Author: deniellenoe

"Drawing for me is to escape one's own reality by creating another"

Flashback Friday: Dec 25th 2014 #art #mixedmedia #dnartcorner

“It came without ribbons! It came without tags! It came without packages, boxes or bags!… Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn’t before! “Maybe Christmas,” he thought, “doesn’t come from a store. Maybe Christmas… perhaps… means a little bit more!” ~Dr. Seuss, How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Merry Christmas to everyone who has every…

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Flashback Friday: Dec 14th 2014 #art #ink #mixedmedia #dnartcorner

Here we are with only 7 days until Christmas and not a snowflake in sight – at least here in the Midwest. While I do not treasure shoveling snow like most folks, I do enjoy the beauty and wonder those crystalline flakes add to the season. They especially look most wondrous against the ‘twinkling of…

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Flashback Friday: Dec 7th 2014 #art #ink #mixed media #dnartcorner

That first brisk chill in the air, to the first puff of frosty breath, to the first flake that hits the ground are all signs that winter is just around the corner. Depending on who you ask, winter has already begun. Meteorological winter starts on December 1st while our traditional almanac states that winter begins during…

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Flashback Friday: Dec. 2, 2014 #art # ink #mixed media #dnartcorner

Hello readers, I can’t believe it is already December! My how time flies! Amongst the Christmas craziness and commercialism that surrounds the holidays, I take great solace in drawing in my journal. There is something special about putting pen to paper creating lines, words and adding a splash of color. It’s very meditative and calming….

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Bonus Flashback Friday: Sept 13 Break-in! #art #ink #dnartcorner

Not sure if I would entirely call this post a bonus, but after all the birthday celebrations were said and done last year a terrible thing happened to us on the evening of November, 13th that same week. After a wonderful dinner in Sycamore, we came home to discover our apartment was broken into. I…

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Flashback Friday: Sept 12-13 Birthdays! #art #ink #mixedmedia #dnartcorner

It’s always fun to celebrate birthdays and what better way to celebrate a birthday is with cupcakes! This journal entry highlights not one but two birthdays we participated in last year. First up, my niece Samantha turned lucky thirteen last November and celebrated her special day in a unique way. Instead of asking for gifts…

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Flashback Friday: Nov. 2nd, 2014 #art #ink #mixedmedia #dnartcorner

Hello readers! Thanks for continuing to follow me and my antics over the past year. Historically, I am terrible at posting my entries regularly, but I feel for now that I am on the right track in posting ‘almost’ weekly. At least I am not waiting several months between posts like I was 🙂 Anywho…

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Flashback Friday: Remember, Remember the 5th of November, 2014

So I know I am a day early, but I couldn’t resist posting this entry today. Here is my stylized version of the Guy Fawkes mask from one of my favorite movies “V for Vendetta” that I created a year ago. Enjoy! Follow my blog with Bloglovin

Forgotten Flashback: October 31st 2014

I hope you enjoy this illustration I created last year that celebrates one of my favorite holidays and pays tribute to one of my favorite films, Tim Burton’s “Nightmare Before Christmas”. Happy Halloween to all of my family, friends and followers! Trick or Treat!