Fun Stuff!

I just checked out my ad on http://www.momoffersmore.com/magazine/february-2012 and love it! I also saw it in print for the first time today while out at the Croton bagel store. Yay I'm hoping I get a client or two soon. I'm also rethinking the layout of the ad, my name is more prominent than the service I offer. It should read more "Murals, Murals, buy some Murals!". Something like that! If my friend Barb reads this, she can improve my copy since she is an awesome writer.

We went shopping today, at Micheal's Art and Craft. With both kids in tow. Nathan, now 4 months old, is recovering from a 24 hour fever. Also Richard and I are recovering from a sleepless night. Juliana did great, and picked out Cheetah print tape! I bought 10 8x10 canvases for my new Etsy shop. It's http://www.etsy.com/shop/ltarap13.

Here are some blank canvases, I'm hoping to have painted soon. I got as far as gesso-ing 5 of them. And organizing paints that my friend April gave me. They used to be her mother Phyllis's.  Let's see if April reads this, too.

 

Disorganization of Phyllis's paints. I re-arranged them. Dont worry they are (mostly) organized again. 

New colors, new gesso, and some glitter too:

 

Advertising myself

I'm finally considering advertising myself out there in the real world. I'm making a black and white ad for a local magazine called "Mom Offers More". It's pretty popular up here in Northern Westchester County, and hopefully I'll be getting some real business soon. I'm looking forward to starting a new project!

















The tree art is from two different tree mural projects I did recently for friend's nurseries. My website that you can see listed here isn't live yet, but maybe by tonight it will be! I have it hosted on http://laureneberhardtdesigns.weebly.com.
I designed this full color ad that I think I will turn into a business card also.