fantasy art and tree chatter of aquariann

Jennifer L. Nilsson's whimsical fairy mice make me smile. So when I saw her tweet offering free shipping AND an extra free gift to the customer that bought her 100th item in her Mouser-kins™ Magic shop, I squeaked in excitement and scurried to her shop. Out of all her adorable prints available, the Moon Maiden was my favorite. Besides getting brownie points for being drawn in colored pencils, she has such a sweet face, and matches the celestial themed bathroom at my parent's house perfectly. So I checked out with her and only a few days later received the wonderful package of goodies below. In addition to the ACEO print, Jennifer also sent me a very sweet thank you card, laminated bookmark and sparkly ornament. Each item features artwork that is vibrant and expressive, and she has dozens more paintings just as gorgeous. So if you haven't visited her shop yet, what are you waiting for?! As some very famous mice sang, "Hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry!"

Looking back at my last year of college, I'm not sure how I found the time to start drawing fantasy art. I was working part time at a web design studio, part time at a fabric outlet store, and part time as a student trying to pull my graphic design portfolio together for the big senior show ... not to mention all the nights hanging out with friends and shaking my salt shaka at clubs in Jacksonville. I suppose I just needed some time to myself and an escape from everything else going on in my life. Once my roommates saw my drawings, they were my biggest fans. Not hard to be, considering I didn't muster up the courage to show many other people my work until after graduation when I built my website. Ashley begged me to use my magical powers to transform her into a fairy. So I took a picture of her posing like she was holding a butterfly, and used it as a reference to draw her. Andie was the next roommate I turned into a fairy. I've been sprinkling my fairy glitter and ...