Begonia’s Sister and 2015 show lineup!

This little lady was created in the month of December in 2014

Graphite on 14 X 17 recycled bristol

The process can be seen on instagram! @April_Alayne

Prints will for sale for a limited time on my Etsy Shop

2014 was an AMAZING YEAR. And I can not thank you all enough for the support. I can’t wait for this new year and what it possibly may bring!

Big changes are happening to the site! So keep posted! I will have a working shop/ checkout and will be giving this whole site a face lift so stay tuned!

My Facebook page will let you in on all the stops and places I am going this year but here is a rundown of what I have so far!  I would love to meet you.

Jan  15-16  DC tattoo expo

Feb 13-15 Philly tattoo con

March – eep? maybe 19-22 Chicago tattoo con   but probably not.

                                                                         April 10-12 Baltimore tattoo con

                                                                                  18-19 Arlington art festa(?)

                                                                                   23-26 C2E2

                                                                         May 6-10 WW Philly

                                                                                14-16 Atlantic city Comic con( if I get in)

                                                                                21 – 24 Denver Comic Con (if I can afford it)

                                                                                29- 31 DC Awesome Con

                                                                      June 5-7 Frederick Art Fest ( if i get in)

                                                                               18- 21  NC Heros Con

                                                                     July 17-16 Baltimore ARTSCAPE

                                                                              31- aug 2 Richmond WW

                                                                    August

                                                                             13-16 WildWood NJ tattoo con OR Mt Grenta Fine art show (if I get in)

                                                                             19-23 Chicago WW

                                                                  September 25- 27 Bmore Comic Con

                                                                  October 7 – 11 New York Comic Con ( if I get in- cross your fingers for me!)

Come say hi friends! If you have any other show you would like to meet me at please feel free to share

Mermaid

Sorry everyone I have been slacking! Very busy busy bee with all sorts of shows coming up! Follow me here if you would like to know where I will be next to say hello! I know I would love to see you!

Here she is!  My little mermaid. 8 X 10 prints are available here  on Etsy. And the Original is still available for $700. Serious inquiries only please.
She was created on 14 X 17″ recycled Bristol using graphite. .05 and ,0 7 for all those who ask.

For those who want her as a tattoo, I am honored!  And I would love to see her on skin. I humbly request you purchase the right to tattoo her before you get it inked. Any good tattoo artist will request the same. Simply buy the print or make a $25 donation.  Also for extra points if you post your new April Alayne ink to my wall I will simply adore you.

 

Also here is a little fish I enjoyed doing!

A little video of a work in progress can be seen here. I enjoyed this little guy very much!

Talk to you soon and have a wonderful day!

 

Amping Up Arts & Crafts with Power Tools & Bones

For Sale: $350

This is a new line I will be creating for Etsy.com,  Art in the Park in Westminster MD (hopefully)and perhaps other vendor type shows in the future.

I have always loved the look of antlers, the unique shapes and colors and no 2 are ever alike. Coming from a West Virgina back ground I noticed antler art is usually the interest of county folk and rustic lodge decor type and that inst a style I particularly  care for.

Being a lover of Etsy, I paroozed though and found a fantastic shop selling their antler finds. I dont want to give away my little secret but Mark of hiddentreasures4u.etsy.com  is a super friendly seller with reasonable prices! After a few conversations he helped me start my new collection.

So with this new collection I tried to create a shabby chic, mod pieces of original artwork using naturally shed antlers.      For this piece in particular I used a 16 X 20 piece of sanded down pine, watered down acrylic and graphite to create the white rabbit and with the help of my father, some power tools  and an antler I created the Jackalope.

I am working on my next antler inspired piece today! I going back and forth between an owl or a heavily fringed girl… opinions?