Ursula Shaw

Happy Holidays

2011-12-23T07:23:00.000-08:00

Illustration Friday - Stripes

2011-11-05T17:20:00.000-07:00

Striped Sweater

Illustration Friday

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Illustration Friday - Scary

2011-10-29T08:38:00.000-07:00

Scary Night

Illustration Friday

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Visages Tristes

2011-09-26T19:53:00.000-07:00

Visages Tristes

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Illustration Friday - Perennial

2011-07-26T08:55:00.000-07:00

Daisy Girl

Illustration Friday

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Illustration Friday - Midsummer Night

2011-06-29T19:40:00.000-07:00

Midsummer Night

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Illustration Friday - Journey

2011-04-19T09:51:00.000-07:00

Journey

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Illustration Friday - Sweater

2011-02-11T18:32:00.000-08:00

Sweater

Illustration Friday

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Illustration Friday - Mail

2010-12-19T15:48:00.000-08:00

Mail

Illustration Friday

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Wishing you a Christmas

warm with happiness

and a new year filled with joy!

Illustration Friday - Spooky

2010-10-19T20:29:00.000-07:00

Illustration Friday

Spooky

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Illustration Friday - Old-Fashioned

2010-09-27T11:08:00.000-07:00

Illustration Friday

Old-Fashioned

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Illustration Friday - Double

2010-07-29T18:55:00.000-07:00

Illustration Friday

Double

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Illustration Friday - Detective

2010-04-19T09:10:00.001-07:00

Detective

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Illustration Friday - Adrift

2010-02-12T14:44:00.000-08:00

Adrift

Illustration Friday

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Illustration Friday - Confined

2010-01-11T15:26:00.000-08:00

Confined

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Illustration Friday - Entangled

2009-11-30T19:57:00.000-08:00

Entangled

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Illustration Friday - Frozen

2009-10-20T15:26:00.000-07:00

Frozen
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Illustration Friday- Impatience

2009-08-11T07:38:00.000-07:00

Even fairies get impatient.

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Illustration Friday - Drifting

2009-06-23T12:28:00.001-07:00

Drifting

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It's been a month since I've submitted something for Illustration Friday. Where has the time gone?

Illustration Friday - Contagious

2009-05-19T19:36:00.001-07:00

Contagious

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Illustration Friday - Impossibility

2009-04-20T11:34:00.000-07:00

Impossibility

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Never try to catch a fairy. It's impossible, and making a fairy angry is asking for trouble.

Illustration Friday - Poise

2009-03-27T12:00:00.001-07:00

Poise

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Illustration Friday - Breezy

2009-03-02T12:09:00.001-08:00

"Breezy"

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Illustration Friday - Celebrate

2009-02-16T10:07:00.000-08:00

Celebrate

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CorelDraw and Corel Photo-Paint

One World One Heart Winner

2009-02-12T09:07:00.001-08:00

The winner of my One World One Heart giveaway is Paisley Girl. She was blog comment number 202. Thank you to everyone who left such wonderful comments on my art. And thank you to Lisa for hosting such a terrific event!

Time

2009-02-07T15:45:00.001-08:00

" Time"

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Tea should be taken in solitude. ~C.S. Lewis

One World-One Heart Giveaway

2009-01-22T21:15:00.000-08:00

One World-One Heart is a blog-wide giveaway event. The idea is to bring bloggers together from around the world who may never ordinarily meet. You can click on the logo above for more information and a list of more blogs to visit.

Here is my give-away:

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This is an original mixed media collage painting created on a 6" x 12" canvas panel.
It is sealed for protection with a matte finish.
Media used: acrylic paints, watercolor crayons, original printed image.
If you would like a chance to win just leave a comment on this post and on February 12, I'll draw a name. Be sure to leave your e-mail address or a link to your blog so I will know how to contact you!

Illustration Friday - Pale

2009-01-16T13:54:00.000-08:00

Under the Pale Moon

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New Doll

2009-01-12T13:21:00.001-08:00

My latest cloth and clay doll.

Illustration Friday - Contained

2009-01-12T12:15:00.000-08:00

"Contained"

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Here is my take on this week's Illustration Friday theme.

Happy Holidays

2008-12-22T07:49:00.001-08:00

AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Illustration Friday - Balloon

2008-12-04T11:00:00.000-08:00

Balloon

There was no time to do anything new this week so I cropped the little boy and his balloon from an old Illustration Friday submission "The Zoo".

Primoriginals

2008-11-18T15:58:00.001-08:00

BEAUTIFUL GIRL with three fat cats

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I just received this beautiful print along with some art magnets from Liz over at Primoriginals. I still can't believe that I won this. Thank you Liz!

Illustration Friday - Vacant

2008-11-02T16:19:00.000-08:00

Vacant Chair

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This is a digital piece done in CorelDraw and Corel Painter. This week's theme for Illustration Friday is "Vacant".

Illustration Friday - Late

2008-10-18T20:58:00.000-07:00

Late

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This week's topic for Illustration Friday is "Late". It is digital and done in CorelDraw.

Witch Doll

2008-10-17T12:07:00.000-07:00

Jane Desrosier cloth and clay doll workshop is over. This was a fun online class to take. Here is my second "challenge doll". Now onto Paulette Insall's "All About Faces" class.

Cloth and Clay Doll

2008-09-29T13:46:00.000-07:00

I just finished my first doll for Jane DesRosier's Cloth and Clay Doll Workshop. I will start working on the challenge doll tomorrow.

Completed doll

Hard to believe she started out looking like this!

Illustration Friday - Packed

2008-09-26T15:15:00.000-07:00

Packed
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I haven't done an Illustration Friday since July. Where did the summer go? Here is my enrty for this week's theme of "Packed".

Taking Classes

2008-09-24T08:47:00.000-07:00

It's been a busy summer and I've neglected my poor blog. I have been busy taking a few online art classes. Since my art is mostly digital prints I wanted to try some canvases. Paulette Insall's Organic Dimension (Backgrounds Class) was terrific. I was able to incorporate some of my digital images on to a layered background. I'm currently taking Wyanne Thompson's Art Play class and Jane DesRosier's Cloth and Clay Doll Workshop. Next up is Paulette Insall's All About Faces class. But I miss the challenge of doing Illustration Friday and hope to find time to participate soon.

Illustration Friday - Sour

2008-07-08T09:41:00.000-07:00

Sourpuss

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I haven't done an Illustration Friday for a few weeks. It's been a busy summer but here is my entry for this weeks theme of "Sour".

Illustration Friday - Punch Line

2008-06-16T18:04:00.000-07:00

Punch Line
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Here is a quick digital drawing for this weeks theme at Illustration Friday.

Illustration Friday - Baby

2008-06-01T15:38:00.001-07:00

Baby

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I decided on a silhouette for this week's Illustration Friday theme "baby". The background is a piece of vintage wallcovering. The girl is from my "Garden" post.

Illustration Friday - Wide

2008-05-19T13:34:00.000-07:00

Wide-Brimmed Hat

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Digital CorelDraw

Here is my submission for Illustration Friday . The theme this week is "wide".

Illustration Friday - Wrinkles

2008-04-30T17:03:00.000-07:00

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Wrinkles

I'm late once again, but here is my submission for Illustration Friday. I've been working on this digital piece on and off for a couple of days. I hate ironing and always put off doing it. So maybe that's why it took me so long to complete it!

Illustration Friday - Primitive

2008-04-23T08:08:00.001-07:00

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Primitive Dance

I'm a little late with this one but here is my submission for Illustration Friday for this week.

Illustration Friday - Fail

2008-04-14T10:29:00.001-07:00

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Fail to Fly

This week's theme at Illustration Friday is "Fail". I decided to draw a little girl trying but failing to fly with the birds.

Illustration Friday - Save

2008-04-07T15:07:00.000-07:00

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Save

For this week's theme I decided on a child trying to put a little bird back in it's nest.

Illustration Friday - Homage

2008-03-30T10:38:00.001-07:00

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Hommage

This is my homage to William H. Brown (1808-1883) a renowned silhouette artist.
My piece is a digital rendition (CorelDraw) of his wonderful full body silhouettes. Some of his work can be seen at The Red House Collection.

Illustration Friday - Heavy

2008-03-17T07:46:00.000-07:00

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Heavy

Illustration Friday - Garden

2008-03-11T10:45:00.000-07:00

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Garden Silhouette

I found a link to artist Karl Johnson's site called Cut Arts in a magazine and was inspired to try a silhouette for this week's theme.

Illustration Friday - Leap

2008-03-02T15:52:00.001-08:00

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Here's my submission for this weeks' Illustration Friday theme of "leap"

Illustration Friday - Multiple

2008-02-25T15:53:00.000-08:00

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Multiple Dancing Girls

ONE World ONE Heart blog giveaway winner

2008-02-14T11:27:00.000-08:00

And the winner of the ONE World ONE Heart blog giveaway is:

Michelle from Gingham World.

Thanks to everyone who commented and have a Happy Valentine's Day!

Illustration Friday - Choose

2008-02-13T17:33:00.000-08:00

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I'm late with this but here is my submission for this week's theme of "Choose".

Bloglandia Polar Festival

2008-02-09T08:02:00.000-08:00

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My little snow princess is going to the Polar Festival. She looks quite cold. Perhaps some dancing and mug of hot chocolate will warm her up?

ONE World-ONE Heart giveaway

2008-02-08T07:55:00.000-08:00

One World-One Heart is a blog-wide giveaway event. The idea behind this is to bring bloggers together from around the world who may never ordinarily meet. Read more about the event here.
I know I’m late with this but since I've entered my name to win at so many sites I felt I had to participate also.

Here is my blog give-away.

“Blanket”
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It is a print of a digital piece I did for Illustration Friday and it measures 5 1/2"x 5 1/2". It is printed on acid free140 lbs paper with a white border for framing. Surface is sprayed with a paper protectant. It’s hard to see in the photo but the blanket and teacup are raised slightly from the surface.

If you would like a chance to win just leave a comment on this post and on February 14, I'll draw a name. Be sure to leave your e-mail address or a link to your blog so I will know how to contact you.

Illustration Friday - Blanket

2008-02-02T08:50:00.000-08:00

Blanket

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Button Dollz

2008-01-24T11:25:00.000-08:00

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This week's challenge at Wednesday stamper is Button Dollz.

You Make My Day

2008-01-22T13:12:00.000-08:00

I was delighted to receive the "You Make My Day" award from the talented artist Mika from Mika Art Blog. I was very happy to receive it, and, well, it made my day!

Here’s how the “You Make My Day” award works!

1. Write a post with links to 5 blogs that make me think and/or make my day.

2. Acknowledge the post of the award giver.

3. Display the "You Make my Day Award" logo with a link to the post that I wrote. (Optional)

4. Tell the award winners that they have won by commenting on their blogs with the news.

Here are just a few of the blogs that make my day and so if they haven't already received it, I am passing this award on to them:

Green Weeds

Imagine and Create

Deb Johnson’s Illustrated Blog

Geninne’s Art Blog

Manual Paper

IF - Plain

2008-01-21T10:07:00.000-08:00

just plain embarrassed

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Illustration Friday - Stitch

2008-01-14T17:04:00.000-08:00

This week's theme at Illustration Friday is "Stitch".

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Mika Art

2008-01-10T11:58:00.000-08:00

"Cat in the hat"

by Mika

Mixed media, 4" X 6" Watercolor paper
"Yes, large snow flakes are unique & lovely, but Austin the cat is too busy obsessing about his new itchy hat to think about them."

I purchased this wonderful piece of art by Mika on ebay. I'm so happy with it!

IF - 100%

2008-01-05T15:23:00.000-08:00

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This week's theme at Illustration Friday is "100%". Here is my entry.

Illustration Friday - Soar

2008-01-02T15:26:00.000-08:00

Soar

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Happy New Year to all! I wish you all the best in 2008!

Illustration Friday - Little Things

2007-12-08T16:42:00.000-08:00

Little Girl with Little Birds

Digital in CorelDraw

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Here is my submission this week for Illustration Friday's topic of "Little Things".

Illustration Friday - Excess

2007-12-04T12:31:00.000-08:00

The length of her scarf was a little excessive.

Illustration Friday - The Zoo

2007-11-27T18:44:00.000-08:00

Here is my take on this week's zoo theme. The cute little monkeys are from Stampin' Up.

Gothic Arches -Text

2007-11-11T16:45:00.000-08:00

This weeks theme at Gothic Challenge is “Text. The image I used for my collage is from a painting by Italian renaissance painter Luca Signorelli.

Illustration Friday - Scale

2007-11-10T13:54:00.000-08:00

Illustration Friday

"Scale"

4x4 Friday - Faces

2007-11-09T20:44:00.000-08:00

4x4 Friday The face is by Italian painter Fra Angelico (1387-1455).

Illustration Friday - Hats

2007-11-05T14:14:00.000-08:00

This week's topic at Illustration Friday - Hats.

Happy Halloween

2007-10-30T21:35:00.000-07:00

Hope everyone is having a great Halloween!

Illustration Friday - Trick or Treat

2007-10-29T09:52:00.000-07:00

This week's theme at Illustration Friday is "Trick or Treat". Done in CorelDraw.

Illustration Friday - Grow

2007-10-20T18:46:00.000-07:00

This is my entry for the topic of Grow for Illustration Friday. My little witch seems to have the knack for growing pumpkins!

Illustration Friday - Extremes

2007-10-15T08:19:00.000-07:00

This week's topic at Illustration Friday is "extremes". I decided to expand on the illustration I did last week for "open" and go with shopping in summer and winter.

Wednesday Stamper - Inchies

2007-10-12T07:57:00.000-07:00

This weeks challenge at Wednesday Stamper is "Inchies". Inchies are 1×1 inch squares. And I thought the Moo Cards were small! I decided to go with a Halloween theme since it is only a few weeks away. If you would like to see some wonderful Inchies go visit Shari's blog at Creative Chatter. She has lots of them!

Illustration Friday - Open

2007-10-10T16:02:00.000-07:00

I can't believe we are Wednesday already. Where did the week go? I'm really late with this week's topic at Illustration Friday which is "open". Here is my entry.

Friday Illustration - The Blues

2007-09-29T11:15:00.000-07:00

"The Blues" is the challenge at Friday Illustration. Here is my entry for this week. It was inspired by Claudine Hellmuth's wonderful poppet people.

Wednesday Stamper - Moo Cards

2007-09-27T20:02:00.000-07:00

This week' s Wednesday Stamper is to create a Moo Card. A Moo Card is a mini card that measures 28mm x 70mm. I'm not used to working on such a small scale but this is what I came up with.

Bloglandia Ball

2007-09-25T21:40:00.000-07:00

It's time for the Bloglandia Ball hosted by Elizabeth Bunsen, of Be...Dream...Play...I designed two gowns. I just can't decide which one to wear!

4×4 Friday - Flourish

2007-09-18T15:19:00.000-07:00

There is a new challenge site called 4×4 Friday. This weeks theme is "flourish".

Gothic Arches - Gold

2007-09-18T12:44:00.001-07:00

This weeks challenge at Gothic Arches is "gold". I've always loved the poem "The Daffodils" by William Wordsworth so I thought I would use this in my arch.

Illustration Friday - Wedding

2007-09-16T18:14:00.000-07:00

This week's topic at Illustration Friday is "wedding".

Wednesday Stamper - Triptych

2007-09-13T11:11:00.000-07:00

I haven't done a Wednesday Stamper for a few weeks now. This weeks challenge is Triptych. I choose a Japanese theme. The background is an old Japanese print and the ladies are also cut from old prints. The scripts are stamps.

Gothic Arches - Family

2007-09-11T13:54:00.000-07:00

This weeks Gothic Arch Challenge is "Family". The image is of Madame Frederic Reiset and her daughter, Therese drawn by French artist Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, (1780-1867). The E.E. Cummings saying is an overlay designed by Rhonna Farrer.

Gothic Arch Challenge -School

2007-08-28T11:18:00.000-07:00

Gothic Arch Challenge is a new weekly challenge site for artists who like to create gothic arches. Their first theme is "School". Here is my entry using my favorite old photograph of a little boy.

Illustration Friday - Visitors

2007-08-25T13:03:00.000-07:00

"Visitors" is the theme this week at Illustration Friday. All I could think of are all the seagulls that gather anytime food appears at the beach. These pesky visitors can be just a little annoying!

Friday Illustration - Captain

2007-08-19T14:51:00.000-07:00

The pirate captain led his crew to the buried treasure.

"Captain" is the topic this weel at Illustration Friday.

Wednesday Stamper - Stitches

2007-08-17T16:09:00.000-07:00

The challenge at Wednesday Stamper this week is to add "Stitches" to your art. Here is my entry.

Illustration Friday - Emergency

2007-08-13T18:09:00.000-07:00

Help I'm Melting!

Here is my Illustration Friday entry for this week's theme of "Emergency.

Illustration Friday - Missing

2007-08-05T16:13:00.000-07:00

There are so many terrific entries this week for Illustration Friday's topic of "missing". Here is my piece for this week:

Illustration Friday - Moon

2007-07-30T16:00:00.000-07:00

This weeks theme at Illustration Friday is "Moon". Here's my submission. It is digital and done in CorelDraw.

Illustration Friday - Poem

2007-07-20T21:48:00.000-07:00

This weeks Illustration Friday theme is "poem". I chose a children's poem by Robert Louis Stevenson.

The Swing

How do you like to go up in a swing,

Up in the air so blue?

Oh, I do think it the pleasantest thing

Ever a child can do!

Up in the air and over the wall,

Till I can see so wide,

River and trees and cattle and all

Over the countryside--

Till I look down on the garden green,

Down on the roof so brown--

Up in the air I go flying again,

Up in the air and down!

Illustration Friday - Discovery

2007-07-18T21:35:00.000-07:00

I tasted some great wines from the Eastern Townships this week. The vineyards there are a great discovery. This is late but here is my entry for this weeks Illustration Friday topic of "discovery". The heads are from Microsoft clipart.

Illustration Friday - Geeky

2007-07-06T15:16:00.000-07:00

It's Friday again. Don't know where the week went. It was a busy work day today but I managed to get this done anyway. This weeks theme at Illustration Friday is "Geeky".

Wednesday Stamper - Buttons

2007-07-05T09:27:00.000-07:00

"Buttons" are the challenge for the next two weeks at Wednesday Stamper. Here is mine for this week.

Illustration Friday - Twist

2007-06-30T12:12:00.000-07:00

Here is my entry for Illustration Friday. This weeks topic is twist. The girl's head is a piece of Microsoft Clipart.

Wednesday Stamper - Hats

2007-06-29T14:32:00.000-07:00

This weeks Wednesday Stamper is hats! I used Stampin' Up "Going out in Style" stamp for the hats. I drew the hat boxes and awnings in CoreDraw.

It's Canada Day on Sunday - another long weekend!

Illustration Friday - Camouflage

2007-06-23T14:02:00.000-07:00

Here is my first try at Illustration Friday. This week's topic is "Camouflage".

Eggs

2007-06-22T15:04:00.000-07:00

Here is my Wednesday Stamper entry for this week theme of "eggs". The sheet music is from a song called "Crow's Eggs" by John Barnes Wells which I found here http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/sheetmusic/. The nest a stamp "Just Vines" by Stampin' Up and the crow is from The Animal Book by Petrus Candidus. The eggs are from an antique print. The tree branch is a photoshop brush.

It's a holiday weekend here in Quebec, Fête Nationale or better known as Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day (June 24). Hopefully the weather will be nice for some great barbeques.