Welcome 2020!

Happy New Year!

Lots to look forward to this year! Included in the bunches of hopes and goals I have going forward, I am committing to two exciting challenges; the 365art/daily posting challenge on my Instagram (@BriannaLeahyArt) & a weekly blog post here! I will hopefully be able to keep my blog posts on Wednesdays :)

I am excited to take time to draw for myself every day, exploring new topics, media, and generally improving myself and skillset! So, check back often, good luck on your new year goals, and happy 2020!

Pictured:  Some of my challenge posts so far!

Thanks for visiting, as always!

Mer-May: Art-Wednesday

I enjoy participating in art-tags on Instagram, so when I found out about "MerMay" (drawing lots of mermaids for the length of May), I was excited to join in! So before the month was over, I did slip in a couple more mermaid drawings. Enjoy!

Pictured Below:
Emerald Mermaid Pencil Sketch, Emerald Mermaid in Copic Marker & Brush Pen, and Amethyst Mermaid Digital Sketch.

     

Mini Art Cards: Art-Wednesday

I am happy to announce that I have hatched a new Etsy shop artwork idea! I am currently (albeit slowly) creating a collection of miniature art cards! Each card will come with a matching patterned envelope, and will be part of a themed set of three.

To start, I will have the following themes:  coast/ocean (pictured below), woodland animals, and flora. At 3" square, they can easily fit inside standard invitation envelopes for sending to friends, and will fit in pockets for surprise hand-delivery!

I look forward to releasing them on my Etsy shop soon! I will write here on my blog when they are as well.

        

Art Wednesday: An Art Dump

Good evening Art-Wednesday readers!

Before I get too into all the details of my new adventures in artwork, I wanted to catch you all up on my work since I went blog-silent.

My last individual post was in honor of my Great Uncle. Needless to say this was a major factor in my time away from blogging. Since then, I am happy to say I got my art groove back and have worked even harder on my artwork in his memory. He helped (a lot) in funding my art education, and I was never able to express my full gratitude. So, without further ado, here are some of my favorite pieces I have created since then:

I worked on developing a mermaid like character for my science collaboration...

 
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I got back into more frequent doodling...

 
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I tried my hand at Copic Markers for the first time....

 

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And had fun with new ideas!

 
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Well that is all for this Art-Wednesday update. Catch you next week! Thanks!

First Art-Wednesday Post: What's New?

Hello! It is the first Wednesday 2016, so today starts my weekly posting!

You may have been wondering, where has Brianna been? Has she been busy, doing art? So to catch everyone up on my progress during my blog posting break, I want to let you know about my most exciting new art-adventures!

I was doing some soul searching during my months of blogging hiatus, and came to two conclusions: First, I wanted to do more art. And secondly, I wanted to start something new with it.

To start addressing my goal of creating more art, I have launched these Art-Post-Wednesdays hosted here on my blog, and I have also started a "365 Day" Art Challenge on my Instagram @briannaleahyart  , which I started January 1st, 2016!

@BriannaLeahyArt on Instagram:  365 Days of Art so far

But what should I do with my artwork that is "new"? Multiple friends, peers and colleagues had been suggesting Etsy to me for quite some time, so I began to research everything about it. What I found had me so excited! Though I plan to have a "Grand Opening" of my Etsy shop:  Badgerbri Art in the near future, I am glad to say that the store is open! You can click the link above to check it out.

Etsy Shop:  Badgerbri Art's first products, available for purchase now!

And if that is not enough, I have started collaborating with a marine microbial ecologist from Oregon State University for a new, ongoing art and science project! For clues to what that might be, watch my Instagram....we will leak more details later when the project gets closer to its first (of many) publishing!

So, I am going to be hard at work on my daily Instagram, my weekly blog posting, working on a collaborative science & art project, and with developing my Etsy Shop to fit my hopeful vision. Here's to a great 2016!

Video Game iOS Release: "Beaver Smash"!

Yay!!! I am proud to announce that on August 13th,  Iron Ninja Games​'s "Beaver Smash​" is launching for your iOS devices! I had the great opportunity to work on this game, so go on the iOS App Store and get it next week for some fun! And please, rate, review and give us your comments!

We are looking to release to Android devices in the near future too!

Click here to visit the official Facebook Page and Website
Pictures released below thanks to Iron Ninja Games
(check out that illustration work and those handsome trees!)

Sick Bear: Digital Sketch

Presenting.......a portrait of me in the morning! Been so lame and sick lately; but on one of my more energetic days I couldn't help but doodle how I imagine myself to look.

Silly Rex: Digital Sketch

Jurassic World inspired me to do this quick happy dino doodle!