Pics from the signing a couple weeks back in Buckley. Thank you to all who braved the heat and came to say "hi".

My Halloween costumes are now available at Spirit Stores and online. Toddler to women's sizes.

I'm spilling the beans a couple days early....September theme is "ADRIFT".

Midnight Masquerade is now available. I have posted it in the EV gallery as well as the UnderCurrents Gallery, as I feel it fits in well w/ the series.

July's theme, Dreaming on Aquamarine Tides, is in process and should be done in September.

Check out the new Twiglings gallery...

This lovely young lady won a Grand Champion ribbon in the costume class at the Mason County Fair. She was wearing one of my faery costumes, which are sold through the Spirit stores during the Halloween season.

For months I have been blaming my husband for eating the last cookie, piece of chocolate, etc. This morning I caught sight of the real culprit. I believe we have a Sweet Tooth Pixie living in our home. I got a brief glimpse of her running off with one of the chocolates from my secret studio stash. I made a rough sketch of her, and will certainly be studying her more.

Faerieworlds just recently launched a fan page on Facebook so anyone interested can get info on upcoming shows. They do multiple shows a year in different areas.

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1637380282#!/pages/Faerieworlds-Events/147787805247732?ref=tswww.facebook.com/profile.php

(I was trying to hyper-link this, but its not working for some reason.)

Tons more photos on the Facebook Fanpage under the photo gallery "Faerieworlds 2010".

We now have a "One of a Kind Gallery" on the site, as well as one on the Etsy shop. These galleries will feature hand embellished unique items. Check back often, as stock is always rotating.

Midnight Masquerade. (I still haven't done Dreaming on Aquamarine Tides yet...so yes, I'm behind. I'll catch up this fall.)

More to come.....

2 versons of the same pose. As happens with me quite frequently, about half way through the first image, I decided I'd wished I had used a different color pallet, so I did a 2nd version a couple months later in different colors.

I'm working on more Ragdoll images over the next 2 weeks. I'm excited to be able to release them next year, but I want to take my time and choose the type of paper I want to use and printing process. Also, my Mom and aunts, Diana and Judy are goign to see if they can come up with a way to make actual ragdolls modeled after the images. So, hopefully next spring we'll have some new prints as well as snuggly ragdolls available. Crossing my fingers....

Babette and Bernard...prints sometime in 2011 when the Ragdoll series evolves more.

The Faery Pest Guide is here! Ever wonder about the strange smells eminating from the garbage disposal...mysteriously shrunken jeans...crumbs in the butter tub? Its House Faeries! This book will help you identify the Faery pests in your home and give helpful advice on how to deal with them. 58 pages, full color. Softcover. Available for order on this website the first week of August, right after I get back from Faerieworlds. First copies will be sold at Faerieworlds.

Now at the printer, my new book "Faery Pest Guide" will soon be here. We will be debuting it at Faerieworlds at the end of the month (see Appearances/News section on site for info.)  Find out the real reasons for acne, chipped dishes, lost socks, and bumps in the night.

Painting mistakes are opportunities. I actually enjoy mistakes to a certain extent, because they challenge me to find a creative way to fix them. In doing so, I have stumbled on a number of painting techniques I would not have otherwise come up with. This morning I was working on background washes for a series of 4 pieces. The colors I had chosen were not working out-they looked dull and lifeless. I laid down a new wash over the top, in different tones, and found an interesting, easy and beautiful new method for backgrounds. Many of my paiting techniques are the result of either a mistake needing to be fixed, or a "lets try this and see what happens" moment.

Newest EV theme. Had to throw a flying monkey in there. Originally my vision for this piece was much darker. I'm glad I switched gears and went witht he lighter look.

We have 2 new Fairy Divas in stock. Bubble Blower I and Bubble Blower 2. Base don the limited edition images w/ the same name.

Fae Risque, the latest and much anticipated UnderCurrents lovely, is now available in the UnderCurrents gallery.

Enchanted Visions theme for May-Forgotten Summer-now available in the Enchanted Visions Gallery.

If you're part of the Amy Brown Fantasy Art Inc. Facebook fan page, you've probably seen this already. WIP scans of a painting in progress.

Beyond Fantasy Magazine's newest issue (#4) has a feature with several never before seen images from me. Altogether a dark andlovely magazine.

magcloud.com/browse/Issue/81601
 

I am gradually tidying up my work area. Its slow going and many set backs have interupted progress, but its getting closer....

Some of you asked for it--the usual mess I am surrounded by.

April EV image-The Key, revealed. A bit early. Prints will be available in a couple of days.

New journals, decals and puzzles now in! We've been getting requests for puzzles for YEARS and its finally happened! These new products are Eco-friendly and mad ein the USA!

Some random picks from the fearie fest last Saturday. I am waiting for Kathi to send me the ones she took. First couple are during mid-day and the last 2 were during set up in the morning.

While I was in the shower and my husband was suppose to be watching the kids (but was power napping on the couch), Autumn (the 2 year old maniac) got into the Easter baskets and ate lord only knows how much candy and then she got into the water from the fridge and poured it all over the floor. I made my husband clean it up.

During the creation of most of my paintings, at some point (or various points) I stop and wonder if what I'm planning on doing (be it the color scheme, costume, or some aspect of the character) is going to ruin the piece. Will the colors be wrong? Will the characters be too odd looking? I teeter on the edge and wonder "Should I take the leap? Do I dare?" Usually, I back off and take the safe route. While drawing up this month's Enchanted Visions theme, A Dark Undercurrent, I stepped off the edge. I had a vision and it demanded to be painted. The trepidation I often feel when considering an "odd" idea could not be accepted this time. So I clenched my fists, closed my eyes, and plunged forward. The result was an unhindered flow while I worked. Everything fell into place, almost too easily. It was meant to be.

Ashton-Drake Galleries has the first of a series of Ball Jointed Faery dolls based on my work.

Crystal Tara will be getting new shirts, dresses, and a skirt in April with the popular "Sisters" image.

Tree Free greetings has launched their Eco Everywhere paper product fantasy line - featuring 18 of my images, as well as Jessica Galbreth's and several other artists. This new line is eco-friendly, made in the USA, and affordable. We've put in an order to carry some of the products on the site, but there are so many to choose from, we could only pick a few to start. Coming soon: puzzles, journals, decals. Coming in May-greeting cards (and matted cards). Other items in this line: sketch books, photo albums, bookmarks, note pads, magnets, boxed note cards, post cards.

My process for creating a painting is always changing-evolving. So I'm going to share the latest process with you. A year ago, I was working on 20 or more pieces at a time, most of them small. In the past few months, that process has been discarded (for now) and a new process has taken over. I start with a light sketch of a pose, transferred to watercolor paper. Then I lay tracing paper over it and sketch out different costumes as well as other elements. Sometimes I go through several sheets of tracing paper before I find something that works, at which time I take a trip to my light table, and transfer the costume to the watercolor paper. I prepare 2 to 4 drawings this way before I start painting, because background washes take time to dry, so its nice to have a few pieces to hop back and forth with while one is drying. (I do employ the help of a blow dryer sometimes to hurry things up even more.) I like to complete all of the backgrounds on the paintings first, because I want to focus my real attention on the character(s). Once the backgrounds are done, I try to direct my efforts on only one painting at a time, sometimes 2. I find that when I painted large numbers of pieces all at once, I focus less time on each piece. Forcing myself to only focus on 1 painting at a time, I've found I paint a lot better. Another change to the new process is I have been working on larger pieces. I put a lot more detail into my paintings now, and its hard to do that with small paintings.

Finished "A Dark Enchantment" last week. I am loving it, but it is a bit edgy. I know this, because my sister likes it and she's got...shall we say..."odd" tastes. But then so do I.

I just bought another butt freckle.....

Here is a sneak peek at what's coming in roughly 2 weeks...actually, I have nothing to write about, so I'm just searching for something to fill the space and make the journal seem interesting. Not working, is it. Hmmmm. OK, well.......I'm about half done with the new Enchanted Visions theme for March-A Dark Undercurrent. Somehow I managed to enter "the painting zone" yesterday and got a lot done. I started with a drawing in front of me, that I had no idea how I was going to paint, didn't know what colors to start with, and was pretty sure I was completely out of my depth; but somehow it just flowed. Maybe it was because I had Abney Park's Death of Tragedy CD on repeat for 5 hours. I don't know. Hopefully I can find the zone again today and get some work done. Well, time to drag the children out of bed and force them to eat large bowls of stewed pill bugs in a broth of curdled milk. Just kidding-we're having garlic and earthworm pancakes today. mmmm....chewy.

Yes, I am a big Butt Freckle fan. Below, the proof. I can't get enough of them!!

In the past, some of you may remember me threatening to send flying monkeys out to do my evil bidding. "Flying monkeys?" you say? Oh, the small minded non-believers. I now provide proof that I do, in fact, have flying monkeys. BEHOLD! And tremble in fear. Or at least pretend to tremble in fear - flying monkeys are very insecure.

Artist, Trish Hedegaard, made me an Owl family, and I had to show it off. Its so amazing. Unfortunately, my pictures are less than wonderful and don't do the pieces justice. They have the most precious, adorable little faces.

She has an Etsy Shop

Okey dokey--the newest Enchanted Visions image is now posted in the appropriate gallery. A little early, but I got tired of sitting on it!

The next theme title, due April 1st is...drum roll please....A DARK UNDERCURRENT. spooky

Sadly, nothing much is going on around here. (Unless you count 2 skunks fighting on our patio last night and stinking up the house to the point where I couldn't sleep, because the stench gave me a headache.) So, here I am, sleep deprived (as usual), listening to Woodland, working on laying down background washes on 3 paintings, waiting for paint to dry, and just now remembering I'm suppose to be signing and numbering a stack of prints (crap). Oh, and I've been harassing Jessica Galbreth by sending her multitudes of random emails--but she knows she loves it.

OK, back to work. Unfortunately, pictures don't paint themselves, or sign and number themselves, which is really a shame.

My kids are such picky eaters. I asked Bella if she wanted boiled slugs with cinnamon for breakfast, and she said no.

So anyway, here are some pics of my dolls/studio muses. I posted these before in my old journal, but have added some pics. They are not only inspirational, they give me another creative outlet.

I see pics of other Faerie artists' studios and I just sigh. They are usually tidy and pretty. NOT MINE! Yes, this is actually what my drawing table looks like most days. OK, I admit I tidied up a bit....doesn't show, though, does it?

We didn't get many pics from the Winter Faerieworlds Balls, but here are a few. I forgot I brought my camera (never took it out of my bag) and my friend's camera ran out of batteries (as is, apparently, the universal camera law.)