New Illustration to Celebrate Spring!

 Hanging Basket of Flowers

Finally got time to play and create a new illustration.

Spring and Summer flowers always feel so uplifting, and what better way to chase away the gray skies that remind us of Winter.

Was inspired by seeing so many hanging basket of flowers appearing at the garden centers.

Hope to uplift viewers with this newest illustration.

Fondness for Flowers

Kitchen Bouquets

I have to confess, I have a fondness for flowers. 

They brighten up the day, room, or garden.

I had worked on a special project below for a friend to create an illustration for her sister's birthday which became an inspiration for the variation you see above.

I liked the bottle with the daisies that I decided to use it or rework it in the top illustration. Rework was a term the was used where I worked at American Greetings years ago where we would create new images out of older pieces of art. It would cut costs yet gave the ability to freshen up a line of cards. When artists started to work digitally, the magic of being able to move, change scale, layout, and color opened new doors in creating illustrations. 

Flower Love

The Good News

The sun is out after a late spring snow. Fortunately the snow did not stick. The spring flowers are working their way out to the promise of warmer weather today.

The older I get the more I love flowers. They are the sunshine for the soul. 

I thought to revisit an early concept of flowers popping out of an envelope. This time I while designing this illustration I gave it the color pop of spring's glory. 

I miss the days of when people actually sent letters and cards bearing good news. Today, where most mail is junk and bills, those bright spots of cheer that old fashion correspondence brought are truly missed. 

Below you can find this illustration not only in framable prints, but on other items as well on my Fine Art America site.

The pillow and more items are available on https://fineartamerica.com/products/good-news-valerie-drake-lesiak-throw-pillow.html

Or click on any of the product pictures above to take you to the site.

Revisiting the Letter P

P is for Poppy

Every once in awhile I revisit a design I have done to see if it could be illustrated better. In this case it is The Letter P which I designed years ago. I am glad I did in this case. Here is the new updated version. 

Keeping it Positive

Promise

I am always amazed what a difference a day can make. 

 Here is hoping for a beautiful September!

floral posters

I've Got a Letter!

I've Got a Letter!

While coming up with another idea, I thought of how long it has been since I got a letter.  Email, Twitter, Facebook, and texting has sort of made letters a thing of the past. Not that they don't happen, but they are rare. They were always the bright spots among the bills and advertisements. Occasionally there is a greeting card for a birthday or holiday with a written message, but their numbers are in the decline as well. So getting a real handwritten note from a friend is a special event. 

So this is dedicated to all those who still like to pick up a pen and write. It is an art that is still appreciated.

The Letter R for Rabbit

The Letter R

The last time I did the letter R is was around Valentine's Day and I connected it to looking for Mr. Right with the R as a superhero. Maybe because it is shortly after Easter or that I am born in the year of the Rabbit you see this cute rabbit before you evolving out of the letter R.

Ah, March!

Good bye February! Hello March!

I am counting the days till spring. This winter has been exceptionally GRAY. I need sunshine! Here is hoping with the oncoming of spring this March that we will be greeted with more blue skies and rays of sunshine to chase the winter doldrums away!

Consider the Lily

With all the whites and grays of winter I think I needed something bright and cheerful.

Here is a lily that I did with a new background.

Check out society6.com for all kinds of goodies where this lily appears.

http://society6.com/PictureBookDiary/Orange-Lily-yO0_Print

You can get a tote bag, or a cover for you lap top or cell phone. Even a throw pillow!

Anything that will take away the dull colors of winter.