Portrait Contest

I thought it's about time I posted the information for entering the 5"x7" pencil portrait contest, so here we go.

This contest is for, as stated above, 1 free 5"x7" pencil (black and white) portrait - shipping included for Canada and US only. This portrait can be either a pet or a person. All I need from those entering is a clear, close up head shot of your pet/person of choice, and a little paragraph (a couple sentences) explaining who the pet/person is. Please send all files in JPEG format.

All submitted contact information (except first names) will be kept fully confidential. Please be aware I will be posting the first name of the winner, and the first name of the pet/person in the portrait on this blog, as well as an image of the final portrait and the photo that accompanies it (this info will also be posted to my website).

Please send all entries to:

juliesillustration @ hotmail.com (minus the spaces between the "n" and "@" and "h" of course, spaces are for anti-spam purposes only, sorry for the inconvenience).

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me. This contest will be a random draw, and will be open from today, January 24th, 2010 to March 24th, 2010. The winner will be contacted and posted on this blog on March 25th, 2010.

To view more of my artwork, please visit:

www.juliesillustration.com

Samples of 5"x7" pencil portraits below.

In the Beginning ...

In the immortal words of Austin Powers, "Allow myself to introduce......myself."
Is that awkward? Though I've blogged through my own website here, I've never truly been involved with the blog world. So if introducing myself is weird, awkward or frowned upon, well, I'm sorry, but I'm going to do it anyway.
I love art. I'm an artist. I love dogs. I have two. I love fish. I have lots. I love men. I have one, and he loves fish, dogs and chameleons (he has two). There, that wasn't so bad. Actually it was, kind of embarrassing, but who's reading this anyway.
This blog is here to help give me a kick in the pants, get me out of my little slump, force me to be creative not only artistically, but literally as well, and hopefully I will help add some wisdom to someones day.....anyone?
Did I mention I love dogs? Guess I did. Did I mention I love to train and compete? And nothing better to do that with than a Jack Russell Terrier who is smarter than a good 95% of the people I work with (you know who you are). So, for your pleasure and enjoyment, I will share my wisdom of dogs ... among other things.
Alright, that's enough for now, work is calling, though I'm trying to ignore it. I told it I had headache, but it's being persistent.