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Category Archives: Freelancing
Be The Person Your Dog Thinks You Are
Dog lovers know how powerful this imperative is.
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Not My Circus Not My Monkey Polish Proverb
“Self care” is a phrase I keep in mind to manage stress in life. It is important to maintain our own peace of mind while the stressful drama of others whirls around us. This is an old Polish proverb that … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Freelancing, Graphic Design, Illustration, Letterpress, Life
Tagged alice flynn, Art, Books, culture, design, designs, illustration, life, people, tee shirt design
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Nature Watercolor by Alice Flynn
Dragonfly and bee Rocky Mountain scene in Montana
Posted in Art, Books, Freelancing, Gardening, Illustration, Life, Montana, Nature, Watercolors
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Venus Velvet No. 2 Pencil On Arches Rag Paper
Another drawing from my portfolio – I use a pencil sharpened to a needle point when I draw, never erase, and love the soft surface of Arches rag paper. Alice Flynn
Posted in Art, Family, Freelancing, Illustration, Life, Love, Montana, Uncategorized
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Copyright Infringement and Public Ignorance
I’ve had my designs stolen a number of times over the decades, and every time I’ve tracked it down, it was because the person was basically ignorant about copyright and that they can’t just use and sell anything they like. … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Business, Ethics, Etsy, Freelancing, Graphic Design, Illustration, Jane Austen, Publishing
Tagged alice flynn, Art, Cafepress, copyright, copyright holder, design, etsy, Google image, illustration, jane austen, obstinate headstrong girl, pride and prejudice, quote, Zazzle
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Sparrows and Bees
Watercolor from my nature series is available on items at Society6.
Posted in Art, Birds, Freelancing, Gardening, Illustration, Life, Montana, Nature, News, Watercolors
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Spring, Please Hurry
If you live in a part of the world that has long winters, like I do, the longer days and melting snow have you yearning to see tulips and daffodils. This is a scene I imagined and painted in watercolor. … Continue reading
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And for Pi day…
Available on a shirt at skreened.com/aliceflynn
Posted in Art, Freelancing, Graphic Design, Illustration, Letterpress, Life, News, Uncategorized
Tagged alice flynn, Art, comedy, cooking, culture, designs, food, humor, illustration, life, news, pi day, science, tee shirt design
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Pen and Ink Elk by Alice Flynn
From the archives of my portfolio, here is a pen and ink illustration of an elk. It is available on garments at skreened.com/aliceflynn.
Posted in Art, Freelancing, Illustration, Montana, Nature
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Another Souvenir Snow Globe Design
I posted last year about creating illustrations for the souvenir tourist industry. In 2011 I did a snow globe design for one of my Rocky Mountain clients in Colorado that included a moose, an elk, aspen grove, river and mountain. … Continue reading
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Artists Have Bills & Can’t Work For Free
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
Posted in Art, Business, Cloudsourcing, Ethics, Etsy, Freelancing, Graphic Design, Illustration, Letterpress, Life, News, Publishing
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What ho, Jeeves!
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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‘Printing for Kingdom, Empire & Republic’ – Review – NYTimes.com
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
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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Commission A Painting – Small Business Shopping
It’s small business Saturday for shopping, so don’t forget the one-person businesses of artists and artisans (like me) who sell custom work directly to the buyer. You can give the gift of a gift certificate for a painting or have … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Business, Etsy, Freelancing, Illustration, Life, Love, News, Oil Paintings, Photography, Watercolors
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Wildflowers and Tetons Watercolor
This is a watercolor on my drawing table right now, almost finished. I have only to paint the Western Tanager bird that is pencilled in on the bottom right. You may recognize this as another version of a view of … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Birds, Freelancing, Illustration, Life, Montana, Nature, Watercolors
Tagged alice flynn, Art, bird watching, Birds, Daily Painters, fine art, gift, grand teton national park, illustration, life, moose, nature, painter, painting, Paintings, watercolor, western tanager
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Energy Conservation Illustration, Bike and Pool It
Illustrated and designed to promote energy conservation, biking and car pooling, this poster was created for AERO and the Montana Dept. of Natural Resources and Conservation. pen and ink copyright Alice Flynn
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Tagged alice flynn, Art, bicycles, biking, car pooling, designs, high wheeler, illustration, pen and ink, penny farthing
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Art Trading Card Pinecone Watercolor by Alice Flynn
This is an art trading card, ATC, I painted yesterday. It is pen and ink and watercolor. If you have not yet heard of art trading cards or ACEO’s, here is a bit of history courtesy of wikipedia. The dimensions … Continue reading
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Tagged A painting a day, alice flynn, Art, art trading card, ATC, culture, Daily Painting, design, gift, illustration, nature, painter, Paintings, pinecone, watercolor
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100,000-year-old art studio uncovered – Light Years – CNN.com Blogs
100,000-year-old art studio uncovered – Light Years – CNN.com Blogs. Wow! Abalone shell containers with pigment and tools for grinding ochre… a painter’s studio in a cave in southern Africa, 100,000 years old. See the CNN blog post.
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Call Me, Telephone, A Mixed Media Painting
This is a painting on canvas that is 16 inches by 20 inches, just finished today. It is a mixture of acrylic painting, ink, and heat transfer (no paper). It isn’t a traditional collage. I experimented with a photo I … Continue reading
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Tagged alice flynn, Art, etsy, fine art, home decor, illustration, interior design, Oil Paintings, original art, painter, painting, Paintings, photography, tee shirt design
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