art :: iphone art makes the cover

Art created using the iPhone fascinates me! It fascinated The New Yorker magazine too - enough that they put it on the cover of this weeks issue. The June 1,2009 cover was done by Jorge Colombo who drew it using Brushes, an application for the iPhone, while standing for an hour outside Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum in Times Square.

Look for more of Colombo's iPhone art each week within the pages of The New Yorker. While the talented artist has been contributing his conventional drawings to the magazine since 1994 , it was not until February of this year that he began dabbling in his new found iPhone art.

Inspiring...and JUST COOL!

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my art:: my cats get covered!

Yay! My "Garden Cats"* painting is on the cover of this months Natural Awakenings Magazine. Sharon Bruckman just sent me the pdf file so take a look. I love this magazine! It's all about healthy living for a healthy planet and it's chock full of info and articles for keeping your life natural, healthy and in balance. This months issue is special because it has some great articles on Pets including natural pet care using a holistic approach and How pets help kids. Also check out all of it's informative articles on fitness, sustainable living, natural health, creative expression, personal growth and concious eating.

You can request your free issue on their website or pick one up at your local newstand, healthfood store, etc.. With a readership of over 2.5 million and circulation of over 1 million copies, Natural Awakenings Magazine is JUST COOL!

*** If you like my "Garden Cats" print and would like to order it for $10, find it here at my etsy shop! ***

paper dolls :: I remember Betsy

For those old fogeys who read my blog, you may remember the advent of Betsy McCall - The paper doll that McCalls offered in it's monthly publication beginning with it's May 1951 issue. No, I'm not that old yet, but almost ;)  I remember Betsy  - and the excitement that my sister and I felt when Mom's subscription of McCalls arrived  in the mail. We'd fight over who got which dress to cut and who dressed her and she never had enough clothes to keep us at peace with each other. We would eagerly snip and cut and dress our paper doll with the current months fashions.  Today when the focus for kids is on realistic vinyl dolls that do everything from grow teeth to spike fevers with glowing cheeks,  the primitive paper doll is just a memory. I wish my kids and grandkids had the fun of creating and playing with paper dolls. So ... when I was looking for an online paper doll that I could print and add my granddaughter Calla's face to, was I delighted when I found this! The Bleu Door has many of the Betsy McCall pages from the McCalls issues beginning from the 1950's and you can actually print them out in PDF version.  Yaaaaaaaay!!! Just glue Betsy onto cardstock and then cut out her many cute, stylish groovy and keen outfits from those periods. It's VERY COOL to see what the style trends were for those years .

Paper dolls are still - JUST COOL with me!

art :: me on the cover

Looky, looky! This months issue of Natural Awakenings is out and my painting is on the cover!

The August issue is a special children's issue (about children and their health) so they chose my painting "Bedtime Story" for the cover. If you'd like to read a few articles in this great natural living magazine, check it out at Natural Awakenings on the web.

If you'd like to purchase my print "Bedtime Story", I'm running a special on it right now - just 12.00 for the 8 1/2 X 11 fine art print. Just click on the picture and it will take you over to my Etsy shop where you can purchase it. Or email me at wendy@artwendy.com

"Bedtime Story" by Wendy Presseisen

Yippee! Being on the cover is JUST COOL