Category Archives: Graphic Design

Another Mr Darcy Portrait

Posted on April 17, 2013 by

UPDATE: This painting sold on 4/24/13.  This ACEO size watercolor is an original painting in my series of many portraits of Mr. Darcy from Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice.  It is in my Etsy shop at this link.

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My Thoughts Expressed For Boston Today

Posted on April 15, 2013 by

My empathy for Boston expressed today.

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And for Pi day…

Posted on March 14, 2013 by

Available on a shirt at skreened.com/aliceflynn

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Artists Have Bills & Can’t Work For Free

Posted on April 12, 2012 by

I was inspired by a similar poster to make this design and offer it on mugs, tees, cards, prints, magnets, and more at Cafepress.  Too often, creative workers are expected to give their work away.  We have bills to pay … Continue reading →

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History of the Color Wheel | Part 1 — Imprint-The Online Community for Graphic Designers

Posted on April 4, 2012 by

  History of the Color Wheel | Part 1 — Imprint-The Online Community for Graphic Designers.  Some beautiful images of very old color wheels in this article… doesn’t it remind you of your Pantone book?

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’tis Himself, Honey O’Badger, wearin’ the green

Posted on March 13, 2012 by

Link here (click), design copyright Alice Flynn

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A Shamrock Is Not A 4-Leaf Clover

Posted on February 23, 2012 by

It is that time of year again.  When I was a girl, Saint Patrick’s day was a holy day, not the commercial mess it has become in the USA.  In addition to the green beer and stereotypes of drunken hooligans, … Continue reading →

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Coping With Downton Abbey Withdrawals – Jane Austen & Dickens Treatment

Posted on February 20, 2012 by

If you have loved the Masterpiece PBS series Downton Abbey, you may be feeling withdrawals from the drama after last night’s finale of the season.  Until the third season is aired, where do we turn for our romantic fix?  Never … Continue reading →

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A Vintage Valentine

Posted on February 14, 2012 by

My mother collected post cards and greeting cards.  In the shoe box of cards (vintage now but from her time) was this beautiful vintage valentine, die cut, embossed and layered.

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Mr. Darcy, The Heart Throb Valentine of Pemberley

Posted on February 10, 2012 by

“… and not all his large estate in Derbyshire could then save him from having a most forbidding, disagreeable countenance, and being unworthy to be compared with his friend.” Chapter 3, Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen The above design … Continue reading →

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Meh, A Very Happy Unvalentine To You

Posted on February 8, 2012 by

How do you feel about Valentine’s Day?  Meh? Then I created this design for YOU! You can find it in my Cafepress shop online in the Candy Hearts Section HERE. (You are not alone).

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What ho, Jeeves!

Posted on January 10, 2012 by

Do you like P. G. Wodehouse?  Wooster and Jeeves?  What about Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry?  Or, maybe you are a hipster from Portland sporting a mustache.  Here is a new design for the new year of 2012… I can’t … Continue reading →

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New Design For Latino and Latina Voters

Posted on December 29, 2011 by

The 2012 presidential election campaign is heating up, and as we enter the new year, voters will be rallying around their choices. Earlier this year I created “Latina American Voter” and “Latino American Voter” designs as shown above for the … Continue reading →

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Design Emailed To You Happy New Year 2012 Do It Yourself

Posted on December 27, 2011 by

Create a tee shirt for yourself or for a gift for New Year 2012.  The design is emailed to you, print it flipped on transfer paper, apply to a white tee with a hot iron.  If you are a writer … Continue reading →

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Montana’s legendary art pioneers: Bob and Gennie DeWeese – The Bozeman Daily Chronicle: Newsmakers

Posted on December 25, 2011 by

I took every painting, drawing, and printmaking class I could from Bob DeWeese when I was getting my art degree, 1970-74. He commissioned the first work I ever sold while I was a student. He stopped me right before Christmas … Continue reading →

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‘Printing for Kingdom, Empire & Republic’ – Review – NYTimes.com

Posted on December 24, 2011 by

  Do you love type?  I cringe whenever I think of the boxes of letterpress lead type I sold in a yard sale in the ’80′s.  The person buying it planned to melt it down.  The New York Times today … Continue reading →

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Out Of Chaos – Art

Posted on December 14, 2011 by

On the left is a plastic basin and lid I use for acrylic painting, and on the right are the palettes of my watercolors.  In the cold winter weather we have in Montana this time of year, I tend to … Continue reading →

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In ‘Pemberley,’ James Picks Up Where Austen Left Off : NPR

Posted on December 8, 2011 by

In ‘Pemberley,’ James Picks Up Where Austen Left Off : NPR. I just listened to this wonderful interview on NPR with the author P. D. James about her new book written about the continuation of Jane Austen’s story of Pride … Continue reading →

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Gift Ideas For The Nature Lover

Posted on December 6, 2011 by

This Rocky Mountain nature watercolor is a painting I initially created for a souvenir tee shirt manufacturer.  It’s a timeless design for people who love nature.  Now I offer it on numerous gift items online, like jewelry, mugs, shirts, tiles, … Continue reading →

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Downtown Bozeman, Montana, Pen and Ink

Posted on November 22, 2011 by

This is a pen and ink illustration of the historic downtown of my hometown, Bozeman, MT.  The original is about 28 inches wide.  Where it’s always a pleasure to shop, the downtown’s slogan. copyright 1983 I was a member of … Continue reading →

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