dank basement of the house we rented.

Jason (2001)

2006-03-06T13:13:00.000-08:00

I remember this so perfectly despite my state at the time, which was quite drunk. It was an "after bar" and Jason was just resting his eyes...

Jayme Johnson (2002)

2006-03-06T13:09:00.000-08:00

Expecting (2002)

2006-03-06T13:08:00.000-08:00

Dogs (2002)

2006-03-06T13:06:00.000-08:00

Mina (2002)

2006-03-06T13:05:00.000-08:00

self portrait (1998)

2006-03-06T12:59:00.000-08:00

Love (2003)

2006-03-06T12:57:00.000-08:00

ladybug (2002)

2006-03-06T12:56:00.000-08:00

Bee (2002)

2006-03-06T12:38:00.000-08:00

this isn't working

2006-03-06T07:47:00.000-08:00

and I don't know how to make it work because there is no help for the problem I'm having. God doesn't want me to have an art blog.

lipstick (2001)

2006-03-06T07:37:00.000-08:00

Leta (2005)

2006-03-06T07:14:00.002-08:00

Shirt (2006) and Skirt (2005)

2006-03-06T07:14:00.001-08:00

Horsefly, 2005

2006-03-06T07:14:00.000-08:00

Creative projects

2006-03-06T07:05:00.000-08:00

I just don't have enough blogs.