inspiration

part of the reason i left this blog over a year ago was because i felt disconnected from my art & i couldn't appreciate anything that i made. it discouraged me, so i stopped creating. i kept telling myself i was going through an "artist's block" and that it would pass...

over the summer, my sweet boy, brian, brought me a fresh bouquet of wild flowers from the farmer's market. besides the fact that there was no special occasion, it really resonated with me in a different way. i can't explain the feeling, but i suddenly felt so inspired by these flowers that i felt the need to do something about it. i needed to capture their colors & life. so i painted.

i spent the whole afternoon & evening infront of the still life i set up; sketching, painting, and studying the colors, patterns, & designs. finally, i was happy with the end result... and that was the encouragement i needed to keep going!

so thank you, brian, for that first bouquet of flowers that helped me out of my creative rut... & thanks, pierre, for being the cutest photo prop :)

now let me ask you, where do you find inspiration? what gets you out of an artist's block?

xo, g

garden ladies

i noticed a little trend in the london illustrator world. two of my favorite young artists, emma block and clare owen, have done illustrations of pretty ladies tending to their window box gardens. i love seeing how different artists interpret the same theme.

i thought these were too gorgeous not to share, so here are both illustrations from emma and clare, respectively.

gabrielle

{inspired by} amy merrick

hello! maybe you've seen this around the blogosphere, but if not, here's an amazing website for the talented brooklyn florist, amy merrick.

amy's flower arrangements and styling are incredibly beautiful and gorgeous. she uses a variety of colors and incorporates a range of flowers, foliage, fruits and branches to decorate her tablescapes.

the website has been beautifully constructed with amazing photography; it makes you want to reach out and grab them off your screen!

take a look at the website here, and check out her wonderful blog as well!

gabrielle

happy mother's day

Hello! I hope everyone had a lovely weekend and a special Mother's Day (if you celebrate!)

I had a great weekend (which will have to be it's own post.) However, on Sunday I came home and hung out with my mum while she planted flowers...I just watched :)

Little did she know I was actually painting an illustration for her! And here it is!

She really loved it which made me super happy.

Here you go, Mommy! I love you so much <3 I hope you had a great Mother's Day :)

-gabrielle.

pretty things friday

TGIF!!! I'm really happy it's Friday, if you couldn't tell... it's been such a long week!

This week I've been working on a couple freelance projects, and I also was able to show Matt my hometown and introduce him to my crazy pets. He even brought me flowers, which was the sweetest thing :)

So here is Pretty Things Friday! Of course I had to include my flowers hehe... enjoy!

the pretty flowers matt gave me when he came to visit :)

pretty much can't stop thinking about cutting my hair this way... what do you think?!

pretty hair color and pretty flower brooches!

pretty little room

the prettiest car!

pretty little lake house

pretty much can't wait for spring!!!

Have an awesome weekend! Look for a March Mixtape this week!

-gabrielle.

valentine's day

Happy belated Valentine's day lovely readers!

I hope you all had a great day filled with lots of love... and other romantic things too ;)

My friend Matt and I went out for a nice dinner to celebrate the day. He even got me flowers, but I forgot them at his apartment :( 

Today he sent me a picture of them... I still think they're really pretty even if they're a bit dilapidated.

Matt's a photographer so you should check out his website!!!

I have a strange fascination with dying flowers. 

-gabrielle.

claire coles

Claire Coles is an artist from England who designs and produces hand embroidered wallpapers. She also creates pictures using the same techniques. The floral prints and pictures are to die for! She makes handmade cards and pictures that you can buy here.








-g.

chipmunk cheeks

Pretty prints from Chipmunk Cheeks aka artist Katie Vernon from Bloomington, IN. Simple line drawings paired with detailed illustrations of flowers. You really can't go wrong here... Enjoy these gorgeous prints and check out her Etsy!












-g.

olaf hajek

Olaf Hajek is an artist from Berlin. These pieces are from Olaf's "personal art," using lots of flora and fauna images and incorporating them into his subjects. The result... beautifully intense art!!!













-g.

pretty things friday

Friday is here, and so is PTF. I hope everyone had a nice week!

Pretty flowers.


My pretty dream {tree} house.


Pretty pupils.


Pretty silly.


The prettiest tattoo I ever did see!


Pretty cute.


Pretty true analogy.


Pretty sweet rug.


Pretty nerdy.


Pretty creepy birdies.


Pretty inspirational.


Still pretty obsessed with adorable kitties.


Pretty "me."


I am pretty much salivating just thinking about cookie dough.


Pretty much the cutest thing ever.


Happy weekend!

-g.