Summer Breezes.

Open publication - Free publishing - More vintage

Just uploaded this to Issuu recently.

Here are some things:

ZitoFest Painted logo:

Cake:


And early stages:


Funny, I'm almost exclusively working digitally right now. I can't wait to get everything back in order so i can paint, but I can't say that I am not enjoying this.

Goodnight,
Happy Summer.

Pew! Pew! Happy Fourth and lots more!

A quick entry before I hit the road for the second time this week!

First off:


This is the blank note card I will be sending out for my thank you cards. Deciding on ordering either from Overnightprints.com or from someplace local, which would save me shipping and handling.


I recently ordered some new business cards. Overnight Prints had a huge sale, and honestly, I was sick of cutting them out myself. They are brighter than I expected, but I think they fit well, and ooohh those rounded corners!


Above is a sketch from a few weeks ago, Java's Cafe in Rochester. I will probably end up digitally painting this at some point, since I still don't have a definite studio space.

This past weekend I traveled I-90 to Boston to visit my room mate Noelle with my fellow Illustrators Dan and Jamie. We met up with several other friends and had a fantastic time together celebrating the Fourth of July! We visited the sites, spent a lot of time in Harvard Square and took a trip up to Hampton Beach, but of course my favorite was the visit to the North End, complete with beautiful architecture, beautiful (and expensive) cars, small shops, and of course, Italian Pastries! Here's a photo I may end up sketching from:



Also, here are some great stained glass windows from John Harvard's in Harvard square! You should check this place out if you're in the area!



Last, when I came home from my trip, my parents had left some old photos they found out for me. Look familiar?


Hope everyone had a fantastic weekend!
LOVE.
-Sorrento

Finished!

So I kind of obsessed over this one, and I am SO happy with it.


I also wanted to mention the point of this project, which was a reflection on myself as an artist. I twisted and turned my brain in all different directions until I realized the answer was right in front of me: My artwork is a saturated representation of a place or personality, with retro-vintage color schemes. Right now at least.

More updates to the website: mariavallese.com

Kitchen

Have been watching the Godfather and doing this project for days now, still not done, but I am loving it:


Needs to be lightened and I need to change the color of the stove to something a little more yellow/green. It's much too gray for me now, but that seems to be a bad habit I've acquired with digital painting.

Happy finals week to all my RIT friends!

"We were both hitchhikers but you had your ear tuned to the roar "

I just want to paint, but very little time, all this typing and organizing is making me a little crazy.

I finally got my suitcase in that I will be using for my portfolio. It needs a few minor repairs, and it's not the exact color I thought it was, but I think it suits me well:



It even has a nice little pocket for resume's and business cards! Nice!

So now I have done some edits on the color I want to use for my portfolio page, and I would still really appreciate some feedback (the typography is better positioned on the second one, and I think I like that color better too):



My goal is for the page to match the case, but not distract from the artwork.

Other than the portfolio, I've been working on these 3 paintings, which I am hoping to have done by the end of the week:




And some digital work:


This one is in progress:

"Can't Buy me Loooovvee!"

Finished with this digital painting, for now. I will probably go back to it.


And here is a sketch of a good friend. Unfinished, but the person got up before I could finish:


I am also taking a web design class this quarter and I have been thinking about ideas for my sight for a while. I want to use this bus as my main page navigation, and then use it without the text above the navigation on each page. Obviously it will be green.



2 Days until the Illustration Opening at Gallery R. See you there!
Love,
Sorrento.

Let it roll, baby, roll!

I'm a busy bee!

My senior year of college is quickly coming to a close. Senior Illustration Exhibit is coming up and portfolio preparation is getting intense!

(In case anyone is wondering the opening is on April 9th at Gallery R in Rochester, NY).

Framing has been pretty hectic and I am considering not painting large or at odd sizes ever again! Robert Plant has been the most difficult to frame. I first made a small backing structure for the piece because it was beginning to warp, and I am staining some pieces of wood to attach to the side as a frame. I purchased a purplish stain (which was pretty expensive!) for the frame, it matches his jacket and it's going to be awesome!



Next, for my Personal Focus II class I am working with city streets and scenes. I was really inspired by the pieces I did last year after my trip to New York. I love buildings, yet my scenes never have people in them.

I drove around Rochester and took tons of photos, but nothing stood out to me when I sat down for sketches. Going through my photo collection from my various trips, I found some photos from a trip to Toronto. Got a little nostalgic and decided I would paint some of the places I really enjoyed.

Here is Queen Street, where I gallery hopped with my Pandaloping friend:



And the sketch:


And here is the Imperial Pub and Library, across from our hotel. Great memories:



Lastly, for my digital mixed media class, I am doing a piece based off the idea of Growth. My concept came from "growth from destruction/decomposition." I wanted to show that a space that had been neglected for a long period of time was being repaired and ready to be loved.




After all the painting I've been doing, digital painting is becoming more natural for me. This last little sweet spot is looking a lot like what I do with oil paint, and that is really what I want. I love getting my hands full of paint, but it's also frustrating not to have sufficient space to paint in, and this may be my solution.

Lastly, I'll leave you with this great little photo I took a few weeks ago with my friend Tony:


Back to some webdesign!
Peace,
Sorrento

Beets again.

I don't really like digital painting, however, it's convenient when I don't feel up to lugging myself to the studio. These came out nicely I think.