Well, here we are in 2018. I personally am glad 2017 is over. A difficult year of loss and spinning my wheels. This year, I have written down goals and a game plan for new art, marketing, and projects. To begin, I’ve been updating my Etsy Store with new items. I’m working on creating scarfs, plates,…
Etsy 2017 Shop is Live Again! Hooray!
I finally got my Etsy Shop up and running again with watercolors and prints. If you decide to pay a visit, thank you just for stopping by! JANET O’NEIL DESIGNS ETSY SHOP
11 BOOKS THAT CHANGED MY LIFE
I love to read, but I don’t always have the time, which means I put other things ahead of said pastime, like painting, or spending time with family. I used to devour the top ten books on the New York Times Bestseller List back in the 90’s. In 1996, I began working full time in education….
MATS Bootcamp 2017
Lilla Roger’s Make Art That Sells is a wonderful web site that offers courses and events to help illustrators and designers gain experience and develop portfolio pieces. I find her projects to be exciting, on trend, and incredibly helpful. I signed up for Assignment Bootcamp in January and began the course in March. It is…
Folio Focus Week Eight – Faces
When I hear the word “faces”, I think immediately of a famous person, or an animal’s face. With last week’s Folio Focus assignment, I decided to do a drawing room scene with four faces, including Gertrude Stein, her companion Alice B. Toklas (the woman behind the famous “brownie” recipe), and their pets Basket and Pepe. I…
Folio Focus 2017 – Weeks 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 – Wow, That’s a lot of Weeks!
“The hurrier I go, the behinder I get.” Lewis Carroll Like the White Rabbit in “Through the Looking Glass”, I am busy with art and illustration all the time, but never seem to catch up. I am in Week 7 of Folio Focus 2017 by Rise, Shine and Design, and am still enjoying creating portfolio pieces….
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