tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44028532402147179692024-03-16T11:51:51.525-07:00Picture DiaryA picture diary of illustrationsValerie Drake Lesiakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02134285002148159456noreply@blogger.comBlogger329125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4402853240214717969.post-48543399185414881642024-03-02T14:27:00.000-08:002024-03-02T14:27:49.207-08:00WHERE FLOWERS BLOOM<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKoelXKFPDTUMt3OMLs-UU-4zRgDRHYTBGQpDyT27QRGFfi7hA03jJUTgtWYmQQDnLcTWwmxDtY-P3o_X0ZH6xo31mWJydX615yP9NVdrx82dtl8Xb51f_fIDBvh9PNNQRuHtwpgqvTGJ4ATGZdz1Y32Bp1f2WPcW-4s0_YgFfCJdRpOKsI_aXqkeHceDG/s1000/Where%20Flowers%20Bloom%202024%20for%20web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKoelXKFPDTUMt3OMLs-UU-4zRgDRHYTBGQpDyT27QRGFfi7hA03jJUTgtWYmQQDnLcTWwmxDtY-P3o_X0ZH6xo31mWJydX615yP9NVdrx82dtl8Xb51f_fIDBvh9PNNQRuHtwpgqvTGJ4ATGZdz1Y32Bp1f2WPcW-4s0_YgFfCJdRpOKsI_aXqkeHceDG/w640-h640/Where%20Flowers%20Bloom%202024%20for%20web.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i>Where Flowers Bloom So Does Hope!</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i>Looking so forward to Spring after a very gray winter. Here is a recent illustration that I updated to hopefully cheer you up!</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i>You can also find this illustration as framed prints and on other products as seen below by clicking on this link:</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i><a href="https://fineartamerica.com/featured/where-flowers-bloom-so-does-hope-valerie-drake-lesiak.html" target="_blank">FINE ART AMERICA</a></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrCdYMsMhR4L0Iryjs4Tb0gUzHvrDpOlyXMUvDEGKzAUrV9kuXh_RV5h-ALPJ9NTVikGqbThuMKdTqW79rtIapfwX9SoFHuNVk5eoVHdiFQlCtDwB4owQviJkq3YsQTQVij7kYQZriJn7jODjXcSpUvup57IZvv8a-O8dj551edaqd6kgVHIX1duzy-exO/s617/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-02%20at%205.00.56%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="615" data-original-width="617" height="638" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrCdYMsMhR4L0Iryjs4Tb0gUzHvrDpOlyXMUvDEGKzAUrV9kuXh_RV5h-ALPJ9NTVikGqbThuMKdTqW79rtIapfwX9SoFHuNVk5eoVHdiFQlCtDwB4owQviJkq3YsQTQVij7kYQZriJn7jODjXcSpUvup57IZvv8a-O8dj551edaqd6kgVHIX1duzy-exO/w640-h638/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-02%20at%205.00.56%20PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj706XlyhEBHxO0G54k1raZb61z-VSZxm0gsSWrbopdTyuMzbiEytGBF0XHBNhOZAvg1pn44Mj_P8MZga0k8plxwghJ5djqzKlA3rB_gkDbJQNmzxK7AStWoRhGTktkC_lZW2iKVJmu1JQAo7YxdTmkVxRlym0GNczqeZVyjq1Ugp1FQvChskJ3cPxehoxh/s525/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-02%20at%205.01.28%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="525" data-original-width="523" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj706XlyhEBHxO0G54k1raZb61z-VSZxm0gsSWrbopdTyuMzbiEytGBF0XHBNhOZAvg1pn44Mj_P8MZga0k8plxwghJ5djqzKlA3rB_gkDbJQNmzxK7AStWoRhGTktkC_lZW2iKVJmu1JQAo7YxdTmkVxRlym0GNczqeZVyjq1Ugp1FQvChskJ3cPxehoxh/w399-h400/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-02%20at%205.01.28%20PM.png" width="399" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="687" data-original-width="633" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJIth6dRs5rxcuza-B6E1U59noeid_49VCYBDifmOwGIt_1EEC1w3-uj1REpavVDkt05VrDuT0jNG9ZyHdz4Y8eSp_tyuXoXJqQecvXu7ZCdvEld7Rvv3iZrplu1gCiEh-Oa9wY1dDMzaK-wp7xs657IvqCgKX98iv8Gf7N9Vqr_EKbx7kKJOQHKpIHU1c/w590-h640/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-02%20at%205.23.17%20PM.png" width="590" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Valerie Drake Lesiakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02134285002148159456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4402853240214717969.post-89759645640715920222024-03-01T15:31:00.000-08:002024-03-01T15:31:00.311-08:00MORE FLORAL FUN<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWLQWRhe25LG3qJROw2HkNtwAOUYiEs17EwhizfXhQMHyKEogZFVjpz6sWe4ORzJvkbimtu85JJ3yi1DOHHD5EjYghv8AsDXF5aqY9ogy7z8ruO7iziQwkavp_54s8_s16ggf1X838ZjCbvmC3m84rIkE9cmpv5pG1RqoyZ7TPlq8eReN286hvV2YJ9B86/s1000/Daisies%20and%20Hydrangea%20in%20Blue%20and%20White%20Vase%20for%20web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWLQWRhe25LG3qJROw2HkNtwAOUYiEs17EwhizfXhQMHyKEogZFVjpz6sWe4ORzJvkbimtu85JJ3yi1DOHHD5EjYghv8AsDXF5aqY9ogy7z8ruO7iziQwkavp_54s8_s16ggf1X838ZjCbvmC3m84rIkE9cmpv5pG1RqoyZ7TPlq8eReN286hvV2YJ9B86/w640-h640/Daisies%20and%20Hydrangea%20in%20Blue%20and%20White%20Vase%20for%20web.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Daisies and Hydrangea in Blue and White Vase</i></span> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i>Having fun doing new versions of florals in vases as I look forward to spring.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFxT4EmgbQWa_2pjTkLEJutd4Ntu4WMEPKxDnAdjmQIY_TXZfE0_bRVwUb10InPMRa_iX4aEHxAWXVMIbXCJgnQq51tv8Pir2agN_tUOqorWV4xvrBmsO2qAAYI9OpsiGMZP1purvHfYjzNOEf4FxznnXyNAopbOvkpBEHUp3AkspJAgC1Pc55nLAQ1U92/s507/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-01%20at%205.57.27%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="507" data-original-width="488" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFxT4EmgbQWa_2pjTkLEJutd4Ntu4WMEPKxDnAdjmQIY_TXZfE0_bRVwUb10InPMRa_iX4aEHxAWXVMIbXCJgnQq51tv8Pir2agN_tUOqorWV4xvrBmsO2qAAYI9OpsiGMZP1purvHfYjzNOEf4FxznnXyNAopbOvkpBEHUp3AkspJAgC1Pc55nLAQ1U92/w616-h640/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-01%20at%205.57.27%20PM.png" width="616" /></a></div><br /><i>You can fine this illustration as seen above and below on various products on by clicking on this link:</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://fineartamerica.com/featured/daisies-and-hydrangea-in-blue-and-white-vase-valerie-drake-lesiak.html" target="_blank">Fine Art America</a></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://fineartamerica.com/featured/daisies-and-hydrangea-in-blue-and-white-vase-valerie-drake-lesiak.html" target="_blank"><br /></a></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWU6uu0b3-baM7-F0EdCqdZ6dr-IAvscnOxJfASnQWGQSzHH5JwwZZJ9gBYdGwAvb6nZFD3125Ri42d5eCSOiSOyA7VcfdQ1Q5n1U-XgYrlUXedVzuHY0lA5Km4zflVmE8-b-MZRgJMDoUN8bW4oirHLAJZRpP_8uXTUjBFSPgxIp-w0ODfKW8Un1eexyO/s623/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-01%20at%205.52.00%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="623" data-original-width="619" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWU6uu0b3-baM7-F0EdCqdZ6dr-IAvscnOxJfASnQWGQSzHH5JwwZZJ9gBYdGwAvb6nZFD3125Ri42d5eCSOiSOyA7VcfdQ1Q5n1U-XgYrlUXedVzuHY0lA5Km4zflVmE8-b-MZRgJMDoUN8bW4oirHLAJZRpP_8uXTUjBFSPgxIp-w0ODfKW8Un1eexyO/w636-h640/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-01%20at%205.52.00%20PM.png" width="636" /></a></div><br /><i><br /></i></span></div><p></p>Valerie Drake Lesiakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02134285002148159456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4402853240214717969.post-83377053823754318922024-02-29T13:09:00.000-08:002024-02-29T13:09:25.039-08:00NEW UPDATE<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGxPYYcB7QRSbTgL-3JJ4lAOEVU58fWcDZsjYsMUiq5mDiujAAZuJs6cPAPEcqWR9vZ2x8ndzMCC_nFzf9quQKWZP8NcceyAd809QX7MWFe5QbVCNoVyFAiQENWhznPZgcAzoi2ZHyl1T_mrwAw1J-foKIP70xYr0XGfp-2da2_ZoFJ6pL5Fx9-DZHXnkm/s1000/Y%20is%20for%20Yellow%20Bird%202024%20for%20web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGxPYYcB7QRSbTgL-3JJ4lAOEVU58fWcDZsjYsMUiq5mDiujAAZuJs6cPAPEcqWR9vZ2x8ndzMCC_nFzf9quQKWZP8NcceyAd809QX7MWFe5QbVCNoVyFAiQENWhznPZgcAzoi2ZHyl1T_mrwAw1J-foKIP70xYr0XGfp-2da2_ZoFJ6pL5Fx9-DZHXnkm/w640-h640/Y%20is%20for%20Yellow%20Bird%202024%20for%20web.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><i> Y IS FOR YELLOW BIRD</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i>Above is a new version of an older illustration I created for my letter art series below.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQfSY374nzfP5_jkPu7LPqrvgJjiCe_fDyskbv5k16NdsInejsYbbItrEyiaQCgM4o1FgtM7lUpxq3lSN97jsRIDGNgsBBP_ERw7VlKkDvM19h5OpDnrY6MlbLuVSi72PTStPbpO8likveOZ14O1bdjuF_KMxXoLRMfk7ysfHMA9qaPRO7h4OcAXeOxMFH/s1350/Y%20for%20Yellow%20Bird%20for%20web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1350" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQfSY374nzfP5_jkPu7LPqrvgJjiCe_fDyskbv5k16NdsInejsYbbItrEyiaQCgM4o1FgtM7lUpxq3lSN97jsRIDGNgsBBP_ERw7VlKkDvM19h5OpDnrY6MlbLuVSi72PTStPbpO8likveOZ14O1bdjuF_KMxXoLRMfk7ysfHMA9qaPRO7h4OcAXeOxMFH/w400-h400/Y%20for%20Yellow%20Bird%20for%20web.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>After reviewing sales, thought to redesign the bird to be a more obvious Y shape with more appeal.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Will see this summer if this has a better response.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><br /><i><br /></i></span></div><p></p>Valerie Drake Lesiakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02134285002148159456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4402853240214717969.post-29988040299841130702024-01-17T08:28:00.000-08:002024-01-17T08:28:42.798-08:00DESIGN REVIEW<p></p><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #189114;">SUMMER FLORAL SUNSHINE</span></i></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnvqTdwJC7fw__22fetAnKlZy-Ss1Ka88thLxntZqk_bZjDBT-l9voFdj9QvLY0Cg0VEpUg5mG40C38lnEEguWIj0NhKl9aO80QouUrdISCTFquEKHSxyobxnUhfIpBmHuyoXifRWyE6tsqUTpLlPdqZB8vGU9YMHewQMYpkg5037SD2Z-c-i8D5Gd68-9/s1000/Summer%20Floral%20Sunshine%202%20for%20web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnvqTdwJC7fw__22fetAnKlZy-Ss1Ka88thLxntZqk_bZjDBT-l9voFdj9QvLY0Cg0VEpUg5mG40C38lnEEguWIj0NhKl9aO80QouUrdISCTFquEKHSxyobxnUhfIpBmHuyoXifRWyE6tsqUTpLlPdqZB8vGU9YMHewQMYpkg5037SD2Z-c-i8D5Gd68-9/w640-h640/Summer%20Floral%20Sunshine%202%20for%20web.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> Sometimes when reviewing some of my illustrations, I design to make revisions. </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The illustration above is a revision of a design below that I created last year.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmcNDVJYiKHwGYnQ6G0Ouagmfl1fZS8gBSC7xtTRDmKHF03hlxAPFSIhzqmeb3fO85a1pPQv7iTYQqWxQEV7eT37FV3-7t-gekIXbIIiiRMf7f5oh88zfVIC7dDPtdn56RIAWupW2mkH2L_C_BzwctuAG57bSFm2d1Dd7LzqbnS0p4ZgBR6SayEGYrzjH4/s1000/Summer%20Floral%20Sunshine%20for%20web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmcNDVJYiKHwGYnQ6G0Ouagmfl1fZS8gBSC7xtTRDmKHF03hlxAPFSIhzqmeb3fO85a1pPQv7iTYQqWxQEV7eT37FV3-7t-gekIXbIIiiRMf7f5oh88zfVIC7dDPtdn56RIAWupW2mkH2L_C_BzwctuAG57bSFm2d1Dd7LzqbnS0p4ZgBR6SayEGYrzjH4/w640-h640/Summer%20Floral%20Sunshine%20for%20web.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The more I looked at the original, </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I was not quite happy with it. </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The beauty of illustrating digitally </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">is that it is more forgiving. </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Unhappy with the color? Layout? </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">One can always make changes! </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">You get to play more! </span></i></div><p></p>Valerie Drake Lesiakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02134285002148159456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4402853240214717969.post-40754725766313220322023-12-26T14:51:00.000-08:002023-12-26T14:51:02.117-08:00HAPPY 2024!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6GVtRxtk1F7m17e0IqtA-GhDH8UusVJEPRMVat6TDluWyeRBbC3O4EZIeU3m98Qum76D0pBCv_W0rPYLZg7l5hnPpKDk3rDDkvsIwg1GW4HILcCVZ60Lj-plZ3vOHf3ZU_GvYc2OxsXms1iS6uyt8eHr8PSNab7_68qPVKBI38mLwzzzYUcLfF5cMm_zi/s1000/2024%20New%20Year%20for%20web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6GVtRxtk1F7m17e0IqtA-GhDH8UusVJEPRMVat6TDluWyeRBbC3O4EZIeU3m98Qum76D0pBCv_W0rPYLZg7l5hnPpKDk3rDDkvsIwg1GW4HILcCVZ60Lj-plZ3vOHf3ZU_GvYc2OxsXms1iS6uyt8eHr8PSNab7_68qPVKBI38mLwzzzYUcLfF5cMm_zi/w640-h640/2024%20New%20Year%20for%20web.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> <span style="color: #ff00fe; font-family: arial;"><i>HAPPY 2024!</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-family: arial;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial;"><i>Wishing You All a Very Happy </i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial;"><i>and Blessed New Year!</i></span></span></div><p></p>Valerie Drake Lesiakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02134285002148159456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4402853240214717969.post-20343804524785785282023-11-01T12:40:00.000-07:002023-11-01T12:40:14.278-07:00TIS THE SEASON!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-FhcIVFtyooDSkPEue4uMydnu6dyWN9Mc43ns-la15KqoGV46ZudqfRtPCGiLQfQmzR0udY6aU9hv3oXv4bkx8oDS-SO_uUrhhXmU83bS7_jrCkZejqCnzgKcmRdyrBsO9KJxyWSzSYW3vN7txKBLcIDf0ni-5c50OLtop_ylQ11g7jaTShJwdgK7_DQN/s1300/Tis%20the%20Season%202023%20for%20the%20web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1300" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-FhcIVFtyooDSkPEue4uMydnu6dyWN9Mc43ns-la15KqoGV46ZudqfRtPCGiLQfQmzR0udY6aU9hv3oXv4bkx8oDS-SO_uUrhhXmU83bS7_jrCkZejqCnzgKcmRdyrBsO9KJxyWSzSYW3vN7txKBLcIDf0ni-5c50OLtop_ylQ11g7jaTShJwdgK7_DQN/w492-h640/Tis%20the%20Season%202023%20for%20the%20web.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: arial;"><i> <span style="font-size: large;">TIS THE SEASON!</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: arial;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i>Finished this latest illustration just in time for all those who like to order Christmas Cards.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i>If interested click on Fine Arts America Link on the side for prints for sale.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i>And yes...Tis the Season!</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i>May it be filled with blessings!</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><p></p>Valerie Drake Lesiakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02134285002148159456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4402853240214717969.post-70312861780287010562023-10-21T13:37:00.000-07:002023-10-21T13:37:11.109-07:00For the Love of Autumn<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv5tOHo0JMDwruM8UeePiBFhc3UvDmMhHakFMc54Hx1461qBn-28AKy97K3W61nWDijnomL3NY8rg4yX01mTj_1-oIDUZFmjlv4lL1I-G7BduSXfy9xItspskvdN3xdPJ7i_509NhuHNQMm_FYn-GqRr9uTeLoS-OTLHXLbAA2UEhopA73-bcAkTH3L4Oy/s1100/Hello%20Autumn%20Pumpkin%20for%20web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1100" data-original-width="1100" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv5tOHo0JMDwruM8UeePiBFhc3UvDmMhHakFMc54Hx1461qBn-28AKy97K3W61nWDijnomL3NY8rg4yX01mTj_1-oIDUZFmjlv4lL1I-G7BduSXfy9xItspskvdN3xdPJ7i_509NhuHNQMm_FYn-GqRr9uTeLoS-OTLHXLbAA2UEhopA73-bcAkTH3L4Oy/w640-h640/Hello%20Autumn%20Pumpkin%20for%20web.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #ff570f; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><i>Hello Autumn!</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff570f; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><i>Pumpkin and Flowers</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff570f; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i>Here is a recent illustration I created for the love of autumn.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i>Enjoy the beauty of the season!</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i>Check it out on my Fine Art America Page by clicking on the image below:</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://fineartamerica.com/featured/hello-autumn-pumpkin-and-flowers-valerie-drake-lesiak.html" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="490" data-original-width="724" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKuyjkSEm0V-PqniKYO35-lv5VfOkiC54QMOSBwDLiPRHBnL9ikoKlqxQw38-5TiaGbAGMdWLqU6_p4IAJXGQd87fv2hZ7YfPaz0UzdC6SJYPWZm12nFych9Vn_lLUSoCs2aWN_KOXNbyxX9SBTn1iqrpu1V5uuPuwOeMsSj2DjZ1D8MgqNyMumi8CFujO/w640-h434/Screen%20Shot%202023-10-21%20at%204.31.19%20PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><i><br /></i></span></div><p></p>Valerie Drake Lesiakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02134285002148159456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4402853240214717969.post-43018551496223243342023-10-21T13:22:00.002-07:002023-10-21T13:22:41.232-07:00Letter Updates<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghI6Z0s3RXIuosXv02Ly4LIBoX6SQ4z0VQns5759bfbuPicC3FQNltCaZo-RS4HW5tPgMnuZGgUs0M7C9lOkLk-0wJTz1Hc7Wc-_fUtRGk8Dq2_vgd9zDJzMCNtex1VQMyVEmQvPxMhqwR8G_4zCmus6Bp9fA-XZeS9IyYwkVLRTmX4tQMQcicposVjPrS/s1000/R%20is%20for%20Rose%20and%20Robin%20for%20web%202023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghI6Z0s3RXIuosXv02Ly4LIBoX6SQ4z0VQns5759bfbuPicC3FQNltCaZo-RS4HW5tPgMnuZGgUs0M7C9lOkLk-0wJTz1Hc7Wc-_fUtRGk8Dq2_vgd9zDJzMCNtex1VQMyVEmQvPxMhqwR8G_4zCmus6Bp9fA-XZeS9IyYwkVLRTmX4tQMQcicposVjPrS/w640-h640/R%20is%20for%20Rose%20and%20Robin%20for%20web%202023.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f828b3;"> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><i>R is for Robin and Rose</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f828b3;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i>Reviewing some of my work and making a few changes. I decided in reviewing the image below to make a few changes. When looking at the above illustration you can see I enlarged the robin as well as eliminating the tile foreground. </i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f828b3;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #f828b3; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi26Sq4T_K0DBNI6HmsY_0PIjCA9Gi0aROLYCov6aCKOxrKAQ8G0titids-qJZfBqz71VfAOkUgEBVrjAc_yzyiHE9gnLJy9_dGipJxBURBxdI3ANRYme73Jy5vPuKcZdk0VvB56QCeeG0u_-MQZbgocBrzyZcz8FonyKIdKMcDwkiQyQE6Tg7_TKAWADoX/s1500/R%20is%20for%20Rose%20and%20Robin%20for%20web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi26Sq4T_K0DBNI6HmsY_0PIjCA9Gi0aROLYCov6aCKOxrKAQ8G0titids-qJZfBqz71VfAOkUgEBVrjAc_yzyiHE9gnLJy9_dGipJxBURBxdI3ANRYme73Jy5vPuKcZdk0VvB56QCeeG0u_-MQZbgocBrzyZcz8FonyKIdKMcDwkiQyQE6Tg7_TKAWADoX/s320/R%20is%20for%20Rose%20and%20Robin%20for%20web.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="color: #f828b3; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f828b3;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><i><span style="font-size: large;">My hope it makes a better impact.</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I also decided to make color changes for more impact on another letter R design.</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6yb5XZ4ezB9ZpZd4DbPAetnfx8coqz9788oI1OMohJ2b30wHTFt2Li6KPiF1Z9DCUkpJ48iI83iBRtkEWTObSBb5AdxUJsPdT-_Mnd65FOQWZ5RKRR3B3j322Qqk9XY4BN1obpA3bNwt7UJtaUPYQHtJ64RJZplVZ9dz9JHWHv0O7w81zVKoJ_LcnnQVL/s1000/R%20is%20for%20Raccoon%20and%20Rake%20for%20web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6yb5XZ4ezB9ZpZd4DbPAetnfx8coqz9788oI1OMohJ2b30wHTFt2Li6KPiF1Z9DCUkpJ48iI83iBRtkEWTObSBb5AdxUJsPdT-_Mnd65FOQWZ5RKRR3B3j322Qqk9XY4BN1obpA3bNwt7UJtaUPYQHtJ64RJZplVZ9dz9JHWHv0O7w81zVKoJ_LcnnQVL/s320/R%20is%20for%20Raccoon%20and%20Rake%20for%20web.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><i>Above is the older version of </i></span></span><i style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">R is for Raccoon and Rake. I felt it could use a bit more color pop.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOeXg2Hm5xY3AwH-GrSsS_XUAqbFe2n99eYETNGLAPwxlvZ6158-Cdjn64xfCHQd4ypWb6rRai19uNNqT9ywqKPFFyLmTI9OuhyphenhyphenbfxvHGx4pS4gkbjH0Zw2LYMrTe7z-_T1EwdMH0o5R94y8quH35Ae-d7DO6GQhoBw7BQAfm33qhOTRusfepEgMVnhDo4/s1000/R%20is%20for%20Raccoon%20and%20Rake%20for%20web%202023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOeXg2Hm5xY3AwH-GrSsS_XUAqbFe2n99eYETNGLAPwxlvZ6158-Cdjn64xfCHQd4ypWb6rRai19uNNqT9ywqKPFFyLmTI9OuhyphenhyphenbfxvHGx4pS4gkbjH0Zw2LYMrTe7z-_T1EwdMH0o5R94y8quH35Ae-d7DO6GQhoBw7BQAfm33qhOTRusfepEgMVnhDo4/w640-h640/R%20is%20for%20Raccoon%20and%20Rake%20for%20web%202023.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><i style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-large;">R is for Raccoon, Rake, and Robin</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Here is the updated version.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">That is the beauty of working digital...you get to play and make changes that you think may improve one's illustration.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><i style="color: #f828b3; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></i></span></div><p></p>Valerie Drake Lesiakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02134285002148159456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4402853240214717969.post-708154945970859082023-08-28T14:37:00.002-07:002023-08-28T14:37:30.339-07:00COME SEE US! MORE SEPTEMBER SHOWS!<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i>MORE SEPTEMBER SHOWS!</i></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8fmalM7aWFcDep6sej5W8UV9AJtZQaW39czwAsLjZQtk_ooDsCXJF-qptfeMxBCOOZnX38lInOJG9Mh6TFKtK2rGQ5OgiY5RLnvhyw4dxPwFLoe6iD12npuwx1II6csiz0YxC9_7qmQagEm5IZZjl5X0VhNGGc9J0XhlN3nyso4MHS12H1v33skJg_TMd/s1350/Berea%20Arts%20Fest%202023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1350" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8fmalM7aWFcDep6sej5W8UV9AJtZQaW39czwAsLjZQtk_ooDsCXJF-qptfeMxBCOOZnX38lInOJG9Mh6TFKtK2rGQ5OgiY5RLnvhyw4dxPwFLoe6iD12npuwx1II6csiz0YxC9_7qmQagEm5IZZjl5X0VhNGGc9J0XhlN3nyso4MHS12H1v33skJg_TMd/w640-h640/Berea%20Arts%20Fest%202023.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!</span></div><p></p>Valerie Drake Lesiakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02134285002148159456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4402853240214717969.post-7465418722585515412023-08-28T14:28:00.008-07:002023-08-28T14:28:59.089-07:00Cherishing the Last Days of Summer<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoeu9y9dIO5r8wR2VXlqY9lkxWJCxDGnQcp1qZ4RWLJzF_4LYHTEiLnL6jxAvx7_7A_UyUdTVlUtzLgE234i07NLVUCj1LgX0r3vcxWCId3yxQHG5SgG92X1ODA2SrtQ2TUr5kcByFiV9FdEZqbsKUengeA0_oTIoFxPIUCXE0WKuIOsr_Z4Aiv7AiP5TK/s1000/Summer%20Floral%20Sunshine%20for%20web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoeu9y9dIO5r8wR2VXlqY9lkxWJCxDGnQcp1qZ4RWLJzF_4LYHTEiLnL6jxAvx7_7A_UyUdTVlUtzLgE234i07NLVUCj1LgX0r3vcxWCId3yxQHG5SgG92X1ODA2SrtQ2TUr5kcByFiV9FdEZqbsKUengeA0_oTIoFxPIUCXE0WKuIOsr_Z4Aiv7AiP5TK/w640-h640/Summer%20Floral%20Sunshine%20for%20web.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><i>Summer Floral Sunshine</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i>The last days of August inspired this illustration as I hang on to the last days of Summer.</i></span></div><p></p>Valerie Drake Lesiakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02134285002148159456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4402853240214717969.post-78712076859931779352023-08-20T13:09:00.000-07:002023-08-20T13:09:11.351-07:00SUMMER FUN!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLRjeHjZrbxODC2CDd9trScJKFmySfWxI44KJmI_H1tq1gpp8LiDSDvoHGY2bhbyufySWYNkQb-y4WXPtHGkPJ3TAYqjh2utixEkFHX3WZNl_DIZYm3Y9uoXtwFeggnqtRognpDaGB93cq-M4-GvQcI5CVzUx48n6f8wLTdcxe2njn3viALf8w5QGmckyF/s3150/Made%20in%20Ohio%202023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3150" data-original-width="3150" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLRjeHjZrbxODC2CDd9trScJKFmySfWxI44KJmI_H1tq1gpp8LiDSDvoHGY2bhbyufySWYNkQb-y4WXPtHGkPJ3TAYqjh2utixEkFHX3WZNl_DIZYm3Y9uoXtwFeggnqtRognpDaGB93cq-M4-GvQcI5CVzUx48n6f8wLTdcxe2njn3viALf8w5QGmckyF/w640-h640/Made%20in%20Ohio%202023.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><i> <span style="color: #00a8b7;">COME SEE US!</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><i><span style="color: #00a8b7;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i>Mark your calendars for a weekend of fun at </i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i>Hale Farm in Akron,OH </i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i>at the Made in Ohio Art & Craft Festival!</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i>You will find us at booth 42!</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i>Hope to see you there!</i></span></div><p></p>Valerie Drake Lesiakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02134285002148159456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4402853240214717969.post-10191341990452229632023-07-28T15:56:00.000-07:002023-07-28T15:56:17.730-07:00I is for Iris<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJFhFi1YadHS4LRgu0mak9mi3lx1TFyPVOcf3N-GAqqY-JBUcff8OhH_NVoE77ep61n_4ss4dNDsvFKCfujrmy92LpQmpVUq38Bl1Pb9TNqDsQEf6RLjfhlpMMqsTfmBjaa2uaD3RuJQXteVtJ5Hu5JnPBK1D5LTGSeFdUI3t1yk7oz-uw_d-lQwBzkV5L/s1000/I%20is%20for%20Iris%20for%20web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJFhFi1YadHS4LRgu0mak9mi3lx1TFyPVOcf3N-GAqqY-JBUcff8OhH_NVoE77ep61n_4ss4dNDsvFKCfujrmy92LpQmpVUq38Bl1Pb9TNqDsQEf6RLjfhlpMMqsTfmBjaa2uaD3RuJQXteVtJ5Hu5JnPBK1D5LTGSeFdUI3t1yk7oz-uw_d-lQwBzkV5L/w640-h640/I%20is%20for%20Iris%20for%20web.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> <span style="color: #ac5eff; font-family: arial;"><i>I is for Iris</i></span></span></p></blockquote><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i>I is for Iris is a new illustration and addition to my illustrated alphabet letter collection I call Alphabet Soup.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i>The letter I seems always to be a challenge. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i>Here are some others I have illustrated in the past:</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSFvywKcObtz6C0rIq2978gsBF3GDecpGGJD0REpLb3idNHUWKA05FR9-CLSmuHLEsPEOLE0eZeap7al1K3SGQcbmYuUgJv8vtTfbTL2dUr1tKo0WsA1e7e4iDWRc1hXKqZVklD4A8SdIMjFy7v8egwAEqGQDJNZp6gVoOxAYL7KG1MSFjKwa1Fz4RFMqo/s1200/I%20is%20for%20Ice%20Cream%20Cone%20for%20web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSFvywKcObtz6C0rIq2978gsBF3GDecpGGJD0REpLb3idNHUWKA05FR9-CLSmuHLEsPEOLE0eZeap7al1K3SGQcbmYuUgJv8vtTfbTL2dUr1tKo0WsA1e7e4iDWRc1hXKqZVklD4A8SdIMjFy7v8egwAEqGQDJNZp6gVoOxAYL7KG1MSFjKwa1Fz4RFMqo/s320/I%20is%20for%20Ice%20Cream%20Cone%20for%20web.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #fe1e65; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i>I is for Ice Cream</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #fe1e65; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #fe1e65; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy9UKhfEoRVBlqnKe-ZOw3l4tf8ueaY6KpYIlNx1rMVyhPewIIu7jyf7DQjtfuxnTwjWlBBz4001E3it-51NtGp0zYDDC6_eZKW8NSfoEoHorwTv49yunCIYqS3T_CsEHN0ceODRLPlU7zi1OTGa5l8CzZ1L-BgkYLf9KRxYufhq6cxGbXV_DiN-RRL6dh/s1200/I%20is%20for%20Indian%20for%20web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy9UKhfEoRVBlqnKe-ZOw3l4tf8ueaY6KpYIlNx1rMVyhPewIIu7jyf7DQjtfuxnTwjWlBBz4001E3it-51NtGp0zYDDC6_eZKW8NSfoEoHorwTv49yunCIYqS3T_CsEHN0ceODRLPlU7zi1OTGa5l8CzZ1L-BgkYLf9KRxYufhq6cxGbXV_DiN-RRL6dh/s320/I%20is%20for%20Indian%20for%20web.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></span></div><i style="font-family: arial;"><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0099ad; font-size: large;">I is for Indian</span></i></p></i><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzEPDIRJeaDemZnQtKCIZ4jcc3KRtJfeB_XGSvKqWxVGjwKq0hZGZGjUKCn84bzWy6FE3ULLcfpOCY6POgHulA4T1Uzr7FUGDhZYRbjaKm_tGo8OFPwPMQYFIpeVdEAsfCeuNtvKhUefDly8CXIvDkeMryjtKfuwK9_PnL71rhJQvkiCDfnlAaJ6hFkkf-/s2400/The%20Letter%20I.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzEPDIRJeaDemZnQtKCIZ4jcc3KRtJfeB_XGSvKqWxVGjwKq0hZGZGjUKCn84bzWy6FE3ULLcfpOCY6POgHulA4T1Uzr7FUGDhZYRbjaKm_tGo8OFPwPMQYFIpeVdEAsfCeuNtvKhUefDly8CXIvDkeMryjtKfuwK9_PnL71rhJQvkiCDfnlAaJ6hFkkf-/s320/The%20Letter%20I.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #fe4ccc; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i>I is for Ironing Board</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i>Here's hoping that the new addition, I for Iris, has some selling appeal.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></p>Valerie Drake Lesiakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02134285002148159456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4402853240214717969.post-27031196060552960642023-07-19T18:26:00.000-07:002023-07-19T18:26:04.978-07:00COME SEE US AT THE LAKEWOOD ARTS FESTIVAL!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLpxgOMt3mjSJCIrXqSsJXRhJCxN43r3Rb-fKwQRX2EO7lVgKN8J-KKle-4fQbUglBXL1BxJlWJbAEUVkTpdYaR7Wo2eEHWKBAVo9uR-DcLbyQU7vEMTl2IkSlclpYXw2yTef69KK19lQVkq-mv6huVjH2ysebDs4gegCW5mzDvejg_JoL-8vR6_AbkSNY/s1350/Lakewood%20Art%20Fest%202023%20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1350" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLpxgOMt3mjSJCIrXqSsJXRhJCxN43r3Rb-fKwQRX2EO7lVgKN8J-KKle-4fQbUglBXL1BxJlWJbAEUVkTpdYaR7Wo2eEHWKBAVo9uR-DcLbyQU7vEMTl2IkSlclpYXw2yTef69KK19lQVkq-mv6huVjH2ysebDs4gegCW5mzDvejg_JoL-8vR6_AbkSNY/w640-h640/Lakewood%20Art%20Fest%202023%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i>MARK YOUR CALENDAR</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i>AND</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i>COME SEE US</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i>AT</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><i>THE LAKEWOOD ARTS FESTIVAL</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i>IN LAKEWOOD, OHIO</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #048d7b; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><i>SATURDAY AUGUST 5TH</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #048d7b; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><i>10AM-6PM</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #048d7b; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i>Hope to see you there!</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><p></p>Valerie Drake Lesiakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02134285002148159456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4402853240214717969.post-32150535704473800842023-06-29T13:02:00.001-07:002023-06-29T13:02:45.439-07:00COME SEE US AT CAIN PARK!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIWEsgPyt3-svK_Ji5yPL1QbOGlNzORRKiL0GjjJx8tc8BYIyIFRZqf9alPdfqBntVw-i_eO8d_Ed81hsxrdFrCLtkNvMlf2eOFauFevbUsWw39JPsOvZKdU3YaV68JP39dE-S6IkGJXOyeQ7RZTUZDOTxddvJraOwDwANVS-YMo14zCUcmNtFCefL2st9/s1350/Cain%20Park%202023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1350" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIWEsgPyt3-svK_Ji5yPL1QbOGlNzORRKiL0GjjJx8tc8BYIyIFRZqf9alPdfqBntVw-i_eO8d_Ed81hsxrdFrCLtkNvMlf2eOFauFevbUsWw39JPsOvZKdU3YaV68JP39dE-S6IkGJXOyeQ7RZTUZDOTxddvJraOwDwANVS-YMo14zCUcmNtFCefL2st9/w640-h640/Cain%20Park%202023.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: red;">COME SEE US AT CAIN PARK!</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><br /></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #45818e;">LOVE TO SEE YOU!</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="color: #3d85c6; 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font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i>COME SEE US!</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #04abc5; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i>Should be lots of fun! </i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i>Check out my booth #30 to get you to smile!</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i>Hope to see you!</i></span></div><p></p>Valerie Drake Lesiakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02134285002148159456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4402853240214717969.post-71562359322899430872023-05-02T10:33:00.004-07:002023-05-02T10:33:42.943-07:00W is for Wonderful Whales!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcdRMp-AQQmpFa2beCiLm8YlB8W3m6fbxwf8t5xpTxidEbPFDtNOimWzYj3uKLFLmnOVGpEYPyilMQqlnGrtn_3yKfQUkFCEx7By06jPf1QhW6rhydZpGvsj_tseDXCMxgESrBgC8vaiNZ8Vfe0wSjRuqPY30F47pwnom_AVR0z8U9hMeeFLBSqX8V2A/s1000/W%20is%20for%20Wonderful%20Whales%20for%20Web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcdRMp-AQQmpFa2beCiLm8YlB8W3m6fbxwf8t5xpTxidEbPFDtNOimWzYj3uKLFLmnOVGpEYPyilMQqlnGrtn_3yKfQUkFCEx7By06jPf1QhW6rhydZpGvsj_tseDXCMxgESrBgC8vaiNZ8Vfe0wSjRuqPY30F47pwnom_AVR0z8U9hMeeFLBSqX8V2A/w640-h640/W%20is%20for%20Wonderful%20Whales%20for%20Web.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i>W is for Wonderful Whales!</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i>I finally got back to creating. Life has been busy!</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i>I was reviewing the letter W designs I created in the past and worked to come up with yet another one. </i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i>Whales have always been fascinating to me. It took several sketches and finally I came up with this illustration to add to my collection of whimsical letters of the alphabet I call Alphabet Soup.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i>You can see this illustration on Fine Art America by clicking on this link: <a href="https://fineartamerica.com/featured/w-is-for-wonderful-whales-valerie-drake-lesiak.html">Fine Art America W is for Wonderful Whales</a></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Enjoy and have a great day!</span></div><p></p>Valerie Drake Lesiakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02134285002148159456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4402853240214717969.post-79152286056324482792023-02-17T13:13:00.000-08:002023-02-17T13:13:30.394-08:00Latest Illustrations<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Q9vqc07V8Cd-UKr6Do8cOdLc1NM5mPzfCL1jfPr-AcVKEF2Jw2mGVFkqRk8wqeb7vY9o4prt8U3uoVH3BsdZ4gFHWNBxraOQdtuedsFgiCVts2AsP7G1JmO11wk-ZdiByXidDggFweSLiRksWK5mDKRAsQedJMmlVVbVMPpJWJAz6UjFmQiKQQq_3w/s1000/MORNING%20VISITOR%20floral%20still%20life%20by%20window%20for%20web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Q9vqc07V8Cd-UKr6Do8cOdLc1NM5mPzfCL1jfPr-AcVKEF2Jw2mGVFkqRk8wqeb7vY9o4prt8U3uoVH3BsdZ4gFHWNBxraOQdtuedsFgiCVts2AsP7G1JmO11wk-ZdiByXidDggFweSLiRksWK5mDKRAsQedJMmlVVbVMPpJWJAz6UjFmQiKQQq_3w/w640-h640/MORNING%20VISITOR%20floral%20still%20life%20by%20window%20for%20web.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><i>Morning Visitor</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i>Above is an illustration I did earlier this month to escape the gray days of winter.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i>Thought it would be nice to have a different view of summer weather out the window.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3iJiuyf9HHeknwOu-DYijhL4Vk8p9BFlwnLYVZLWhHx5TtI076H90BEdBqmEtLA8uAS0IjKjqYa1-ykSUcSR6i6WlOp47lZGRBRJCou0UuAfKJNu9TACtMQcHzmlVRB9JU-2DhpIVxX8Rqu9rvz2z5C1771zOywGdQmyLhTDgxNurH6rxoMI1UxrglQ/s1000/Heart%20Wreath%20with%20Bird%20on%20Teacup%20for%20web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3iJiuyf9HHeknwOu-DYijhL4Vk8p9BFlwnLYVZLWhHx5TtI076H90BEdBqmEtLA8uAS0IjKjqYa1-ykSUcSR6i6WlOp47lZGRBRJCou0UuAfKJNu9TACtMQcHzmlVRB9JU-2DhpIVxX8Rqu9rvz2z5C1771zOywGdQmyLhTDgxNurH6rxoMI1UxrglQ/w640-h640/Heart%20Wreath%20with%20Bird%20on%20Teacup%20for%20web.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><i><span style="color: #a956ee; font-size: x-large;">What is Done in Love</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><span style="color: #a956ee; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i>The above illustration was inspired by an older illustration I did years ago with the same quote and subject matter.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i>The beauty of designing digitally is being able to create different versions and looks.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i>Below is the older illustration:</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj31bWESOBx33GFPV4q35LSQPYfDC9li7lrSUTfWzGkFhvbc2l57_hNhi4ASImbv5CdXYl13qQTQbdQ0mCRcTggRrVPVkRDgfBkPtIEzUmJvqg2d2akoSUlf1m5ZaCJFJBiBk_41Qp8Tzoopn503MkEnyJWV7GgVB85NK62rf2NQXCM_1AFfp-EBQPYIg/s1000/Heart%20Wreath%20with%20Bird%20on%20Cup%20for%20web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj31bWESOBx33GFPV4q35LSQPYfDC9li7lrSUTfWzGkFhvbc2l57_hNhi4ASImbv5CdXYl13qQTQbdQ0mCRcTggRrVPVkRDgfBkPtIEzUmJvqg2d2akoSUlf1m5ZaCJFJBiBk_41Qp8Tzoopn503MkEnyJWV7GgVB85NK62rf2NQXCM_1AFfp-EBQPYIg/w400-h400/Heart%20Wreath%20with%20Bird%20on%20Cup%20for%20web.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><i>When reviewing the older illustration, I first thought to make the cup less busy and then proceeded to make more changes, like the bird, background color, many of the flowers, etc.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i>I remember seeing many paintings an artist would illustrate of similar subject matter with changes of perspective, color, etc. But before the ability of being to illustrate digitally, the artist had to start from scratch and it was much more difficult to make changes once one started. </i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i>Designing and illustrating digitally is far more forgiving and makes if fun to create various variations.</i></span></div><p></p>Valerie Drake Lesiakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02134285002148159456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4402853240214717969.post-67823533694202685832023-01-10T17:22:00.001-08:002023-01-10T17:22:23.938-08:00FLOWER FUN!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR2E8Gdc_8AbupeZrc0soITOzUXA8SXU8fdDHuED3Tn0rZb9A3y1Gt0_gICympZZHnPE2_Yncu-OB47em_dOjKNqzbXzYlygj1c-UIfOrzjeYsc75ymAdw9p_3kBiPw1tUmS3dHUigCB1KamRzC4r4t9i3TOzEk1UiP2nE17GqXB04_lrXpUgdfazCTQ/s1000/Teacup%20with%20Flowers%20for%20web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR2E8Gdc_8AbupeZrc0soITOzUXA8SXU8fdDHuED3Tn0rZb9A3y1Gt0_gICympZZHnPE2_Yncu-OB47em_dOjKNqzbXzYlygj1c-UIfOrzjeYsc75ymAdw9p_3kBiPw1tUmS3dHUigCB1KamRzC4r4t9i3TOzEk1UiP2nE17GqXB04_lrXpUgdfazCTQ/w640-h640/Teacup%20with%20Flowers%20for%20web.jpg" width="640" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ee6db0; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i>Teacup with Flowers</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ee6db0; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i>Chasing the winter grays away with this newest illustration.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i>Check out this illustration on several products on as shown below by clicking on:</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://fineartamerica.com/featured/teacup-with-flowers-valerie-drake-lesiak.html">Fine Art America</a></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="718" data-original-width="543" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGJAJHqh8PgiywUhxGx7QG2bNQ5ViZ9CqUNI0GDB6qySVyvlSsRGdJUGBdhFCFbBPzesujpCgtI7YumUhTWKtvwFXdaJWq-720HD8GqVq0hX0JLXlU2E9ofSFaZbx1h2i6nCHIGwJaBOOnfNDE7-KLfd3zrGkFSgi-B3w6ai9F1Adk7lN42amNXsLzOQ/w303-h400/Screen%20Shot%202023-01-10%20at%208.14.55%20PM.png" width="303" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i>Enjoy!</i></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><p></p>Valerie Drake Lesiakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02134285002148159456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4402853240214717969.post-32224779883973809572022-12-28T17:41:00.002-08:002022-12-28T17:41:14.148-08:00HAPPY NEW YEAR!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOazVmXEmCX0UEqSxBAhbIqxhUpCLm6ljSOCzGB1xJzGY666HymRjmBhfM7NaDw1hi3Ee95i97YHzjRDNpG9f3odtJotZs5g_fJNblkF8UJqXfgRvvXyfJwDfMlGu-SqVmdNKK-lKkNVGryCKm-9VgfTJaUHcT4mSFfKOkIOff8U1p854jH4QMvZ9T5Q/s1000/2023%20new%20year%20for%20web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOazVmXEmCX0UEqSxBAhbIqxhUpCLm6ljSOCzGB1xJzGY666HymRjmBhfM7NaDw1hi3Ee95i97YHzjRDNpG9f3odtJotZs5g_fJNblkF8UJqXfgRvvXyfJwDfMlGu-SqVmdNKK-lKkNVGryCKm-9VgfTJaUHcT4mSFfKOkIOff8U1p854jH4QMvZ9T5Q/w640-h640/2023%20new%20year%20for%20web.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: xx-large;"><i>HAPPY </i><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>2023!</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Wishing you a Happy New Year!</span></i></div><p></p>Valerie Drake Lesiakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02134285002148159456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4402853240214717969.post-69187792809304147212022-12-23T17:39:00.001-08:002022-12-23T17:39:30.854-08:00JOY TO THE WORLD!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV5KQjx77rp4p55FcKU5xd1hR37aJ4O46D3uDG-alexkjRAsbpr7Q7ZhChn6q-NAKdWE6TPmO0AqEMg4YsDzDqwKgIOKVCrQF7AuYBuvce_vcjHbcclSPkvPH8_rk18a8FTZuBXEoxlMsqycLzdnJYLNUwEskk0esfvcroLTATaQLSQveu3jGA0oASkA/s1000/Joy%202022%20for%20web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV5KQjx77rp4p55FcKU5xd1hR37aJ4O46D3uDG-alexkjRAsbpr7Q7ZhChn6q-NAKdWE6TPmO0AqEMg4YsDzDqwKgIOKVCrQF7AuYBuvce_vcjHbcclSPkvPH8_rk18a8FTZuBXEoxlMsqycLzdnJYLNUwEskk0esfvcroLTATaQLSQveu3jGA0oASkA/w640-h640/Joy%202022%20for%20web.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><i>Joy to the World!</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i>Yes, it is that time a year!</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i>Wishing you all the JOY in celebrating the gift of Jesus Christ.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><i>Merry Christmas!</i></span></div><p></p>Valerie Drake Lesiakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02134285002148159456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4402853240214717969.post-70792116220079293602022-12-22T11:39:00.004-08:002022-12-22T11:39:53.189-08:00Winter! Baby It's Cold Outside!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivR-cFZdpnDwi1-6VfhYZByL16MwKJJhweQeztJPSkU0Vl-uT1SeRJZI2Wba-jm8H2qP3QOh58cIq3oLuHL9ZHi8w_48VhiTa0rzThoOPfkIWf6IxBPdcjaGFRecpPGA1-P7yH9_Fvox96Ox8r0VPOlTl2Ac0eTM9hv2YM220DD6zYIGtuk0jFtl7_1g/s900/Winter%20Snowman%20with%20Cardinals%20for%20web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivR-cFZdpnDwi1-6VfhYZByL16MwKJJhweQeztJPSkU0Vl-uT1SeRJZI2Wba-jm8H2qP3QOh58cIq3oLuHL9ZHi8w_48VhiTa0rzThoOPfkIWf6IxBPdcjaGFRecpPGA1-P7yH9_Fvox96Ox8r0VPOlTl2Ac0eTM9hv2YM220DD6zYIGtuk0jFtl7_1g/w640-h640/Winter%20Snowman%20with%20Cardinals%20for%20web.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> Winter...Snowman with Cardinals</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">It has been a very busy fall and I have had little time to play and create. With the cold weather approaching, I decided to look back on an older design and update it a bit by adding a few things like a light house and another bird and modifying the layout. </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The nice part of winter is the days will now slowly get longer! </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Valerie Drake Lesiakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02134285002148159456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4402853240214717969.post-56713129518500990432022-08-24T12:18:00.005-07:002022-08-24T12:18:39.905-07:00COME SEE US AT MADE IN OHIO!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIGtWZ0vW1a3bTlx2ZF1fl_NdMwbAQi7VLbks6cGbL5nkp9mbMsyAg-CS4izkkJUI4vWYz4Z3qZi7EwqhzUVT8JiWEY5-CtTOUvTzXIyB8zNHU9d57QwNxKiyjko-DzHp0JvgWnx8j9LXQQsO90f0amwdZ16eGPF0w61a0OIlL84kLaKm7I4NCtl4zjg/s1000/Made%20in%20Ohio%202022%20for%20Web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIGtWZ0vW1a3bTlx2ZF1fl_NdMwbAQi7VLbks6cGbL5nkp9mbMsyAg-CS4izkkJUI4vWYz4Z3qZi7EwqhzUVT8JiWEY5-CtTOUvTzXIyB8zNHU9d57QwNxKiyjko-DzHp0JvgWnx8j9LXQQsO90f0amwdZ16eGPF0w61a0OIlL84kLaKm7I4NCtl4zjg/w640-h640/Made%20in%20Ohio%202022%20for%20Web.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i>Looking for fun and a bit of history as well as art?</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i>COME SEE US AT MADE IN OHIO!</i></span></p><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: center;"> </p></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote>Valerie Drake Lesiakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02134285002148159456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4402853240214717969.post-76640678274411615672022-07-31T15:16:00.000-07:002022-07-31T15:16:05.517-07:00For the Love of Teapots<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIGARF2kZ_Ac8kLQXTfc5C3C71jo2YNWP-tVNCTR3Gox04g5UG7npiXeLEEuZNyo9gZWAGSkQBudf6xwVPr2A4TlxZ8VrHL9wbCqgV1NNxn1cjyEHzxafjvsA3X0ZPgX1SxvuPZDsXSfa8RzZayygDbHHllceyTicuMY5MSZy0pSRiPvxo0dVbhBAx4A/s1000/Teapot%20House%20for%20web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIGARF2kZ_Ac8kLQXTfc5C3C71jo2YNWP-tVNCTR3Gox04g5UG7npiXeLEEuZNyo9gZWAGSkQBudf6xwVPr2A4TlxZ8VrHL9wbCqgV1NNxn1cjyEHzxafjvsA3X0ZPgX1SxvuPZDsXSfa8RzZayygDbHHllceyTicuMY5MSZy0pSRiPvxo0dVbhBAx4A/w640-h640/Teapot%20House%20for%20web.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i> <span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Teapot House</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I have a love and appreciation for teapots as you can see.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i>So it is only natural they show up in some of my illustrations.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i>Above is the latest one I illustrated earlier this summer.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ29DOgNr0TO6psJ75CtU31mEmgBp7pBucRpkYDDn-rJvhYcPhc7Fohl5YoubNcdamrfOipRyL-a66xoslVaGvWXaCQHj9ridDBPblGg4X6BrT_MKLYYRL4RkThTQ6tOnjGHs0L4cCmJI_LP65C4PRtzGTbP3HXUB0gQrK9Ab68Ytk7zOw2ghv4LuQYw/s766/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-31%20at%206.05.16%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="518" data-original-width="766" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ29DOgNr0TO6psJ75CtU31mEmgBp7pBucRpkYDDn-rJvhYcPhc7Fohl5YoubNcdamrfOipRyL-a66xoslVaGvWXaCQHj9ridDBPblGg4X6BrT_MKLYYRL4RkThTQ6tOnjGHs0L4cCmJI_LP65C4PRtzGTbP3HXUB0gQrK9Ab68Ytk7zOw2ghv4LuQYw/w640-h432/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-31%20at%206.05.16%20PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><i>For all who love tea it brightens up a nice little corner in the house where one enjoys their cup of tea.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i>You can fine this gem on the link below:</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i><a href="https://fineartamerica.com/featured/teapot-house-valerie-drake-lesiak.html">Teapot House Prints</a><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Valerie Drake Lesiakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02134285002148159456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4402853240214717969.post-57280559484097619482022-05-21T12:59:00.008-07:002022-05-21T12:59:55.291-07:00The Love of Designing Touches of Whimsy<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgap8gbIaIE7m4gdZ86xjiZeAjbt8n4lpRp6o4Uwqy9KQ_s10w7orQ9svg9zyt5mbZEE8j1m93bOTsQ03TujWbXy6EZ2DUQsyT4wr7BUZXXXLdG_Z7D-4-JrV-5TwcUBzubmW93Y4HpAwhOuOu9COR48-CHOf46yT__fiUr3lFXWK52xOUaSiS9IfMQew/s1000/2%20birds%20and%20a%20tea%20cup%20FOR%20WEB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgap8gbIaIE7m4gdZ86xjiZeAjbt8n4lpRp6o4Uwqy9KQ_s10w7orQ9svg9zyt5mbZEE8j1m93bOTsQ03TujWbXy6EZ2DUQsyT4wr7BUZXXXLdG_Z7D-4-JrV-5TwcUBzubmW93Y4HpAwhOuOu9COR48-CHOf46yT__fiUr3lFXWK52xOUaSiS9IfMQew/w640-h640/2%20birds%20and%20a%20tea%20cup%20FOR%20WEB.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="color: red; font-family: arial;"><i>Special Friends</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i>Two Birds with Teacup</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">I have always enjoyed adding a touch of whimsy to my illustrations. I guess it comes from designing for a greeting card company for many years.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i>Our goal was to design for and uplift the customer. It seems those goals still stick with me.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i>Hope this newest illustration gives you a smile!</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i>To see this illustration as well as others click on the link below.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="color: #444444; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/valerie-drake-lesiak">https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/valerie-drake-lesiak</a></i></div><p></p>Valerie Drake Lesiakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02134285002148159456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4402853240214717969.post-41379542959342380672022-03-29T17:02:00.001-07:002022-03-29T17:02:47.459-07:00Spring is in the Air!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3acQjkS1GIUIag6RKJCzTEN2mHwGRn7TzbUu-OhtbAqJZEF9TDf4wM4QMVD8tkbf43e0r5aRfyII8w3TfFY-uLXa6p3P5lLwRnHfiHJiJQWh7PTG_2mtIcE5It1RemoUSYWnonNonxMBZyxJwSjOXMTj8GXjG5fE2qmFce0sxBNxqsONZAD5yV8IZDA/s1000/Spring%20is%20in%20the%20Air%20for%20web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3acQjkS1GIUIag6RKJCzTEN2mHwGRn7TzbUu-OhtbAqJZEF9TDf4wM4QMVD8tkbf43e0r5aRfyII8w3TfFY-uLXa6p3P5lLwRnHfiHJiJQWh7PTG_2mtIcE5It1RemoUSYWnonNonxMBZyxJwSjOXMTj8GXjG5fE2qmFce0sxBNxqsONZAD5yV8IZDA/w640-h640/Spring%20is%20in%20the%20Air%20for%20web.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #45818e;"> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i>Spring is in the Air!</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Having fun creating spring bouquets!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Here is another version below.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMnoOxurzvhYNMHlaJJ408s_nJ08qEC0a8cuWnOryeWK-h8GRIQG70VEp-R5Re6-Pbs0uST_UlGnjEbgTgW-5WydopAqA0nNV3ByxnNRUb3cTmV2GJsVKos-KILiQrcYMNx1LqRHgSJPnVgNxXi1BE1faFyud-o0oWtdh3GecNz4FDlQBJuK0pqjq7nQ/s1000/Forsythia%20Spring%202022%20for%20web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMnoOxurzvhYNMHlaJJ408s_nJ08qEC0a8cuWnOryeWK-h8GRIQG70VEp-R5Re6-Pbs0uST_UlGnjEbgTgW-5WydopAqA0nNV3ByxnNRUb3cTmV2GJsVKos-KILiQrcYMNx1LqRHgSJPnVgNxXi1BE1faFyud-o0oWtdh3GecNz4FDlQBJuK0pqjq7nQ/w640-h640/Forsythia%20Spring%202022%20for%20web.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Forsythia Spring Bouquet</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Happy Spring to All!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Come check us out on <a href="https://fineartamerica.com/featured/spring-is-in-the-air-valerie-drake-lesiak.html">Fine Art America</a>!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://fineartamerica.com/featured/spring-is-in-the-air-valerie-drake-lesiak.html?product=throw-pillow" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="496" data-original-width="513" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9j7l4dk9VKF_ma94JJRIGt0o4pHD9sYmllMETPRlwCYe5IZHTkTh_C5msCs592zA7HV_BXfVX3-CJuc1AYiQovXPs-y9hJQHnwKdfVntnQNIfVHMLE49ZHW9FgqPknZWV_kDI5aTefcHTK59INfUsdLFlsQ1_W_a5ff1aA2564ATtU00-OobOdOuWlw/w400-h386/Screen%20Shot%202022-03-29%20at%207.57.32%20PM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">You might find some nice pillows for spring decor!</span></i></div><p></p>Valerie Drake Lesiakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02134285002148159456noreply@blogger.com0