tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77828283782437230452024-02-07T10:22:48.889-08:00Lizzy Hallman StudioLizzy Hallmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10617957749875352640noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782828378243723045.post-35214291230015464352017-03-06T13:06:00.002-08:002017-03-06T13:07:29.849-08:00NEW Paintings on our Etsy Shop! Check out the NEW artwork on our Etsy shop! 6 new dog portraits! Interested in having a portrait painted of your pet? Message me on my Etsy shop! <a href="http://zinniajane.etsy.com/">ZinniaJane.etsy.com</a><br />
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<br />Lizzy Hallmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10617957749875352640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782828378243723045.post-79932420162182255142017-03-04T15:06:00.000-08:002017-03-04T15:07:41.493-08:00Scooped from the SeaI created this illustration for Illustration Friday.com - word of the week "Scoop". I pictured a cat chasing a rat on a boat dock... falling into the water and being scooped out of the sea by a friendly octopus! A little out there but I enjoy drawing people and animals in situations you don't typically see. The animals were drawn by hand with colored pencils and I created the background and water digitally. Hoping it gives everyone a good chuckle. It was a lot of fun creating this illustration. <br />
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Lizzy Hallmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10617957749875352640noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782828378243723045.post-49600465265056485992017-02-18T18:49:00.000-08:002017-02-18T21:10:50.347-08:00Launched Etsy shop! I haven't used my blog in a while but I'm back! And I am excited to announce - I finally opened an ETSY SHOP! Our shop is named Zinnia Jane, after my daughter. My mother, Jane Boyle Hallman, is also a freelance illustrator and we are both selling prints and greeting cards of our artwork. More items next week! Check it out!<br />
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Lizzy Hallmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10617957749875352640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782828378243723045.post-23725581604906566432013-07-24T14:17:00.001-07:002013-07-24T14:17:33.993-07:00Mood Monitoring OwlsI created this image for Illustration Friday's word of the week "<b>Robot</b>"! It was a lot of fun creating these critters. Owls have always been one of my favorite animals, so I thought I'd get creative here and draw something other than your typical robot. The mother owl is not having one her best days, so I have her displaying her "mood monitor". They had a long day of traveling from their home planet, so the mother owl is feeling quite tired and frustrated! Baby owl is confused, and isn't sure how to act around his mama. Maybe I didn't get that point across, but hey - I had fun creating it!! ;) <br />
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<br />Lizzy Hallmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10617957749875352640noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782828378243723045.post-58081850287766418982013-06-11T06:54:00.000-07:002013-06-11T06:54:06.539-07:00school lunch envyGrowing up, I ate more peanut butter & jelly sandwiches than I'd like to admit. I suppose they were just easy, and healthier than other options in the school cafeteria. No matter what, there would always be envy, or curiosity at least, of each others lunches in school. I'm sure school cafeterias have many more options today. Anyhow - I had fun drawing the tiny packed lunch. :)<div>
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Lizzy Hallmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10617957749875352640noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782828378243723045.post-46146980122252341342013-02-19T05:41:00.000-08:002013-02-19T05:41:16.567-08:00Cozy Holiday Wishes<br />
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I love giraffes... and I also love knitting. This is my illustration titled "Cozy Holiday Wishes". I'm hoping to make prints of it soon to sell on etsy.com as a greeting card. :) </div>
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Lizzy Hallmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10617957749875352640noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782828378243723045.post-29085039839411316322013-01-28T15:00:00.000-08:002013-01-28T15:00:05.251-08:00wings, fins, and frogs.Another illustration for my children's book - "wings, fins, and frogs", which is still in the works. I might go back and change this one up a bit... add more to the sky, a bit of atmosphere or something. But I was eager to post it, so here it is!<br />
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<br />Lizzy Hallmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10617957749875352640noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782828378243723045.post-2641727723116927322013-01-19T10:06:00.000-08:002013-01-19T10:27:31.515-08:00hammerin' hammerheads<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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My previous post has a sketch of my little hammerhead here. What an interesting creature to draw... it was a bit tricky, but fun to draw something out of my comfort zone. Illustration Friday's word of the week is "<b>myth</b>". There are so many myths about sharks, I don't know where to start. I'm an avid Shark Week fan. Sharks just fascinate me and there are endless things to learn about them. </div>
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One myth about sharks - "sharks are mindless eating machines!" Although there are many recorded shark attacks, there are very few recorded attacks by hammerhead sharks. They are very smart, and biologists have even come to find that they have personalities. </div>
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There is also the myth that hammerhead sharks use their head to "hammer" their prey, but their broad head is actually full of sensors which detect the heartbeat of their prey!, among other things... Hammerheads also use their head to pin down stingrays, as well as other prey. Anyhow, I could keep writing about SHARKS but I have more illustrating to do!</div>
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<br />Lizzy Hallmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10617957749875352640noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782828378243723045.post-91090667231789577232013-01-17T11:40:00.000-08:002013-01-17T11:40:23.271-08:00hammerhead shark sketchLast week I watched an incredible documentary on hammerhead sharks called National Geographic: Shark Superhighway. It taught me quite a bit about hammerhead sharks, and inspired me to illustrate one! <br />
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I'm a huge fan of "Shark week". I look forward to it every year, but I never did an illustration involving a shark, so here goes nothing! This is my first sketch and I'm pretty happy with it. The final illustration will be slightly different... I always tweak them along the way, but the sketch gives me the gist of what the character will look like.<br />
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<br />Lizzy Hallmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10617957749875352640noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782828378243723045.post-68249186066352869682013-01-03T13:35:00.000-08:002013-01-03T13:37:08.497-08:00bride & groom 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A late post for Illustration Friday's word of the week - "new". I never like posting something on a Thursday, knowing it won't even be on the site for 24 hours buuuut I started a series of bride and groom illustrations, this being the first, and am eager to share! Just finished it moments ago... and now I shall begin creating the next newlyweds! <br />
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<br />Lizzy Hallmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10617957749875352640noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782828378243723045.post-80524658323830242612012-11-27T14:26:00.000-08:002012-11-27T14:26:12.595-08:00"Fish" BowlThis is my illustration titled "Fish" Bowl. I'm posting it on Illustration Friday for this week's topic - whiskers! I'm hoping to do more cat illustrations in the near future... <br />
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<br />Lizzy Hallmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10617957749875352640noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782828378243723045.post-16795995226656133162012-10-25T14:28:00.001-07:002012-10-25T14:37:40.648-07:00Fireflies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<br />Lizzy Hallmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10617957749875352640noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782828378243723045.post-77872399781739638012012-09-30T10:58:00.001-07:002012-10-25T14:40:36.537-07:00who needs a dog when you have a pet armadillo - FINISHED!So... this was a work in progress from an older post, but I've completed the illustration and wanted to share it. I've been playing more with digital backgrounds. The illustration is done in colored pencils, except for the sky. As always, more illustrations on their way, using these characters! On the fence with names for the two of them, so I welcome any suggestions. :) Again, I really enjoyed creating them, and I love imagining the other excursions they might take together! <br />
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<br />Lizzy Hallmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10617957749875352640noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782828378243723045.post-58305357730751270252012-09-30T06:27:00.000-07:002012-09-30T10:33:18.512-07:00Storytime<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I had a lot of fun creating this illustration. I'm in the midst of writing a children's book about my frog character. More illustrations with him to come soon!<br />
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Lizzy Hallmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10617957749875352640noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782828378243723045.post-16441784447915644502012-09-24T10:21:00.002-07:002012-09-24T10:21:59.549-07:00The Crooked ManAnother post for Illustration Friday. :) This week's topic is "crooked". <div>
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Lizzy Hallmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10617957749875352640noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782828378243723045.post-81623961860541289862011-11-05T21:48:00.000-07:002011-11-05T21:48:21.995-07:00stripesi've always been drawn to zebra <b>stripes</b>, as well as zebras themselves. they're fascinating animals. i feel as though they're the most "modelesque" of the animal kingdom. i plan to do more illustrations with this character soon. the stripes required quite a bit of sharpening my colored pencil, but it was very enjoyable creating this elegant lady. :)<br />
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Unfortunately it doesn't show up in the scan, but I used metallic colored pencils for the robot and border. I wish I had the skills to build a robot... that walks around, delivering fresh cupcakes. But for now, he'll have to exist on a piece of paper.<br />
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Although a new dog sounded like a fantastic idea, Rick's starting to believe that Freckles MIGHT be a bad <b>influence</b>...</div>
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<br />Lizzy Hallmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10617957749875352640noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782828378243723045.post-75053447283007945282011-08-10T08:49:00.000-07:002011-08-10T09:21:55.357-07:00imperfectBeing a parent is TOUGH, but it's okay to be <b>imperfect</b>! Sometimes you feel like you're losing control and you just want to stick your head in the sand. And that's okay. Being imperfect is the norm! <i>Learn</i> from your mistakes and appreciate them, for they can make you a stronger and well-rounded human being. ...or ostrich. :)<br />
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Lizzy Hallmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10617957749875352640noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782828378243723045.post-77554666479261974802011-07-18T14:45:00.000-07:002012-09-30T10:51:37.682-07:00GestureBe kind to your elders! This week's topic on Illustration Friday is <b>gesture</b>. My first thought was "doing a kind gesture for someone." I really enjoyed working on this because animals are so much fun to draw, especially cutie-pie squirrels. Although he's struggling, he has the best intentions of helping Grandmother Squirrel. I would definitely like to use these characters again in future illustrations.<br />
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Lizzy Hallmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10617957749875352640noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782828378243723045.post-49465588915759187222011-07-13T16:54:00.000-07:002011-07-15T16:40:02.405-07:00Stay<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">"When the neighborhood kids have a water balloon war... i <b>stay</b> inside!" This is my illustration for this week's Illustration Friday topic - "stay". I loved water balloon wars when I was young. Who doesn't love them? The only bummer was having to pick up all of the bits and pieces of broken water balloons all over the backyard!!! Maybe that's why kids stick to Super Soakers these days, or <i>virtual</i> water balloon fights on the Wii... I'd prefer a combo of water balloons AND Super Soakers. Especially the Super Soaker with the backpack water supply! hah ha!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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