ART: Here's some good stuff.

Boy it's been a while hasn't it? Oh yes a very long while. 

The past two months were pretty rough I would say. I had some ups and some downs but I'm making the most out of it. And definitely making some good art pieces as a result. I moved back to Iowa for my senior year at UIU! Guys I have less than 7 months until I'm done with college! And I'm fully focused on making some hella amazing art and sharing it with you all.

I have ideas that are beyond explaining at this point and thinking about them makes me super excited. I'm just ready to crank out new things in preparation for my show next year. I've been sketching daily, my mind has been on overdrive. And I jut can't wait to get everything down on paper. 

For now I'll just keep posting my little sketches and ideas and hope for maybe some feedback? Leave me comments on what you think, I hope everyone's ready to go on this journey with me for the next 7 months.

Here's an end of summer present.

I started painting again at the end of summer

 self portrait? hm....

The few sketches i did at the end of summer.

February 24th- March 7th =] 

and just a taste.

XO

Lesley

Tunes: Philipp Gorbachev

So thanks to Chanel's Fall/ Winter 2013/14 ready to wear runway show I've been pretty much all into Philipp Gorbachev's music. It's pretty much all that's playing on my iTunes for the past couple of weeks. I'm digging it so you should go check him out.

Also i know I've been promising an update on my summer sketch a day posts, and i promise it's not an empty promise. I do need to Catch up, I've pretty much been slacking off since the 4th. Maybe i hit you all up with an update on that later tonight.

I do hope everyone's having a smashing summer!
Xo
Lesley

Movie: Troop Beverly Hills

I loved this move Growing up. So if you can check it out, i'm glad i got to after so many years of not seeing it.

(Thanks to Nylon Magazine for mentioning it in their blog this week!)

I absolutely love how fabulous this movie is and how even when Phyllis Nefler is put down and is expected to fail she shows that she can rough it out and pull though, while being the best dressed troop leader of all time!

I loved the unconventional patches she gave to her troop, (I'd take an amazing shopper patch over a great fire builder patch any day!) honestly if there was really a troop like this I would have joined when i was a kid.  Seriously, though, this movie is stellar an in  my opinion it's totally worth the watch. 

So yeah... check it out.

There's gonna be an update with my sketch-a-day sometime later this week.

XO

Lesley

I knew I'd be bad at this.

I called it. I was very sure i could keep up with posting a sketch everyday. 

Boy was i WRONG!

No worries though.

 I've got a week and a half worth of sketches here for you.

I'll just stop writing now and here we go

6-11-2013

Because... bullets are pretty cool you know 

6-12-2013

6-13-2013

so i love ducks... i really want a pet duck that i can name patito.

6-14-2013

6-15-2013

for some reason this reminds me of space... 

6-16-2013

 For my mother. Because she can ride a million miles

before i even think about completing one.

and because she recently completed the Ride Across Belize

330 miles/4 days/ from Corozal to Punta Gorda, Belize

raising funds for Hospice and The Red Cross

so for her and the 79 other riders who completed the RAB.

Ride on...

6-17-2013

6-18-2013

6-19-2013

6-20-2013

6-21-2013

Here we have it more than we week's worth of sketches. 

enjoy and i'll get back at ya'll after the weekend.

XO

Lesley

Tea time.

Day 5. Because you know who doesn't like a good cup of tea and a slice of cake. 

Because my mum reminded me to post.

Not that I forgot, she just decided to remind me about posting day 3 & 4 before I actually got around to doing it. But here it is some weekend sketches.

Day 3

Day 4

Here we have it... after pretty much sleeping all Saturday morning then going to a Flee market for a few hours in the afternoon then getting back home and passing out until like 10:30 I pulled the first sketch out. Then we have today, after i helped cooking and tried doing math... all i could think about was not doing those things anymore... and i really want a balloon. And that's how i got this =] SO HERE YOU GO MUM! I'M NOT LEAVING YOU HANGING! love you ;)

hope everyone enjoyed these sketches. Peace.

XO 

Lesley

Day 2

Here we go day two of my summer long sketch adventure! The past couple if days out here in Waukegan has been gloomy and a little rainy but today it's finally sunny! But this sketch is definitely meant for rainy weather. 

Enjoy

Xo

Lesley

Look fun summer sun! :)