https://www.halthegal.art/home daily 1.0 2024-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529522074417-FVOU1VQH1P8V9P8O337T/Tink+smaller.jpg halthegal - faerie tale feet gallery. dive into the classic story’s origin, + the painting process behind each faerie tale feet painting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1637416980088-YYKWPP7PT8RMF32KRTR4/halthegal%2Bwebsite%2Bheader%2Bphoto%2B2021.jpg halthegal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1694714257844-XH8MEFC94WP1VG6Q7GYT/sadie+online+halthegal.jpg halthegal - portfolio: explore my illustration page for recent portfolio and client pieces. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/0d4e2770-291c-4b2a-9a53-cd4df4fd4130/halthegal+website+crayon+box+author+illustrator+patreon+website.jpg halthegal - the crayon box: the crayon box: the halthegal author-illustrator patreon page a monthly membership full of exclusive art, painting videos, new stories, happy mail, and more! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/b23f7cec-79f5-495d-b00a-8c4d27894b44/halthegal+website+author+photo.jpg halthegal - about hallie: about hallie https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/b5520fd5-b753-4d08-b0ab-4e034b73cb39/queen+of+hearts+online.jpg halthegal - faerie tale feet: the faerie tale feet series: step into classic faerie tales and classic stories and legends with 50+ gouache and mixed media paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/9af7644c-9745-4aa3-875d-5ae0ef68eb34/author+photo+peek+insta+halthegal.jpg halthegal - "stories make us more alive, more human, more courageous, more loving." - madeleine l'engle https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog daily 0.75 2026-04-03 https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2026/4/2/its-time-the-mountaintop-amp-the-baton monthly 0.5 2026-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/c70abf59-a547-4b34-9867-660d069f93d7/mountaintop+blog+header.jpg blog. - it's time: the mountaintop &amp; the baton. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/fa2ac22a-4759-4480-8d8c-44ccd887c06f/mountaintop+blog+2.jpg blog. - it's time: the mountaintop &amp; the baton. - Make it stand out left: me with my painting, the muses: faith, hope, love. right: me and my hype gal haley, who yeah, happens to be the best AND an educator of literature. so she got my +1 invite. :) honestly, it was too crowded last night to see the rest of the art. but i’ll get there with more time to spare when i go back to see the play (and the art) again. wanna know where to see my art in person? click here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/f599fcb2-3294-40d8-ba90-5b27bc01d0ff/mountaintop+blog+3.jpg blog. - it's time: the mountaintop &amp; the baton. - Make it stand out the set. design by josafath reynoso. lighting design by bill webb. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/f9ade22a-c92b-49b1-9314-b9d6af9cd28e/mountaintop+blog+4.jpg blog. - it's time: the mountaintop &amp; the baton. - Make it stand out ever since high school, i’ve carried a notebook to movies and plays and performances. it used to be to pretend to be a critic when i went alone. now it’s just a fun habit. :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/dc3e604f-5998-4a9d-8c0a-5a21a35236aa/mountaintop+blog+5.jpg blog. - it's time: the mountaintop &amp; the baton. - Make it stand out bonus: the parking lot behind the theatre has a dale chihuly sculpture. and the nearly-full moon made it rawther atmospheric, no? https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2026/4/1/an-american-faerie-tale-a-glitzy-tragedy-in-two-acts-of-the-roaring-20s monthly 0.5 2026-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1775065152215-R3TMSAVI6WZFYJBOC9ZI/great+gatsby+blog+header.jpg blog. - an american faerie tale: a {glitzy} tragedy in two acts of the roaring 20's - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/12f2d62f-a038-4697-b28a-ad10a3855e39/great+gatsby+blog+2.jpg blog. - an american faerie tale: a {glitzy} tragedy in two acts of the roaring 20's - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/aca8f80f-4811-45a9-bf52-98c61fb79d30/great+gatsby+blog+1.jpg blog. - an american faerie tale: a {glitzy} tragedy in two acts of the roaring 20's - Make it stand out left: the show poster. selling it. but is it accurate?! right: me and dad, second to last row of the orchestra -ground floor- my new favourite spot near the switchboards! (and yes: dad is why i love musical theatre. i got to grow up on mary martin’s peter pan thanks to dad. and if there’s a show he wants to see, he’ll offer to take me, too. yay!) :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/a9dc154d-37a0-4bbf-b089-6f0403eab6c0/great+gatsby+blog+3.jpg blog. - an american faerie tale: a {glitzy} tragedy in two acts of the roaring 20's - Make it stand out my perfect view of the house from the second-to-last-row of the orchestra level. thanks, peace center! :D https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/41632f4b-dd34-4c0a-99ab-dd621bd48390/great+gatsby+blog+4.jpg blog. - an american faerie tale: a {glitzy} tragedy in two acts of the roaring 20's - Make it stand out i don’t have any fringe in my closet at the moment so i went with polka dots on polka dots and my most comfortable vintage-vibes heels. https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2026/3/31/scnpf-2026-season-announcement-a-scary-new-happy-challenge-for-me monthly 0.5 2026-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1774979848807-3J6I2K6TPMKYM18KKRL4/scnpf+2026+announcement+blog+header.jpg blog. - SCNPF 2026 season announcement + a scary-new-happy-challenge for me!! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/b723d33d-df62-4e12-8541-7330a6a83e27/scnpf+announce+blog+pic+1.jpg blog. - SCNPF 2026 season announcement + a scary-new-happy-challenge for me!! - Make it stand out (yes, i had pre*visualized myself mingling and introducing myself to people like it was nbd, but i ended up in the back just taking notes because sometimes habits stick hard.) :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/19abc819-083d-49f8-8f87-52f674bb1790/scnpf+announce+blog+2+pic.jpg blog. - SCNPF 2026 season announcement + a scary-new-happy-challenge for me!! - Make it stand out two local greenville vocalists sang songs from the new musical at last night’s event. the show is inspired by the life and career of local folk and blues musician josh white, the first black artist to sell over a million records and was a pioneer in the civil rights movement. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/7976dd26-1598-4780-98b7-e2868b61fbc3/scnpf+announce+blog+pic+3.jpg blog. - SCNPF 2026 season announcement + a scary-new-happy-challenge for me!! - Make it stand out i am obsessed with this current read: AUDITION by michael shurtleff. and the more i learn about the craft of acting, the more SUPER-CloSEly linked do i see all the parallels to writing craft! uncanny. https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2026/3/30/my-personal-favourite-reads-of-march-2026 monthly 0.5 2026-03-30 https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2026/3/3/brushing-up-my-shakespeare-in-2026-so-far-with-quotes monthly 0.5 2026-03-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1772580432793-FMTOHOESLG71HI12H8KP/othello+handlettering+process+header+blog.jpg blog. - brushing up my shakespeare in 2026 {so far!!} -- with quotes! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/ed79c88c-c50c-4f2d-b2ba-241d9771ef49/merchant+of+venice+handlettering+quote.jpg blog. - brushing up my shakespeare in 2026 {so far!!} -- with quotes! - Make it stand out ink and various gellyroll pens in my 8x8” archer & olive dot grid notebook. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/be53f476-f0fa-4269-84d2-9856f4ecb3ee/merry+wives+of+windsor+handlettering.jpg blog. - brushing up my shakespeare in 2026 {so far!!} -- with quotes! - Make it stand out ink, gellyroll pens, and metallic color sheen ooly markers in my 8x8” archer & olive notebook. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/19cce655-1ada-4d6c-bc8c-8f79244af5cb/midsummer+handlettering+notebook.jpg blog. - brushing up my shakespeare in 2026 {so far!!} -- with quotes! - Make it stand out ink and gellyroll pens (incl. gold and silver liners!) in my 8x8” archer & olive dot grid notebook https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/c417e41f-b113-4a55-9c13-bd1d6c686773/much+ado+about+nothing+handlettering+notebook.jpg blog. - brushing up my shakespeare in 2026 {so far!!} -- with quotes! - Make it stand out ooly rainbow sparkle glitter markers and white gellyroll pens in my 8x8” archer & olive dot grid notebook https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/98d27c96-4c86-4738-9c0e-1f966e449e86/othello+handlettering+notebook.jpg blog. - brushing up my shakespeare in 2026 {so far!!} -- with quotes! - Make it stand out black and maroon micron pn pens, micron 12 pen, and ooly color sheen marker in 8x8” dot grid archer & olive notebook https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2026/2/3/glitter-love-month-reads monthly 0.5 2026-02-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1771860996485-MW1ZQ10UCQR09T1ZXMML/wrbr+feb+2026+cover+header+banner.jpg blog. - glitter love month reads....! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/081fb692-07ee-4279-87ad-1a2ecdf2fe01/february+2026+fave+book+stack.jpg blog. - glitter love month reads....! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2026/2/28/play-on-through-the-wardrobe-story-circle-votes-for-women monthly 0.5 2026-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/8da17486-08fd-4538-9a9d-caa9dc5fe850/suffs+blog+header.jpg blog. - play on: through the wardrobe story circle + votes for women - Make it stand out my author pal ruthie and i had amazing orchestra seats; right in front of the sound booth! thank you, peace center!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1d00568b-dab6-44e2-8500-e9e625067538/suffs+pics.jpg blog. - play on: through the wardrobe story circle + votes for women - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/09232feb-67fe-476c-9630-bb16bfbde710/narnia+set+scct.jpg blog. - play on: through the wardrobe story circle + votes for women - Make it stand out the narnia set definitely gave me “the last bookshop” (out in L.A.) vibes… and i was here for the transportive magic! https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2026/2/10/portrait-of-the-artist-who-bleeds-the-120-box monthly 0.5 2026-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1770747907006-FVOLEX8ISTU42M94C5TB/AoS+blog+header.jpg blog. - portrait of the artist who bleeds the 120 box - Make it stand out view of the corner of my drafting table in my home office/studio as it looked this morning. can’t help it. i like using all the things and all the colours. :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/358feda5-b9da-4de6-9695-4c5008bb4a0e/self+portrait+fpc+opening+night+blog.jpg blog. - portrait of the artist who bleeds the 120 box - Make it stand out by the end of the night, still smiling next to “me,” but not quite as polished as the painted and collaged version… ;) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/75fdd106-90fd-4583-a543-cd7cf6d59492/AoS+show+pic+1.jpg blog. - portrait of the artist who bleeds the 120 box - Make it stand out two of my author group pals: missy & ruth! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/dc4f1c97-df0c-40d9-93ac-e27aba39edf7/AoS+show+pic+3.jpg blog. - portrait of the artist who bleeds the 120 box - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/d3b2ad65-3e2e-4b74-99ac-c59d312ca22a/AoS+pic+4.jpg blog. - portrait of the artist who bleeds the 120 box - Make it stand out my musician author pal rachel showed up just before i crawled home to get in my pajamas… :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/71c7b9da-82a5-4d1a-8c27-aff9fd4e34b9/AoS+show+pic+2.jpg blog. - portrait of the artist who bleeds the 120 box - Make it stand out hope you get a chance to see the show! :) https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2026/1/5/new-year-new-books-the-weekly-reading-book-reviews-of-january-2026 monthly 0.5 2026-01-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1768849108699-572QHNC09E9SNMQ7ZW0J/wrbr+january+2026+header+image.jpg blog. - new year: new books! the weekly reading book reviews of january 2026! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/b4ee029a-9c34-442f-b593-6530271452d3/fave+reads+of+january+2026+stack+header.jpg blog. - new year: new books! the weekly reading book reviews of january 2026! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2026/1/14/brush-up-your-shakespeare-12-way-there monthly 0.5 2026-01-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/a6410631-72f1-4ee7-9c27-e4e0583adca6/shakespeare+quote+blog+process+pic.jpg blog. - brush up your shakespeare.... 1/2 way there!! - Make it stand out here’s a zoom in on my notebook and my process for making each of these handlettering quotes! i’m using an 8x8” archer & olive notebook (just like this one except with a cute ghost on the cover!) and a variety of pen and ink and marker tools. :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/346699b3-c8e9-4d09-87ae-ef8d483362bd/shakespeare+blog+henry+v+quote.jpg blog. - brush up your shakespeare.... 1/2 way there!! - Make it stand out while i’m not happy with my hand lettering here, as i always say: “all art is practice.” and as i recently heard on a v.e. schwab NO WRITE WAY podcast episode: “intention over perfection.” so i’m practicing that new mantra by moving on to the next one and doing better next time. (created with gelly roll pens, graphite, and micron pens in an 8×8” archer & olive dot grid notebook.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/fd5d1940-fd2a-4e30-a370-afbb6b75ff3e/henry+vi+part+1+blog+quote.jpg blog. - brush up your shakespeare.... 1/2 way there!! - Make it stand out handlettering quote created with graphite and mattehop pens in an 8x8” archer & olive dot grid notebook https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1da6601f-dac1-4107-beb4-3c34c582d82e/henry+vi+part+2+blog+quote.jpg blog. - brush up your shakespeare.... 1/2 way there!! - Make it stand out handlettering created in an 8x8” archer & olive notebook with micron size 10 pen, caran d’ache and prismacolor pencils, & ooly rainbow glitter markers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/9afe0bd9-c192-4799-b40b-c5aacc9d8717/henry+vi+pt+3+shakespeare+blog+quote.jpg blog. - brush up your shakespeare.... 1/2 way there!! - Make it stand out handlettering created with black markers & pens, + ooly color sheen markers, rainbow glitter markers, and sparkle switcheroos in an archer & olive 8x8” dot grid notebook https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/30652f88-2230-4868-89de-f99ae658a319/shakespeare+blog+quote+henry+viii.jpg blog. - brush up your shakespeare.... 1/2 way there!! - Make it stand out i think this is my fave piece i’ve done yet. pens and gelly rolls (incl. purple glitter, of course) on an 8×8” archer & olive dot grid notebook page. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/11728c1e-5153-48dd-9cc9-e5480360a4dc/shakespeare+blog+quote+king+john.jpg blog. - brush up your shakespeare.... 1/2 way there!! - Make it stand out again: pens and gellyrolls, maybe some soufflé pens, too. all in my 8×8” archer & olive dot grid notebook! see also: me in every social situation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/165078a0-4631-44fc-ad79-7c64a441b172/king+lear+shakespeare+blog+quote+pic.jpg blog. - brush up your shakespeare.... 1/2 way there!! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/e4e9f67a-c4f4-4434-b2a2-9a90dcc55fa2/shakespeare+blog+quote+richard+ii.jpg blog. - brush up your shakespeare.... 1/2 way there!! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/878ea379-e23a-45da-9d0f-532095cafeea/richard+iii+shakespeare+blog+quote.jpg blog. - brush up your shakespeare.... 1/2 way there!! - Make it stand out (not my most legible handlettering attempt, but as i say: all art is practice! and i did learn a few things i liked along the way for future pieces!} https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/4608e740-6a66-4fd9-904b-2c52c36b38fe/loves+labours+lost+shakespeare+quote+blog.jpg blog. - brush up your shakespeare.... 1/2 way there!! - Make it stand out golly, you know how much i love self-referential art/comedy. micron ink pens + ooly sparkle switcheroos, color sheen, and rainbow glitter markers on 8×8” archer & olive notebook paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/afa3a0a6-4a48-41aa-b295-f7b6fc6028ee/shakespeare+macbeth+quote+blog+pic.jpg blog. - brush up your shakespeare.... 1/2 way there!! - Make it stand out (i thought this was funny ‘cuz i can hear TIGGER saying it in my head.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/92a2f6fe-c8a3-4957-b82b-b3b82fc31097/MB.Quote+appears+in+Beauty+and+the+Beast.png blog. - brush up your shakespeare.... 1/2 way there!! - “screw your courage to the sticking place” ~ gaston. i mean, lady macbeth, I.7. ;) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/c50fc8f9-f31d-4654-ade7-5981df69b150/measure+for+measure+shakesepare+quote+blog+pic.jpg blog. - brush up your shakespeare.... 1/2 way there!! - Make it stand out ink and gellyroll pens in my 8×8” archer & olive dot grid shakespeare quote notebook https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2025/12/1/cozy-december-reads-amp-otherwise monthly 0.5 2025-12-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/e7b6f5da-5995-40a2-bdcf-a0103491b3f5/fave+december+2025+reads.jpg blog. - cozy december reads (&amp; otherwise) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2025/11/3/cozy-up-and-stay-inside-its-a-november-to-spend-inside-the-pages monthly 0.5 2025-11-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1764001192281-1FMP5DSN77WSGZ9SGYI9/november+2025+blog+header.jpg blog. - cozy up and stay inside: it's a november to spend inside the pages - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/5b0378fc-f5f9-483b-a607-0fbbc601cb0a/nov+substack+fave+reads.jpg blog. - cozy up and stay inside: it's a november to spend inside the pages - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2025/11/18/eleven-hours-amp-back-sc-highways-author-pals-supernew-books-and-learning-to-spell-my-name monthly 0.5 2025-11-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1763481764281-LDFHZCIYF3F72GD2CKJY/charleston+header+yall+fest+2025.jpg blog. - eleven hours &amp; back: sc highways, author pals, (super*new) books, and learning to spell my name - Make it stand out left: my anticipated ya’ll fest quick*trip anticipation in my weekly planner; right: quintessential charleston house on my way out of town. love the green door, the hidden porch top and bottom, and the font on the numbers above the door. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/93eb3c5b-faa5-4fd6-8b0e-118bc36f2bc0/yall+fest+pic+1+2025.jpg blog. - eleven hours &amp; back: sc highways, author pals, (super*new) books, and learning to spell my name - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/f26b6c51-0218-462f-97ff-ed0d9ff00119/yall+fest+pic+2+2025.jpg blog. - eleven hours &amp; back: sc highways, author pals, (super*new) books, and learning to spell my name - Make it stand out and look who it is! there on the left! it’s soman! moderating a conversation with (from l. to right): amanda foody, c.l. herman, ava reid, and j. elle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/e7bbce9e-9aaa-4780-a068-92b721fe7307/yall+fest+pic+3+2025.jpg blog. - eleven hours &amp; back: sc highways, author pals, (super*new) books, and learning to spell my name - Make it stand out jun complimented my style, which always feels like a genuine compliment coming from a new yorker. i mean, my red hello kitty pumas DID look good against the american theatre’s variety of flooring, no?) ;) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/c652a5ff-9551-4a28-b4d4-a1504cdfcdc1/yall+fest+2025+pic+5.jpg blog. - eleven hours &amp; back: sc highways, author pals, (super*new) books, and learning to spell my name - Make it stand out i LOVE that pic of soman on the left— he’s got the rock star book star author smile down and always looks great— so when i said “it’s me! hallie! halthegal! last time we met i was in a mask!” he got all excited/surprised and actually DOES know who i am, so that proof was a joy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/ef5c88a0-01f2-4dc9-97c0-1741d91a9309/yall+fest+2025+pic+7.jpg blog. - eleven hours &amp; back: sc highways, author pals, (super*new) books, and learning to spell my name - Make it stand out he’s just the best. (see also: his podcast PLOT TWIST with his bestie victoria aveyard, and his substack, DIARY OF A NOVEL, which he’s been writing weekly leading up to the release of YOUNG WORLD!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/0e7f529b-3a9f-469f-8e40-0035dbaf9eb6/yall+fest+2025+pic+8.jpg blog. - eleven hours &amp; back: sc highways, author pals, (super*new) books, and learning to spell my name - Make it stand out le sob. so stupidly grateful that authors i fangirl over accept everything i do as a compliment and haven’t put out restraining orders for my rabid fangirling/encouragement. er, yet… ;) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/e5147f46-7bfe-4cbf-b182-208d0228c29b/yall+fest+pic+8+2025.jpg blog. - eleven hours &amp; back: sc highways, author pals, (super*new) books, and learning to spell my name - Make it stand out the YOUNG WORLD flyer soman signed for me; and sitting on the sidewalk (pretending to be) reading victoria aveyard’s RED QUEEN. p.s. anyone else think of THIS SONG when looking at that flyer for “REVOLTING YOUTH?” teehee. :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/fcee6422-2a95-40c4-b895-b1744bdc51ca/yall+fest+pic+9+2025.jpg blog. - eleven hours &amp; back: sc highways, author pals, (super*new) books, and learning to spell my name - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/a60a6801-aeab-4d38-b1f0-907645f298d7/yall+fest+2025+pic+10.jpg blog. - eleven hours &amp; back: sc highways, author pals, (super*new) books, and learning to spell my name - Make it stand out i didn’t realize until i got home that night, but YOUNG WORLD (coming may 5, 2026!!) was signed, too! (and in gold metallic marker, no less. thank you, soman!!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1c37eb05-afec-472e-a458-afb6b184a44f/yall+fest+travelers+notebook+2025.jpg blog. - eleven hours &amp; back: sc highways, author pals, (super*new) books, and learning to spell my name - Make it stand out this year’s ya’ll fest spread in my traveler’s notebook. needless to say, famous soman knows how to spell “hallie” a lot better than the kid in the drive-through line. (“howley” was a new one. although i did get “hale” as in “hail” recently!) https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2025/11/12/fun-fact-maria-isnt-the-problem monthly 0.5 2025-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/46c9d673-a46b-4750-8128-f1bcceba0521/sound+of+music+blog+1+copy.jpg blog. - fun fact: maria isn't the problem. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/4fb8576c-4503-4a54-a426-ae10e3262629/sound+of+music+blog+3.jpg blog. - fun fact: maria isn't the problem. - Make it stand out full house last night! tickets are going fast for the rest of this week’s performances, too! https://www.peacecenter.org/events/peace-broadway-top-level/2025-2026-peace-broadway-1/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/4064de44-39c0-4973-8513-0a37f7a7de6b/sound+of+music+blog+6.jpg blog. - fun fact: maria isn't the problem. - Make it stand out i’m grateful to at least live in a big enough small city that shows like this come to town and it’s not a huge hoopdy-do to get downtown to see them. also, how lovely is the peace center?! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/6a1b241c-c9f2-4958-9048-6c8f3e37a5a4/sound+of+music+blog+5.jpg blog. - fun fact: maria isn't the problem. - Make it stand out my view, post 20-minute intermission, as the orchestra started up while i sat there fearing all of act ii would be scary nazis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/735c1fbb-28cb-4859-8472-4a153a916cfe/sound_of_music-lonely_goatherd-053.jpg blog. - fun fact: maria isn't the problem. - Make it stand out give me surreal puppets any day, please. :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1b559cf9-6f46-4ec3-8765-3cb8eb8f7d71/sound+of+music+blog+4.jpg blog. - fun fact: maria isn't the problem. - Make it stand out can you smell that program ink on the matte paper? all those actor and crew bios. all the restaurant ads. the list of songs and black and white headshots? glorious, no? see also: my fuzzy mail bear theatre notebook for taking notes in the dark. :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/68de4c31-3ee8-43dd-9a94-36bf99498f53/hamlet+shakespeare+pic.jpg blog. - fun fact: maria isn't the problem. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/f14adde6-4413-42e2-a7b8-a2087a0869bd/peace+broadway+2025+2025.jpg blog. - fun fact: maria isn't the problem. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2025/11/5/scnpf-2025-the-break-an-hilarious-un-love-story-including-a-requiem-for-an-iguana monthly 0.5 2025-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1762388129514-OSXKLI2O15JCYKFKFKKJ/scnpf+the+break+blog+header.jpg blog. - scnpf 2025: THE BREAK. an hilarious un-love story including a requiem for an iguana. - Make it stand out warehouse theatre, august 8, 2025, 8pm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/d8e48991-e3e8-4803-8a28-0750fe66102e/scnpf+the+break+blog+pic+1.jpg blog. - scnpf 2025: THE BREAK. an hilarious un-love story including a requiem for an iguana. - Make it stand out okay, so i was SO on time, that after i found parking (hey, it was greenville on a friday night, that could have taken way longer than it did), i even had time to sit in the garden with dale chihuly’s “jolly rancher” sculpture. you know, until a blue skink shimmied by. then i moved to another ledge. and then i went into the theatre where i belonged. *shiver* https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/edd2d010-640b-4b20-a321-d076735ebcf8/scnpf+the+break+pic+3.jpg blog. - scnpf 2025: THE BREAK. an hilarious un-love story including a requiem for an iguana. - Make it stand out my just-in-case-of-theatre-drafts jacket. my trusty notebook. my lanyard with my show ribbon. (i’d collect MERLIN RETURNS later that weekend, i was -nearly- too late to the show to get it night-of!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/d1dba209-5b44-4fe0-bf54-441fedf24675/scnpf+the+break+pic+2.jpg blog. - scnpf 2025: THE BREAK. an hilarious un-love story including a requiem for an iguana. - Make it stand out okay, so maybe this is the dollhouse of a method actor? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/99c7a413-58d9-47a0-9e2a-77bd84cfdb6a/scnpf+the+break+pic+6.jpg blog. - scnpf 2025: THE BREAK. an hilarious un-love story including a requiem for an iguana. - Make it stand out early = good. climbing over people already in their seats? let alone after the house lights have dimmed? heavens forbid it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/6d5bea51-eefd-4b97-91ba-eb191d30276d/scnpf+the+break+notebook+blog+pic.jpg blog. - scnpf 2025: THE BREAK. an hilarious un-love story including a requiem for an iguana. - Make it stand out had to be there, sure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/ce3681d5-855c-41a2-a3ec-5d822c4c78b6/scnpf+the+break+pic+4.jpg blog. - scnpf 2025: THE BREAK. an hilarious un-love story including a requiem for an iguana. - Make it stand out the cast board in the lobby featuring our two STARS: jane bruce and ben fankhauser. the two best voices i’ve ever heard live. ever. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1a66e621-4ee7-4f90-9e23-e046c5aa0ecb/the+break+elsa+and+ross.jpg blog. - scnpf 2025: THE BREAK. an hilarious un-love story including a requiem for an iguana. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2025/11/4/scnpf-2025-merlin-returns-starring-piff-the-magic-dragon monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/2dca8145-7a87-4121-8b63-b97fe2d8c7a1/scnpf+merlin+blog+header.jpg blog. - scnpf 2025: merlin returns, starring piff the magic dragon - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/63053eef-59e2-4a75-a7d2-74d8d86ae8ee/scnpf+merlin+2.jpg blog. - scnpf 2025: merlin returns, starring piff the magic dragon - Make it stand out the three-minutes-to-curtain crowd at the gunter theatre, downtown greenville, sc, 8/7/2025. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/61e70dec-c1f0-49a4-bfe8-2835b1ed422f/scnpf+merlin+1.jpg blog. - scnpf 2025: merlin returns, starring piff the magic dragon - Make it stand out like all good theatre kids, i packed a nutritious dinner since i wouldn’t have time after work and before the show. there’s a 100% chance i still didn’t eat said “dinner” (above) until 11pm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/6ea3e37a-a760-4eb0-9122-48504eaa9296/scnpf+merlin+joe+blog.jpg blog. - scnpf 2025: merlin returns, starring piff the magic dragon - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/602d9737-e207-4537-b7bf-1457ccc669ab/scnpf+merlin+4.jpg blog. - scnpf 2025: merlin returns, starring piff the magic dragon - Make it stand out the cast board in the lobby, PIFF (and mr. piffles) top right. have i mentioned how much i LOVE the vibe of scnpf? non-pretentious even if there are lanyard-wearing donors in the crowd. (teehee, me too! although you won’t peg me for one of the millionaires in the front row laughing at the production fund-raising jokes included in the show.) ;) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/e6c23e8b-63c7-4fe6-8254-58855bc8a0b0/scnpf+merlin+blog+doug+h.jpg blog. - scnpf 2025: merlin returns, starring piff the magic dragon - Make it stand out i suppose i was too young to know it at the time, but WOW, the early 80’s were wild if this photo of magician/broadway “actor”/british politician doug henning is any indication. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/39dead2b-f8c4-4952-8f1b-20d73930c914/scnpf+merlin+5.jpg blog. - scnpf 2025: merlin returns, starring piff the magic dragon - Make it stand out you can see the full video on youtube here: https://youtu.be/rfEekpBWrcI?si=du9ecGxmYvmQqM_T you’re welcome. https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2025/10/28/scbwi-artober-2025-in-which-ghost-bunny-appears-in-31-escapades-of-daily-prompts-and-giggles monthly 0.5 2025-11-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1761669487222-GWKV4YDBIUYUNFATFHFT/substack+october+ghost+bunny+peek.jpg blog. - scbwi artober 2025: in which ghost bunny appears in 31 escapades of daily prompts and giggles - Make it stand out a few of my faves: ghost bunny in prompts for “strange,” “stalk,” and “carve.” i always tried to NOT go with the very first idea. or to combine more than one meaning of the day’s prompt! :) i also photographed each one with the tools i used for that piece. because it seems we’re all fighting for HUMAN (or spectral bunny) ARTISTS these days. :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/b9e6b3ea-8ed4-44b5-9de9-437f37b91dd4/Screenshot+2025-10-28+at+11.29.16%E2%80%AFAM.png blog. - scbwi artober 2025: in which ghost bunny appears in 31 escapades of daily prompts and giggles - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1761670536506-BGT51N4QNMW76KJEKGGK/ghost+bunny+artober+1+squash.jpg blog. - scbwi artober 2025: in which ghost bunny appears in 31 escapades of daily prompts and giggles - day one: squash https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1761684164431-GDMS5FHU1HYTVWFMWGYI/artober+ghost+bunny+2.jpg blog. - scbwi artober 2025: in which ghost bunny appears in 31 escapades of daily prompts and giggles - day two: night light https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1761686500183-M5A32O0BGF400G2KX5PW/artober+ghost+bunny+3.jpg blog. - scbwi artober 2025: in which ghost bunny appears in 31 escapades of daily prompts and giggles - day three: phantom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1761686505736-HDO5G6VPHEPLLIJHW0LB/artober+ghost+bunny+4.jpg blog. - scbwi artober 2025: in which ghost bunny appears in 31 escapades of daily prompts and giggles - day four: birthmark https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1761686523371-1ODJC6I8QZ3GE7BFWTZ8/artober+ghost+bunny+5.jpg blog. - scbwi artober 2025: in which ghost bunny appears in 31 escapades of daily prompts and giggles - day five: eyes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1761684171888-4IG144ZICRYTFBI5E28A/artober+ghost+bunny+6.jpg blog. - scbwi artober 2025: in which ghost bunny appears in 31 escapades of daily prompts and giggles - day six: candle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1761686530031-CZV1S2GX425IFZ5ZHSD3/artober+ghost+bunny+7.jpg blog. - scbwi artober 2025: in which ghost bunny appears in 31 escapades of daily prompts and giggles - day seven: fuzzy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1761686542558-0CRBV3LJ0GRZKZFDEAT3/artober+ghost+bunny+8.jpg blog. - scbwi artober 2025: in which ghost bunny appears in 31 escapades of daily prompts and giggles - day eight: carve https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1761686748735-7W07XBYL6FQA3KY2H7H0/ghost+bunny+artober+9.jpg blog. - scbwi artober 2025: in which ghost bunny appears in 31 escapades of daily prompts and giggles - 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scbwi artober 2025: in which ghost bunny appears in 31 escapades of daily prompts and giggles - Make it stand out mock-up wrap-around mixed-media cover art for GHOST BUNNY, my board book proposal currently out on submission to editors. https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2025/10/6/helllloooo-spooky-amp-then-some-reads-of-october monthly 0.5 2025-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/f9b3dfba-b340-486e-9931-27b637f051ff/wrbr+header+october+2025.jpg blog. - helllloooo spooky (&amp; then some) reads of october!! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/baa0a462-1f99-4e44-972b-e5511defd246/substack+fave+reads+october+2025.jpg blog. - helllloooo spooky (&amp; then some) reads of october!! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/a2fa5769-ff55-4c10-82d1-ea1ee4db4414/honorable+mentions+books+oct+substack.jpg blog. - 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sky blue, factory-fresh (wall of) crayons from the source, and tears on rock star (author) autographs - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1f620aa3-d17b-4055-a2e6-92c227b9ab8c/crayola+blog+1.jpg blog. - sky blue, factory-fresh (wall of) crayons from the source, and tears on rock star (author) autographs - Make it stand out the security guard asked me, “no kids today?” “no, sir,” i said. “artists need to dream in every color, too.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1761075359527-JX5AQDOIMKSQESVRVQ91/crayola+blog+banner.jpg blog. - sky blue, factory-fresh (wall of) crayons from the source, and tears on rock star (author) autographs - Make it stand out the left 3 images: the crayon-wrapping room. then the gift shop: wall of color, colourful plushie heaven, and me— the happy happy tourist. ;) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/70761ee5-6b6a-488f-b061-c93e149b07d7/crayola+blog+2.jpg blog. - sky blue, factory-fresh (wall of) crayons from the source, and tears on rock star (author) autographs - Make it stand out the wall o’ crayola history. i was too anxious to stop and read it all, but i do love a nice evolution of crayon box design. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/15a4019d-a4c4-4868-93e6-ee808f442cb3/crayola+blog+pic.jpg blog. - sky blue, factory-fresh (wall of) crayons from the source, and tears on rock star (author) autographs - Make it stand out gotta love oversized props and tables and all things crayon-centric! i melted crayons and made spin art. i melted crayons and made a green and magenta crayon “ring.” i didn’t stop and color my washable dolphin or play with the model magic clay or enjoy the texture plates… but maybe next time i’ll bring a buddy so we can do all the things together! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/7a1fe6ef-8c79-49e3-b9a4-192618c338c1/crayola+blog+tins.jpg blog. - sky blue, factory-fresh (wall of) crayons from the source, and tears on rock star (author) autographs - Make it stand out this is the goofy-crayon tin i filled for my nephew. i asked the employee re-filling the Wall of Color, and she told me you can fit more in by laying them on their side than standing them up like candles. ON IT. ;D https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1934bf80-96b8-4fb8-b01a-287eb26006c7/crayloa+blog+postcards.jpg blog. - sky blue, factory-fresh (wall of) crayons from the source, and tears on rock star (author) autographs - Make it stand out i walked down to the highlights foundation mailbox on the “ol’ dirt road” to mail the two dozen or so postcards before i went home… had to make sure they were home-of-crayola pennsylvania-fresh postmarked-stamped by the post office! :D https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/9651c1d4-8b83-40f0-92f8-ce34639e11fd/crayola+blog+diet+coke.jpg blog. - sky blue, factory-fresh (wall of) crayons from the source, and tears on rock star (author) autographs - Make it stand out all. in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/b8374761-4e8b-48a3-8394-3562971b5284/highlights+2025+header.jpg blog. - sky blue, factory-fresh (wall of) crayons from the source, and tears on rock star (author) autographs - Make it stand out i looooooove staying in a personal cabin at highlights. i unloaded my car, including the WAY too many books i’d packed and of course didn’t have time to read, and made sure Vi and Theodore were settled until i finally ventured out and could no longer ignore the fact that Other People were there….. also, food time. ;) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/187c453d-6469-4278-95a8-48463f116502/highlights+blog+cabin.jpg blog. - sky blue, factory-fresh (wall of) crayons from the source, and tears on rock star (author) autographs - Make it stand out i told you: these cabins are cozy perfection. this was mine for the week: lucky cabin no. 13! not a bad porch to read/write/edit on, either! :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/04e56065-5bc7-4f34-bae2-26ef385ad2a1/highlights+authors+2025.jpg blog. - sky blue, factory-fresh (wall of) crayons from the source, and tears on rock star (author) autographs - Make it stand out left: erin entrada kelly. right: laurel snyder. center: me, trying not to be as awkward as i felt on the last day of camp; holding in the tears of joy and gratitude best i could while surrounded by two super-humans doing what we can only aspire to. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/3c033064-1fb7-4056-946a-dc26afec944b/highlights+2025+lodge+paris.jpg blog. - sky blue, factory-fresh (wall of) crayons from the source, and tears on rock star (author) autographs - Make it stand out left: the view from the lodge. no filter. amazing. right: me on thursday, dressing as my parisian self to get in the mindset of my current work-in-progress i was there to mull over/edit/and ask erin and laurel questions about. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1759345128580-LI93HSG0THPKP0JC2S4U/ghost+bunny+cover+online.jpg blog. - sky blue, factory-fresh (wall of) crayons from the source, and tears on rock star (author) autographs - Make it stand out the mock-up cover for my author-illustrator picture book: GHOST BUNNY. it’s currently out on submission with my agent! yes, it’s the same book i wrote while at highlights back in 2023. :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/4e84bdf6-0241-41fa-b85f-efea2d72fe9a/highlights+mg+writers+blog+selfie.jpg blog. - sky blue, factory-fresh (wall of) crayons from the source, and tears on rock star (author) autographs - Make it stand out i can’t wait to come back and cry some more: knowing that i’ve kept going. knowing that i’ve gotten better. knowing there are more stories to tell and more kids to be seen in the books they read. https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2025/8/4/hullo-books-of-august monthly 0.5 2025-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1756131767599-XX8HNBUPB3K5EAXIBL1A/august+2025+wrbr+header.jpg blog. - hullo, books of august!! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/3426fce2-c232-47dc-92f6-237280805692/fave+august+2025+reads.jpg blog. - hullo, books of august!! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2025/9/1/bucket-list-unlocked-why-twelfth-night-in-central-park-was-such-a-big-deal monthly 0.5 2025-09-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/c0b8376e-6334-4203-b90f-227f6fe40217/Free-shakespeare.jpg blog. - bucket list unlocked: why TWELFTH NIGHT in central park was such a BIG DEAL - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/db1c0c70-85d5-41eb-b807-d5ad2e88ab0b/12n+blog+tss.jpg blog. - bucket list unlocked: why TWELFTH NIGHT in central park was such a BIG DEAL - Make it stand out not the final title or cover: it’s all bound to change. but you get the idea. i loooooove this book!! especially all the theatre-nerd trivia footnotes i included. :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/6d101578-31c4-408e-b434-7ee7aca58915/12n+blog+delacorte+tx.jpg blog. - bucket list unlocked: why TWELFTH NIGHT in central park was such a BIG DEAL - Make it stand out exterior of the recently renovated (and so far raccoon-free) delacorte theatre in central park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/e3c28a3b-bd76-4b4d-960c-a4bbb43e8907/12n+blog+1.jpg blog. - bucket list unlocked: why TWELFTH NIGHT in central park was such a BIG DEAL - Make it stand out *hey, i’m a patron of the arts as well as an art-employed individual! 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(you can take a boy out of the south, but you can’t get him to stop talking to the person next to him on the subway so we don’t miss our stop. yes, it happened yesterday. also, his broad shoulders are NOT subway-sized. bless ‘im.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/9f4ef766-1155-4bc5-b304-cd0b58eed6ef/12n+blog+playbill.jpg blog. - bucket list unlocked: why TWELFTH NIGHT in central park was such a BIG DEAL - Make it stand out thank God for paper playbills, btw; if tswift & travis-whoever can spend $40k on engagement flowers —and they should— theatres should give cast and crew and sponsors their credit due in tangible type. mementos for future museums and us memento-hoarders, too—a paper PLAYBILL and not a dumb qr-code i’ll never be able to find or look at the digital program with again!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1b692a83-a7f8-48a7-9662-6d64123f1b26/12n+blog+curtain+call.jpg blog. - bucket list unlocked: why TWELFTH NIGHT in central park was such a BIG DEAL - Make it stand out *no curtain, as it was an outdoor amphitheatre, but you get it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/45313e59-8e32-4680-9b65-ed00e3dbe35e/12n+blog+public.jpg blog. - bucket list unlocked: why TWELFTH NIGHT in central park was such a BIG DEAL - Make it stand out the awning of the public on lafayette. where hamilton workshopped it out/premiered a decade ago, too. :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/d2b1657b-0ff5-4975-a199-6a8a33dd4222/12n+blog+coffee.jpg blog. - bucket list unlocked: why TWELFTH NIGHT in central park was such a BIG DEAL - Make it stand out a black sesame salted caramel iced latte, a lemon poppy seed madeleine, and a new OHTO pen from goods for the study (uws location all of 2 blocks from our hotel; teehee). man, i love new york. :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/76d9c421-063d-4124-ab62-a4acfc7d7895/12n+blog+inside+.jpg blog. - bucket list unlocked: why TWELFTH NIGHT in central park was such a BIG DEAL - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/417fc33f-fe0b-4a62-923d-000f885bbb8e/12n+blog+fortitude.jpg blog. - bucket list unlocked: why TWELFTH NIGHT in central park was such a BIG DEAL - Make it stand out how can you remember the difference between patience and fortitude, the two lions standing sentry at the stephen a. schwartzman building of the new york public library? my trick: FORTITUDE is the one closest to FORTY-Second street. patience is the other one. ;) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/582cfda2-3192-4b5e-8876-3a8b522f20fc/12+n+blog+folio.jpg blog. - bucket list unlocked: why TWELFTH NIGHT in central park was such a BIG DEAL - Make it stand out i don’t think i’ve ever seen one in real life before!!!! golly, this trip was THE BEsT trip, no??? ;D https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/d2aa9582-22a4-4e8a-9160-833cc900b020/12n+title+backdrop.jpg blog. - bucket list unlocked: why TWELFTH NIGHT in central park was such a BIG DEAL - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/96e81ce4-6c32-4723-b8c7-124d2da61b98/TSS+orsino+couch+stage+adj.jpg blog. - bucket list unlocked: why TWELFTH NIGHT in central park was such a BIG DEAL - Make it stand out interior sketch from MY book: where i imagine duke orsino says his opening line: “if music be the food of love, play on…!” https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2025/7/7/waving-the-pages-of-july monthly 0.5 2025-07-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1753713417408-O9HKHXLWEEWL5B1XCP4J/july+2025+wrbr+header.jpg blog. - waving the pages of july - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2025/7/22/noisy-fight-calls-too-awkward-to-mention-but-i-do-and-a-3-human-tiger monthly 0.5 2025-07-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1753218184274-Y828JM2SITKG29FNFCKN/july+play+blog+header.jpg blog. - noisy fight calls; too awkward to mention (but i do); and a 3-human tiger. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/0c75f80a-618b-403c-98c3-d70aaea2b712/play+blog+july+pic+1.jpg blog. - noisy fight calls; too awkward to mention (but i do); and a 3-human tiger. - Make it stand out the internet really is full of too much information and things flying at you all the time. that’s why when a postcard that looked this good arrived in my snail mail box it actually prompted me to go online and snatch a ticket before the show completely sold-out! :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/33a7d976-c768-4049-9e1d-8456520407b6/play+blog+july+pic+2.jpg blog. - noisy fight calls; too awkward to mention (but i do); and a 3-human tiger. - Make it stand out you know how i love how theatre sets look like tiny dollhouse rooms when photographed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/6ad68212-a9e6-43ed-b9d0-cc4fd1dd1237/july+play+blog+pic+4.jpg blog. - noisy fight calls; too awkward to mention (but i do); and a 3-human tiger. - Make it stand out the title of shakespeare’s play “twelfth night” refers to the twelfth night of Christmas— nothing about the show as staged was Christmas-y or winter-y accept for a few oversized ornaments hanging over the aisles. costumes were yacht-summer-beach-or-sock-hop ready… #disconnect https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/328d5444-de51-42a7-b165-54d3136ba9ea/play+blog+july+pic+3.jpg blog. - noisy fight calls; too awkward to mention (but i do); and a 3-human tiger. - Make it stand out the signs leading from the entrance gate to the performance hall behind the dorms were very helpful. and very spot-able. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/35523640-20bd-4393-ad41-491f1d368c22/july+play+blog+pic+6.jpg blog. - noisy fight calls; too awkward to mention (but i do); and a 3-human tiger. - Make it stand out when my husband isn’t interested in seeing a show, i call dad. dad, who is the reason i grew up getting to see live (and usually musical) theatre. :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/fac784c3-4040-4843-aa5d-a60293d01bb3/july+play+pic+blog+7.jpg blog. - noisy fight calls; too awkward to mention (but i do); and a 3-human tiger. - Make it stand out the final LIFE OF PI stage set as seen from the balcony after the actors (and animals) had left the stage. you can see how it’s a 3-walled box, no? too. friggin. cool. https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2025/6/2/june-a-ling-a-book-ding monthly 0.5 2025-06-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1750688704442-H9LOPBHG8VXA0FBUIE5K/june+2025+wrbr+header.jpg blog. - june-a-ling-a book-ding!! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/49a32a53-88d9-463f-b63d-79e024469dba/fave+june+read+2025.jpg blog. - june-a-ling-a book-ding!! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2025/5/5/happy-may-happy-reads monthly 0.5 2025-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1748273413159-UN8V0PC4Y8JVZC0KMZR7/may+2025+wrbr+header.jpg blog. - happy may = happy reads!! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/e2a1a9c5-42d9-4fa4-9bfe-4a80b256163e/may+reads+2025+substack.jpg blog. - happy may = happy reads!! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2025/5/22/brush-up-your-shakespeare-2025-check-in-no-2 monthly 0.5 2025-05-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1747945509278-TS8R26CC4AYXK9WMM6C9/shakespere+2025+blog+check+in+2+header.jpg blog. - brush up your shakespeare 2025: check in no. 2!! - Make it stand out i’ve been adding one (or two) quotes from each play into my archer & olive 8x8” “cute ghost” notebook i bought last year and couldn’t decide what to do with… i think we totally made the right decision! ;D i’ll sketch the quote on the dot grid first, then fill in with a variety of black ink pens (micron 10s & 12s have been my recent faves), then if i’m adding colour, it’s with sakura gelly roll moonlight pens in all the colours. ;) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/9d97c868-ec4c-4428-b6a5-0a99252f826b/coriolanus+blog+quote+pic.jpg blog. - brush up your shakespeare 2025: check in no. 2!! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/0eaa856d-25c9-4db9-b9cf-5e6c77ff8ca8/cymbeline+blog+quote.jpg blog. - brush up your shakespeare 2025: check in no. 2!! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/30972387-5308-4e5e-9fef-2ab682c44525/hamlet+blog+quote+pic.jpg blog. - brush up your shakespeare 2025: check in no. 2!! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/bb2a06d8-4570-48ab-aa07-ad25d2cc6133/julius+caesar+quote+blog+pic.jpg blog. - brush up your shakespeare 2025: check in no. 2!! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/b068830c-e344-40e9-b0fe-df1fb4f60830/julius+caesar+movie+blog.jpg blog. - brush up your shakespeare 2025: check in no. 2!! - Make it stand out here’s a literal pic i took of my tv while watching the 1953 movie version… look at that set! the contrast! it feels theatrical, right? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/4286e3a5-f462-417a-b222-d6f043a0be61/henry+iv+part+1+blog+quote+post+pic.jpg blog. - brush up your shakespeare 2025: check in no. 2!! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/3a782ef6-3592-4fab-b658-c8e2d4983267/theatre+blog+12n+in+the+park.jpg blog. - brush up your shakespeare 2025: check in no. 2!! - Make it stand out can we imagine a dreamier cast?? :D https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2025/5/9/now-showing-dreamscapes monthly 0.5 2025-05-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1746807126825-YZAHQE4AVPLWFTN4UJK0/rj+blog+art+header.jpg blog. - now showing: dreamscapes - Make it stand out on the drafting table during the process of creating this piece: plenty of constellations, imagery, and eraser dust for everybody! :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/b3178243-5b8f-47c7-adab-6b206fca47ca/rj+online.jpg blog. - now showing: dreamscapes - Make it stand out & yes, i used italy’s summer constellations for the sky, albeit not accurate to the earth's orbit in 1592 when the play was first performed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1602881905318-D45ZU7DGXN1YE1S8XRBI/romeo+and+juliet+halthegal+blog+5.2.jpg blog. - now showing: dreamscapes - Make it stand out teeny brush for teeny vines. :) as all of my faerie tale feet pieces, there is a LOT of origin-story symbolism in the icons around the figures. (whose feet are shown so you can step into the story for yourself, no matter how we differ in appearances!) :) https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2025/5/1/a-tale-of-a-lot-of-theatres-c9xdg monthly 0.5 2025-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/2543e3b4-f99a-4f1e-acf3-3ce9942787aa/theatre+header+scct.jpg blog. - a tale of ... a lot of theatres. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/47026a0d-8183-4733-81f5-a85cf0491c4b/theatre+blog+2025+pic+1.jpg blog. - a tale of ... a lot of theatres. - Make it stand out at the peace center: harry potter & the prisoner of azkaban— in concert! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/78049ec5-038b-411e-8fc8-2efdb5affe22/theatre+blog+pic+2.jpg blog. - a tale of ... a lot of theatres. - Make it stand out at centre stage: peter & the starcatcher! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/a226affc-edd8-4cf8-931c-1a79ec11fba9/theater+blog+pic+3.jpg blog. - a tale of ... a lot of theatres. - Make it stand out at the warehouse theatre: jane anger https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/c1e4e7a5-dd11-45aa-bd7a-adaab553dc1c/theatre+blog+pic+4.jpg blog. - a tale of ... a lot of theatres. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1e8e5ae3-afde-461c-be4c-7378815ffd14/theatre+blog+pic+6.jpg blog. - a tale of ... a lot of theatres. - Make it stand out the view of the ALICE set from my favourite seat at the south carolina children’s theatre: box right front. (it makes me feel like i’m more a part of the show/crew—or a theatre reporter/critic—when in this perch. :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/50bb6f85-fcb2-45b7-9215-f38710b9ec6c/theatre+blog+alice+stage.jpg blog. - a tale of ... a lot of theatres. - Make it stand out at one point, gloved hands came out of those frames and handed alice a teacup, if i remember correctly. or maybe it was a paintbrush for the rose bushes… either way it was giving me jean cocteau la belle et la bête vibes, and i was here for it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/c2633eb7-a44f-4026-a83e-c1f2e0c194a9/scct+theatre+blog+stage+door.jpg blog. - a tale of ... a lot of theatres. - Make it stand out after having “alice” sign my ticket (golly, i miss paper programs!!!!!) at the stage door exit after her final matinee performance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/57a4a51c-925b-446a-8cdd-614d07544434/theatre+blog+pic+7.jpg blog. - a tale of ... a lot of theatres. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/ebf9cd37-be86-4b4f-9448-ef3a2159a69a/theatre+blog+pic+8.jpg blog. - a tale of ... a lot of theatres. - Make it stand out back to the south carolina children’s theatre: this time for matilda! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1a584f96-0984-47d5-a8d1-402c6957a7fb/matilda+wide+detail.jpg blog. - a tale of ... a lot of theatres. - Make it stand out a detail of my faerie tale feet painting “what a dahl: bluestocking matlida.” more about the piece and process HERE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/3a782ef6-3592-4fab-b658-c8e2d4983267/theatre+blog+12n+in+the+park.jpg blog. - a tale of ... a lot of theatres. - Make it stand out reopening this summer: the delacorte theatre. shakespeare in the park. CenTRAL park, that is. and the opening show? TWELFTH NIGHT. also: that cast, right?! gracious!!!!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/458571af-0096-4fdd-bcc6-4de9880785b4/theatre+blog+typewriter+charm.jpg blog. - a tale of ... a lot of theatres. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2025/5/5/aprils-book-club-three-bags-of-lost-in-translation-full monthly 0.5 2025-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1746483679484-Q3MAKW9Z5N98S15BL42U/three+bags+full+blog+header.jpg blog. - april's book club: three bags (of lost in translation) full!! - Make it stand out which of these covers is your fave? they all appeared at book club on wednesday night! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/4977721f-cab5-4da9-89b6-c67fe3849117/sea+women+cover.jpg blog. - april's book club: three bags (of lost in translation) full!! - Make it stand out i prefer the (european) cover on the right, alas, i had to buy the one on the left… which do you like better? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/eabd3b02-e045-47b6-bcba-72720e301026/palace+wind+cover.jpg blog. - april's book club: three bags (of lost in translation) full!! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2025/4/7/an-april-for-the-books monthly 0.5 2025-04-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1745263426890-ZJI53S1NMFM89SR3VCGS/april+wrbr+2025+header.jpg blog. - an april for the books - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/9bc56f26-7c8d-4c46-9d2a-d8025ecd40c2/fave+reads+of+april+2025.jpg blog. - an april for the books - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2025/4/12/using-my-minnie-ears-for-good-or-overheard-at-disney-world monthly 0.5 2025-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1ae0b0db-74a3-4ab1-bb51-0f62b3aa0df2/wdw+blog+quotes+1+header.jpg blog. - using my minnie ears for good. or: overheard at disney world - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/93953483-54fc-4572-a9ae-5cb7c321f8bc/wdw+blog+pic+2.jpg blog. - using my minnie ears for good. or: overheard at disney world - Make it stand out is my favourite ride winnie the pooh? quite possibly. you get your own hunny pot for starters. i think i achieved my personal best with three rides through the hundred acre wood on this trip. (not counting talking to tigger and pooh for realzies.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/d9006e99-d211-44d1-9cf7-17eb48adbbd8/wdw+blog+pic+3.jpg blog. - using my minnie ears for good. or: overheard at disney world - Make it stand out fireworks at the magic kingdom. did i sing along? did i cry more than once? did tinkerbell wave at me as she flew over my head? yes, yes, & totally. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/bb2a4593-7382-4bf0-b27e-2d4319956308/wdw+blog+pic+1.jpg blog. - using my minnie ears for good. or: overheard at disney world - Make it stand out maybe i just have one of those faces, but i swear gaston projected his performance at me. and totally winked more than once. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/850e6364-ecf4-4fd7-9b95-3b21213cae44/wdw+blog+pic+6.jpg blog. - using my minnie ears for good. or: overheard at disney world - Make it stand out i apparently had LOTS of serious conversations with all the characters i met. and golly, they give good hugs and kisses. :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/0787586d-5ef3-4a3d-bc6c-f6f2a6b7ec36/wdw+blog+pic+5.jpg blog. - using my minnie ears for good. or: overheard at disney world - Make it stand out me & my new pal skippy the ewok enjoying a snack at hollywood studios (after cancellng our fancy dinner reservations) because there was still so much to do before the park closed! https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2025/3/3/march-through-the-books monthly 0.5 2025-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/5e774881-c74c-4c8d-ad11-5e1106175e31/march+2025+wrbr+header.jpg blog. - march through the books - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/349b661a-4c80-41ce-bbdb-180d83e7bffd/fave+reads+march+2025.jpg blog. - march through the books - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2025/2/3/february-reads-2025 monthly 0.5 2025-03-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1740412774921-1I8TIANSJUOB6YFHIONA/wrbr+feb+2025+blog+header.jpg blog. - february reads 2025 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2025/2/18/brush-up-your-shakespeare-2025-our-first-checkin monthly 0.5 2025-02-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1739898737723-QQ85CP6TE2NZUDPIA2R9/brush+up+your+shakespeare+blog+1+header+.jpg blog. - brush up your shakespeare 2025: our first check*in!! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/a0fe9a1d-93d7-42e0-ba71-f146080a3422/buys2025+blog+1+pic+1.jpg blog. - brush up your shakespeare 2025: our first check*in!! - Make it stand out i hadn’t read this one before, and bought the folger shakespeare library paperback edition; they’re taller than they used to be, but easy to read. and their notes and short summaries before each new scene are super helpful. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/7bb05f65-2a17-4ba8-beca-668931aebc09/buys2025+blog+1+pic+2.jpg blog. - brush up your shakespeare 2025: our first check*in!! - Make it stand out this “winning” quote doodled in my archer & olive 8×8” notebook with lots of black ink pens and markers and gellyroll pens for color on top. :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/ad2dfe44-16ef-4d81-ab8a-6798afaab614/buys2025+blog+1+pic+3.jpg blog. - brush up your shakespeare 2025: our first check*in!! - Make it stand out this is the size of the folger editions i collected in high school and college. bonus feature of the kinuko craft paintings on the covers! alas, i don’t think they’re in print anymore. here’s the new big one with the non-illustrated cover. : / https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/af950682-99fc-494b-8a59-365257d7af71/buys2025+blog+1+pic+4.jpg blog. - brush up your shakespeare 2025: our first check*in!! - Make it stand out again, that archer & olive 8×8” notebook, lots of pens and markers, some soufflé gellyrolls, and some colored pencils, too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/590fa593-e8e6-48e2-90b2-1e36120920cf/buys2025+blog+1+pic+5.jpg blog. - brush up your shakespeare 2025: our first check*in!! - Make it stand out another re-read, but still without the kinuko craft cover. i’ve watched the kenneth branagh set-in-japan film with bryce dallas howard many times and even got to see a local kids’ group of actors perform it a couple years ago. :) new folger edition here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/e44ac304-58f2-4cfe-bda2-d6d1288c939b/buys2025+blog+1+pic+6.jpg blog. - brush up your shakespeare 2025: our first check*in!! - Make it stand out yes; i picked two for this play. this one, because hello social anxiety and i just like being at home. doodled with more pens and gellyroll moonlights and soufflés. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/446624d7-f679-4215-aa72-66bfdd61c12d/buys2025+blog+1+pic+7.jpg blog. - brush up your shakespeare 2025: our first check*in!! - Make it stand out and this one because, hello february with the best holiday of the year and i also wanted to start playing with holbein acrylic gouaches. (still learning!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/01421399-f159-44a4-9f3c-2aaecbe5102e/buys2025+blog+1+pic+8.jpg blog. - brush up your shakespeare 2025: our first check*in!! - Make it stand out i got the barnes & noble trade paperback edition years ago. but you can get the folger one here. (the b&n version doesn’t have the scene recaps, but is in a readable format with some notes to the left for unfamiliar words; but no pictures.) and yes, i was reviewing fave quotes during the super bowl. (or “the superb owl party,” if you’d rawther.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/8051a481-0017-41f6-bed6-0be890922c29/buys2025+blog+1+pic+9.jpg blog. - brush up your shakespeare 2025: our first check*in!! - Make it stand out this shakespeare play is another twins/mistaken identity farce with a healthy amount of gaslighting and physical abuse. so the quote “am i myself?” sums up the play, better. but this quote is more ME. and reminds me of the line from the wonderful wizard of oz: “but a fairy country is extremely interesting when you get used to being surprised.” https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2025/1/6/january-reads-2025 monthly 0.5 2025-02-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1738006256616-5HOTBMHDO4F613PEKKK7/january+wrbr+2025+header.jpg blog. - january reads 2025 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/3b469b98-a974-4131-8d51-b7d406dd14dd/fave+reads+of+january+2025.jpg blog. - january reads 2025 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2024/12/2/december-2024-finale-of-the-reading-stacks monthly 0.5 2025-01-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1735400252545-K1FRGS3TALLZUF9KZGKJ/december+2024+wrbr+header.jpg blog. - december: 2024's finale of the reading stacks! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/95cb7495-fcb6-4961-a56e-5bbb260b0d96/fave+december+stack+blog.jpg blog. - december: 2024's finale of the reading stacks! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2024/12/27/brush-up-your-shakespeare-2025 monthly 0.5 2024-12-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1735398517674-LH9GEV4AJL2RN2BPDJP0/shakespeare+blog+header+202.jpg blog. - brush up your shakespeare: 2025 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/2d9d71a0-4f27-4a55-ac87-2ddeca654f22/kmk+blog.jpg blog. - brush up your shakespeare: 2025 - not that this movie is perfect, but i do get this song stuck in my head a lot. ;) not that this movie is perfect, but i do get this song stuck in my head a lot. ;) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/ca79c69d-f254-44df-9b00-f30088172828/shakespeare+blog+abc+1.jpg blog. - brush up your shakespeare: 2025 - Make it stand out used my b&n rewards to get this missing piece of my collection: and the first on the alphabetical read through/re*read list! :D (and yes, of CouRSe it’s a different size than the kinuko craft covers i began collecting in high school... sigh!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/0c6798e6-604c-46d0-8ab2-f7d2c87a75d6/shakespeare+podcasts+blog+2025.jpg blog. - brush up your shakespeare: 2025 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/2d1e1d5e-0671-4c5a-b16e-7ba6f7fe89ad/new+shakespeare+blogs+2025.jpg blog. - brush up your shakespeare: 2025 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/9b0ed4e0-ff2d-45ae-b6ca-bfdb89af4a6f/orsino+couch+atl.jpg blog. - brush up your shakespeare: 2025 - all you need is a bench. while, yes, my dream is to own a “fainting couch,” this photo i took at the high museum of art in atlanta years and years ago… well, it popped into my head as a perfect REfERence for SomeTHIng the crayon box shall see in the new year…. eep! ;D https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2024/11/4/november-reads-page-x-page monthly 0.5 2024-12-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1732564663492-QWPSXOH473HJWLVK4JEH/nov+2024+header.jpg blog. - november reads: page x page - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2024/10/7/october-reads-for-good-ampor-spooky monthly 0.5 2024-12-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/edbb8692-53c0-4fd8-bd8a-0a9a9cab9024/october+2024+wrbr+header.jpg blog. - october reads: for good &amp;/or spooky - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/6c23e7b0-eba3-46c2-9ded-e3e4a088a456/fave+oct+reads+blog.jpg blog. - october reads: for good &amp;/or spooky - Make it stand out there was nary a dud in all the books i read this month.. but because i must needs share the highlights stack each month, here are a handful of super*standouts... https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2024/9/11/it-doesnt-stink-to-be-recognized monthly 0.5 2024-09-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/d7b24f06-98d1-4f19-8126-31ece91caf90/scnpf+2024+blog+header.jpg blog. - it doesn’t stink to be recognized. - Make it stand out waiting for the music-stand reading of THE DARK LADY at Greenville Theatre, Saturday, August 10, 2024; 7 pm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/9cd379f4-bc07-4bd0-80e4-fb0f01c2f850/scnpf+2024+blog+pic+3.jpg blog. - it doesn’t stink to be recognized. - Make it stand out soon-to-be shakespeare’s chair and podium for THE DARK LADY, Greenville Theatre, SCNPF 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/e81072bd-b274-4b2b-bb3f-90ffd2c0d937/scnpf+2024+blog+pic+1.jpg blog. - it doesn’t stink to be recognized. - Make it stand out stage left of Peace Center/Gunter Theatre waiting for ALL THE WORLD’S A STAGE, a musical; Friday, August 9, 2024, 7pm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/d84648dc-142f-478c-b4fe-5acf4a960f8a/scnpf+2024+blog+pic+2.jpg blog. - it doesn’t stink to be recognized. - Make it stand out waiting for ALL THE WORLD’S A STAGE to begin at Gunter Theatre https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/de8bc6a8-a499-4559-bde6-3e0796035dc7/scnpf+2024+blog+header.jpg blog. - it doesn’t stink to be recognized. - Make it stand out waiting for the music-stand reading of THE DARK LADY at Greenville Theatre, Saturday, August 10, 2024; 7 pm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/33077a3d-35e8-47a2-af0a-3030b7d5800d/shiny.gif blog. - it doesn’t stink to be recognized. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/c728446b-5ef5-4fe5-81a4-82e09d34c4d0/scnpf+2024+blog+pic+5.jpg blog. - it doesn’t stink to be recognized. - Make it stand out waiting for the music-stand reading of STUNTBOY, a musical for young audiences, at the south carolina children’s theatre, Sunday, August 11, 2024, 3pm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/62a1e460-4bf7-457e-b25e-62ff6bf452f7/scnpf+2024+blog+pic+6.jpg blog. - it doesn’t stink to be recognized. - Make it stand out stuntboy’s, a.k.a. portico’s, chair, ready for the reading https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/44b76722-04ec-44eb-964e-4c3a29967d0a/scnpf+2024+blog+pic+7.jpg blog. - it doesn’t stink to be recognized. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2024/9/2/september-in-books monthly 0.5 2024-10-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1727102506256-AREYHMGABIB1D2O93VI2/september+reading+banner.jpg blog. - september's reading wrap*up &amp; faves of the bunch!! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/c1fcae11-7c7d-41bb-9633-370c4fc0f31e/september+reading+stack.jpg blog. - september's reading wrap*up &amp; faves of the bunch!! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2024/8/5/august-in-books monthly 0.5 2024-09-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1724677684354-CBOJ0YAJZ7RC55I6SX8N/august+wrbr+header+2024.jpg blog. - august's reading wrap*up! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/0291d33b-f94c-42a5-826a-1c7f430ddac8/august+2024+fave+stacks.jpg blog. - august's reading wrap*up! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2024/7/3/julys-weekly-reading-book-reviews-as-they-happen monthly 0.5 2024-07-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/cb04264b-ab77-4dfb-80e0-c202db01494a/wrbr+july+2024+header+2.jpg blog. - july's reading wrap*up! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/6995fc36-85fc-4d7b-925c-622a3ee44997/fave+reads+of+july+2024.jpg blog. - july's reading wrap*up! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2024/7/5/paranormal-pizzas-amp-portal-fantasies monthly 0.5 2024-07-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/5fdf6eba-94c9-4b88-a208-c8d682804e6f/ap+blog+3.jpg blog. - paranormal pizzas &amp; portal fantasies - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/237e6840-16f8-4ed7-b579-973e21c0c3db/ashley+blog+7.jpg blog. - paranormal pizzas &amp; portal fantasies - Make it stand out behold: the vibe in question…? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/a71e2aaf-6206-473d-b903-22243408f18c/ap+blog+dinner.jpg blog. - paranormal pizzas &amp; portal fantasies - Make it stand out this is not a sponsored post, but i already have two outings planned to return to craft & crust. :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/a66ce5f4-5edf-406a-8971-3c498b607510/ashley+blog+6.jpg blog. - paranormal pizzas &amp; portal fantasies - Make it stand out not only did our event ticket include a copy of the book, but we were also all gifted a cover-coordinating color of OLIVE & JUNE nail polish. (haley graciously swapped with me; my XOXO is a perfect match and she promised she wanted my green one more anyway. huzzah!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/ec0b2cbb-8303-46c1-b2a1-966a0ee13b75/ap+blog+5.jpg blog. - paranormal pizzas &amp; portal fantasies - Make it stand out we were greeted with a bookish cocktail (or mocktail, in my case) and scrunched in to see our author gal ashley IRL. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/2e17d58b-f14e-4fd3-80d1-3f6302e1e171/ap+blog+line.jpg blog. - paranormal pizzas &amp; portal fantasies - Make it stand out on the left: the eager crowd waiting to be let into the bookstore. on the right: 45 minutes into the signing line. haley and i have moved approx. 18” closer and still have yet to see ashley and her book-signing table laden with sharpies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/027952c2-a098-46eb-b67b-aa27e005f8f2/ap+blog+author+pic.jpg blog. - paranormal pizzas &amp; portal fantasies - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/26ed7ba0-0ffa-4be1-b9bf-311f02dcd0a8/ap+blog+6.jpg blog. - paranormal pizzas &amp; portal fantasies - Make it stand out i was too out of sorts to ask for a pic with The Ashley Poston when we made it to the front of The Line, but i managed to snap a shot of haley getting her book signed!! you can see a reel of ashley signing MY book (+ her backlist titles i brought from home that weren’t already signed) on my instagram HERE. :D https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/742276b2-b8f3-4625-bb01-d067616e95b4/ap+blog+10+spin.jpg blog. - paranormal pizzas &amp; portal fantasies - Make it stand out ashley herself confirmed i was here, but even i can’t find myself in the event spin-video. i was seated somewhere in that circled area?! maybe i AM a ghost?! ;D https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2024/7/5/junes-a-wrap-of-carbs-and-books-as-per-usual monthly 0.5 2024-07-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/5b504af9-c26b-4401-a808-d9830aad4aa7/insa+june+break.jpg blog. - june's a wrap (of carbs and books, as per usual.) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1695452e-ea65-467b-b5ba-52d98d105d8a/200w.gif blog. - june's a wrap (of carbs and books, as per usual.) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/e3fc139b-5e62-41c7-b741-3a241c5e8e0c/writing+word+art.jpg blog. - june's a wrap (of carbs and books, as per usual.) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/6aae7872-c969-42b2-a6ca-bf909a631fa4/june+reads+faves.jpg blog. - june's a wrap (of carbs and books, as per usual.) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/559d91a7-42d7-4d54-8b7e-4af2cd7f4c74/july+2024+crayon+box+scribbles+header.jpg blog. - june's a wrap (of carbs and books, as per usual.) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1c3770cb-6fde-4b3b-bd97-ecece0d88645/randr+haley+coffee.jpg blog. - june's a wrap (of carbs and books, as per usual.) - Make it stand out ^ see those pages in that glitter sloth folder? my finale of a beta reader (the infamous haley from this haley/allie/hallie blog post) gave me the thumbs up to send my middle grade manuscript back to an agent after a revise & resubmit request… we anticipate an update any day now…?! :D https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/5111676e-0fa0-4bca-8735-38cb9a0e40c6/substack+listens.jpg blog. - june's a wrap (of carbs and books, as per usual.) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/d89f3580-28f5-45f0-b8ef-a810b52ab13b/wedding+pic.jpg blog. - june's a wrap (of carbs and books, as per usual.) - Make it stand out nathan & i got all dressed up for a friend’s wedding this month. without the insta, i feel like it’s been forever since i showed you my face. so here’s me looking decent without a filter. ;D https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2024/6/3/junes-books-amp-more-books monthly 0.5 2024-07-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/d1bd0968-51d4-4bdb-9c54-3713669dfdd0/wrbr+june+2024+header.jpg blog. - june's reading wrap*up: books &amp; more books! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/5312df73-98d0-464b-a9e7-d594f21900a2/page0.jpeg blog. - june's reading wrap*up: books &amp; more books! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2024/6/15/2-weeks-without-the-insta-so-far monthly 0.5 2024-06-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/2c1bc3cc-ea6e-4298-959c-aa62f80af64d/200w.gif blog. - 2 weeks without the insta. {so far.} - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/fa4ec4bd-48e8-41cd-95e1-5c1d3fdc870a/B88B26BF-274E-4C0B-8C37-65B76EE6B0D7.jpeg blog. - 2 weeks without the insta. {so far.} - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/88571e4b-a117-4583-afba-b5b744bab186/200w-1.gif blog. - 2 weeks without the insta. {so far.} - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/9f31f2d2-c942-4d31-b31e-8623a9df6ca4/giphy.gif blog. - 2 weeks without the insta. {so far.} - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2024/5/6/mays-weekly-reading-book-reviews monthly 0.5 2024-07-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/6a5cc5df-0ccb-45ac-87ed-73e2f10643b9/may+wrbr+2024+header.jpg blog. - may's reading wrap*up - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/b8fa7a90-cb3d-407f-8408-4da225910c46/BAE86283-118C-4854-9F99-F47DC43B172E.jpeg blog. - may's reading wrap*up - coming later this week in the halthegal marker re*cap: * may’s favourite reads * some of may’s adventures * a sneak peek at what’s coming to the crayon box in june! subscribe (for free, or opt*in for subscriber support) at https://halthegalstoryart.substack.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/08a1df5a-cbad-41e6-b751-8a3cc27643a1/A0A19DC6-BC3D-4DEE-AE0D-DB0DD5587149.jpeg blog. - may's reading wrap*up - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2024/5/11/the-multiverse-of-gallery-visits monthly 0.5 2024-05-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/17d13ed2-889d-4c44-81a3-681bcfe1b637/makoto+blog+header.jpg blog. - the multiverse of gallery visits - Make it stand out detail of Walking on Water — Banquo’s Dream (can you spot mako’s footprint?) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/dbdaaac5-6e31-42f8-bb9c-61d34b3d0611/makoto+blog+7.jpg blog. - the multiverse of gallery visits - Make it stand out long view of Silence and Beauty — Mysterion (it reminded me of standing before monet’s waterlilies in the l’orangerie en paris. impossible to take in all at once from one spot on the floor. but here, fewer people taking selfies.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/6d4e631d-42d0-4d08-ba5d-439404515166/makoto+blog+4.jpg blog. - the multiverse of gallery visits - Make it stand out detail from Walking on Water — Banquo’s Dream (the same piece with the footprint at the top of this post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/fe23655b-3564-4388-8971-a9ced7d2f416/makoto+blog+1.jpg blog. - the multiverse of gallery visits - Make it stand out bottom left corner detail of Splendor — Waves https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/50aefaf8-bd1b-46fb-b64c-f4d5e56496a1/makoto+blog+9.jpg blog. - the multiverse of gallery visits - Make it stand out detail of the v. intestely red (and otherwise) Water Flames — Vermillion II https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/ed0e13aa-d136-440e-b30a-2747c6559386/makoto+blog+8.jpg blog. - the multiverse of gallery visits - Make it stand out a partial view of the triptych Silence and Beauty — Mysterion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/421bfeff-811b-4067-b59f-70a499fa51d0/makoto+blog+2.jpg blog. - the multiverse of gallery visits - Make it stand out extreme detail of Splendor — Waves (attempting to show you the textures, too! loved this piece possibly the mostest.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/fb793c88-cc07-4878-bde1-2b0321a361d2/makoto+blog+3.jpg blog. - the multiverse of gallery visits - Make it stand out another detail of Splendor—Waves https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2024/5/9/ink-tribal-and-other-names-for-tattoos monthly 0.5 2024-05-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/ba81f770-ad96-4084-9293-e9c6df9aad7d/grumley+long.jpg blog. - ink, tribal, and other names for tattoos.... - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/bcb9f040-404d-4d35-9a24-59002902fe59/grumley+baby+gargoyle+1+halthegal+interior+ink+art.jpg blog. - ink, tribal, and other names for tattoos.... - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/b76a6fc7-040a-46b9-a4f8-7d02f2a42271/knee+tattoo+pic.jpg blog. - ink, tribal, and other names for tattoos.... - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/afb88a15-0e46-4468-b3e8-1ba51ed4b175/sticker+mule+tattoo.jpg blog. - ink, tribal, and other names for tattoos.... - Make it stand out look ma! it didn’t hurt at all! ;D get $10 off your first sticker mule order (tattoos or otherwise) by using this referral link! :D https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/4dcdacc1-a9bb-4c19-a5e0-ddd6f93100b2/9780358272106.jpg blog. - ink, tribal, and other names for tattoos.... - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2024/4/23/go-ahead-and-scoot-your-own-dead-body-across-the-stage monthly 0.5 2024-04-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/f11e3fa2-e19d-477b-8044-7ef61a175f8e/mackers+blog+header.jpg blog. - go ahead and scoot your own dead body across the stage - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/f5cf6a5a-3c41-403c-9cc5-be3bea58f97a/mackers+blog+1.jpg blog. - go ahead and scoot your own dead body across the stage - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/5082d478-82d8-4bdc-a689-53c5780a167c/mackers+blog+2.jpg blog. - go ahead and scoot your own dead body across the stage - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/0a73876c-8c5a-4090-9131-7e29b648a6a0/mackers+blog+3.jpg blog. - go ahead and scoot your own dead body across the stage - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2024/4/1/aprils-reading-wrapup-as-it-happens monthly 0.5 2024-07-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/6edbbf36-1e0b-4d35-87b3-5fde208a0d75/wrbr+april+2024+header.jpg blog. - april's reading wrap*up!! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/4e8f5b62-0608-4b3d-8e13-9c63b3fee01b/IMG_9555.jpeg blog. - april's reading wrap*up!! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/dce4e7ef-1d32-46b7-b816-aec63c5cd1b1/A7D16176-E06E-4452-8D4F-72C3BAC44B0B.jpeg blog. - april's reading wrap*up!! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2024/3/27/allie-haley-and-hallie-walk-into-a-bookstore monthly 0.5 2024-03-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/fabc1841-0c6f-4c2d-a964-4028a071612f/allie+blog+header.jpg blog. - allie, haley, and hallie walk into a bookstore... - Make it stand out (l.) one of olivetti’s typewriter pals allie brought for the “type in”; (r.) haley and i in front of little shop of stories in decatur, ga! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/ea48e286-6b89-4f71-970b-32990a0d57df/allie+blog+1.jpg blog. - allie, haley, and hallie walk into a bookstore... - Make it stand out yep. that tom hanks reviewed allie’s book in sunday’s NYTimes book review!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/f844aa10-d6a1-43b5-abdb-3801f9d86fa0/allie+blog+.jpg blog. - allie, haley, and hallie walk into a bookstore... - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/cf9d7a30-e9de-4a5e-b1af-9a3590e8066a/allie+blog+1-5.jpg blog. - allie, haley, and hallie walk into a bookstore... - Make it stand out one of my favourite things about this particular children’s bookstore is the great big framed DOODLES along the perimeter from all the author-illustrators who have come for store visits over the years! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/cb85d578-85d4-4dd0-847a-8471a182908e/allie+blog+2.jpg blog. - allie, haley, and hallie walk into a bookstore... - Make it stand out bookish author & inspiration Q&A with allie millington in the event loft at little shop of stories https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/66b61e53-f388-479e-8841-8fd8c81e1ae5/allie+blog+3.jpg blog. - allie, haley, and hallie walk into a bookstore... - Make it stand out i got my promised hug once i made it to the front of allie’s signing line! THE OLIVETTI (the keep-going-with-your-writing gift from her husband, which not only inspired her debut, but upon which she typed the first draft) was there to make friends, too! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/338ef01d-2c9d-4c4a-8138-cb1c34ef7822/allie+blog+4.jpg blog. - allie, haley, and hallie walk into a bookstore... - Make it stand out look, ma! it’s me, hallie! and allie! and olivetti! and the book olivetti!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/114514e5-ab0c-4ba8-8223-e7904c37f0cd/allie+blog+6.jpg blog. - allie, haley, and hallie walk into a bookstore... - Make it stand out no, allie’s not spelling my name wrong here. haley got her book signed, too. :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/0e6e34e6-a9ea-4db4-84d9-3916a2c89631/allie+blog+7.jpg blog. - allie, haley, and hallie walk into a bookstore... - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/a162fab3-0f44-47fb-b90a-153ee3be7c38/allie+blog+8.jpg blog. - allie, haley, and hallie walk into a bookstore... - Make it stand out typing on a typewriter was harder than i remember. actually, when i used to play with my grandma’s typewriter, i probably didn’t have the two-hand system down yet. i was probably more of a hunt-and-peck gal at that point in my writing life… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1e7fb00b-76ab-450f-bcd0-31eb9ba5cf95/allie+blog+9.jpg blog. - allie, haley, and hallie walk into a bookstore... - Make it stand out look at my pretty new book!!!!!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/28af0f20-9bd8-4dfd-a130-e55f38f8ac98/olivetti+blog+japan+kinokuniya.jpg blog. - allie, haley, and hallie walk into a bookstore... - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2024/3/4/march-reading-wrapup monthly 0.5 2024-03-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/9d1d7046-ce69-4d00-a310-ce4ddbf6daa8/wrbr+march+header.jpg blog. - march 2024 reading wrap*up - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2024/3/5/the-tortillas-just-hit-differently-out-here monthly 0.5 2024-03-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/e2084eed-32b5-4a9c-892a-bce1ea346d9f/az+blog+1.jpg blog. - the tortillas just hit differently out here... - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/a1b3270d-47a0-47eb-b7f8-a4eca480eb78/az+blog+3.jpg blog. - the tortillas just hit differently out here... - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/69d0ff8b-a6cc-4f23-9264-d9863a67abcc/az+blog+5.jpg blog. - the tortillas just hit differently out here... - Make it stand out the friend remembered it looking like something out of star wars inside. which turned out to be accurate, at least in this funky-skylit nook. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/fab459d0-09bc-41d7-8756-7e88cf699b83/az+blog+6.jpg blog. - the tortillas just hit differently out here... - Make it stand out after lunch on the los olivos sidewalk. sure, it wasn’t paris, but wowza, that sky, right?! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/99a96547-ed78-4700-9b8b-479b9cf8332a/az+blog+2.jpg blog. - the tortillas just hit differently out here... - Make it stand out walking up the street from the indie bookstore, i found the fancy side of town. i pretended for a hot minute, then got out of the mercedes-laden chauffer lane outside of the world’s-largest-nordstrom before i got too self-conscious. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/156b819a-bd30-40bb-ad9a-73af1305839c/az+blog+7.jpg blog. - the tortillas just hit differently out here... - Make it stand out this room in scottsdale’s museum of the west was a costume designer’s dream! (or if you need some children’s book illustration reference!) hundreds of spurs and cowboy cuffs, dozens of saddles and rifle holsters and saddle bags and chaps… i had no idea! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/07ba3cb4-191b-4fa7-85ac-21b732746a6e/az+blog+8.jpg blog. - the tortillas just hit differently out here... - Make it stand out the old adobe mission: the oldest still-standing catholic church in scottsdale. more than 100 years old, and nothing like a parisian cathedral. but just as holy. at least holier than the overpriced hipster bar pretending to be a taco restaurant next to it— also called “the mission.” (which we passed on our way to the much yummier, more historic, and authentic los olivos instead.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/551783d5-8a23-42ea-b336-6c59c944cc62/az+blog+9.jpg blog. - the tortillas just hit differently out here... - Make it stand out remnants of a rose cardamom latte at berdena’s. my trusty baby yoda, my writing desk mascot, made the trip in my glittering minnie mouse backpack, too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/f3cdd99a-0528-4bae-bf4a-13e383c7e244/az+blog+10.jpg blog. - the tortillas just hit differently out here... - Make it stand out the window behind me confessed the said review was bequeated by AOL. so take that motto for what it’s worth to you in 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/045bb22b-eb4b-4dd4-b659-34c6c7a264e0/az+blog+12.jpg blog. - the tortillas just hit differently out here... - Make it stand out as i partook in this cinnamon roll made of oh-so-holy bread, a delivery dude wheeled in (v.) large dog mattress-sized bags of king arthur’s flour to the back. so that must’ve been part of the magic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/89e7d0a4-2d9a-460f-9d35-6180f69019f7/9d371a78230cc0f56e1d2a90b9426897.gif blog. - the tortillas just hit differently out here... - Make it stand out worth it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/7de367ee-2e38-44e4-93af-add56faddf95/az+blog+11.jpg blog. - the tortillas just hit differently out here... - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/86cf6a71-d3f7-4c02-9902-bb99efd341c0/tumblr_f8dc269e9e0fa2f5822cbe9621edf978_3906c06d_540.gif blog. - the tortillas just hit differently out here... - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1cb74bdb-d096-43ea-a5af-df6e9e29a0e3/az+blog+13.jpg blog. - the tortillas just hit differently out here... - Make it stand out my hunny bear, outside the scottsdale artists’ school. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/ce32092c-dd7c-4212-8c55-fdcac72487be/Screenshot+2024-03-05+at+6.11.00%E2%80%AFPM.png blog. - the tortillas just hit differently out here... - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/560b4d5a-2320-4af9-a1a5-9fc8cc094589/az+blog+14.jpg blog. - the tortillas just hit differently out here... - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/daa0105b-d1a6-42f0-b295-adaa8f4adbef/az+blog+15.jpg blog. - the tortillas just hit differently out here... - Make it stand out the museum of the west’s (v. small) sculpture garden. i gotta stop comparing things to the louvre, but they didn’t have cowboys playing violins, so there’s that. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/68085724-5602-42d6-9b72-139eeb3ca8b5/az+blog+16.jpg blog. - the tortillas just hit differently out here... - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/f3a8f74d-3940-419f-ab37-a612f5a3037a/az+blog+17.jpg blog. - the tortillas just hit differently out here... - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/a4de3db9-0b41-47f3-81d6-5b99c118a361/b7fd3945-cf33-4ed4-8a26-5d37dc4b5503_text.gif blog. - the tortillas just hit differently out here... - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/df99d603-f8e4-40a2-acfb-bbb5b0703892/Screenshot+2024-03-05+at+6.17.39%E2%80%AFPM.png blog. - the tortillas just hit differently out here... - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2024/2/5/february-2024-reading-wrapup monthly 0.5 2024-03-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/8295369c-e373-4afc-8f02-7d3da81f8518/february+2024+header.jpg blog. - february 2024 reading wrap*up! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2024/1/1/january-2024-reading-wrapup monthly 0.5 2024-01-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1706548063835-1DM82MSEC5HZ0JJVLXVQ/january+wrbr+blog+header.jpg blog. - january 2024 reading wrap*up!! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2023/12/27/another-colourful-year-of-the-crayon-box-in-the-er-can-paint-tin-scissors-drawer monthly 0.5 2023-12-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/35fc8bf2-6006-46e3-9332-bf59b02f9eff/2023+patreon+eoy+header.jpg blog. - another colourful year of the crayon box in the.... er, can? paint tin? scissors drawer? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/a8a3c307-70ba-4311-9cf3-2015e8ec1c6f/new+theodore+header+2.jpg blog. - another colourful year of the crayon box in the.... er, can? paint tin? scissors drawer? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/13fed44a-f731-4eed-8b6e-629217ce1f61/wednesday+blog+7.jpg blog. - another colourful year of the crayon box in the.... er, can? paint tin? scissors drawer? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/9a54834f-1b75-4827-9104-d3549c161ccb/write+for+life+patreon+blog+header.jpg blog. - another colourful year of the crayon box in the.... er, can? paint tin? scissors drawer? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/84c7bcf5-05da-41c9-a5c7-4b101cc50151/porgicorn+galentines+day+painting.jpg blog. - another colourful year of the crayon box in the.... er, can? paint tin? scissors drawer? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/d8f2008c-e687-4cf2-85bc-595ae1cbd059/rogue+enchantments+online+illustration.jpg blog. - another colourful year of the crayon box in the.... er, can? paint tin? scissors drawer? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/99505402-c999-4a37-b5b7-83422afa05ca/theodore+flower+market+sticker+copy.jpg blog. - another colourful year of the crayon box in the.... er, can? paint tin? scissors drawer? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/9435b2f1-2608-4ced-9620-0760fa552a55/IMG_4648.jpeg blog. - another colourful year of the crayon box in the.... er, can? paint tin? scissors drawer? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/55785a87-6874-4dfc-82e3-7c63f857a13d/IMG_4916.jpeg blog. - another colourful year of the crayon box in the.... er, can? paint tin? scissors drawer? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1702393655819-T30Z6A5RDINEWY4WGPIQ/ghost+bunny+12-23+v2+online+halthegal.jpg blog. - another colourful year of the crayon box in the.... er, can? paint tin? scissors drawer? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2023/12/11/december-reading-wrapup monthly 0.5 2023-12-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/09c33e7e-4945-4eef-ab09-fb1651fe0f82/december+2023+header.jpg blog. - december reading wrap*up - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2023/12/12/its-so-ridiculous-its-magical-or-on-barbie-amp-pink-birkenstocks monthly 0.5 2023-12-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/4e119106-3127-4a02-92a0-b125f0e23ef8/greta+barbie+blog+header.jpg blog. - “it’s so ridiculous, it’s magical.” (or, my thoughts on greta’s barbie movie &amp; pink birkenstocks.) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/5166a27e-fdf0-4160-a0af-1c21a2de26ca/barbie+opener+little+girl.jpg blog. - “it’s so ridiculous, it’s magical.” (or, my thoughts on greta’s barbie movie &amp; pink birkenstocks.) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/233ac694-5d6f-4ad7-a708-65dc627d5670/office+barbie.jpg blog. - “it’s so ridiculous, it’s magical.” (or, my thoughts on greta’s barbie movie &amp; pink birkenstocks.) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1c398cd9-94e5-40da-8669-973fbd05f1ca/weird+barbie.jpg blog. - “it’s so ridiculous, it’s magical.” (or, my thoughts on greta’s barbie movie &amp; pink birkenstocks.) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/5085de8c-be6a-424a-a5fe-5a70f6764014/9780571390137.jpg blog. - “it’s so ridiculous, it’s magical.” (or, my thoughts on greta’s barbie movie &amp; pink birkenstocks.) - and yes, i have the published screenplay on pre*order. i can’t wait to study it even further! available at bookshop.org right here! https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2023/11/28/scbwi-fall-retreat-conference-amp-yall-fest-2023 monthly 0.5 2023-11-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/518e13b4-9c34-444e-852a-e228fa47bd55/scbwi+yall+fest+mac+blog+header.jpg blog. - scbwi fall retreat conference &amp; ya'll fest 2023!! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/e187ee0e-929e-4234-89e6-e06532423d7d/scbwi+yall+fest+blog+1.jpg blog. - scbwi fall retreat conference &amp; ya'll fest 2023!! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/8ef7c92f-ece0-4bc0-b0c1-ac0e3ea06774/scbwi+yall+fest+mac+blog+2.5.jpg blog. - scbwi fall retreat conference &amp; ya'll fest 2023!! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/cba1cdbc-d366-4a50-a9fc-1c0131a222ea/scbwi+yall+fest+mac+blog+2.jpg blog. - scbwi fall retreat conference &amp; ya'll fest 2023!! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/75cf3ed7-8a11-43a8-ae72-fe314e8aa4a6/scbwi+yall+fest+mac+blog+3.jpg blog. - scbwi fall retreat conference &amp; ya'll fest 2023!! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/48527a80-ae75-493c-baf9-297113b57fb0/scbwi+yall+fest+mac+blog+4.jpg blog. - scbwi fall retreat conference &amp; ya'll fest 2023!! - Make it stand out ^me, revising the manuscript i’d printed back in may… boy, do you see things after you “put it in a drawer” for 6+ months. now i love this draft EVEN more. we’ll see if the book people feel the same way once they get back from the holidays…! (yes, my writing group and i reward ourselves for 25-minute focus bursts with stickers. it totally works.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/68a35243-bd53-4c9d-8e30-6fb17bc45d21/scbwi+yall+fest+mac+blog+6.jpg blog. - scbwi fall retreat conference &amp; ya'll fest 2023!! - Make it stand out did i seek n’ find all the typewriters in the bookstore? uh, yeah. this artist gal has reasons! ;) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/ca9dbdfd-b793-4acb-9137-b906184f0994/scbwi+yall+fest+mac+blog+7.jpg blog. - scbwi fall retreat conference &amp; ya'll fest 2023!! - Make it stand out ^haley and i in front of blue bicycle books. did ordering coffee one right after the other get fun? yes. thankfully haley drinks cold brew and mine’s usually a giant cappuccino, but it’s always fun to play name games with baristas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/965bddc0-cda0-4a0d-b5e7-53666b027ee9/scbwi+yall+fest+mac+blog+8.jpg blog. - scbwi fall retreat conference &amp; ya'll fest 2023!! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/12cf3947-f319-46b5-8e4f-7a99e39e2d02/scbwi+yall+fest+mac+blog+9.jpg blog. - scbwi fall retreat conference &amp; ya'll fest 2023!! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/d14d9a2c-f850-4410-af50-cbbcf4116f46/scbwi+yall+fest+mac+blog+10.jpg blog. - scbwi fall retreat conference &amp; ya'll fest 2023!! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/ae985161-30f7-4b6e-9153-487990868518/scbwi+yall+fest+mac+blog+11.jpg blog. - scbwi fall retreat conference &amp; ya'll fest 2023!! - Make it stand out ^famous author-instagram-friend soman chainani (about me meeting him in 2021 here) hosting the smackdown event. yes, it began with a 15 minute, 7-costume-change choreographed dance number… then delved into games with authors. including “is this line from a YA novel or a taylor swift song” (above), book-stacking tower challenges, and more happy author nonsense! 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hers, a “speculative memoir,” and i with a surreal japanese fiction title THE TATAMI TIME MACHINE BLUES. i’ll keep you posted in an upcoming #weeklyreadingbookreview! :D https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2023/11/6/november-reading-wrapup monthly 0.5 2023-11-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/9078a90c-e3fa-4e23-b4fa-ce0846492c6f/november+blog+header+wrbr.jpg blog. - november reading wrap*up - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2023/10/30/october-reading-wrap monthly 0.5 2023-10-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1698681341900-2UO0IPJNCFECTXU1HRPR/october+blog+header.jpg blog. - october reading wrap*up - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2023/9/18/september-reading-wrapup monthly 0.5 2023-09-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/5df86e91-aca7-4291-a96e-b818effb850d/september+wrbr+header+image.jpg blog. - september reading wrap*up - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2023/9/25/moderately-monthly-marker-recap-issue-ii monthly 0.5 2023-09-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1695664905011-1NGUSOQ444ZXTGBB4DV6/halthegal+email+banner+sept+2023+copy.jpg blog. - moderately-monthly marker recap: issue ii! - Make it stand out *if you’d like these bi-monthly updates in your email, you can subscribe HERE! thank you! :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/12256929-dd64-4159-946d-84094b4eb5e2/IMG_2628.jpg blog. - moderately-monthly marker recap: issue ii! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/60f96a2d-6d3e-4b3f-9c77-a59dcf4dd04f/IMG_6788.jpeg blog. - moderately-monthly marker recap: issue ii! - whoa! happy mail every month!! everyone's favorite thing: artsy happy mail! join the crayon box (my author-illustrator patreon) at any membership level and get a sticker or an art print from me: every month! come vote on our new membership level names, enjoy time-lapse painting videos, and be there for in-process development of my new books and stories! (like "ghost bunny" seen here! full process post coming to the crayon box this week!) try a week for free here: check out the crayon box! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/39591643-e9c2-4be2-8d6d-04d7269a3ad9/IMG_6596.jpeg blog. - moderately-monthly marker recap: issue ii! - road trip!! last month i had the most marvelous & inspiring getaway time at the highlights foundation in rural PA for a picture book working retreat! read all about my experience here on the halthegal art blog: highlights trip blog post! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/9e0e071c-9c06-4a44-bde2-a47200a4676e/IMG_4941.jpeg blog. - moderately-monthly marker recap: issue ii! - hamlet is a ghost story!! okay, you kids know me well enough to know i think about shakespeare more than the average children's book nerd. lately i've been binging the "shakespeare anyone?" podcast ever since i heard evelyn skye's episode about her latest book release: the hundred loves of juliet. if you only listen to one episode, let it be this one from elyse & courtney's HAMLET deep dive. (perfect for this spooky season!) am i biased because i got to go to ELSINORE in denmark last year? (above!) nah, it's because hamlet's my fave. (yes, perhaps an anomaly for silly*glitter*sparkle me, but what can i say?) ;) and i love learning the cultural context for classics. shakespeare anyone? on instagram https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/b9f2d552-bb06-4e5c-a9e1-ccad2b2c91c7/sept+2023+reading+covers.jpg blog. - moderately-monthly marker recap: issue ii! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/0b8d5102-0356-4199-ac3a-0fbde6d26cf8/scbwi+librarian+blog+7.jpg blog. - moderately-monthly marker recap: issue ii! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/cc005856-f446-4b0d-94f7-3620ed52fc0e/highlights+blog+16.jpg blog. - moderately-monthly marker recap: issue ii! - that’s all for now! as always, you can connect by commenting below check out my website for more art and that ever-growing blog, join the crayon box for extra art & publishing updates (and so much happy mail!), &/or follow along on instagram! i'm busy illustrating and writing some new books... and have a BIG BOOKish trip later this month... stay tuned! until soon, <3 xo, *hallie :D https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2023/9/1/a-few-of-the-many-highlights-of-highlights-picture-book-retreat-2023 monthly 0.5 2023-09-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1693585020753-4S090QNQ5XNM3KRWQVZY/highlights+blog+header.jpg blog. - a few (of the many) highlights of highlights picture book retreat 2023! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/83586017-40f8-4599-96c3-1c5267b3f40b/highlights+blog+a1.jpg blog. - a few (of the many) highlights of highlights picture book retreat 2023! - Make it stand out as the highlights foundation is a 12+ hour drive from my home in south carolina, and the retreat began on wednesday evening, i took two days to make the drive. re-usable coffee mug in hand, i spent the drive listening to writing and shakespeare podcasts and singing wildly off-tune to some of my favourite peppy broadway cast recordings… (since only God and i can hear me, we’ll call it a “joyful” noise.) ;) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/8f1d2687-b709-4902-8c06-6a2afb7a13fd/highlights+blog+a2.jpg blog. - a few (of the many) highlights of highlights picture book retreat 2023! - Make it stand out one of the very best things about highlights is just how accomodating they are. while there are plenty of excpetions, most authors are introverts. (yours truly checking off all the boxes for the high-sensitive introvert type, btw.) what’s BeauTIFuL about your arrival on the highlights campus is not just how much they prepare you with maps and info and an illustrated suggesting packing list, but your key is in the door of your cabin when you arrive…! so you don’t have to “check in” when you drive up. you get to settle in before meeting anybody! (they also have train/bus/airport shuttles, but as i drove myself, i got the “introvert’s welcome” by letting myself in to my new home!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/6166d15a-b3f9-400a-8980-489f4d835716/highlights+blog+a3.jpg blog. - a few (of the many) highlights of highlights picture book retreat 2023! - Make it stand out you can stay in a personal cabin, the (quite-possibly-haunted) farmhouse, or the lodge when you come to highlights. how could i say no to my own tiny (perfect) cabin?! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/8ac9cfa0-fae6-4201-b5df-d95bfd40a5a9/highlights+blog+a4.jpg blog. - a few (of the many) highlights of highlights picture book retreat 2023! - Make it stand out i got to stay in cabin no. 9… the nikki grimes cabin! not only was it filled with prints of her book covers, her awards and certificates, but also a whole bookshelf full of her books and poetry. (although that right there is my own TBR stack on the nightstand. of which i only finished one that week! was up too many hours working on new ideas!) so many authors and illustrators have come through these cabins and workshops… reading each cabin’s guestbook is like a who’s-who of the history of book-making. nikki’s poster here reads: DEAR LIBRARIAN As a child, the library was my safe haven, the quiet corner where I learned to dream through Story. Today, the library is the vault housing the stories I create for young readers as hungry as I was for teh hope and the dreams that stories stir. Thank you for fighting to keep my stories of hope on your library shelves for new readers to discover when they need them most. what a legacy to continue, huh?! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/8addf376-40bd-44f6-9017-68bb30f606e4/highlights+2023+blog+2.jpg blog. - a few (of the many) highlights of highlights picture book retreat 2023! - Make it stand out each cabin has a writing desk (also perfect for bunny spotting!)… caffeinated baby yoda made the journey with me, too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/a26d5858-7b43-476c-bd2c-8bdb3477e44f/highlights+blog+4.jpg blog. - a few (of the many) highlights of highlights picture book retreat 2023! - Make it stand out have i mentioned how scenic this place is? before heading to the barn where the people would be, i walked the path through the wildflowers and around the solar panels that feed the campus’ electricity. there’s something about the fresh air and landscape that just calm you down. (also possibly because your phone doesn’t get a signal out here? it’s lovely.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/d5b63a55-f9d5-456d-b332-4d6e3875c435/highlights+blog+12.jpg blog. - a few (of the many) highlights of highlights picture book retreat 2023! - Make it stand out unlike last year’s summer camp in fiction, this retreat afforded us a little more time for taking advantage of the grounds… so after smelling the wildflowers, i settled in on “the barn” porch to get some words down for one of the picture books i’d brought with me to work on. (you can read about my experience at last year’s trés busy summer camp in fiction in 2022’s blog post here!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/9ddde7aa-bf9a-4161-9e35-6ac47adb8e5e/highlights+blog+13.jpg blog. - a few (of the many) highlights of highlights picture book retreat 2023! - Make it stand out after dinner on wednesday night (arrival day), we did a round of bookish speed dating. as in, we’d each brought a favorite picture book (sentimental or otherwise), and had 60 seconds to tell the person across from us why we loved it! i’d brought WOMBAT, a very word-play clever, eccentric, silly paper collage book about animals of the same name by australian author-illustrator philip bunting. (link to the book on bookshop.org right here!) i’m glad i’d been studying some of my favorite picture books before this trip. (complete with post-it notes to myself as to WHY i happened to love them inside the covers!) fun fact no. 1: i hadn’t brought this book by intention, but an EDITOR (hi, eileen!) from charlesbridge, the publisher of WOMBAT, was one of our advisors/special guests that week! while she wasn’t this book’s editor, she did read it aloud during storytime to us later! fun fact no. 2: i would recommend “bookish speed dating” for authors learning how to pitch their own books to strangers and readers. (you’ve got it down by person #8!) this activity would probably also work for bookclub as it’s like musical chairs, but less mean. and the conversation is focused, so no awkward silences or small talk required. fun fact no. 3: this exercise inspired one of the NEW features coming to the crayon box this month and moving forward…! *insert secret keeper emoji face! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/4e0b692a-8141-4c1b-b408-97071b6b710c/highlights+blog+23.jpg blog. - a few (of the many) highlights of highlights picture book retreat 2023! - Make it stand out after dinner (& dessert), we gathered around the fire on the barn porch— the only night that wasn’t thwarted by rain or mosquito swarms. making new book friends is fortunately a lot easier than making new stranger friends. :) (i mean, look at me! here i’m talking with tamla— a picture book author and new friend from canada! she’s a full-time kindergarten teacher and mama of 2 under 5 and i don’t know how she does it!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/b83602c7-a179-4fa7-b87f-4035dd973bc6/highlights+blog+2023+pic+5.jpg blog. - a few (of the many) highlights of highlights picture book retreat 2023! - Make it stand out as i mentioned, this retreat included storytime! after every meal, our faculty advisors would read us a book— one they’d written, or one they loved! from left to right: leslie helakoski reading her book, WOOLBUR; charlesbridge editor eileen harrison reading BIG by vashti harrison (nbd, but this week i made friends with a nyt-bestelling picture book author-illustrator because she was one of the attendees here too… teehee!); and darcy pattison reading THANK YOU, OMU by oge mora (the art in this one is incredible!!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/a6426272-029f-449d-a320-ecf81fcba5ce/highlights+2023+blog+pic+6.jpg blog. - a few (of the many) highlights of highlights picture book retreat 2023! - Make it stand out one rainy afternoon after lunch, i donned my raincoat and meandered over to the “art coop” to do some drawings! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/9e3c139e-42c1-40fe-96ee-3c0910dcab0a/highlights+blog+2023+pic+7.jpg blog. - a few (of the many) highlights of highlights picture book retreat 2023! - Make it stand out all around this beautifully naturally-lit cozy space are drawings and doodles left behind by the authors and illustrators who have been here before you. erin entrada kelly is always there with the most-encouraging and affirmation-wondrous art! :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/9c089a38-4a31-4df7-9859-f489ba425e84/highlights+2023+blog+pic+8.jpg blog. - a few (of the many) highlights of highlights picture book retreat 2023! - Make it stand out while i’d packed three pen and pencil bags and five notebook/journals, it was FREEing to get in the art coop and doodle with the available art supplies. (imagine being let loose in your elementary school’s art room—find stuff! make stuff! have fun! uh, yes, please!!) it’s always healthy to PLAY with no intended PURPOSE for a particular drawing… and i was proud of myself for “let[ting] it be easy!”—enjoying the process and not just the result. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/5e88d2cf-849c-47a1-af92-b232f9310f3a/highlights+2023+blog+9.jpg blog. - a few (of the many) highlights of highlights picture book retreat 2023! - Make it stand out gorgeous, right? (this is walking from my cabin to “the barn” where all meals and lectures are. also the path towards the original farmhouse and creek!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/21ab3b41-b6ef-46ce-a078-889ccb20a31d/highlights+blog+pic+11.jpg blog. - a few (of the many) highlights of highlights picture book retreat 2023! - Make it stand out ah, sunset. apparently, star-gazing from the lodge porch is pretty legendary, but i crashed my first night there and the next two nights were rainy (& therefore too cloudy for stars.) and also i’m afraid of wild animals in the dark. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1e9fdfb8-13c9-4efa-ae1d-44f14ca541b6/highlights+blog+19.jpg blog. - a few (of the many) highlights of highlights picture book retreat 2023! - Make it stand out big fan of bunnies by daylight, though. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/cd480447-1348-49f3-8409-9de4df436b34/highlights+blog+pic+10.jpg blog. - a few (of the many) highlights of highlights picture book retreat 2023! - Make it stand out i’ll put a reel up about it later, but vashti, kristin, scott and i all visited the (haunted?) farmhouse where the highlights founders originally lived… the library is full of all sorts of antiques and books… and we will not talk about the crawl space, basement, or the attic. becasue no thank you and also i’d escaped to the porch by then… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/b925c68f-a9d5-4075-be60-f63508a61c8a/highlights+2023+blog+11.jpg blog. - a few (of the many) highlights of highlights picture book retreat 2023! - Make it stand out this photo greeted you at the top of the stairs. if you’re looking to write a horror story for kids: you’re welcome! also, look right and you’ll see yourself in the hallway mirror. do not open the attic door behind you as you gaze upon your reflection, though. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/ca78b650-0d1b-4617-8450-f881d59b7e67/highlights+blog+pic+9.jpg blog. - a few (of the many) highlights of highlights picture book retreat 2023! - Make it stand out fact: editor eileen is my person. she had the kitchen bring her dessert first every night. (because what if you run out of room?!) and because this particular evening, our choices were carrot cake or rainbow sprinkle vanilla cake… well, as accomodating as they are: we were allowed to try both. *cue fred astaire singing ‘heaven, i’m in heaven….!’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/0e2c7193-beb5-4b54-be7f-f2cfc609fd5d/highlights+blog+14.jpg blog. - a few (of the many) highlights of highlights picture book retreat 2023! - Make it stand out one morning, darcy and leslie lead us in making “dummies” of the books we’d been workshopping in group critique while we were there. we cut up our manuscripts to pace out page-turns and leave room for the illustrations… there was scissor- and tape- and staple-sharing and it was loads of fun, and i can’t wait to make my book real! :D (the crayon box got a sneak peek of developing this idea back in august… and there’s more to come this month! but boy-oh-boy did my group critique sessions at highlights make my manuscript better— and that brief time in the art coop and around campus and in my cabin - an even on my hotel on the way- all further developing characters and illustration ideas!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/d3e6c6ae-53d2-4e62-a1ec-3883068eda18/highlights+blog+22.jpg blog. - a few (of the many) highlights of highlights picture book retreat 2023! - Make it stand out i’m preeeetty sure molly took this photo our last morning: while eileen was reviewing our “blind” first page submissions for editorial feedback… i love it because we all look like WE’re on a fancy author panel… ;D someday! :) left to right: fidelis, me, tamla, and bonnie! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/fbebeec5-c8a2-4b66-8bc9-b82ff0ba19e2/highlights+blog+20.jpg blog. - a few (of the many) highlights of highlights picture book retreat 2023! - Make it stand out see? here’s me and molly: program coordinator extraordinaire! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/399969ba-7324-4442-842b-a0e0158afe7b/highlights+blog+21.jpg blog. - a few (of the many) highlights of highlights picture book retreat 2023! - Make it stand out picture book retreat 2023 group photo in the word garden! i chose the word “may.” not only is may my birthday month, but i MAY tell my stories. (& illustrate them, too!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/de842347-c55f-497e-886e-e1df6af30841/highlights+blog+15.jpg blog. - a few (of the many) highlights of highlights picture book retreat 2023! - Make it stand out and as theodore’s word garden poem reminds us all… there’s so much we MAY do. we may travel. we may grow. we may shine. and we may persevere. (probably in that order, but do what you want!) :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/cc005856-f446-4b0d-94f7-3620ed52fc0e/highlights+blog+16.jpg blog. - a few (of the many) highlights of highlights picture book retreat 2023! - Make it stand out theodore and i were obviously reluctant to say g’bye to our new bookish friends and the cozy heaven that is the highlights foundation… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/b808af0e-b559-4c17-80c9-e47a1e95174e/highlights+blog+18.jpg blog. - a few (of the many) highlights of highlights picture book retreat 2023! - Make it stand out one last “hike” to the creek. (vashti got closer to nature than i did. pretty impressive for a fellow city gal! ‘sup, bklyn!) we investigated (the probably also-haunted) old stable/now yoga space, talked to some bunnies, and then i… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/5c615b91-5de7-4f73-b8d7-8620ae4bbb4e/highlights+blog+17.jpg blog. - a few (of the many) highlights of highlights picture book retreat 2023! - Make it stand out … managed to pack up the cabin (TBR and new books included) without too many tears… just a few. teddy bear hugs help. https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2023/8/8/august-reading-wrapup monthly 0.5 2023-08-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/8cf93a3b-9f9f-447a-b1d1-ee031176a0ed/august+2023+header.jpg blog. - august reading wrap*up - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2023/8/8/when-tswift-steals-your-hashtag-you-take-it-personally monthly 0.5 2023-08-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/36b5b23b-03ad-479d-9fc0-5e98ec70fae7/rachel+blog+header.jpg blog. - when tswift steals your hashtag, you take it personally. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/a7bcb38f-6a18-4adf-b781-972166e1fd3c/rachel+blog+1.jpg blog. - when tswift steals your hashtag, you take it personally. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/71bb583a-c449-4f2e-9387-939374c61550/rachel+blog+2.jpg blog. - when tswift steals your hashtag, you take it personally. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/58d8ac1d-91cf-4ebe-a2f5-a66efea1e3fa/rachel+blog+3.jpg blog. - when tswift steals your hashtag, you take it personally. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/9867344b-84a7-4eb0-87a3-f04d6b2b07e3/rachel+blog+4.jpg blog. - when tswift steals your hashtag, you take it personally. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/99c9098e-6f35-4dd6-a1fd-ce23e0da08fa/rachel+blog+5.jpg blog. - when tswift steals your hashtag, you take it personally. - Make it stand out ^so many signed books! and look how pretty the middle grade walls are! i love you, malaprop’s! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/9c8fa2bd-0761-4d66-9f50-410db05fe82d/rachel+blog+6.jpg blog. - when tswift steals your hashtag, you take it personally. - Make it stand out i need them all, right? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/219b4ef4-8a57-440a-82fa-b4efc2390043/rachel+blog+7.jpg blog. - when tswift steals your hashtag, you take it personally. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/a538fc91-441a-45d1-880c-f7080a60a6ac/rachel+blog+8.jpg blog. - when tswift steals your hashtag, you take it personally. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/b3f4b7fa-0b28-4cf2-84ea-a1967bcc3506/rachel+blog+9.jpg blog. - when tswift steals your hashtag, you take it personally. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/47ed7af4-def9-4994-81cf-42954eb68452/rachel+blog+10.jpg blog. - when tswift steals your hashtag, you take it personally. - Make it stand out ^ ink art of clara and her cat nox from TNoW ; macguffin the owl in pike’s pajamas, the art i made into a sticker for my patreons inspired by WitW (painted with ink and radiant concentrated watercolours.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1e15d2a3-2b05-4f0e-9204-a27c289d57e1/rachel+blog+11.jpg blog. - when tswift steals your hashtag, you take it personally. - Make it stand out bonus fun fact: rachel and i share a middle name! we were destined to be friends, yeah?! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/eb36b4bb-e44c-40ff-8762-8fa2a15d8856/rachel+blog+12.jpg blog. - when tswift steals your hashtag, you take it personally. - Make it stand out ^arrived in a thunderstorm for the ages. have spent the last 3 days reading books with our ocean-view door open, only venturing out for foods and coffee. glorious, indeed. https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2023/8/1/july-reading-wrapup monthly 0.5 2023-08-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/83ba4bb3-428a-43bc-98b7-5053f008aa7f/july+2023+wrbr+banner.jpg blog. - july reading wrap*up! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2023/7/5/france-in-film-part-viii monthly 0.5 2023-08-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/fbe0a751-b45b-4854-afe8-6061e5d299f8/french+blog+8+header.jpg blog. - france in film: part viii - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/b46c0e27-1fb1-41cc-8dd9-56c73064975c/love+in+the+afternoon+poster.jpg blog. - france in film: part viii - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/49f44bc6-498b-4062-a208-c391abfb2b8f/500+blows+poster.jpg blog. - france in film: part viii - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/8d01a0d2-e26e-4f10-ae4f-f9c0fbd70f0b/julie+and+julia+poster.jpg blog. - france in film: part viii - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/a5f16849-c107-476c-a8c7-4316e02d9211/avenue+montaigne+poster.jpg blog. - france in film: part viii - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/738ace78-3d86-46b3-b47f-7c41aa9401fb/cleo+de+5+a+7+poster.jpg blog. - france in film: part viii - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/86a9f6ff-c88a-4409-bc9b-add9a5f58c55/paris+when+it+sizzles+poster.jpg blog. - france in film: part viii - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2023/6/30/june-reading-wrapup monthly 0.5 2023-08-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/169f9327-8bb6-453c-a246-0855bb207bb9/june+2023+review+header+.jpg blog. - june reading wrap*up!! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2023/6/27/shakespeare-goes-pop-amp-atticus-wants-lobstah monthly 0.5 2023-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/3e1e0e60-bd1c-41e3-a113-4f91a0b1330d/and+juliet+blog+header.jpg blog. - shakespeare goes POP &amp; atticus wants lobstah. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/c31101de-e2b1-415f-a21e-0e1702b3ab8f/Unknown.jpeg blog. - shakespeare goes POP &amp; atticus wants lobstah. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/b09d6124-7af9-4624-8501-1abb926ea97f/Screenshot+2023-06-27+at+5.33.14+PM.png blog. - shakespeare goes POP &amp; atticus wants lobstah. - Make it stand out also, the folger shakespeare library re-opens after a few years of renovation this november, so another pilgrimage to there is due, too! https://www.folger.edu/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/9c88455a-3870-47fc-8fe9-85559ca6ec2d/tkamb+broadway.jpg blog. - shakespeare goes POP &amp; atticus wants lobstah. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2023/6/7/french-or-french-ish-films-post-vii monthly 0.5 2023-06-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/ac5b0f7d-cd1c-4f74-a949-66755f535484/french+blog+header+vii.jpg blog. - french or french-ish films: post vii - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/c0247fec-899d-46ec-a874-08526cda91f3/ratatouille+poster.jpg blog. - french or french-ish films: post vii - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/b2995c90-7a25-4e08-b60a-3474395f8e7d/aristocats+poster.jpg blog. - french or french-ish films: post vii - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/7a5ff2fd-4a37-4c69-9013-a33159b8e7a0/the+umbrellas+of+cherbourg+poster.jpg blog. - french or french-ish films: post vii - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/c053203f-2a38-4dca-8c1b-bc3e341f4571/les+demoiselles+de+rochefort+poster.jpg blog. - french or french-ish films: post vii - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2023/6/6/storytelling-cues-from-a-rock-star-author-ruta-sepetys monthly 0.5 2023-06-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/9444f8d8-fc98-4968-bd5f-c194da74d1e0/ruta+blog+pic+2.jpg blog. - storytelling cues from a rock star {author}: ruta sepetys! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/caadbde8-6956-4449-8ad9-b51e93449866/ruta+betray+you+blog.jpg blog. - storytelling cues from a rock star {author}: ruta sepetys! - Make it stand out i got my book signed! whee! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/45ff6dca-ba7c-4213-8134-70ec98850639/ruta+blog+pic+5.jpg blog. - storytelling cues from a rock star {author}: ruta sepetys! - Make it stand out still trying to learn how not to smile TOO big when i meet authors…. it usually takes over my entire face and i look like a total goober. but authors make me just SO happy!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/40c3b001-da06-4717-896c-da30d7e5d707/ruta+blog+pic+1.jpg blog. - storytelling cues from a rock star {author}: ruta sepetys! - Make it stand out link to purchase on bookshop.org right here! (all book links in this post shall take you to bookshop.org—supporting independent bookstores across the country for your online book-buying needs.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/70be9357-e017-4a2a-a6a0-02151cd6c67f/ruta+blog+pic+3.jpg blog. - storytelling cues from a rock star {author}: ruta sepetys! - Make it stand out no moderator required: ruta was amazing all on her own! we laughed, we cried. we laughed some more and walked away inspired and in awe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1726f1be-9f83-41ee-9641-0c90a9972bc3/ruta+blog+pic+4.jpg blog. - storytelling cues from a rock star {author}: ruta sepetys! - Make it stand out ruta reading us an essay from her new book + pre-published author comfort: the funny expressions i make when reading or talking (see also: my weekly reading book review videos!) are all a part of the process, too. yay emotions! ;D https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/36c1441f-2859-448c-ae54-628f3bfad2e0/ruta+blog+pic+book+stack.jpg blog. - storytelling cues from a rock star {author}: ruta sepetys! - Make it stand out look at my pretty new ruta books i still get to read for the very first time! https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2023/5/31/may-reading-wrapup monthly 0.5 2023-07-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/eb3fb7e7-1073-472c-b0e9-0e27e171e2bd/may+reading+2023+blog+header.jpg blog. - may reading wrap*up!! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2023/5/13/mermaids-teddy-bears-and-other-merry-celebrations monthly 0.5 2023-05-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/30554060-c52f-4214-bc49-0cf6872a8bff/blog+header+theodore+bookstall.jpg blog. - mermaids, teddy bears, and other merry celebrations! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/2e47a629-8946-491e-8349-3cb640c8494d/singing+serpent+blog+5.jpg blog. - mermaids, teddy bears, and other merry celebrations! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/c0a955ff-8c1f-4958-87be-a828f6d5b6cf/theodore+in+paris+halthegal+sunbathing+on+the+seine.jpg blog. - mermaids, teddy bears, and other merry celebrations! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/19864262-a260-4787-a966-6ef2cbb92aa4/unnamed.jpg blog. - mermaids, teddy bears, and other merry celebrations! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/a5047e88-6230-4774-bf5c-c27438675ae8/paris+movie+mac+blog+6.jpg blog. - mermaids, teddy bears, and other merry celebrations! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2023/5/6/paris-vs-the-movies monthly 0.5 2023-05-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/d3218de7-a4f5-4fe1-89f6-1fec1b9bf3d9/paris+vs+movies+blog+header.jpg blog. - paris vs. the movies - Make it stand out well, for one, this famous shot from funny face would be impossible. mostly because winged victory is surrounded by 300+ tourists, all with their own cell phone cameras, at any given time. as seen on the right. ;) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/62aa1a3c-c910-4445-a47d-d988076e4f0b/paris+movie+mac+blog+1.jpg blog. - paris vs. the movies - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/3360abc3-c63c-4807-8ee8-851af9b473d4/paris+mac+movie+blog+2.jpg blog. - paris vs. the movies - Make it stand out i promise the inspiration wasn’t just from the crêpes. or the wind on the river. which i don’t remember seeing in the movies, either, now that i mention it… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/0a4a0cc5-77aa-44bf-ad08-2f58fe053e0e/theodore+in+paris+online.jpg blog. - paris vs. the movies - Make it stand out i created multiple “theodore in paris” postcard designs for my patreons. they each got one of six in the mail last month as their happy mail bonus to thank them for the author-illustrator support! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/71a437c1-2ebf-4f3b-8492-3f0c62a75b5f/paris+movie+mac+blog+3.jpg blog. - paris vs. the movies - Make it stand out i went to galerie dior at christian dior’s historic atelier at 30 avenue montaigne. as the on-display collection changes every 6 months due to preservation concerns, i’m ready to make this a regular bi-annual visit! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/031e1fee-747f-4091-9db8-8a4f1fe0f8f2/paris+movie+mac+blog+4.jpg blog. - paris vs. the movies - Make it stand out just a few doors down from our airbnb was bacillus. they fed us very well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/248362d0-b82b-4f48-8365-2de1690e6bb2/paris+mac+movie+blog+5.jpg blog. - paris vs. the movies - Make it stand out beneath i.m. pei’s famous glass pyramid at the louvre. watching people come down the escalaors from the main entrance (no one gets to use those curving stairs) felt like watching the penguins on a staircase toys they used to have in front of toy stores in the mall— an infinite, unending loop of visitors! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/38c72331-13cc-4c9c-b1d7-c69aea1e33cb/paris+mac+movie+blog+6.jpg blog. - paris vs. the movies - Make it stand out an extremely rare view of the lower level of the musèe d’orsay: as a pass holder, i got in a half hour before the line outside. (after the hour and a half delay for opening that day as they waited to see if the strikes or “manifestations” would cause a problem.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/be9812ab-b3a4-4487-a13c-82accf83017c/paris+movie+mac+blog+6.jpg blog. - paris vs. the movies - Make it stand out “what are you looking for? mcdonald’s or the mona lisa? they’re both that way.” bahaha… if you haven’t seen this jesse tyler ferguson clip, you should. it’s funny because it’s all too true. :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/aad62770-4dde-43d8-afef-49d5ad02534c/paris+movie+mac+blog+8.jpg blog. - paris vs. the movies - Make it stand out grateful for coffee coffee coffee. especially in too-much-to-ever-see paris! yes, i got asked directions in french more than once. and yes, i could pass for french until they’d say something i didn’t understand. then i’d have to confess i only knew how to ask for the pistachio and caramel de sel macarons and could you please continue in english? NEXT TIME i’ll be more fluent, i hope. :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/eaadc3cf-9444-4e07-bc01-730f5f977bff/paris+movie+mac+blog+9.jpg blog. - paris vs. the movies - Make it stand out there are no photos allowed inside shakespeare & company. it’s toooooo instagrammable and perfect! but they let it be a sanctuary for readers and writers and it was one of my happiest places in paris. what can i say? books are friends! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/355293b6-8d28-4762-994b-0f45c8c1d481/paris+mac+movie+blog+10.jpg blog. - paris vs. the movies - Make it stand out we shopped at sennelier so often that the day i went to shop for gouache the store manager noticed. “alone today?” ha! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/eb4a04bf-8721-453c-8d88-d264dc34d85c/IMG_4700.jpeg blog. - paris vs. the movies - Make it stand out although nathan caught a double-rainbow outside this same night, “all” i caught was the sunset from one of the galleries of the louvre. the wet pavement. the streetlamps. the silhouetted couples. the architecture. certainly a parisian cinematic moment. i’ll take it. https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2023/7/5/april-reading-wrap-up monthly 0.5 2023-07-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/16a3347c-5076-447c-875e-9def0b8cf168/april+weekly+reading+book+reviews+header.jpg blog. - april reading wrap up - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2023/4/18/an-actor-with-a-pencilnotebooklight-up-keyboard monthly 0.5 2023-04-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/bcc1f378-c472-47d2-b58d-8749dacc8d4c/april+pencil+blog+header.jpg blog. - an actor with a pencil/notebook/light-up keyboard. - Make it stand out ^ the entrance to the comédie français, the famous paris theatre. [near the louvre; started by louis xiv (i think; the tour was in french), and where molière came to fame. and you know, died basically on stage.] ;) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/acad066d-1976-4f29-ba75-f3b50e365fcd/april+pencil+blog+1.jpg blog. - an actor with a pencil/notebook/light-up keyboard. - Make it stand out ^ front window of my local indie bookstore, mjudson booksellers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/a50291a9-2eb0-40da-aa8b-006af53123e1/actor+pencil+blog+3.jpg blog. - an actor with a pencil/notebook/light-up keyboard. - Make it stand out ^ good coffee always makes writing group just that much better. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/bb5e874f-1ea3-466b-a1dd-879801c06371/april+pencil+blog+2.jpg blog. - an actor with a pencil/notebook/light-up keyboard. - Make it stand out ^my stand-up writing desk in my home studio. https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2023/4/15/unfinished-art-that-lasts monthly 0.5 2023-04-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/ce000b60-9c39-49ca-b293-7390f6ac0c84/april+blog+1+header.jpg blog. - unfinished art. that lasts. - Make it stand out sunset at the louvre.* from my recent book-research/inspirational trip to paris. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/50cc3c06-fff4-4c42-b540-bd6ba0dbcf05/sagrada+familia.jpg blog. - unfinished art. that lasts. - Make it stand out image of sagrada familia, barcelona, spain. (image not my own.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/4fe1a685-bad4-49ff-95ee-42b57edf4a9d/inside+sagrada+familia.jpg blog. - unfinished art. that lasts. - Make it stand out again, image not mine. but those windows! the colours! le sob!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/413db9ab-646d-4a89-acff-8a8854c194e2/notre+dame+facade.jpg blog. - unfinished art. that lasts. - Make it stand out a rare sunny moment from my trip to paris. and the best pic i could get of notre dame’s facade without the barricade construction wall or cranes visible along the side. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/486cc368-500a-4ff1-988f-489ad3b04ce9/notre+dame+under+construction.jpg blog. - unfinished art. that lasts. - Make it stand out current view of notre dame from behind; a photo i took two weeks ago. the flying buttresses are a lot less impressive covered in scaffolding. :( https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/567aa4a8-e2e7-46e4-ac66-48dd3e966ebd/monster+painting.jpg blog. - 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french media pre*paris blog iii - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2023/6/20/january-reading-wrap-up monthly 0.5 2023-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/a3a8a300-3969-41ee-9e0e-1a03a0710507/january+2023+weekly+banner.jpg blog. - january reading wrap up! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2023/1/20/french-media-preparis-blog-ii monthly 0.5 2023-02-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/59eb39d3-609a-41ee-80fb-4181e5b88fff/forget+paris.jpg blog. - french media pre*paris blog ii - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/d128b3fc-0dac-4c52-90bf-bc47d027b7b7/the+red+balloon.jpg blog. - 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november news and 2023 updates! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2022/11/10/theatre-as-ministry monthly 0.5 2023-02-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/200aaaf0-b37f-4c61-a71a-f9f79be43f9d/theatre+blog+1.jpg blog. - theatre as ministry - Make it stand out getting my book (purchased in NYC) personalized by michael kostroff (in greenville, sc!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/9d9883b1-dce6-4874-aac2-8457b89fb4ef/theatre+blog+2.jpg blog. - theatre as ministry - Make it stand out michael kostroff (l.) & fellow scad alum, bookseller, & theatre gal savannah emory (r.) moderating the panel at m. judson booksellers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/6938dddf-bc17-4a7b-84af-0f871f41896f/theatre+blog+5.jpg blog. - theatre as ministry - Make it stand out the south carolina children’s theatre stage ready for the six-woman production of romeo & juliet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/a857962a-e0e9-44bb-b8b8-47ea95f2b39e/theatre+blog+3.jpg blog. - 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DON’T QUIT. focus on the work—the good story; the good art—what YOU can control. the outcomes aren’t up to you. and one person’s win does NOT equal your loss! :) https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2022/8/18/theatre-nerds-unite-the-south-carolina-new-play-festival-2022 monthly 0.5 2023-02-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/935b50ee-93ac-4cfe-9e6b-9b5289b3bc0e/sc+new+play+fest+1.jpg blog. - theatre nerds unite: the south carolina new play festival 2022! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/263c7ab0-e646-46c4-9ca2-1e52ac3c5b62/wht+blog+pic+4.jpg blog. - theatre nerds unite: the south carolina new play festival 2022! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/06ebd819-483c-42f7-a475-183f11362581/wht+blog+pic+1.jpg blog. - theatre nerds unite: the south carolina new play festival 2022! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/0cd8ae35-b61f-4977-bb42-916c93125cfe/wht+blog+pic+2.jpg blog. - theatre nerds unite: the south carolina new play festival 2022! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/54592918-5068-439d-b87b-144844aea4bb/wht+blog+pic+3.jpg blog. - theatre nerds unite: the south carolina new play festival 2022! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/60a4835a-4bcc-4258-b20c-631d6d50b792/sc+new+play+fest+3.jpg blog. - theatre nerds unite: the south carolina new play festival 2022! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/f2649f17-e0c5-460c-b92d-70cfa04c51c7/sc+new+play+fest+2.jpg blog. - theatre nerds unite: the south carolina new play festival 2022! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/f650d57e-3cd5-46f5-b3e2-8069a4e0a9fa/sc+new+play+fest+4.jpg blog. - theatre nerds unite: the south carolina new play festival 2022! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2022/8/17/august-is-heating-up-with-possibility monthly 0.5 2022-08-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/8f606e4e-3ff9-49be-be40-3f515da34ae2/halthegal+august+email+new+york.jpg blog. - august is heating up with possibility! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/23b45fdb-be9c-41ca-9f43-628fa579796d/halthegal+august+email+summer+sticker+august+coffee.jpg blog. - august is heating up with possibility! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/fec7cdc9-495c-43db-94bd-526f00e7bf08/highlights+blog+7.jpg blog. - august is heating up with possibility! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/9e4c82cf-98dd-4de3-a19c-17c524d3372d/how-bookshop-org-works-e7de13ef7431f60bb20ea6fd547105f6a8d025d23a2dd2883455c53fd7b77763.png blog. - august is heating up with possibility! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/ba68d75b-14cf-42af-bddd-67891e1b79c4/halthegal+august+email+natalie+lloyd.jpg blog. - august is heating up with possibility! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/34fc83cf-0ff2-48ab-92ce-7997f0a400b1/hallie+sparkle+cupcake+patreon.jpg blog. - august is heating up with possibility! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2022/7/19/how-a-chaos-muppet-defines-success monthly 0.5 2022-07-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/0f3e85b2-83e2-4d18-bd84-e3f3e8b6d6d1/Screen+Shot+2022-07-19+at+2.09.28+PM.png blog. - how a chaos muppet defines success - Make it stand out image from kate hamill’s instagram, march 2019; photo of the author in a production of her own pride and prejudice https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/36c680d1-d790-45c4-beca-2c1abf197419/IMG_0841.jpeg blog. - how a chaos muppet defines success - Make it stand out cardamom honey latte in hand, scribbling notes furiously in my bullet journal, my view (with 40+ other fans behind me), listening to shelley (left) and kate (right) last night at mjudson—the inaugural event of the south carolina new play festival 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/b24961e7-85ef-4b31-a278-797f98a139ab/email+author+photo+1.jpg blog. - how a chaos muppet defines success - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2022/7/20/july-news-briefly-back-in-the-studio monthly 0.5 2022-07-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/421fc391-50e6-4bde-9e92-8792ee0c2717/july+halthegal+ewok+email+header.jpg blog. - july news: {briefly} back in the studio - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/587c5a22-35d2-418a-9b2d-ca391390fef7/fave+reads+of+june+2022.jpg blog. - july news: {briefly} back in the studio - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/2733b4e5-9281-4d93-a027-3b5ba2e8fc79/july+reading+next.jpg blog. - july news: {briefly} back in the studio - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/34fc83cf-0ff2-48ab-92ce-7997f0a400b1/hallie+sparkle+cupcake+patreon.jpg blog. - july news: {briefly} back in the studio - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2022/7/14/highlights-summer-camp-in-fiction-almost-the-best-version-of-myself monthly 0.5 2023-02-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/82e80a66-55df-4fb5-a724-46c1d1c572ab/highlights+blog+header.jpg blog. - highlights summer camp in fiction!! {almost} the best version of myself! - Make it stand out ^ yep, it's a photo of the polaroid of our summer camp in fiction group photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/799d60db-036b-4b0f-ba14-c278271e0617/highlights+blog+1.jpg blog. - highlights summer camp in fiction!! {almost} the best version of myself! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/171f8d2a-0b2a-4dba-b54d-920d059964cc/highlights+blog+0+1.jpg blog. - highlights summer camp in fiction!! {almost} the best version of myself! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/faee8b00-639f-46f6-9b95-11cf78dca2f2/highlights+blog+3.jpg blog. - highlights summer camp in fiction!! {almost} the best version of myself! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/d1a26b32-8dcf-45d4-935f-7602714e96fd/highlights+blog+4.jpg blog. - highlights summer camp in fiction!! {almost} the best version of myself! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/838c0197-2b7e-45d3-8b79-dc8ad8b71536/highlights+blog+6.jpg blog. - highlights summer camp in fiction!! {almost} the best version of myself! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/101c3972-483b-4e50-aead-16afc85b7041/Bob.jpg blog. - highlights summer camp in fiction!! {almost} the best version of myself! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/ba920785-6185-4cf1-a270-46a1a8e26665/highlights+blog+7.jpg blog. - highlights summer camp in fiction!! {almost} the best version of myself! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1b5e9016-8222-45c1-8768-503e22d8eeef/highlights+blog+0+10.jpg blog. - highlights summer camp in fiction!! {almost} the best version of myself! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1192d72c-cb92-4973-99f8-1d196ec7dbab/highlights+blog+9.jpg blog. - highlights summer camp in fiction!! {almost} the best version of myself! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/483c60fc-fa0d-4f48-9bf2-b21dfff18fc9/highlights+blog+2.jpg blog. - highlights summer camp in fiction!! {almost} the best version of myself! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/54a1bdbd-d351-4967-8a4c-527c3dc66891/highlights+blog+8.jpg blog. - highlights summer camp in fiction!! {almost} the best version of myself! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/38d9c6e0-6568-45eb-a433-8f4c65d372d0/highlights+blog+11.jpg blog. - highlights summer camp in fiction!! {almost} the best version of myself! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/ae8c6122-e680-443e-a5b0-3b8a00b096ff/highlights+blog+10.jpg blog. - highlights summer camp in fiction!! {almost} the best version of myself! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/5120af4a-31aa-405b-884b-da06e87c436e/camp+rocking+chair+blog.jpg blog. - highlights summer camp in fiction!! {almost} the best version of myself! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2022/6/11/a-june-full-of-new-stories monthly 0.5 2022-06-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/c89d26d1-5bf4-4ad4-926f-a75f8452cce3/summer+sticker+club.jpg blog. - a june full of new stories! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/c2324965-54e1-4d50-9527-e44fc1114a0a/may+great+month.jpg blog. - a june full of new stories! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/38f8e3ff-2bd0-4539-a377-d803d08728f9/best+may+reads.jpg blog. - a june full of new stories! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/cea5e357-bb38-496e-a294-c33428f49255/birthday+books.jpg blog. - a june full of new stories! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/b691d031-d240-4b4f-b4be-015ff9eae948/hallie+sparkle+cupcake+patreon.jpg blog. - a june full of new stories! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2022/5/27/why-i-decided-to-close-my-halthegal-etsy-shoppe monthly 0.5 2022-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/b4216e37-a204-4885-bfad-da323e1466f8/why+i+closed+etsy+blog+header.jpg blog. - why i decided to close my halthegal etsy shoppe. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/7e90e1b2-b194-4e05-ad49-3a2e071d2e05/why+i+closed+etsy+blog+1.jpg blog. - why i decided to close my halthegal etsy shoppe. - Make it stand out (i mean, how fancy was my filter? and that black border. idk why pursies didn’t sell like hotcakes.) ;) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/10e56635-b089-4881-a674-17ebdf4f7704/why+i+closed+etsy+blog+2.jpg blog. - why i decided to close my halthegal etsy shoppe. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/2188428e-c6a5-470e-b00a-73e461576bb7/why+i+closed+etsy+blog+5.jpg blog. - why i decided to close my halthegal etsy shoppe. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/e7b92866-144a-4130-acfe-2af1469be43d/why+closed+etsy+blog+4.jpg blog. - why i decided to close my halthegal etsy shoppe. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/ad6e716e-b198-4cfc-9ae2-90a395d7f509/why+i+quit+etsy+blog+5.jpg blog. - why i decided to close my halthegal etsy shoppe. - Make it stand out this is an illustration i did to help jenny howe celebrate her upcoming debut release, the make-up test! email me if you’d like some custom author pre*order swag, too. i even mail you the ORIGINAL watercolor paintings to hang in your office! :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/35152adf-cab6-495d-bd1b-172aa9b4a90f/why+i+closed+etsy+blog+6.jpg blog. - why i decided to close my halthegal etsy shoppe. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/367d70cf-1b27-45d2-8d09-6c21d58b7a1d/email+author+photo+1.jpg blog. - why i decided to close my halthegal etsy shoppe. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2022/5/10/announcing-the-summer-sticker-club monthly 0.5 2022-05-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/8be3e7fa-77ae-4e2a-9d9f-af9bd22d162e/sticker+mule+blog+header.jpg blog. - announcing... 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THE SUMMER STICKER CLUB!! - Make it stand out the summer sticker club stickers shall all be BRAND NEW designs— and i’ll be sharing my watercolor painting process for each one over on the crayon box as we go! seen here is a just a collection of stickers (& pins) i’ve created over the years as an example… but i can’t wait to show you the NEW ones! :D https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2022/5/7/birthday-month-news-etsy-shoppe-closing-giveaways-a-writing-scholarship-and-more monthly 0.5 2022-05-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/2b3af52e-467a-4202-9341-b77bec82104a/halthegal+may+email+etsy+closing.jpg blog. - birthday month news: etsy shoppe closing, giveaways, a writing scholarship, and more! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/f3b6deb2-ea76-4043-9d6f-7c812ede051b/halthegal+may+bday+email.jpg blog. - birthday month news: etsy shoppe closing, giveaways, a writing scholarship, and more! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/b60da89c-ecb7-41d4-96d0-167127a4f535/halthegal+may+email+denmark+diaries.jpg blog. - birthday month news: etsy shoppe closing, giveaways, a writing scholarship, and more! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/2b15681b-78a0-4682-996e-3e7e32df92dc/halthegal+may+email+highlights+scholarship.jpg blog. - birthday month news: etsy shoppe closing, giveaways, a writing scholarship, and more! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/9ab4ac8a-f2c4-40a9-a5a3-fe62cf735a5d/halthegal+may+email+best+of+april+books.jpg blog. - birthday month news: etsy shoppe closing, giveaways, a writing scholarship, and more! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/403e7020-1901-46ec-afd7-a6855110dd81/halthegal+may+email+may+book+releases.jpg blog. - birthday month news: etsy shoppe closing, giveaways, a writing scholarship, and more! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/839da5e1-79a0-4e60-ac21-ce6b0363929c/halthegal+together+we+burn+process+1.jpg blog. - birthday month news: etsy shoppe closing, giveaways, a writing scholarship, and more! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/b691d031-d240-4b4f-b4be-015ff9eae948/hallie+sparkle+cupcake+patreon.jpg blog. - birthday month news: etsy shoppe closing, giveaways, a writing scholarship, and more! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2022/5/2/denmark-diaries-april-2022 monthly 0.5 2023-02-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/ae26c89b-10ab-4db8-87fa-bfb6d52de4b7/denmark+diaries+blog+header.jpg blog. - denmark diaries {april 2022} - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/2436b556-0456-44df-bcb6-425992c68872/denmark+diaries+bakery.jpg blog. - denmark diaries {april 2022} - Make it stand out p.s. in america, lagahueset bakery exists, just under a different name because pronouncing it in english is, well, not great. so next itme you’re in nyc, look for “ole & steen!” best pastries (er, danishes?) i’ve EVER had!! (esp. these poppy seed things and the chocolate spirals that look like cinnamon rolls!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/9743cb98-a73b-4e99-8600-9ce2a3cc40d8/denmark+diaries+ceiling.jpg blog. - denmark diaries {april 2022} - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/df6f46c6-ae09-48b7-92ff-151ff9592aad/denmark+diaries+ship+church.jpg blog. - denmark diaries {april 2022} - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/7894a4eb-0bab-4827-96a2-37b5d7504c83/denmark+diaries+canola+and+fjord+view.jpg blog. - denmark diaries {april 2022} - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/c406338b-728e-44f1-8b8e-bc563b532218/denmark+diaries+hans+christian+andersen+sculpture.jpg blog. - denmark diaries {april 2022} - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/0ee37649-e6bd-4a15-8998-7b2e08c62b83/denmark+diaries+neptune+doorknocker+on+church.jpg blog. - denmark diaries {april 2022} - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/3aaf6bec-b880-4031-8d92-b89a92706d06/denmark+diaries+tivoli+garden+gates.jpg blog. - denmark diaries {april 2022} - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/a3596559-0b63-4c0e-b602-a446f6d0dfd1/denmark+diaries+first+view+of+elsinore.jpg blog. - denmark diaries {april 2022} - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/7c3d621a-1422-4fb0-81ac-f3eb56eb8b88/denmark+diaries+felt+installation+aros.jpg blog. - denmark diaries {april 2022} - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/c9ff0f48-1d46-45cb-a909-04cb784ebc8d/denmark+diaries+crosswalk.jpg blog. - denmark diaries {april 2022} - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2022/4/18/a-little-april-showering-of-news monthly 0.5 2022-04-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/c44b2f42-f07e-406d-92d0-a00765a76763/halthegal+april+email+comiccon+event.jpg blog. - a little april showering of news... - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/966e2693-73a1-42c7-95ba-871658660080/comiccon+with+catherine.jpg blog. - a little april showering of news... - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/3df599f8-2cd2-44c8-811b-0fa5433fd866/halthegal+april+email+crayon+box.jpg blog. - a little april showering of news... - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/54131410-9379-4bbd-acf3-eac9b8927049/halthegal+april+email+denmark.jpg blog. - a little april showering of news... - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/48600c3a-c43d-46e7-a474-8f8f1f433c47/halthegal+april+email+best+books+of+march.jpg blog. - a little april showering of news... - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/900c9a9f-1819-487f-a77c-985a68d7ab3d/halthegal+email+april+reads.jpg blog. - a little april showering of news... - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/b691d031-d240-4b4f-b4be-015ff9eae948/hallie+sparkle+cupcake+patreon.jpg blog. - a little april showering of news... - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2022/3/26/back-from-a-big-city-adventure-and-back-in-the-studio monthly 0.5 2022-03-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/b051d2a4-09dd-4bbf-a4ea-b2f515fcef5d/halthegal+march+2022+email+nyc+bookstores+1.jpg blog. - back from a big city adventure and back in the studio! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/669b580a-c02e-45e7-a161-0e22c5fa6da6/halthegal+march+2022+email+nyc+dacia.jpg blog. - back from a big city adventure and back in the studio! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/90799556-1fd2-46c8-9b6c-440a580405b9/the+crayon+box+on+instagram+image.jpeg blog. - back from a big city adventure and back in the studio! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/dff3b448-792c-4514-8948-b456838c017e/halthegal+march+2022+email+february+reads.jpg blog. - back from a big city adventure and back in the studio! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/735c871f-4407-4784-8acf-21f4d0057896/halthegal+march+2022+email+reading+next.jpg blog. - back from a big city adventure and back in the studio! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/e8e08af5-cbfe-4392-8f8e-801ec83282c9/bookshop+dot+org+header+image.jpg blog. - back from a big city adventure and back in the studio! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2022/2/26/february-colourful-updates monthly 0.5 2022-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/af80afbd-08e3-4673-84e3-efdfb5d09a0c/february+email+heidi+and+hagrid.jpg blog. - february colourful updates! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/72998830-1366-4eb1-a4c8-e26590c05b7e/the+crayon+box+on+instagram+image.jpeg blog. - february colourful updates! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/761fd18a-8bfd-4dc1-8195-d75df5e469f9/february+email+halthegal+nyc.jpg blog. - february colourful updates! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/10eef47f-f148-4c69-857a-7ec5a106bc1d/february+email+halthegal+best+books.jpg blog. - february colourful updates! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/4dfe7502-eb8b-4eb7-baf5-c935f7b61796/february+email+halthegal+currently+reading.jpg blog. - february colourful updates! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/00bc46a8-2829-460e-8da0-ec48d54128c9/hallie+patreon+confetti+master.jpg blog. - february colourful updates! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2022/2/1/mount-dora-art-festival-this-weekend monthly 0.5 2022-02-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/f5b509f9-2e4e-4c3d-adc0-26a8d182c368/stormtrooper+shadow+box.jpg blog. - mount dora art festival this weekend! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/d7be522e-f91e-454a-8a09-c350c4bf26a8/hagrid+blog+9.jpg blog. - mount dora art festival this weekend! - Make it stand out (so much faux fur & repurposed leather scraps! eep!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/cb872451-047e-42eb-9290-c3d9807d063b/Screen+Shot+2022-02-01+at+1.00.52+PM.png blog. - mount dora art festival this weekend! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2022/1/17/happy-new-year-heres-some-colourful-january-news monthly 0.5 2022-01-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/099c7585-96ba-47a5-a39d-91bb083af824/2021+booth+shot+no+name+sign.jpg blog. - happy new year! here's some colourful january news! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/fbe598c7-1db7-4de5-bcb1-cd8db1b5f9b0/IMG_3713.jpeg blog. - happy new year! here's some colourful january news! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/0200cc2b-9491-4dff-a092-ef93ba4ff6c5/halthegal+january+new+year+trivia.jpg blog. - happy new year! here's some colourful january news! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/83127d13-1e56-42d0-b641-0c41ec5cf15c/halthegal+january+christian+siriano.jpg blog. - happy new year! here's some colourful january news! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/4deb4721-9e09-4089-a9cb-6f55a061355d/halthegal+january+books+loved+recently.jpg blog. - happy new year! here's some colourful january news! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/de2724f0-93af-4e6a-b1e3-14e8cf5528aa/halthegal+january+reading+next.jpg blog. - happy new year! here's some colourful january news! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/65d77db2-0011-4ba5-acc2-8d5c565d4438/halthegal+together+we+burn+process+header.jpg blog. - happy new year! here's some colourful january news! - Make it stand out sneak peek of one of two drawings i did for my patreons celebrating TOGETHER WE BURN! https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2021/12/17/yes-i-brought-a-book monthly 0.5 2021-12-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/6d889797-ee3a-481d-ae25-3c9c8b41106a/disney+halthegal+millenium+falcon+night.jpg blog. - yes, i brought a book. - Make it stand out my husband & i went to disney world for the tail end of our honeymoon 6.5 years ago. he has refused to go back… until they built “batuu”—the star wars outpost at disney hollywood studios! so that was our priority and we went there our first day! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/c87b26a0-d37c-4fb8-bf18-c73b2b927a74/disney+halthegal+kylo+ship.jpg blog. - yes, i brought a book. - Make it stand out needless to say, nathan was living his best life. the parks were SO crowded, however (more on that when we get to magic kingdom!) that the line for RISE OF THE RESISTANCE was 4+ hours long. so we went ahead and splurged on the “lightning passes” (no more free fast passes with a time to come back! blargh!) to get us a spot in line for 8pm that evening. (i mean, you’re at disney, what’s an extra $60?! ack!! i can’t imagine doing that for a large family— and on every ride!!) he and dad were able to ride the SMUGGLER’S RUN easy enough— maybe a 40 minute wait. i passed just because i’m incredibly claustrophobic and wasn’t going to risk it. (i hyperventilate in elevators, so, uh, no thanks. as cool as flying the millennium falcon might be, my career lies elsewhere!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/76d6d7c2-8b81-49b5-abb7-bcad84e65bd7/disney+halthegal+blog+millenium+falcon+with+nathan.jpg blog. - yes, i brought a book. - Make it stand out behold: the first-ever built-to-lifesized scale millennium falcon! chewie and rey would make occasional appearances beneath it, but never caught them for a selfie. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/6b31d76e-2e73-4f36-90da-5003182b064c/disney+halthegal+black+spire+outpost+batuu.jpg blog. - yes, i brought a book. - Make it stand out this is the “black spire” trading post/market place. everything was incredibly well-designed, of course, and we loved the immersive set design of the whole experience. (i am also a fangirl nerd for the fact that if you asked a batuu cast member about a tee-shirt you were jealous of on another tourist, they replied with “‘star wars’ is a construct from your galaxy. you might try the shops on hollywood boulevard.”) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/aa0bd474-e08c-4b8e-b5e7-38c6c8e1d28d/disney+halthegal+mickey+and+minnies+runaway+railway.jpg blog. - yes, i brought a book. - Make it stand out yes, it took some debating, but i totally made the RIGHT decision on which pair of minnie mouse ears to get. (they’d sold out online when i was about to buy them last year; so grateful they still made them!!) and behold: MY favorite ride at DISNEY HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS! it’s mickey and minnie’s runaway railroad! the old great hollywood movie ride is gone (oz was great, but the alien drool in the ceiling i could have done without; and the gangster shootings and the indiana jones rubber snakes, and yeah… i don’t miss it at all!!) and in its place is a track-less ride that is essentially as close as i’ll ever get to being in a cartoon. here for it! i rode it by myself the first time (line was a doozy; nathan had gone back to star wars world and parents were eating lunch), and then convinced my parents to ride it with me while we were waiting for our star wars ride reservation. it’s combination of big screens, animatronics, black light, and projections make it a wacky ride and all kinds of hallie-ness fun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/6b1aa143-e1bf-4560-b211-7023ead0b245/disney+halthegal+mickey+minnie+train+2.jpg blog. - yes, i brought a book. - Make it stand out if you haven’t watched the new mickey mouse cartoons on disney+, i recommend them. they’re quirky and weird and fast, and back to the squash-and-stretch looks-like-2d-animation of yore instead of the rendered 3-d stuff i don’t love so much. so inside the theatre isn’t too much of an immersive line, but the posters from the series line the way and i just love minnie mouse and daisy & co. so much, i’m into it. (and obviously willing to wait in an hour+ line twice in one day.) i took no pics of the RISE OF THE RESISTANCE star wars experience… it was AWKWARD because you get captured by the bad guys, so the people telling you where to go are MEAN (which is so un-disney-like!) and then you’re in one capsule/ship/holding area after another and i’m freaking out because claustrophobia and not knowing if the bad guys are gonna be coming through the door… or….. ! it all worked out okay (thank you, disney happy endings!) and the ride was great once we were “rescued,” but it was stressful. i’ll enjoy it WAY MORE next time i’m there. (in FEBRUARY! with some fellow writer friends! YAY!!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/796846f5-ff47-4b41-9840-6cc618894a77/disney+halthegal+park+ready.jpg blog. - yes, i brought a book. - Make it stand out here’s me being my happy dork-ness self on the way to magic kingdom! the park of my heart! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/de3ec7b0-35ea-4473-9e53-dd0d8e48d689/disney+halthegal+peter+pans+flight+queue.jpg blog. - yes, i brought a book. - Make it stand out both because of the “lighting lane” (paid) queues and because of the crowds, most attractions have NEW patterns for the stand-by waiting line! at least one great one was the NEW peter pan line— through the darling children’s nursery! tinker bell would shimmer and shine and make things move… it was cute! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/828b7bb6-8665-44e5-ab98-52630fb76914/disney+halthegal+peter+pan+kiss.jpg blog. - yes, i brought a book. - Make it stand out yes, this is an awful picture, but here’s the thing: so that crowds don’t accumulate and hover and block the sidewalks for hours, parades are SHORT and frequent! like, two or three character floats, tops. and because of covid restrictions, there’s NO character meet n’ greets… boo! (sometimes they’re behind a rope and you can take a picture with them awkwardly ten feet or more behind you, but whatever.) anyway! we were shopping on main street and caught the end of such a pop*up parade! i was filming, and peter started pointing and waving frantically at me— and then i remembered i was wearing a PETER PAN SHIRT. (but duh! you’ve probably seen me wear it. i don’t just save it for the parks!) ;D anyway, on instinct, i blew him a KISS, and he caught it, and it was magical and i’m still blushing. :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/021f631b-bb8f-4288-9038-77517f7872cd/disney+halthegal+castle+reading+so+this+is+love.jpg blog. - yes, i brought a book. - Make it stand out and yes— that book in my tsum sum backpack! i’d recently gotten elizabeth lim’s SO THIS IS LOVE (a disney cinderella twisted tale/retelling) signed at y’all fest, so just had to bring it to take a pic in front of cindy’s castle, right?! :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/70d66690-aa47-437e-86b5-774a291da514/disney+halthegal+haunted+mansion.jpg blog. - yes, i brought a book. - Make it stand out the other mistake we made was waiting for the fireworks. mom sat on a ledge— for like three hours— to save our spot. but an hour before show time, cast members came by to say that was going to be an emergency walkway so we couldn’t be there. ACK! dad and i had gone to ride the haunted mansion (the wait was down to an hour; the shortest it’d been all day, but you wouldn’t know from the family complaining behind us the whole time) and came back to mom and found a spot to stand in the middle of main street for another hour and a half as crowds formed and waited… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/3a7577e4-97e7-4e1e-95a4-b8de4fbb788c/disney+halthegal+castle+holiday.jpg blog. - yes, i brought a book. - Make it stand out i LOVE how they project things onto the castle. more stage magic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/164803ae-b157-4098-83bd-b8d4d2f0f756/disney+halthegal+fireworks+waiting.jpg blog. - yes, i brought a book. - Make it stand out i’m not sure this picture encapsulates the MASS OF HUMANITY that was at the park. this is waiting for the fireworks. an hour before they started. i COmPLETeLY understand people who experience the crowds and therefore believe they hate disney world. in ALL my decades of going to these parks, i have NEVER seen it this crowded. and we went in-between thanksgiving & Christmas. which is usually the OFF-season. but i guess with vaccines available and travel restrictions lifting (we still had to wear masks indoors & on attractions), people were tired of being cooped up. AND it was the 50th anniversary celebration of disney world, so there was new merchandise and snacks around….? but it was still insane. i will have to find a NEW off-season before i return. also wish we’d been closer to the castle to see those projections that they of course synchronize with the music! but at least we saw the speck of a human tinker bell fly her wire? and the fireworks are pretty cool from any distance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/062bf526-2710-44a1-a477-d3235ee606d6/disney+halthegal+ratatouille+courtyard.jpg blog. - yes, i brought a book. - Make it stand out next day: epcot! ALSO NUTS. (man, people love those food stalls along the world showcase!) i’d somehow miraculously (magic!) figured out how to join the VIRTUAL QUEUE for the new ratatouille ride at 7am— they don’t even have a stand-by line, it’s so crazy long of a wait. so we puttered around (uh, mostly sat in the shade of the japanese temple) until our group time to ride this one that afternoon. it was a DELIGHTFUL surprise. another track-less ride: you’re shrunk down to rat-size and have to escape the kitchen! #nospoilers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/59003408-4636-4c0f-acb5-d9a8c29d5118/disney+halthegal+ratatouille+vespa.jpg blog. - yes, i brought a book. - Make it stand out the whole courtyard was the parisian aesthetic of my dreams. and yes, i posed on the fake vespa and now i want one. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/355d66c6-f9a1-4ce2-95eb-afbb238eb96a/disney+halthegal+animal+kingdom+welcome.jpg blog. - yes, i brought a book. - Make it stand out our final (short) morning before heading home was at animal kingdom! next to star wars, it was nathan’s favorite park. and since we stayed at a disney resort, we got in early enough to ride the safari without a wait! (they’ve made GREAT changes since i’d been; no more “poachers” to catch; just animal facts and lots of sightings!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/e90ad63f-9066-4279-b93d-52da83afbaa3/disney+halthegal+animal+kingdom+lion+roar.jpg blog. - yes, i brought a book. - Make it stand out it was a cool and misty morning, so all the animals were super active. the giraffes came up to the jeep, and we even heard the male lion roar! the cheetah posed on her rock, the hippos walked along the bottom of their pond (they’re too heavy to float!), and it was lovely. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/f044dbbb-7494-4d0f-aeb2-d1b2aebf5b6c/disney+halthegal+pandora+river.jpg blog. - yes, i brought a book. - Make it stand out and HERE’s the most relaxed you’ll ever be at a disney park: the pandora river ride! bioluminescent plants and animals… you’re floating in the dark (photos did so not turn out) through the river as spa music plays. also, people recognized us in line, so that’s fun. ;) i hadn’t been to the new pandora part of animal kingdom, and we didn’t have time to get in the 2.5 hour line (yes, at 9am) for the flying ride, but i hear that one’s amazing, too. here’s to next time! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/e9605858-4d2f-4786-858e-ec0d95fcd654/disney+halthegal+yeti+himalaya.jpg blog. - yes, i brought a book. - Make it stand out our final adventure was the himalayan yeti whatever-it’s-called ride in the asia part of animal kingdom! it’s my favorite coaster in the parks, and no spoilers, but yes, i’m a little dizzy when i get off and i LOVE it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/4e35ac6a-6403-491e-881e-c7cd8b16c3b8/disney+halthegal+mickey+pretzel.jpg blog. - yes, i brought a book. - Make it stand out to recap: it was a WILD trip! i tried my first dole whip (do NOT get me started on ordering ahead on the app and then waiting in line to pick up your food; just give me a human to buy a soda from, please!!) :P also tried my first mickey pretzel. the weather was warm and perfect. (came home to 40 degrees and raining; i much prefer sunny and mid-70’s, thank you!) was SUPER GLAD i’d been to the parks before so i knew my highlights because with the crowds, even with early admission, and staying late— you absolutely could NOT do everything! i’m grateful for my confetti sparkle minnie ears and i’d like to normalize wearing them every day and not just in the parks! (others wear baseball caps everywhere, why can’t we wear minnie headbands?!) blessings on your head if you’re attempting to go soon. all the same, i’m anxious for the next trip! :) (p.s. by the time you’re reading this, i’m not sure how the park admissions might have changed, but at the time of writing this, you have to buy your tickets in advance, download the disney GO app, and figure it out well enough to make reservations for which park you’re going to in the morning; if you have the park hopper ticket for the day, you can switch parks after 2pm. we never did because we couldn’t even get to all of our favorites in each park in a day! but if it’d had the stamina to go to the LATE epcot fireworks show, the park hopper might have been useful??) :) https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2021/11/18/other-side-of-the-signing-table monthly 0.5 2021-11-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/17148322-5305-4759-9740-2b4c85428fbb/yall+blog+1.jpg blog. - other side of the signing table... - Make it stand out what’s a gal to do when meeting her favorite author*person? besides shake and cry on the sidewalk and forget all the sixteen questions she wrote down ahead of time for an intellectual conversation with the person whose career she’s been following ever since his first book came out? well, all of that, i guess. AND pack a friend to take pictures because i could barely make sense of anything. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/8071a4cc-ef4e-4701-a119-3836cd4e3a1f/yall+blog+2.jpg blog. - other side of the signing table... - Make it stand out behold: a VERY happy book nerd meeting a VERY awesome author of one of her favorite book series: the school for good and evil. and most recently, BEASTS & BEAUTY of which i did nearly a dozen pieces of fan art for for inktober 2021! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/53356e27-2e7b-4b10-9adb-05d00cc103d5/yall+blog+5.jpg blog. - other side of the signing table... - Make it stand out ….aaand died a little when i saw THIS message in my DMs when haley & i were eating dinner on king street….! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/b61b9ca6-0afc-4753-9dfa-9288b187fdd8/yall+blog+3.jpg blog. - other side of the signing table... - Make it stand out soman’s signature {& my name!!} in my first edition paperback, circa 2014; now one of my most valuable possessions! (and i took the quiz online, and i’m 77% good, thank you very much!) ;) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/cc873514-db6e-478e-b699-3ff3babeef10/yall+blog+4.jpg blog. - other side of the signing table... - Make it stand out ooooh, happy day. currently being framed. {yes, those are a few of my faerie tale shelves behind me in my home studio!} #faerietalehoarder for sure! :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/3709e930-d88e-4bde-82c3-fed0f859520e/yall+blog+7.jpg blog. - other side of the signing table... - Make it stand out saturday morning started with a keynote from emily lockhart (author of we were liars) and adam silvera (they both die at the end, infinity son) in the charleston music hall. and then haley and i stayed for this first panel: the next star wars with (from left to right) victoria aveyard, jordan ifueko, marie lu, and ransom riggs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1e2566a0-5431-48d5-a63f-92ae05bca552/yall+blog+8.jpg blog. - other side of the signing table... - Make it stand out i stayed for the next panel in the music hall, too: from fairy tale to fairyverse with (from left to right): jen calonita, melissa de la cruz, elizabeth lim, and (!my future friend!) soman chainani. would i have liked to moderate this panel? oh, absolutely. could i have “knocked it outta the park” as the sports people say? double absolutely. will i listen to four best*selling authors talk about fairy tales all day no matter who’s asking the questions if i have to? yes, please! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/419b1f9c-5312-43b8-9bb1-c786cd6cf0df/yall+blog+9.jpg blog. - other side of the signing table... - Make it stand out panel three in the american theatre ballroom: plotting a best-selling novel, moderated by (!!) soman chainani. with authors (from left to right) nandini bajpai, tasha bhuiyan, ayana gray, and elizabeth lim! so fun conversation about their own personal author habits and quirks. and holding out hope (someone out there needs your book!) because if you do it once, you can do it again! even if (& it shall) the process for writing each book changes, you’ve got an agent and a publishing team behind you, and deadlines can be a powerful motivator! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/2c4a24a8-c3c1-4f42-a2f5-1027fb301b71/yall+blog+10.012.jpg blog. - other side of the signing table... - Make it stand out haley and i took a quick lunch break (mediocre tacos; le sob; i know you can do better, charleston!) and then i ran across the street to get in line for elizabeth lim…. so here’s me near the end of the line at 2:50— definitely in time for elizabeth’s 3pm signing in the courtyard, BUT! BUT! so. many. fans!! a y’all fest volunteer came by every ten minutes hollering at us that “you are not guaranteed a signing! we’ve stopped doing posed photos with elizabeth, but she has to leave at 4pm! you are not guaranteed a signing!” i didn’t let it scare me away. i was there to see elizabeth! (i’ve also made fan art of her most recent SIX CRIMSON CRANES; one of my top five books of 2021; so i wasn’t going anywhere! and i’d told her on instagram i was coming to meet her this weekend!) so we, the faithful, patient fans inch ever closer… 3:40 and the back of the line is still not within reaching distance of the tent… but i hold out hope… and we get in the tent… and elizabeth is twelve feet in front of me… and hollering volunteer says to the kid waiting in front of me “we’re cutting the line off here. you don’t get to meet the author. please go join another line elsewhere or find a panel you want to attend.” well, i stayed. for four more minutes. AND i got to meet elizabeth anyway! huzzah! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/4ca15796-c284-4ed2-acf3-729640fab824/yall+blog+10.013.jpg blog. - other side of the signing table... - Make it stand out moral: hold your ground. hold out hope. just stay in line. ;) i had my book open to the signing page and handed elizabeth my new author/illustrator business card with my SIX CRIMSON CRANES fan art on it. she DID recognize me from our chats/postings/messages online. and while it was less than 30 seconds to say “hi,” i at least got to meet her! and she signed my new cinderella book, SO THIS IS LOVE! :D https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/d9c10bd6-a47a-49d3-b763-9c99b582f7de/yall+blog+10.014.jpg blog. - other side of the signing table... - Make it stand out something i hadn’t quite realized was that ALL the people i’d been talking to online (“see you at y’all fest!” “can’t wait to meet you!”) were no where to be found! i mean, there were just people everywhere, and about six panels happening simultaneously and another seven or twenty signings around the same few blocks at any given time slot… so i bought pre-signed LUCK OF THE TITANIC (by stacey lee; who i did walk past on the sidewalk, but didn’t interrupt!) and SKYHUNTER (by marie lu; who i saw on panels, but never got to meet personally.) the other weird thing about y’all fest is you HAVE TO PICK who you’re going to meet. even if there’s 6 authors at the table, and you get to the head of the line, you only got to talk to the one you were in line for. do i know how to fix this? not exactly. but i wish the decisions weren’t so very difficult. but: there’s always more coffee. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/6e1b0b61-2e7c-4017-b895-27591df71428/yall+blog+11.jpg blog. - other side of the signing table... - Make it stand out so before the closing keynote and smackdown, it was back to kudu (and running up the four flights of stairs in the parking garage to unload our bookhaul for the day) and then back to charleston music hall... exhausted and happy and overwhelmed at all the bookish people out & about! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/04895bb3-1ae1-40eb-a806-bd5124ee6afe/yall+blog+12.jpg blog. - other side of the signing table... - Make it stand out here’s a fall*tastic pic of me and haley, my loyal, bookish wing woman for the weekend. she’s absolutely allowed to join my entourage once my own name is in the y’all fest program and we’re staying at the bennet instead of the holiday inn express. ;) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/fcb8c049-a579-4884-bba5-d34b2d01f7c5/yall+blog+13.jpg blog. - other side of the signing table... - Make it stand out the closing keynote! nicola yoon was the only one missing from this lineup of amazing black women authors who recently collaborated on blackout. from left to right: ashley woodfolk, nic stone, dhonielle clayton, tiffany d. jackson, and angie thomas. so much beauty and empowerment all in one place! they told the story of how the collaboration came together, about writing something happy and escapist in the midst of a pandemic and all the crises that were 2020—especially for BIPOC. and angie thomas articulated one big, beautiful statement: no matter what publishers may say, there IS room for more than one black woman at the top of the bestseller lists. it doesn’t have to be a competition. and they all agreed: black girls and boys all deserve their own love stories. (blackout is also being developed by “uncle barak’s” and “auntie michelle’s” (yes, the obamas!!) production company both as a movie and as a tv show! yay! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/26bfe75f-05ac-4645-a2ce-0f36b11c3dee/yall+blog+14.jpg blog. - other side of the signing table... - Make it stand out and then…… THE SMACKDOWN! hosted by (!!) soman and brendan reichs, it opened (as per tradition) with a dance montage. (see THIS post on soman’s instagram for some highlights; i was taking it all in and took no more pictures after this one!) ;) needless to say, i’d been following soman and jun’s dance rehearsals in NYC for weeks. and YES, i want to be the kind of author celebrity who hires a choreographer to choreograph a six minute dance number inspired by “bad ships” for me to perform in front of 500 people who all know who kaz breaker is. ;D it was a beautiful thing. and i call that paying it forward in the arts! ;D (there was even a special video guest appearance by kit young of shadow & bone fame and the forthcoming school for good and evil netflix film!) so hilarity and awkwardness ensued for the duration of the program. and thankfully none of that forced summer camp participation when your deer-in-headlights eyes are at their widest and most fearful; they took audience volunteers, and mostly fellow author peeps for said book-inspired games and charades chaos. :) after it was over, i was still hoping to be brave enough to see people i knew. i did wait for the crowds to clear a bit, and dared to approach the indefatigable kristin dwyer (author of some mistakes were made, coming april 2022)! she was extrovert-kind enough to introduce me to all of her famous author posse who i feel like i know from instagram—so i got to at least wave to the lovely asheville authors: adrienne young, isabel ibañez, and adalyn grace behind my minnie mouse mask. :) i also tried to duck out of the way (and eventually scurried past when they were re*setting) stephanie garber taking a photo with a fan. so i saw her. and was SO close; but again, didn’t interrupt because i’m a weanie nerd whose heart had already been beating way too fast for two full days of celebrity author sightings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/c3205cdf-edb7-4114-8562-fdc35dc42dc3/yall+blog+15.jpg blog. - other side of the signing table... - Make it stand out aaaand then it was over. woke up at 4am sunday morning (bah!) and journaled for a couple hours about my fears and feeeeeeelings about the weekend. and then haley and i ducked into a coffee shop for a few hours where i made NaNoWriMo progress and she graded papers… and then we were home to “reality” in greenville and it felt like even more of a blur since we were only gone ONE full day, but so much happened! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/ccc235d2-bf99-4436-abe8-6921bdbf0509/email+author+photo+1.jpg blog. - other side of the signing table... - Make it stand out ^my first author headshot. do i have an agent? no. do i have one and a half books written? yes. am i ready for a career writing and illustrating my own books? absolutely. photo (c) emily barbee creative https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/88543cee-a10d-4129-af5f-d519cae658de/six+crimson+cranes+halthegal+online.jpg blog. - other side of the signing table... - Make it stand out here’s my fan art piece for elizabeth lim’s SIX CRIMSON CRANES! you can see more of my illustrations right here on my website. you’ll find a couple school for good and evil pieces on there, too! ;) https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2021/11/18/colourful-november-news monthly 0.5 2021-11-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/f9566888-f400-47da-9028-72dee0830f62/harry+bookmark+set.jpg blog. - colourful november news - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/7e12edce-6f33-4b52-95d1-e3c480e0f754/email+author+photo+1.jpg blog. - colourful november news - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/0d5408df-d547-4007-92be-7122e515aa09/author+email+photo+2.jpg blog. - colourful november news - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/11b75d38-f4fd-4cc2-8799-d9caf7418d16/recent+reads.jpg blog. - colourful november news - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/ea38041c-ff3c-4201-81a8-c5e1dfa56bbc/currently+reading.jpg blog. - colourful november news - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/6030a111-6552-4730-93ac-6195731b59b2/yall+fest+logo.jpg blog. - colourful november news - Make it stand out i leave tomorrow morning for my first*time ever attending ya'll fest in charleston! 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- Make it stand out i think this is the finished painting! mostly gouache with those sheet music collage elements! it looks amazing in the frame and if you come see me at the NoVA Fine Arts Festival in september, you’ll be the very first to see it and collect it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1629485340729-BUCIVKE1ITCNIHJZEGFL/blog+3.jpg blog. - coming soon: fall 2021 events... i think!! - Make it stand out yes, i’ve done two full-sized wizard of oz pieces in the faerie tale feet collection already. 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BUT, i soon learned: it’s tradition for furman alumni (such as my husband) to propose to his gal at the base of the bell tower. so that’s where i got the ring! and our friend CH was hiding in the bushes to document the occasion. :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1581627641845-1DK4GR5KGJN3FYB0XQZ6/valentine%27s+day+engagement+bertling blog. - happy engagerversary to me!! wishing you a happy, cozy, colourful heart day. celebrate for all YOUR favourite reasons. https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2020/2/11/disneys-new-star-wars-hotel-i-have-feelings monthly 0.5 2020-02-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1581433816079-27OWWZRSG9CRXKXR56R2/IMG_6825.jpg blog. - disney's new star wars "hotel?" i have FEELINGS. https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2019/12/31/the-exciting-blur-that-was-2019 monthly 0.5 2019-12-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1577816132739-QI5BLFO1TIB8XL48VV6S/halthegal+2019+blog+aurora.jpg blog. - the exciting blur that was 2019.... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1577817452742-0B13ZXLIIY4JADCA7GH9/halthegal+2019+blog+beaulitfulcon+nadine+brandes.jpg blog. - the exciting blur that was 2019.... author nadine brandes & i at beautlitfulcon! fangirls fangirling: a rare moment where i was actually brave enough to ask for a selfie with a famous author! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1577818999378-7Z71W7P0KP00R3E62X8H/halthegal+2019+centre+stage+costume+blog.jpg blog. - the exciting blur that was 2019.... step into story opening nite costume party. an excuse to dress up as a faerie tale peasant? best day ever. :D https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1577817911771-0DASXMTCNYN7CIUWV63J/halthegal+2019+blog+centre+stage+show+step+into+story.jpg blog. - the exciting blur that was 2019.... opening nite @ my gallery show step into story!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1577820917355-8MTG0JE6GL7IS1NFLTHJ/halthegal+2019+blog+color+factory+complement+room.jpg blog. - the exciting blur that was 2019.... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1577820932277-KO21ZTI08GUQ7JHJ3THA/halthegal+2019+blog+color+factory+purple.jpg blog. - the exciting blur that was 2019.... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1577820971206-32NP2SUC9TE1DWY4FIYA/halthegal+2019+dacia+blog+gallery+nyc.png blog. - the exciting blur that was 2019.... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1577821126817-BXURIX5W3HTB1K1A4P75/halthegal+2019+blog+nathans+new+studio+portrait.jpg blog. - the exciting blur that was 2019.... nathan working on a portrait of me in his new backyard garage/studio. of course i’m reading. how else would you expect me to sit still for 6 hours/day? 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(i think i love the flamingo the most; or her shoes; or maybe the shade she’s giving… ha!) be sure to collect the sticker!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1560784581554-9FZXXL7DKWJOU8IZRU6Q/alice%2Buhm%2Bblog%2B6.jpg blog. - down the rabbit hole. this is the final line art with text for the cheshire cat zipper pouch!! i love it so much!! ;D https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1561756317724-J6E0QBF2WRP3E4LN3YT6/uhm+alice+blog+gift+shop+1.jpg blog. - down the rabbit hole. & here’s the final cheshire zipper pouch! i bought one for myself. also one of the hatter! ;D just $5 each in the upcountry history museum gift shoppe! perfect for art supplies, makeup, road trip essentials, and you know i’ll use it as a purse, too!! ;D https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1561756393619-6KPZWT61GHF8BUNSFFA0/image-asset.jpeg blog. - down the rabbit hole. look how cute & colourful the stickers turned out to be!! ;D i love them all!! :D https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1561756439102-IIDRD6TQGVRYJJ1TZO8I/uhm+alice+blog+gift+shop+3.jpg blog. - down the rabbit hole. i documented my trip the exhibit in my instagram stories today. i sure hope you get to see the show!! santore’s watercolours were simply stunning (i LITerally don’t know how he does it!!!!!!), the costumes were magnificent, the movie props and helena bonam carter’s queen of hearts crown and jewelry, and the etchings and all the art… ugh! and so many OTHER great things in the gift shoppe, too! have a marvelous time!! https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2019/6/17/shining-shimmering-splendid monthly 0.5 2019-06-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1560811452446-8943NTBMLFAX37BH9TDC/A9947CFF-D795-4A29-827B-69DA76FBD252.jpeg blog. - shining, shimmering, splendid.... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1560818127133-9JBUOTDZTB7KSDBJEEXM/arabian+nights+progress.jpg blog. - shining, shimmering, splendid.... & yes, thank you for asking, i AM still making progress on my arabian nights faerie tale feet piece! i’ve had some client work come up this month (freelance is good!) and i started a new part time job. but i’ll be back at it soon! :D (the secret garden is also currently in research stage! huzzah!!) https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2019/4/19/there-amp-back-again monthly 0.5 2019-04-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1555696164822-QPAJYJRFJC8ZTCULA9EI/40577B5A-0971-415E-9AE3-D5542EBED3F7.jpeg blog. - there &amp; back again. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1555696227991-NG3YQ3RN1Y7DJ2JYJWX4/IMG_7317.jpeg blog. - there &amp; back again. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1555696342798-346DK3G3QPX5CJTWP3IB/image-asset.jpeg blog. - there &amp; back again. https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2019/3/29/fly-my-little-friends-fly monthly 0.5 2019-04-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1554822618884-ZTMULFRFTFO6DTK075D7/litjoy+blog+product+card.jpeg blog. - fly, my little friends, fly!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1554762131790-QCHKZAALO4I78HCC5FDS/image-asset.jpeg blog. - fly, my little friends, fly!! as is my standard practice for any faerie tale feet piece, i get my hands on as much reference material as possible. i raided all the local libraries for superman comics new (YIKES.) & old (YES!!). and watched every era of cartoon and re-telling they had. (1940’s war era, the adventures of lois & clark, smallville… all of it!!) of course i marked some pages with sticky flags for reference (cape! legs!) and got to make up most of it after being all sorts of nostalgic & inspired. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1554762281862-D7JQ5J1KUDU2ED6Y0VS5/litjoy+blog+2.jpg blog. - fly, my little friends, fly!! i was struggling with feet position for the superman side of the woodmark. thankfully, my nephew bradley had gotten this ornament for Christmas last year & it was hanging on the tree, so i took some pics during family dinner because when have i ever been normal? ;) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1554762353127-OYD279ZSVP8UK31TY1CG/image-asset.jpeg blog. - fly, my little friends, fly!! so once i’d finalized my sketches and gotten them approved by the ladies at litjoy, i transferred my drawing to watercolour paper. (i photocopy it to scale, then re-trace it with transfer paper in-between so it leaves a blue line on my painting paper.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1554762424106-UGG2CZ3HK3HMAJGCTWBZ/image-asset.jpeg blog. - fly, my little friends, fly!! & here’s clark kent’s side of the woodmark in progress— with icons in the background representing his past, present, and secret identity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1554762478678-8W4U2B1PJKBRE3KLOZVZ/image-asset.jpeg blog. - fly, my little friends, fly!! here’s clark’s drawing transferred down (i used graphite transfer paper instead of blue so i’d get more pencil/newspaper-y lines instead of blue ones that would get hidden in the sky background like on superman’s side.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1554762532270-EDE1GCGDGDPUW3P5DG6N/litjoy+blog+6.jpg blog. - fly, my little friends, fly!! and the funnest part of the whole process: adding colour!! i mix my gouache (a vibrant, opaque watercolour) on paper plates so i can re-use all my mixes. so here’s some of the colours i used and layered on both paintings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1554762641476-Q4O1ZITMGGSHVFAKGPQS/litjoy+crate+blog+6.5.jpg blog. - fly, my little friends, fly!! i worked both sides simultaneously— slowly building values and subtle colours. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1554762678360-9YMQRKX1U6ZYWJ34C0IJ/litjoy+blog+7.jpg blog. - fly, my little friends, fly!! & here’s a nearly-done image of clark kent’s side of the woodmark! you can see imagery like: -the tractor (boyhood in smallville, kansas) - kryptonite shard -a plane (“it’s a bird! it’s a plane! it’s superman!”) - his glasses (some disguise, dude. but boys in glasses are hot, so i’m not complaining.) - newspaper (he’s a reporter, after all) -the daily planet globe logo -and more reporter necessities: his hat, coffee cup, & typewriter. i loved playing with the juxtaposition of him saving lois on one side (she was rather daft in the old cartoons!), and the laid-back ease of his reporter self with his feet up on the desk like he hadn’t a care in the world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1554762914113-D9G6XQIVPH2EPGFPXOR8/litjoy+blog+8.jpg blog. - fly, my little friends, fly!! and here’s a look at my sketchbook where i was working out design and layout for both sides, my mini*moleskin where i take story/character notes, the brushes i used, just a couple of the books i got from the library (there were MANY), my gouache tubes, and value study and pattern-making tracing paper goods. :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1554763117507-UXE1AANSV9FYLIB0X0M7/litjoy+blog+9.jpg blog. - fly, my little friends, fly!! and here’s one SUPER fan’s unboxing pic of march’s litjoy crate holding up the clark kent side for you to see! i’ll take more unboxing pics (of both sides of the woodmark) soon & share the FINAL reveal!! :D https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1554822203711-LQH8POOV105YE21HIW21/litjoy+blog+back.jpg blog. - fly, my little friends, fly!! - clark here’s the backside of the finished bamboo bookmark that was included in everybody’s superman litjoycrate!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1554822204187-SVJIPFVXTUC2JRCG5TUM/litjoy+blog+front.jpg blog. - fly, my little friends, fly!! - superman &amp; lois yeah, i made her a little round. #teamcurves ;) because who doesn’t want to be whisked away in the arms of a strong, flying man who only has eyes for you. (in our out of glasses!) ;) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1554822207266-9QQB4SHTACQUOAXGK1DJ/litjoy+blog+product+card.jpeg blog. - fly, my little friends, fly!! - product card blurb in every lijoycrate is a detailed booklet of how all the items relate to the included book. so here’s the blurb about my bookmark as well as a l’il about me that went out to all the readers!! :D https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1554822541850-703XWQ1CUEWV2614ZCTQ/AB54B87F-01FB-4754-8AD9-4A8B89E7F05D+2.jpg blog. - fly, my little friends, fly!! - unboxing here’s alllll the goodies that were in march’s crate. so honored to be a part of such wonderful bookmail!! :D https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2019/3/12/step-into-story-continues monthly 0.5 2019-03-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1552392481305-ELUQ21RVSL0DIFEI0UCZ/C6713454-697A-450C-8F1C-FE4AB7FC4203.jpg blog. - step into story continues! (of course i had a #shoefie station at my party!! and while i neglected to take a picture of the snack table, let’s just say hansel & gretel would have been totally jealous of all the colourful treats.) :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1552392446706-AZM7ARHT7D5K6GKITDZQ/IMG_8365.jpg blog. - step into story continues! i was featured in GVLtoday’s email THREE times last week (*fanning my famous self*) and metropolitan arts council was kind enough to put a quarter page in the greenville journal, too!! :D https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1552392727762-JVQAJ40QYMCWEWCCVTJY/IMG_8449.jpeg blog. - step into story continues! - centre stage theatre currently presenting into the woods. i get to go see the show, too, and i’m so excited for theatre-lovers to see my art. they usually get me. ;) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1552392728059-Y1NTETXR63XSX20ZBWDM/IMG_8452.jpeg blog. - step into story continues! - diy florist. i can’t keep plants alive, but boy do i love picking all the colours & textures out at the nursery!! the evening’s book centre pieces were topped with baskets of faerie-tale-worthy forest-y wildflowers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1552392731396-C4WYZZGPSXDQK7TCH24W/IMG_8473.jpeg blog. - step into story continues! - selfie. because not every one can make it to the party, i had to text away my party costume. i was aiming for “generic faerie tale peasant observing every one else’s story.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1552392732337-DXPK4YNDUNDLRHGIJYLQ/IMG_8482.jpeg blog. - step into story continues! - party people. maleficent deigned to grace us with her malevolent presence. she’s nicer than she looks, but don’t tell her i told you. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1552392737883-399RODL2PSOZ3FYEW5EG/IMG_8486.jpeg blog. - step into story continues! - drink the rainbow. if ever there was an excuse to buy every flavor of la croix, i just had to keep party guests hydrated in all the pretty pretty cans of colour. (plus, i like to recycle.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1552392738025-XHOWCNNTXAGRHD08VKAD/IMG_8487.jpeg blog. - step into story continues! - more party people. things i’m grateful for: how many wonderful people came out to see the show!! there was a steady stream of guests, so the only time i looked at the clock happened to be when it was time to go home! THANK YOU again for coming!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1552392741361-5ZUFXD3KEQTVD05ZDP8D/IMG_8493.jpg blog. - step into story continues! - teacher, teacher. this is miss oliver. i used to be her art teacher. now she’s an amazing art teacher, and so supportive. it’s always wonderful to see her colourful self. (& you should follow her ARTSY outfits of the day on her instagram!!) https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2019/2/25/marching-on monthly 0.5 2019-02-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1551135776058-IJGC3KI9W4G8FX67905W/red%2Bsticker%2Bhalthegal.jpg blog. - marching on! “red.” a new faerie tale illustration debuting at step into story at centre stage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1551136726231-PZYDZZE8HVRUMCJ1B4Z3/cindy+blog+show.jpg blog. - marching on! another of my new faerie tale illustrations for step into story— “blue” featuring a very contemplative post-ball cinderella! :D https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1551136853089-Y2XZS86CWR5VQQB8FQYA/costume+curio.jpg blog. - marching on! me (& my lovely new JORD watch!) browsing today at costume curio— YES, i found my storybook costume for opening nite of step into story!! who shall you be?! https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2019/1/28/thank-you-mac monthly 0.5 2019-01-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1548685523782-OW5Z21EFJTAPSQGQ5XFK/beaulitfulcon+blog+6.jpg blog. - thank you, MAC! (cori of owlcrate took my picture for me in front of the picture*perfect donut wall on beaulitfulcon day. ooooh, the things we do for the ‘gram!) ;D https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1548686604999-MCLM2CBD1G9DW0TM05GN/beaulitfulcon+blog+7.jpg blog. - thank you, MAC! - book signing! i got into town a couple days early (because i don’t trust flight schedules not to lie to me) and made it JUST in time for an author panel and signing at changing hands bookstore in tempe. from left to right, the incomparable: beth revis, nadine brandes, sara ella, mary weber, and ashley townsend. i was in famous author fangirl nerdfest heaven and a total dork about meeting them all. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1548686696284-9MD3YZLEO7F11CTZKM6O/beaultifulcon+blog+5.jpg blog. - thank you, MAC! - changing hands bookstore. mary weber is an absolute rockstar. the author of one of my fave reads of 2018: the storm siren trilogy, i picked up a copy of the evaporation of sofi snow and she not only autographed it for me, but drew a space ship inside. (you know, alien invasion and stuff.) she’s the coolest and i don't deserve to be in this photo with her. her to best the boys is gonna knock the socks off of 2019 reads. (coming in march!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1548687214052-P6OPA2P1O7XSWLGBQ30Z/beaulitfulcon+blog+14.jpg blog. - thank you, MAC! so sunday evening was our first mix & mingle party. the owlcrate girls recognized ME. hahahaha. talk about backwards fangirling!! ;D i didn’t take any pictures there because i’m a nervous chicken, but monday was EVENT DAY. and yes, i set up in the dark. because #artlife. (also had somehow missed the memo that the event was OUTSIDE. it turned out to be beautiful, but i’m glad i’d worn tights and my trusty cardigan!!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1548687349344-KDVS85V68XMOCFH5R6BO/beaulitfulcon+blog+10.jpg blog. - thank you, MAC! most of my day happened in my insta stories. like here. once the sun came up. i took a selfie. because it’s what i do. ;) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1548687387301-DZ3S5GSTE12PCIBQIPR4/beaulitfulcon+blog+9.jpg blog. - thank you, MAC! another dream of my heart come true was meeting the ladies of litjoy crate. i’m a huge fan of their bookbox and all the things they love. and they happened to sponsor the coffee truck that day, and well, you know how i feel about coffee. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1548687477256-OBXON786AIMM1WAGTTH2/beaultifulcon+blog+4.jpg blog. - thank you, MAC! the ladies on this bookstagram panel have a combined total of more than 415,000 followers. that is a whole lotta likes and love and exposure! still have much to learn about working with “influencers,” but i think i’ve made a few steps in the right direction. (word of mouth is obviously still the best marketing tool in the world, just most of it happens online now! so getting my art in front of these ladies was kinda huge for me!) i definitely learned a LOT from the marketing/brand panel with authors and the LitJoy gals, too. as a bookish brand, i’m always trying to improve! and that they, who already seem to be doing it right, loved my packaging was a tremendous compliment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1548688552244-AYVIXUS54MN8N1BJ4Z1V/beaulitfulcon+blog+1.jpg blog. - thank you, MAC! here was a partial view of the beaulitfulcon event lawn from behind my vendor table on event day. just look at that beautiful desert winter sky! (yes, i came home to 36-ish degree rain. it was an excellent reprieve to see and feel the sun!!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1548688628420-LS4IXOVLEQ2E2IH4UQPB/beaulitfulcon+blog+2.jpg blog. - thank you, MAC! i also got to meet nadine brandes (famous author, famous booktuber, all-around amazing woman. she bought art. which makes my insides super*happy.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1548688762094-OFVIL253RBAF580CWK6B/beaulitfulcon+blog+3.png blog. - thank you, MAC! nadine even shared ME on her instagram stories and my happy heart was full. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1548688840663-KFSOL66CPPPE4ZYM3NI4/image-asset.jpeg blog. - thank you, MAC! stephanie hail was the event coordinator for beaulitfulcon. not only was she super helpful and threw an amazing, beautiful event, but she was gracious in the months leading up to the day to answer all my need-to-know-ahead-of-time detail emails because it helps me mentally prepare for being around people… ;) oh, and she also took this really pretty picture of my vendor table. and she collected some wizard-y art. and i’m so grateful! :D https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1548688879729-78XPHET2C0E0QDVC2SX1/image-asset.jpeg blog. - thank you, MAC! here’s another photo by stephanie that begins to capture the joy of my bookish day! it was so wonderful to meet all of you, and i hope i’m even less shy in 2020 to meet more of you and ask for selfies with you and be cool enough to talk to a few more of you. :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1548689852525-W7KLIWRNTWX7VYWP2LBW/67dc0a_8da9940951df432d867bd0e029786505%7Emv2_d_2048_2048_s_2.png blog. - thank you, MAC! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1548689908997-QMD36INZWBI10PCWJR6J/beaultifulcon+blog+8.png blog. - thank you, MAC! https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2019/1/14/portrait-of-the-artist-2019-goalshabits monthly 0.5 2019-01-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1547475060947-6R9EXOJ0BI9MTPZKU994/halthegal+eli+pics+bts+5.jpg blog. - portrait of the artist. 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"the trumpet child" totally changed my life. they they're all amazing. https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2018/7/10/giggles monthly 0.5 2018-07-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531242573635-56J52O9127PM0G96QYYI/honeymoon+teacups.jpg blog. - giggles. https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2018/7/9/lara-jean monthly 0.5 2018-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531167041543-U5O2KO33QLXET0MMCGLL/LJ+etsy+bookmark+1.jpg blog. - lara jean. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531167690067-2UM13JHUG4P4SEPCHVWP/LJ+etsy+bookmark+8.jpg blog. - lara jean. https://www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/2018/7/9/why-feet monthly 0.5 2021-08-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531166882460-5TXLG5ANHJYWL9JH2YRV/why+feet+halthegal.jpg blog. - why feet? https://www.halthegal.art/welcome daily 0.75 2018-05-12 https://www.halthegal.art/halthegal-homepage daily 0.75 2018-06-20 https://www.halthegal.art/error-404-redirect daily 0.75 2020-03-13 https://www.halthegal.art/contact daily 0.75 2024-02-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/c6a4f784-057c-4d34-8519-36c74c6707de/halthegal+author+website+photo.jpg contact https://www.halthegal.art/cinderellasescape daily 0.75 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1579641486774-PNBCJHX28TWSDVSRN446/small+framed+cinderella+bookshelf+pic.jpg cinderella. - cinderella’s escape. inspired the french fairy tale https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529601349478-LHGWORPECUF2SUFO9DA3/cinderella+pumpkin.jpg cinderella. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1580765556059-PR1PTIQPO0G8GAS033TJ/IMG_0662.JPG cinderella. fun fact! the water cup i use for painting is a thermos from a cinderella lunchbox set i bought while working at the disney store on fifth avenue. (which i think is actually a ralph lauren now? or at least was the last time i was in the city.) ;) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529601450589-WTPE6H7NF30QM7HSU3PK/IMG_0575.JPG cinderella. once i’ve done all my research, i trace my final sketches onto tracing paper so i can fill in the background nice and tight like a pattern. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1527173298694-KVRGZM1TTIFIG5TWYFT4/FullSizeRender-3.jpg cinderella. i place that tracing paper over my illustration board and use transfer paper to retrace the background pattern onto the board. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1527173320255-Q7JJPKJDT80SQGN4XW9G/FullSizeRender-4.jpg cinderella. once my drawings are on the illustration board, i first fill in the background with all the same colour of paint. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1527173336047-F89PXXB480TYHVZM42K7/FullSizeRender-2.jpg cinderella. once the background has been painted in, it’s time to start painting all the story icons! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1527173358738-5V3A4U6HHNW54RLIG5CE/IMG_0611.JPG cinderella. so one icon at a time, i’ll mix my paint colour and paint in all of the same icons at the same time. so all the wooden shoes get painted with the same golden ochre. all the lizards get painted with the same mint green. all the mice get painted with… well, you get it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1527173377112-GNLZVSQN0BAVHSK8CRF6/IMG_0667.JPG cinderella. i wanted cinderella running away from the ball (talk about a scary life change! oy! love! with a prince!) so i painted the chandelier outline in the upper right hand corner over the background painting first in black and then… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1527173701814-INAF66TYKOJJOLYJ6GUU/IMG_0670.JPG cinderella. i put some gold acrylic paint over it so it would sparkle. https://www.halthegal.art/faerietalefeet daily 0.75 2021-09-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1632606123895-FQO2IT37IA2GZWVPHZQW/princess+pea+blog+6.jpg faerie tale feet - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1527172878982-PDZM02QXUN9EHQTB61M5/Mermaid3.75X3.jpg faerie tale feet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1527172822065-AVKZQDDWA1OK2P105GTY/PterP7X7.jpg faerie tale feet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1616791718285-W0XMDBX7BW5DHPEC8WSL/sherlock+sm+file.jpg faerie tale feet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1527172764364-L7EEW0EBFXO216HQE6NA/MFLady7X9.jpg faerie tale feet https://www.halthegal.art/about daily 0.75 2025-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/112558c0-3fa7-440a-938c-ba95eafbf469/halthegal+artist+header.jpg about photo (c) emily barbee creative https://www.halthegal.art/pea daily 0.75 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1579960231905-30NG8JRML5SJ6XIEA5TO/large+matted+pea+bookcase+etsy+pic.jpg princess & the pea. - Pea is for Princess. inspired by “the princess & the pea.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529601268982-T8P317RVA2GAE0I842SK/original+pea+painting+framed.JPG princess & the pea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1525911642815-NXUYDSCTIKXFLKS9QXSN/princess+pea+blog+1.jpg princess & the pea. i have vivid memories of this storybook as a kid, and was very pleased to get my hands on a copy. i love the silly animals and the subtle colors over the drawings. it's a classic for a reason. and i always let myself collect as many versions of the story i'm working on as i can find for inspiration. and really, it's just a great excuse to expand my fairy tale shelves! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1525911651085-EPX02BTRW73YZXT90V7Q/princess+pea+blog+2.jpg princess & the pea. my nerdtastic*bff (er, cousin-in-law) once again came to the rescue and let me take some reference photos of her climbing a ladder (braver than vertigo-me!) to get the movement right for my final sketch. i also used her beautiful kitty mertz to style our own curious kitty. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1525911675556-QNBIV4DZC4D7WQVZFBAP/princess+pea+blog+3.jpg princess & the pea. here's in-progress of early thumbnails and sketches, compiling my notes, and editing what i want to keep in the picture. (things that got left out: feathers flying out and down around the mattresses. and i put the mouse with a (the?!) pea in the windowsill instead of squishing him between mattress layers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1525911684838-3NFSBLFNC9NX7WRNT8OY/princess+pea+blog+4.jpg princess & the pea. here's the final drawing to final scale- 11 x 14" about to be transferred down on to watercolour paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1525911698059-EE5OTIOY8T5P5AP4W95S/princess+pea+blog+5.jpg princess & the pea. once i'd transferred my image (re-traced it down to the watercolour paper using transfer paper in-between the drawing and the final paper), i got to start my favourite bit: painting! you'll also see a little sheen in the puddles around the princess' boots. i used some masking fluid for raindrops in the windows, the kitty whiskers, and said puddle so that after all my painting, i'd have clean white-of-the-paper patches in those spots! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1525911715689-7E6BP5LL22LPC4INNOB4/princess+pea+blog+6.jpg princess & the pea. layers and layers of colors for each mattress pattern. patience waiting for the wet, thin gouache layers to soak in before adding more shapes or stripes was my challenge! otherwise all those edges would run. :/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1525911730876-MLLGHACPB8VR37AZWVSQ/princess+pea+blog+7.jpg princess & the pea. once i'd painted all the mattresses, i painted the background wall, the stormy night outside the window, and the rug under the kitty.... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1525911769383-V1BMLTCXTFNCVK2UB9SJ/princess+pea+blog+8.jpg princess & the pea. and hours and hours and hours later (some of which were equally stormy!), here is our final painting! lots of layers of colours. lots of details. lots of peering through my magnifying lamp and controlling teeny tiny brush strokes! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1525911838485-WHEO0WOJXPR93UVVL93S/princess+pea+blog+9.jpg princess & the pea. and here was the final stack of books and media i referenced for creating this faerie tale feet piece. the original tale, in various translations, lots of illustrated children's books, more fairy tale collections, and even the original broadway cast recording of "once upon a mattress" starring a very young carol burnett in 1959! https://www.halthegal.art/redridinghood daily 0.75 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1579960012941-KTMYC1A33KJB2LEE544M/large+red+riding+hood+bookcase+photo.jpg little red riding hood. - all the better, red. inspired by little red riding hood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529601006330-S4VWHKHDENKD8V79XAMJ/red+riding+hood+mini+pin+etsy+4.jpg little red riding hood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1527175037378-Q95SWGMC61DOM8UWB6G4/red+one.jpg little red riding hood. lots of research into various versions of the tale– and then deciding on the most important shapes (story icons) & facets to the tale. i've also been known to tear through pages of VOGUE to find power stances or other posture inspiration to help identify our characters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1527175096072-KW3YA4YEH2TYYUH5KBJ2/red+two.jpg little red riding hood. her boots are great. i bought a similar pair for reference, and had my nerd-tactic bff pose in them in red's power stance. but i embellished the boots with the added buckle straps and the knitted socks because i like to play costume (er, shoe?) designer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1527174531075-GXM3I0STIFRYDW2X1ZMA/red+three.jpg little red riding hood. once the shapes were decided on and the boots drawn, i re-traced all the shapes, filling in the solid background paper onto tracing paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1527174576455-OBP75Q1MWUZMB2AYQBGC/IMG_0768.JPG little red riding hood. i then transferred the pattern onto illustration board, and started painting the background. first the shadow of the wolf, then the green background, being very careful not to colour inside the lines of all the icons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1527174620755-4AKVYI1E59BBSDZWIZZJ/IMG_0790.JPG little red riding hood. i painted in all the shapes on the green ground first, one colour at a time, then made shades to go inside the wolf shadow to match the ones on the outside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1527174712404-DNC34MYLY5V5IWKRDJ1Q/IMG_0798.JPG little red riding hood. i always save the feet for last! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1527174690707-N9QASMZRLH05F1KY3O7M/red+five.jpg little red riding hood. paint paint paint… oh, the joy of details! https://www.halthegal.art/wizard-of-oz daily 0.75 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1580407772467-4T8R9E756FF6KKQ1SWKP/small+framed+OZ+bookcase+photo.jpg wizard of oz. - & we’re off! inspired by the oz novels by l. frank baum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1527191808295-4V7C2P0RXBIBYXYATIGO/oz+halthegal+blog+1.2.jpg wizard of oz. i wanted to become an illustrator as soon as i saw charles santore’s original watercolour painting of dorothy and friends entering the emerald city. it’s STUNNING. and being a musical, my love for the original 1939 film knows no bounds. so my collection of books of every variety continues to grow. i absolutely love the “wizard of oz.” so here’s a peek at some of my collection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1527191793877-CXSOBUP6VWIJ8OJBMWNT/oz+halthegal+blog+1.jpg wizard of oz. sometimes i browse shoe stores (so dangerous! ha!). and i would have LOVED to have put dorothy in a shoe similar to this– but honestly, who wants to walk all the way down the yellow brick road in heels? so for her sake, we went with flats. but if these shoes came in sparkle? so mine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1527191865121-T48GBYOQQA681YEWMNHA/oz+halthegal+blog+3.jpg wizard of oz. …so i struggled with this one because there’s SO MUCH great (read: quirky, surreal) stuff in baum’s books. (he’d receive hundreds of letters from kids not just asking more about dorothy & friends, but sending in plot suggestions and characters & he’d work them in!) one of my greatest struggles was i didn’t want to lose this sketch of the field mice queen. she’s just the cutest. but we at least kept her silhouette in the rainbow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1580408009415-SHCHMDQ8KU8Q3989NGKL/oz%2Bhalthegal%2Bblog%2B2.jpg wizard of oz. as i was making my way through all of baum’s original oz books (14 total, then more authors carried on after his passing), and sometimes when i’m reading, my brain explodes with concepts. so here is an early thumbnail in my research copy of just how much of the tales' details i wanted to fit in… oy vey. i’m glad we eventually found a way to simplify it… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1527191931580-LFSERYGFGAXFZSEXUXKR/oz+halthegal+blog+4.1.jpg wizard of oz. so my (fellow artist) husband helped me reign in my panoply of ideas, and here i’m beginning to create my background pattern. i copy the sketches (narrowed down from the very long list of ideas in my moleskin notebook) and trace them in the background to keep the icons consistent. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1527191956447-P7D3KKJ448URDKWOG37I/oz+halthegal+blog+4.2.jpg wizard of oz. so after i filled in the background (well, in this case, just inside the rainbow!) with my story elements, i also used a red and blue pencil to help me map out what parts of each shape would be the different tones or shades of the color it landed on in the rainbow. (i ended up mixing four colors for each rainbow stripe. so… 24 new colors for just our rainbow!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1527191975584-DUZAYL7A4CEJ0R776D1J/oz+halthegal+blog+4.3.jpg wizard of oz. once the background drawing is complete, i put a bit of transfer paper between the drawing and my measured illustration board and retrace all the story icons and my character drawings…. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1527191522770-19W3W0YUI8N76D9TSR2F/image-asset.jpeg wizard of oz. … this gives me all the lines i need to fill in with paint! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1527191547399-RNLJXIUTVKUW9V24MQDA/image-asset.jpeg wizard of oz. and thus we begin our rainbow of story elements… matching them along with line with a new shade of color to match the shade of the other stripe it’s akin to. (i’m sure one of my old colour theory textbooks could explain that better, but i was a poor art student & had to sell them back to the college bookshop…) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1527191570974-I0U0J7RMJ13FTSMRTD0P/image-asset.jpeg wizard of oz. and voila! our rainbow of oz shapes! it makes me so happy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1527191618055-EVJXZUH2FSVY2ARGIFLB/image-asset.jpeg wizard of oz. here’s a view of SOME of the paper plates i mixed our paints on… i keep them from each painting because i can reuse the paint puddles for other smaller areas, particularly on the figures which i don’t paint opaquely. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1527191629946-EL7EZMFQP9MBF22BALUI/image-asset.jpeg wizard of oz. and here, working on the infamous yellow brick road. (which i eventually repainted between each brick so it was less visually loud. brought it all to yellow instead of a too-subtle mortar in-between bricks.) you can also see i tried to make the slippers silver here. boring. so i made them look sequin-y later. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1532033114528-NAKWT5ED1FE82D5WOVVO/framed+oz+painting wizard of oz. here’s the final & framed original. (SOLD) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1580408777738-64UZAL2HT7TZITCCYUMO/IMG_9964.jpeg wizard of oz. https://www.halthegal.art/beauty-the-beast daily 0.75 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1579889892035-6S7O5GG48BGLKBB2H70K/large+matted+beauty+and+the+beast+bookshelf+photo.jpg beauty & the beast. - beauty seen. inspired by “beauty and the beast,” or “la belle et la bête.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529601186430-CKWFSKYS2OUWHQ2DJ6G5/beauty+flatwhite+1.jpg beauty & the beast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1527187033601-53QWS10DBIV343W0QS34/beauty+1.jpg beauty & the beast. in the research process, i took the opportunity to collect some rare illustrated editions and all the other lovely versions i could get my hands (paws) on... and somehow my first beast sketches looked like a tony diterlizzi illustration… fine by me! i ended up of course just using the beast’s shadow…. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1527187050169-ZEMO7YGWYDO10N7G8PUU/beauty+2.jpg beauty & the beast. once i finished my research, i go though my lists of story icons that would service telling the story visually as well as would work well as silhouette shapes. so here's the step where i'm starting to trace the icon drawings from the tale to fill in the background pattern… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1527186988850-GN3H70LXP7KTT86K6OXX/beauty+3.jpg beauty & the beast. here’s the finished background drawing, which i retraced onto the illustration board with some transfer paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1527186997304-GK51WQ0IY7I3IW9CHMVM/beauty+4.jpg beauty & the beast. starting with the PINK gouache background, i start painting the piece one colour at a time. so background, then beasts shadow, then the shapes– and the shapes again to match what colour they’d be in beast’s shadow. woohoo colour theory! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1527187004486-02C3SHT3P1ELGP7IXJWU/beauty5.jpg beauty & the beast. definitely fell in love with the colour red gouache i mixed for the roses in the background!! i mixed winsor & newton opera pink, flame red, and the essential naples yellow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1527187262647-004L7WV0BRNMIO4VSQG3/beauty+6.jpg beauty & the beast. background done… time to paint the shoes! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1527187016969-JISL5VVUNKOCB7J8ATHR/beauty+7.jpg beauty & the beast. “beauty seen.” inside, outside, and discovered. https://www.halthegal.art/the-little-mermaid daily 0.75 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1579959013323-IZS6WS4HV08FTPDPQPF1/large+matted+mermaid+etsy+bookcase+pic.jpg the little mermaid. - a little love larger than the sea. inspired by the little mermaid. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529602099343-R279JF2TFIKAEBUD05NA/mermaid+bookmark+5.jpg the little mermaid. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529602138898-ORXUYEAF9I82R21K1BND/mermaid+1.jpg the little mermaid. once i decided on the icon shapes i wanted to use in the background pattern, i start tracing them to fill in the background around the mermaid’s tail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529602144262-LR9BRKG3E9XAVQKTVE3I/mermaid+2.jpg the little mermaid. here’s the full background pattern once all the icons have been traced– ready to transfer to illustration board! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529602149831-S69TQ8QRIHCIMHJES5L1/mermaid+3.jpg the little mermaid. once the pattern is transferred to illustration board, the first paint colour i mix is the background colour– which typically informs the colour scheme of the whole piece. so here you see me starting to paint in sea blue around all those icon shapes! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529602421006-8QBYYXFN4MU4NJGGP2EJ/mermaid+4.jpg the little mermaid. background has been painted in & i’m starting to fill in the icons– once colour and shape at a time! (obsessed with those peach octopi!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529602477711-B04VKN4CYV1C43SUZYNC/mermaid+5.jpg the little mermaid. once the background was finished, i started painting the little mermaid’s tail. layers and layers of green to make the scales… so much fun! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529602511893-IBKVZFA71983P7MZIFUI/mermaid+6.jpg the little mermaid. again with the details on the fin scales. added some red to make the deeper greens and shadows pop, too. woohoo for colour theory! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529602170860-YJCEZKIZII0PGZV56DG3/mermaid+7.jpg the little mermaid. there are lots of icons that allude to andersen’s tale and not the disney version– the pillow she slept on outside the prince’s door, the pearls from her grandmother, and, um, yeah, that dagger…. https://www.halthegal.art/eliza-doolittle-my-fair-lady daily 0.75 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1580416681649-8MIIKK5LJQ6NEB1BKX2O/large+MFL+bookcase+online.jpg my fair lady - the language of a lady. inspired by eliza doolittle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530041877594-MU9S8D6LNAALRDH5GMVA/language+of+a+lady+etsy+1.JPG my fair lady https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530041944729-K73T78DW5848NSOW76AU/my+fair+lady+1.jpg my fair lady so i do a lot of my research at my husband’s studio at taylor’s mill. here’s a view from where i sit at his reading desk reading, taking notes, and doodling ideas in my sketchbook. (he’s a contemporary realist oil painter and portrait draftsman as you can tell from some of the work on the walls. check him out at nathanbertling.com!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530042333405-F8OJ3CZ6VW70XDC46NCX/my+fair+lady+sketches.jpg my fair lady after i take lots of notes from the original text, i seek out reference materials to inspire posture, poses, and costume choices. early on, i knew the bow was going to be spectacular. and the shoes i painted, instead of slippers as they appear in the film and stage versions, are inspired by a fancy pair of ballenciaga pumps i found in vogue last year or so… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1527190890985-NL00DKGG4HE77BEP62CZ/my+fair+lady+pattern.jpg my fair lady here’s the pattern drawing created from story icon sketches in my sketchbook! i’ve re-traced my sketchbook drawings onto a piece of tracing paper, and then i’ll transfer my drawing down to the watercolor paper with transfer paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1527190857423-N93UQ10CKYJOEC19FJS3/my+fair+lady+2.JPG my fair lady i went with a beautiful subtle pink wash for the background of this piece. the first step is transferring down the drawing, and then painting around all of the shapes with the same background colour… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1527190907720-DC7D97J31JFOSXHPQU2F/my+fair+lady+3.jpg my fair lady i used a heavier watercolour paper than usual for this piece, and it was super*absorbant… so needless to say, it took lots and lots and lots of layers of colour to build up any contrast and vibrancy… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1527190943777-TKZZLZ0K9FFEI4E5HXZ1/my+fair+lady+4.JPG my fair lady i paint at home, surrounded by my books. so here’s my little corner of the world, you can see my paper paint palettes (great for re-using spots of color), my tins full of gouache, and the original pattern drawing on tracing paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1527190991880-O7PNU6XAECXBN1GXPNIP/my+fair+lady+5.JPG my fair lady i always save the feet and shoes for last when working on a piece. it just seems fitting for the whole “faerie tale feet” concept. so here’s a mostly-finished background painting while about to nervously begin painting the leg and fancy shoe of miss eliza doolittle…. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1527191015424-1ZHGTI6IGQ2YM7URARBC/my+fair+lady+6.jpg my fair lady ta*da! the magnifying lamp i use to paint gives me seemingly endless potential for painting tiny tiny spaces. so the jewels on her shoe turned out rawther well, i dare say… but the bow is still my favourite part of this piece, i think! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1580417464767-WC638YRXC1JC6IHN28J7/my+fair+lady+eliza+doolittle+greeting+card.jpeg my fair lady https://www.halthegal.art/aslan daily 0.75 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1579964854332-GRGFD9ISSJEARU79NMM6/large+Aslan+bookcase+photo.jpg Aslan - Narnia, awake. inspired by Aslan of the chronicles of narnia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1532037752873-V5P2PF6TABRT4DIDM72M/Aslan+print.JPG Aslan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529441916778-TGIUYAU7QO7NZEBBZYPF/Aslan+halthegal+blog+1.jpg Aslan i re-used a few icons from queen lucy's painting so that they’d make the perfect pair on any library wall. but there was also a LOT of imagery i wanted to use in Aslan’s background. so i sketch shapes and ideas in my sketchbook until i see what shall work best with the entire composition, and what shapes are imperative to telling the tale. and what shall read clearly as a silhouette. (in this picture, you can immediately see three that didn’t make the cut– father Christmas’ sleigh bells, the thrones at cair paravel, and the silver chair!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529441676551-Z7AY1RLO9H5BM1AVHVDJ/Aslan+halthegal+blog+2.jpg Aslan once i have my final feet drawing (Aslan is my first non-human-eque biped!), and have traced the final shapes out of my sketchbook, i use a bit of transfer paper, and re-trace my pattern drawing (created on tracing paper) onto my illustration board so it leaves a light blue line so i know where to paint inside & outside the lines! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529441682032-3F04R9BPYR83LXZ1IX6L/Aslan+halthegal+blog+3.jpg Aslan well before i paint the feet, and even before i paint the shapes, i mix up The Background Color…. and spend many, many hours painting around all the shapes to get a solid gouache covering for the painting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529441686646-IVFNNSAJVUPEK9T56BLB/Aslan+halthegal+blog+4.jpg Aslan the red background came out exactly how i had hoped. so here i am starting to add color to each shape. i’ll paint all the wardrobes at once with the same color of brown. then i’ll mix my brown for fledge the flying horse, the yellow for the inside of the crowns, etc etc etc…! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529441692559-MEK9DZ16S2UUDM2NZASC/Aslan+halthegal+blog+5.jpg Aslan here’s more of the colors getting filled in and coming together! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529441698903-N68HIGAU4K1HCKV857GT/Aslan+halthegal+blog+6.jpg Aslan painting the tiny roaring lions on the battle standards made me all the more grateful for a good brush and a magnifying lamp to paint by! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529441704620-GG3RMY2BUVRZVGLI9Z92/Aslan+halthegal+blog+7.jpg Aslan once the background is completely painted, i start on our main character’s feet. layers and layers of fur… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529442034123-15JAKI6RWICAHQJYSR79/Aslan+halthegal+blog+9.jpg Aslan … about ten hours of teeny tiny brush strokes, to be almost exact. and you’d never know all those layers are there if i hadn’t have told you, but i think the final result definitely made Aslan’s fur all the more visually powerful. https://www.halthegal.art/gallery daily 0.75 2018-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1525912073127-R54PNT1VZFPQL72OZJ21/Pea+etsy+watermark.jpg faerie tale feet gallery. - the princess & the pea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529536412990-YDUVRGMQW12AIZZWWGA0/cindy+sm+square+web.jpg faerie tale feet gallery. - cinderella. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1525910804171-FYJ5WKQOHRTK16HUO1GE/red+hood+etsy+watermark.jpg faerie tale feet gallery. - red riding hood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1525910897606-6JMOSTNGDHM2R2KEB4MD/beauty+etsy+watermark.jpg faerie tale feet gallery. - beauty & the beast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1525910673355-S2GLQ5A1LUT70A1YRCST/fairygodmother+etsy+watermark.jpg faerie tale feet gallery. - fairy godmother. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1525910992616-T2FNT3M0YZKK2UW6R07V/mermaid+etsy+watermark.jpg faerie tale feet gallery. - the little mermaid. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1527187699315-4R6ULW6FGEUKM3WYJAL1/hmg-snowfallsSM.jpeg faerie tale feet gallery. - snow white. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1525911194217-TYZBA3EEMKATGK3GJFRC/snow+white+etsy+watermark.jpg faerie tale feet gallery. - snow queen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1527196943203-GGYK6OYCIL9V05H8W0Z0/sleeping+beauty+website+square.jpg faerie tale feet gallery. - sleeping beauty. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1527187765213-71FHQ00YFCWZ6XACNAOC/DancingCardSize.jpg faerie tale feet gallery. - twelve dancing princesses. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529527560995-ECOUH8QU6SIMO497UB3G/hmg-alicetoateaSM.jpeg faerie tale feet gallery. - "alice to a tea." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529527473754-IB79JW3OX13O9L331PZS/Anne7X7+copy.jpg faerie tale feet gallery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529527679975-M99D2FHBDACTQYTH5SHS/Aslan4X4Change.jpg faerie tale feet gallery. - Aslan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529527794201-NVTBSR4H5H05IW4ZI5OZ/anne+small+square+web.jpg faerie tale feet gallery. - anne of green gables. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529528050749-AOTODP736AIWOQ2QB2KT/hmg-onwarddorothySM.jpeg faerie tale feet gallery. - dorothy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529528066266-J303CY9VAD77791V7WOY/fairyland+sm+square+web.jpg faerie tale feet gallery. - fairyland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529528179343-H9S7Y61ISPOJO0B0XQ36/hmg-lauramenagerieSM.jpg faerie tale feet gallery. - the glass menagerie. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529528218231-O3TR4H2Z8J2HN5M3V2KH/hp+sm+scan.jpg faerie tale feet gallery. - little wizard boy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529528434448-C1QNKHICY8DL9B4EDHZE/hermione+sm+square+web.jpg faerie tale feet gallery. - bookish, brave, & brightest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529528527280-34ZO0J0K2O2EM52Z5LHG/Hobbit7X7+Lter10.jpg faerie tale feet gallery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529528599414-ABHPL7NLRELRQCDN3FZY/into+the+woods+sm+square+web.jpg faerie tale feet gallery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529528715141-1ZHRC3VW7Y9DFTYUH0ZV/kickstarter+3.jpg faerie tale feet gallery. - the jungle book. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529528756240-0UMGN7RF87N63IU2VOW6/hmg-queenlucythevaliantSM.jpeg faerie tale feet gallery. - queen lucy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529528784090-58052RX6T5PZWFZIJK12/LunaSmall.jpg faerie tale feet gallery. - loony. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529528824173-1H9JAWCKLHWY5PXSCJD6/mary+poppins+sm+square+web.jpg faerie tale feet gallery. - mary poppins. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529528978133-8BYG3V0SFD92CXEJTG1I/hmg-bluestockingmatildaSM.jpeg faerie tale feet gallery. - matilda. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529529021226-UP89YH40BTSSXHJEHD4F/MerlinSmFinal.jpg faerie tale feet gallery. - merlyn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529529090986-63TETC3SCHKS4KQ74WM2/my+fair+lady+sm+square+web.jpg faerie tale feet gallery. - my fair lady. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529536074731-RBWAL0SN14G0V1G6IT7L/nutcracker+sm+square+web.jpg faerie tale feet gallery. - nutcracker. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529536137126-WSR5F1TF8TNJNL0AA3A8/peter+pan+website+square.jpg faerie tale feet gallery. - peter pan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529536170620-AO5JV25TX7M52H06X8JU/pinocchio+sm+square+web.jpg faerie tale feet gallery. - pinocchio. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529536211211-8F9VU90S2E4SZH1HH9OS/Pippi4X4forCrdsLighter+copy.jpg faerie tale feet gallery. - pippi longstocking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529536244503-5UWAS532B273XA1973OM/Pride5X12.jpg faerie tale feet gallery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529536282915-3QM9YMQTI7I8DJUKBCX8/QweenofHearts7x7LterFinal3+copy.jpg faerie tale feet gallery. - queen of hearts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529537025252-4FETWD04Q8B1FCRTHA07/Robin3.75X3.jpg faerie tale feet gallery. - robyn hoode. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529536627088-J4OY9OF9RQB8KF6Z75VW/Marion3.75X3.75+copy.jpg faerie tale feet gallery. - maid marian. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529537267154-IB764OMINE2R8HESQ41X/RonSmFinal+copy.jpg faerie tale feet gallery. - a wizard's best friend. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529537660924-BRB99LDSCHH426JLTCFX/Sherlock7X7SmFinal.jpg faerie tale feet gallery. - sherlock. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529537708077-JXEC4PHKI1V0W6THVNA5/Tink+smaller.jpg faerie tale feet gallery. - tinker bell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529537792692-G8XSHDLRRIBH9V8HSCD7/hmg-wendylovespeterpanSM.jpg faerie tale feet gallery. - wendy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529537819441-AUXSN0Z3TLH83KPZMCML/doctor+who+sm+square+web.jpg faerie tale feet gallery. - i'm the doctor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529537854768-42AF341FJN615NCK67IP/OZSmallFinal+copy.jpg faerie tale feet gallery. - wizard of oz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529537883192-CSH4010D6TYJPSHUQ7LQ/wonka+website+square.jpg faerie tale feet gallery. - charlie bucket & willy wonka. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529537935954-GXDKB2G09OQD8X9ZWZVV/hmg-justgiveyourselftimemegSM.jpeg faerie tale feet gallery. - wrinkle in time. https://www.halthegal.art/sleeping-beauty daily 0.75 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1579960881612-BECSBOH53OU1VK8LSXV0/large+sleeping+beauty+bookcase+photo.jpg sleeping beauty. - a royal nap. inspired by the sleeping beauty. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529602845772-691HRMC0Y4XIUCQ9KTTJ/nap+1.jpg sleeping beauty. sleeping beauty has been illustrated beautifully for centuries… so i started sketching, too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529602851300-FXNTPGCA30PVFZBJDFYL/nap+1a.jpg sleeping beauty. set up a “shadow box” to get the shadow lines how i wanted across her “napping” form. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529603004723-7QGH9V105TDGY5AOSTBI/nap+1b.jpg sleeping beauty. here’s the final pieced-together drawing for “a royal nap.” first faerie tale feet piece that wasn’t square! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529602864425-DK4YTKLAOORQWZ7236L4/nap+2.jpg sleeping beauty. laying in light layers {again, new for faerie tale feet– i used to only do them in solid, opaque, vibrant gouache.} https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529602870116-PE9DMG6B07HTCAYFUXAE/nap+3.jpg sleeping beauty. added “briar rose”s to the yellow wallpaper and starting to fill in the stained glass window with the story icons… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529603076669-DKSHNFMKYPG99PS2GEBR/nap+4.jpg sleeping beauty. lots of bright layers for the window… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529602880247-ZW750BVPBMOA884V8GFK/nap+5.jpg sleeping beauty. window’s done! on to the feet and spinning wheel shadows and detail… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529602890202-X95MPX7MU0W77KLYGTR4/nap+6.jpg sleeping beauty. ta da! thankfully, after posting on social media, a wise sage of a faerie tale friend pointed out the spindle was missing. kinda integral to the plot. so it got added before framing at least… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529602903353-SHFFHHFJ3LRZWOUOJJOM/nap+7.jpg sleeping beauty. the final limited edition print. hey look! the spindle made it! huzzah! https://www.halthegal.art/snow-white daily 0.75 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1579962323394-BGTKBP26LNZFGFZ20783/large+matted+snow+white+bookcase+etsy+pic.jpg snow white. - snow falls. inspired by snow white & the seven dwarfs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1592246859315-L5VSEDXPTAP8JNULBUJO/halthegal+snow+white+princess+greeting+card+faerie+tale+feet.jpg snow white. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529604409957-DYW8HL5D6L3CBB7I1AI3/IMG_1026.jpg snow white. sometimes your family members are nice enough to pose for your reference purposes. ;) thanks for playing passed-out, mags!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529603897310-916WQA65S5C90MTERN15/snow+1.jpg snow white. once i narrowed down which story icons to use in the background, i created my pattern and re-traced it (with transfer paper in between) to transfer blue lines down to my illustration board. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529604512202-K5LZY4ML2GV3YC1OVZNJ/IMG_1047.jpg snow white. once the drawing and pattern are transferred to the board, i first paint in the background colour around each and every story icon in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529604559630-RRMSNGLC9O6N7A9LGLD2/snow+top.jpg snow white. each story icon gets a new custom-mixed gouache colour. and i knew i wanted yellow in the background and wanted to keep this piece to a warm fall-ish colour scheme. lots of browns and reds indicative of the woods. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529604141570-9LNNLKDECORPNMSSYTDX/snow+3.jpg snow white. detail of the finished background painting with the owl, raven, and dove in the tree snow white slept while unconscious. https://www.halthegal.art/anne daily 0.75 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1579981491158-X7I3JCQG3D2EMJ5KLTM0/large+annE+matted+bookcase+photo.jpg anne of green gables - anne with an e. inspired by the anne of green gables series. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1532038510313-C3UX9JO204CFNVANWYN1/anne+blog+halthegal+header.jpg anne of green gables https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/2f4ffdae-d375-4294-b015-a8fdc3286ad0/anne%2Bblog%2Bhalthegal%2B1.jpg anne of green gables so i picked up my niece from school and took her shoe “shopping” to be my model anne walking on the roof of the kitchen… thankfully she had not as far to fall on the squishy benches. and i found a lot of “modern” anne fall boots i’d love to own! i also modeled myself in my husband’s art studio for a bit more weightiness to the balancing act. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529441352569-7931MOMXD0EJ7S7BCCT7/anne+blog+halthegal+2.jpg anne of green gables after going back through all my margin notes from the novels, i start collecting imagery and sketching ideas… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529441158742-FM0OQ51XDLQTW43TN73E/anne+blog+halthegal+3.jpg anne of green gables once my final icons were decided upon, i made them into a quilt-like border instead of my usual patterned background. some shapes were just going to work better as mini-paintings instead of silhouettes. so this is the first time i’ve done that for a faerie tale feet piece! and i think it works well for avonlea ladies were always quilting and sewing for their neighbors in need or celebrating! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529441489891-6QAKZNNR7AKIDXQLX7LJ/anne+blog+halthegal+4.jpg anne of green gables starting to add colour here… i really love how the carpet bag turned out… and marilla’s amethyst broach… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529441168435-1GDTE1UYHGGYZZ89KMO0/anne+blog+halthegal+5.jpg anne of green gables i wasn’t super happy with the first boots i’d drawn, so i re-did that portion of the painting. you see here my new sketch ready to transfer down onto the almost-all painted roof and background starting to come together… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529441301038-NCL8KF4UJ72UMJUT6Q2G/anne+blog+halthegal+6.jpg anne of green gables here’s a detail shot of the limited edition reproduction. one of my favorite patches are gog and magog- the chinese sculpture dogs anne inherits from patty (of patty’s place!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529441283308-A7RF74RJW8U33USK41PW/anne+blog+halthegal+7.jpg anne of green gables here’s the signed, limited edition reproduction. https://www.halthegal.art/12dancing-princesses daily 0.75 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1579962515191-1DXXVUCMT6FIGRH1M4F0/large+12dancing+bookcase+photo.jpg twelve dancing princesses. - a cobbler’s dozen. inspired by “the twelve dancing princesses.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1592244551137-6YFSRLOMUCUTQEXSDV55/12+dancing+princesses+limited+edition+.jpg twelve dancing princesses. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529443208249-YL4Y4V4AWOZ52H8Z02EX/IMG_3715.JPG twelve dancing princesses. there are SO many beautiful illustrated books by a wide range of illustrators interpreting “the twelve dancing princesses.” it took a LONG time to widdle down my ideas to a composition that told the whole story. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529443227724-VE212PK2X46DJ5QJD2PR/IMG_3743.jpg twelve dancing princesses. after a lot of chats with faerie-tale minded friends, i landed on a long-format layout with a dozen pairs of shoes and two side panels to tell the story. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529443405776-RMJMLXZ3QPKL7K3BJQ3Z/IMG_3777.jpg twelve dancing princesses. there’s the final outline sketch on tracing paper so that i can transfer it to the watercolour paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529443350029-Z5EHEJTVSMGIQXE49IDL/IMG_3785.jpg twelve dancing princesses. once i’d transferred and filled in the drawing, i started by painting the first layers of colour on the tulip border. (excellence is in the details, right?) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529443355346-L41KA702PEOCZAXR47BT/IMG_3800.jpg twelve dancing princesses. there’s a mauve-y background to the whole thing… but the colours still went a wide range of brite and wild. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529443501024-NEP0745C3SXQYM5GR0MJ/IMG_3800.jpg twelve dancing princesses. i did a crayon color comp… but you know how that evolves (read: the plan goes straight out the window) once you put a brush and an unlimited palette in my hand.... ;) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529443596698-00RRFDGOC7GT50ZBGIA9/IMG_3841.jpg twelve dancing princesses. i could have spent a caboodle of months adding layers of colour and detail to the shoes and ribbons. but i eventually had to call it after a day or few… on the left panel, the soldier in the invisibility cloak is stepping on the hem of the youngest sister’s (& last in line’s) hem as they journey down to the enchanted kingdom. the drapes represent the bedroom and the secret passage that opens under the eldest sister’s bed when it’s time for the nightly ball… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529443646655-MUJS52MZ17FD8M86COBE/IMG_3842.jpg twelve dancing princesses. in the right hand panel is the kingdom, and silhouettes of the princesses being rowed to the shore by their twelve princes. in the sky are the silver, gold, and diamond branches of the forest that they walk through on the way to the boats. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529443757512-79X7CMD0GB6QRUVC2CSG/IMG_3853.jpg twelve dancing princesses. i reaaaaaaalllly love how the castle turned out. it makes me happy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529443678258-NNOXQJQ9GQQ2NRZAHVY3/IMG_3857.jpg twelve dancing princesses. and here’s the (almost) final shoes. i think i added a few more stitching and shadow details in the morning…. https://www.halthegal.art/snow-queen daily 0.75 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1579961875929-1VO5E461CHZMZDIYY38M/large+matted+snow+queen+bookcase+etsy+pic.jpg snow queen. - let it snow queen. inspired by hans christian andersen’s “the snow queen.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1592246556721-3A171W27ZTUBKLG2NNKN/snow+queen+greeting+card+faerie+tale+feet+halthegal snow queen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529603559011-06RY2QYYQCGFNDFNINLP/snow+1.jpg snow queen. lots of fun sketching of arctic animals and snowflakes before beginning this piece… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529603603023-ZQRWXXAKDYSR0DDFU3PZ/snow+2.jpg snow queen. and lots of potential shoes for our magnanimous and nefarious snow queen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529603467453-BPZ6A7C2RQ7PYCVDAG2Z/snow+3.jpg snow queen. here’s the final drawing of animals that play a tale in the tale, shoes, and snowflakes ready to be transferred to illustration board. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529603471728-9OAFCY2HGXKRT70NFM4K/snow+4.jpg snow queen. painted the snowflakes, animals, and snow queen feet with resist so i could lay over streaks of wet gouache for the background in lots of cool hues. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529603477065-J25618ZKW25FJ23AP9MI/snow+5.jpg snow queen. once the background was dry, i removed the resist and painted in the animal silhouettes. (in real life they are beautiful– subtle fur and variations of midnight blues and deepest purples.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529603482311-T7KTNLWFYIRLHBFTQ1NS/snow+6.jpg snow queen. shoes are almost done here… and i added shadows and details to the snowflakes for depth and variety. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529603486776-LXX9ZT1NWSS7QHPFCI80/snow+7.jpg snow queen. i gave the snow queen some intricate snowflake tattoos on her legs just for fun. so tiny that i had to use a seem ripper to transfer them before tracing them with metallic ink for a finale. https://www.halthegal.art/faerietales daily 0.75 2018-06-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529538998958-D1IM2LP1QJ26D87DW2FT/beauty+flatwhite+1.jpg take me to faerie tales page - beauty & the beast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529539228071-L4CDRCLAUL3UQFH2UZQV/original+pea+painting+framed.JPG take me to faerie tales page - princess & the pea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529539251851-HF94HNQ8K6WSXGTMMHEP/red+riding+hood+sticker+1.jpg take me to faerie tales page - little red riding hood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529539017903-8NFQQEMGPT83JP2TYRM5/cinderella+pumpkin.jpg take me to faerie tales page - cinderella. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529539152194-J4AYWPORO5H7GF33M55S/IMG_3750.JPG take me to faerie tales page - fairy godmother. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529539421460-HXLYXCVHG6D889DZMVJO/IMG_7618.jpg take me to faerie tales page - the little mermaid. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529539326853-Y8IYC1WS9DMHJ1RIVL33/snow+7.jpg take me to faerie tales page - snow queen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529539305542-HUQXYD4YQ6GUWCQGMYTX/sleeping+beauty+flatlay+1A.jpg take me to faerie tales page - sleeping beauty. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529539117551-JDGI2WYDITU1CW5W23W9/12dp+mini+pin+etsy+2.jpg take me to faerie tales page - the twelve dancing princesses. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529539352203-VHF1LD1SARYFIROYI4TG/snow+hand+fall.jpg take me to faerie tales page - snow white. https://www.halthegal.art/fairy-godmother daily 0.75 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1579641707966-TE5JIMTFWU2VOYD0AM6H/large+fairygodmother+bookcase+photo.jpg fairy godmother. - it’s possible. {your own personal fairy godmother.} inspired by fairy godmothers throughout history & centuries of faerie tale lore. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529600393084-G8JLQO6YZAO0O7DW078V/fgm+blog+1.jpg fairy godmother. once in a great while, i’ll take my research to the outside world. here, a nearly-too-pretty to drink latte from the fair ladies at the village grind on pendleton street in west greenville. i brought my trusty li’l notebook and a couple books full of fairy godmother versions and madame d’aulnoy’s fairy tales, the earliest mentions of fairy godmothers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529600435527-IE4FGAM2SC6W66FYVIWZ/fgm+blog+2.jpg fairy godmother. once i’ve done my research (see media pile in back corner of my drafting table!), i’ll start sketching the most obvious or recognizable icons that can help tell the story visually. so i’ll do thumbnails for layout, plus lots of versions of each shape until i find something that shall read clearly visually. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529600299629-AYRT3I1F17NE6V2RETDM/fgm+blog+3.jpg fairy godmother. here’s the final background pattern drawing! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529600305829-2CPGRQRZEWN32CI4Z7KF/fgm+blog+5.jpg fairy godmother. and once my drawing is done, i’ll tape it to my illustration board, put a bit of transfer paper in between, and retrace every line and shape… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529600311159-FF3EVSUWKQ2VKIM832W7/fgm+blog+7.jpg fairy godmother. …. so the blue lines are what transferred when i retraced my drawing, so here i am painting with a teeny tiny brush around all the teeny tiny background shapes to fill in the background color– i have to do it in one sitting or it gets streaky. so that usually takes, oh, 5-7 hours at one go if i’m on a roll! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529600316660-Y92753SDKAHFFOAXZH5D/fgm+blog+8.jpg fairy godmother. once the background colour is done, i’ll paint one color at a time… i started with the frogs, then a bit of the wings… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529600323523-OJZ7R4W6NG3K7BD61NCR/fgm+blog+9.jpg fairy godmother. and more and more colours get added…. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529600350331-F7VIK153KX4S59MYIT9L/fgm+blog+10.jpg fairy godmother. almost done! the keys were fun to paint, but oh such tiny details. i painted them once in a mustard golden hue, then went over them again with literal shiny gold gouache. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529600368673-1I1E996PY5JGG91NMH3K/fgm+blog+11.jpg fairy godmother. here’s the final painting and a beautiful photo of one of the fifteen stunning galleries dedicated to the “Art of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Later South Asia” that i used for color scheme reference. i wanted her to match my “cinderella’s escape” painting so you could hang them side by side, but definitely wanted to give this one its own distinct vibe! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529600586350-VXGN7HBW6EWPZH7G0ZUB/fgm+blog+header.jpg fairy godmother. https://www.halthegal.art/alice daily 0.75 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1579980964118-1ASRJQIHGEHBLHHE1K4V/large+alice+bookcase+online.jpg alice in wonderland - alice to a tea. inspired by alice’s adventures in wonderland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1592418395205-DXWBNZSSV5QC9SZ1876J/IMG_0933.jpeg alice in wonderland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529438718576-D784WWTA6TQHTHV9TRQ8/IMG_0166.JPG alice in wonderland we always start with our shoe/posture drawing and story icon pattern drawing on tracing paper... which gets taped down to illustration board and re-traced so that we leave some transfer paper lines behind to paint inside of... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529438725215-5OR5MI6PASI4AJWAHWOJ/IMG_0167.JPG alice in wonderland painting the background colour first around all the story icons can take upwards of 7 hours in one sitting. the background colour informs the vibe of the rest of the piece and kind of helps decide our colour scheme as we go along filling in the background shapes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529438731415-NJ4CYAMUPOZUO06HEONS/IMG_0168.JPG alice in wonderland once the background has been painted in, i'll mix up one gouache colour at a time and start filling in our story icons. obviously, these purple tea pots were the first to get colored! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529438737093-5PCMQ2BT7IEOKS158C2U/IMG_0172.JPG alice in wonderland filling in each shape as our board gets fuller with colour... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529438742135-JP7BUJ4Z33D6Y40ZVZ3W/IMG_0174.JPG alice in wonderland and a bit more progress on the story icons.... i always save painting the feet and legs and shoes for last! https://www.halthegal.art/wendy daily 0.75 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1580343474131-XK53WOYV2KWIKJ6HA1RK/large+matted+wendy+bookcase+etsy+pic.jpg wendy. - wendy loves peter pan. inspired my wendy darling of j.m. barrie’s peter and wendy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1532031333550-4E5LT76ZZM50E363M4NW/wendy+process+1.JPG wendy. after doing all of my story research, and having taken notes in the margins of what icons would best tell wendy’s tale, i create a pattern from those shapes out of my sketchbook. here is my pattern drawing ready to transfer down to my illustration board. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1532031304354-B69BNF95RJ8RHSOJSIFG/wendy+process+2.JPG wendy. i tape down my pattern drawing and use graphite paper to create those thin lines you see. the first step is to mix up the color of gouache paint i want to use as my background color and painstakingly paint around alllllllll those story icon shapes. this has to be done in one sitting for paint consistency and usually takes 7ish hours. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1532031485329-BEE86W8MAULAMBDC25GO/wendy+process+4.JPG wendy. after the background is filled in, i mix a new colour of paint for each shape. so all the mermaids are the same shade of purple. then i’ll mix a blue for captain hook’s hook and fill all those in…. and keep going until we have a completed piece! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1532031458832-2XHY3IN4HTAL91QDSWDQ/wendy+research+pile.JPG wendy. just some of the peter pan media and references in my collection…. https://www.halthegal.art/little-wizard-boy daily 0.75 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1579986486426-DDI9YBS5278BLBQXCGZP/image-asset.jpeg "little wizard boy." - little wizard boy. inspired by harry potter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530018779998-UJB2BOSA1P6Q2S8CQG4U/wizard+boy+ron.jpg "little wizard boy." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530018845008-EQMS9XJG8HYPJDBB9SR2/IMG_3613.JPG "little wizard boy." sooo much fun sketching all the wizard-y story elements to include in this one!! some didn't make the cut, but make an appearance in some other wizard-y friends' paintings! :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530018852317-GSX8VES7H61FKAPQTJHH/IMG_3644.JPG "little wizard boy." we [royal, just me, really] reduced harry’s tale down to these images and icons- and decided on the painting layout. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530018861820-66QXAUBCKDKRPC70MD3T/IMG_3671.JPG "little wizard boy." here was the final background pattern drawing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530018869101-6T39ZDOHO1G9QLYYMTLQ/IMG_3682.jpg "little wizard boy." and for a wee bit of texture on this one, we painted it on watercolour paper instead of my usual illustration board. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530018874504-YA6B9IDR31YF2TJ1TJ1P/IMG_3689.jpg "little wizard boy." i still painted it in gouache, but layers and layers of washes instead of the usual opaque application of one colour at a time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530018880911-CTZ7V380U77LZKJBECJ0/IMG_3691.jpg "little wizard boy." and here is the final painting! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530018884277-X63S6CXUR8PBRUSA16H3/wizard+print+on+books.jpg "little wizard boy." and here’s the limited edition reproduction! https://www.halthegal.art/into-the-woods daily 0.75 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1580415166423-KR2IZYRWL6202CKVI9U2/large+mat+into+the+woods+bookcase+pic+for+etsy.jpg into the woods. - i wish… inspired by into the woods. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530039973224-KNNWUB4I0VHPKY28JK3D/IMG_7487.jpg into the woods. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530040012626-E8IJCM6OD5ZNHU0FA2UU/into+the+woods+1.jpg into the woods. after i did all my research (reading the original script, watching the filmed original broadway production, watching the disney version over and over and then with commentary, etc.), i created by background pattern out of the story icons most relevant to telling the tale. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530040184777-D1WI3BTICF9CG5IBX2MM/into+the+woods+2.jpg into the woods. once all the icons were decided upon and the giant’s boots were drawn, i traced them from my sketchbook and onto tracing paper- and taped the drawing on top of my watercolour paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530040236901-IKZDYSH860I6RTRRMTSY/into+the+woods+3.jpg into the woods. using my handy magnifying lamp, i put transfer paper between my pattern drawing and my watercolour paper so i can retrace all the icons so i know where to paint. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530040249904-2KT4ZS2TZWRP5ZVXW5J2/into+the+woods+4.jpg into the woods. once my pattern drawing has been transferred to the watercolour paper, i start adding colour! my favourite part!! i paint around all the icons and used a bit of frisket mask liquid to paint in milky white (jack’s cow) to keep her nice & clean & the color of the paper below. (i think i need a new bottle of it, though. mine went on pretty chunky.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530040269565-MKFDO96E3XOI1GESQCW2/into+the+woods+5.jpg into the woods. oh la la! first layer of colour is down! now we keep adding details and shading and adjusting washes and colours- and those boots have a ways to go before they’re done! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530040073372-BKQ2N5PP1IEM6QHKNLMQ/into+the+woods+6.jpg into the woods. every time i exercise in my local park, i feel like leslie knope would be proud of me. i would like to think i earned another pawnee goddess badge for using my local park trees for reference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530040087611-9Q2QHEISR08152F3GI5U/into+the+woods+7.jpg into the woods. painting landscapes aren’t my strongest suit. but i had to add some WOODS for a piece inspired by “into the WOODS,” of course. so i did my best, painting trees on top of my finished background painting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530040133682-U0PWVOTQTVOIIRDPPX09/into+the+woods+8.jpg into the woods. here’s a look at the detail of the giant’s boots & pants. i’m quite pleased. and i know the giant’s wife didn’t step ON the baker’s wife, but i did put her scarf below his left foot. because: symbolism. & ohhhh the drama of act ii! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1580416308862-GJIYKYMDQNMIAE9Z0ABI/into+the+woods+faerie+tale+feet+signed+reproduction+matted.jpg into the woods. https://www.halthegal.art/queen-lucy daily 0.75 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1580160381917-9OHF4GH4BCCBUP3CQ9XA/small+framed+lucy+etsy+bookcase+pic.jpg queen lucy. - queen lucy the valiant. inspired by lucy pevensie of the chronicles of narnia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1532354703257-PILNZB6EK6ODGJKB4TUI/lucy+narnia+print+photo.jpg queen lucy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530044325338-V3X0W2ALF1WM9MA9EV91/lucy+1.jpg queen lucy. ometimes i sketch and research and explore one faerie tale while connecting with another. seen here are reepicheep and the sea serpent taking shape during a harry potter movie marathon. (& yes, some childhood photos of me for shoe reference!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530044344386-L3RYU47AOU1FVVOUJBZU/lucy+2.jpg queen lucy. tracing the lamp post– filling in the background pattern with my final icon sketches so the background is FULL. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530044232966-1IBH3OYO0JOC2P6P3NM0/lucy+3.jpg queen lucy. painting in the background with very purple gouache– painting around every single icon! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530044237575-ZIQED31JE6EIBS22WZZ0/lucy+4.jpg queen lucy. filling in the icons- one colour at a time. and of course leaving the feet for last! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530044241684-0LHFE2BJ7XMQJKOO14WF/lucy+5.jpg queen lucy. here’s lucy! https://www.halthegal.art/matilda daily 0.75 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1579988944077-TEZ8U4P33RQ5IQ1MO23U/large+matted+matilda+bookcase+etsy+pic.jpg matilda. - what a dahl: bluestocking matilda. inspired by roald dahl’s matilda. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531243449388-KW1BTIQKPYJA5DOAD6RP/matilda+card+photo.jpg matilda. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531243547114-MZ4FTTWNCFRCKVPQ6B22/matilda+process+1.JPG matilda. oh, man, i love roald dahl. and “matilda” is the coolest little bookworm you ever did have the privilege of reading about. unless you know her? could you introduce me, please? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531243568663-CZFD6ZJM535HULSPXKKD/matilda+process+2.JPG matilda. i LOVE how the colour scheme turned out for this one. so painting the background in that cool grey like a chalkboard [integral to the plot!], and then filling in the icons one by one was a real joy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531243584590-Z7H4WSQ1WK04ONZT2YDS/matilda+process+3.JPG matilda. pretty pretty pretty… continuing to fill in each story icon with its own colour. and always leaving the feets for last! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531243599350-G3ALD8HKKJSXF8PVDH19/matilda+process+4.JPG matilda. yes, i did a colour mock-up with my crayolas on her argyle stockings so i wouldn’t get confused. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531243619753-IO8JQRBOWJWU7I58P12I/matilda+process+5.JPG matilda. and here’s matilda’s feet– before i painted in the chalkboard border! [yes, i wore saddle shoes; even in high school. proud nerd.] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1579990083332-26HM0DBBO542MBBESRZ9/matilda+greeting+card.jpeg matilda. https://www.halthegal.art/pippi-longstocking daily 0.75 2020-11-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1580155288253-5CNM60HAP2U2XQQZARPE/large+matted+pippi+print+bookcase+pic.jpg pippi longstocking. - unfettered pippi. inspired by the pippi longstocking novels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531332450383-37OJNDHNMY0Q4NZA7TKE/pippi+pins.jpg pippi longstocking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531332526430-RHLNZ4QKWC6O8KBAZ41J/pippi+1.jpg pippi longstocking. my niece kathryn, modeling for pippi in my socks and shoes for that dramatic wrong-sized-shoe feel. i bought her ice cream {with sour gummi worms} as her modeling fee afterwards. :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531332531674-ZC4KHWIV0UN7GMJ0CZKC/pippi+2.jpg pippi longstocking. pippi feet! a l’il more in action than my model reference photo, but just as much character. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531332537696-W1NAS6MVQ2VESMNEBAY9/pippi+3.jpg pippi longstocking. the final background pattern with selected story icons ready to be transferred to illustration board. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531332543169-DTA4E5CR0T8X8AF0WO7W/pippi+4.jpg pippi longstocking. me, slowly painting in that lemon chiffon yellow around all of the background icons until the piece is full… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531332547921-ZGZID5C1MD6TYEVPOPQH/pippi+5.jpg pippi longstocking. beginning to fill in each icon shape with its own colours. i typically only do one colour per shape– as a pure silhouette. but for the sake of pippi, i mixed it up, and all the shapes got LOTS of colours. it got a little crazy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531332552964-5CL5MHMWWPAYFHWETMK9/pippi+6.jpg pippi longstocking. detail of still building in all the colours for all the different shapes. {yes, yes, i know i struggle with editing and being subtle. alas.} https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531332557793-Q1ZBXV88MTEQF9PU7WO3/pippi+7.jpg pippi longstocking. background and story icon painting done… now comes {possibly} my favourite part… painting the shoes and feet! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531332588298-EDKQFRAMOOO7XAA3LN5M/pippi+7.jpg pippi longstocking. lots of transparent paint layers went into these shoes {which were actually a gift from a friend who couldn’t pull them off!} ;) but i bet pippi would agree: you can wear anything with confidence! even if the shoes don’t fit. :) https://www.halthegal.art/merlyn daily 0.75 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1579990218679-RH5IE1WYCWEQZDCW5K7J/small+framed+merlyn+bookcase+photo.jpg merlyn. - merlyn’s beard! inspired by merlyn, bard and wizard of england. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531156256188-N2Q4AJIXWA5UD45OAECK/merlyn+lg+matted+1.jpg merlyn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531156366880-F1NVZR35619KOCWCR7Z8/merlin+blog+1.jpg merlyn. so after you read “the once and future king” by t.h. white in high school (or perhaps it was my own nerdy independent reading?), naturally you scurry off to the book store for this unfinished manuscript that t.h. white apparently wanted as the final chapter. it’s a lot of government philosophies told through merlyn changing arthur into various animals, but it’s merlyn. so i don’t argue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531156503848-HAVMBLEWFW988EMRLIYY/merlin+blog+2.jpg merlyn. here is (most of) the stacks of books i read and took notes and quotes from before beginning this piece. i borrowed other movies and tv shows not shown here, and found a few more books about the house with bookmarks partway through that didn’t make it into the photo. needless to say, i did not lack for reference material or story inspiration! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531156579061-U7KKZQWITF7TLLXQIINE/merlin+blog+3.jpg merlyn. so when i finally had no more NEW notes or snippets of the story i’d missed, i compiled all of my icon drawings from my sketchbook and transferred them to a piece of tracing paper to make sure they all fit nice & snug how i pictured them in my head! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531156544130-4L6Q9THBLD8FTZQ4R9GV/merlin+blog+4.jpg merlyn. i got this amazing piece of handmade watercolour paper from india, and used the previous day’s coffee leftovers to pour over it and stain it to look like antiqued parchment you’d find in an archival library or a dusty old dungeon full of magical books and paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531156568109-8EWA70MDDCLMWFC2SF7C/merlin+blog+5.jpg merlyn. all of the brown tones in this piece were painted with layers of dr. p.h. martin’s radiant watercolor in antelope brown. (i can’t help but tell you the full name of the product mostly because they used the word RADIANT and it humours me.) so the ink bled a bit on the coffee-paper, so i learned to control density and water in my brush to let it look aged, but not lose the forms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531156391256-H1YBWPSILBMLCW2UK1X4/merlin+blog+6.jpg merlyn. i think at this point, all of the browns were down and it was time to add some solid gouache bits and pray the painting would turn out like it looked in my head! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531156395926-IKZX1VGGHUSNR41AEZD7/merlin+blog+7.jpg merlyn. and voila!! i used solid gouache on the banner, moons, and stars, some details on his hat, and also on the leaves of the hawthorne tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531156436587-KLZL1QB9MHNR7IKFT6HQ/merlin+blog+8.jpg merlyn. i just love this “legends of the middle ages” book i got at an antique book store. copyright 1896, this edition published in 1924. the name written on the inside cover is “minnie e. mckinney.” it’s just lovely. and yes, it has that antique book smell, you book*sniffers!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531156418543-UURZS7SCQTIUSC1H64I8/image-asset.jpeg merlyn. & ta-da! here’s the final painting all framed up in this beautiful walnut frame. isn’t he handsome?! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531156787626-D4SF3GL02VAMEQTR2LOH/merlyn+etsy+bookmark+2.jpg merlyn. https://www.halthegal.art/loony daily 0.75 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1579987128602-4GB8A61S25MPMC6XPYTF/large+LOONY+bookcase+photo.jpg "loony." - loony. inspired by luna lovegood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531243070408-7AJV2AOCZED8C3S6WN3E/luna+blog+1.jpg "loony." i reread the entire HP series with the intention of painting ron’s feet first, but i couldn’t help but take copious notes on one gal who just hears the drums for herself and dances anyway. so my sketching icon ideas for luna began… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531243004096-NFPZAEKMP0W8HC7L6TNI/luna+blog+2.jpg "loony." once i narrowed down which shapes i wanted to use in the background, i created my patterned background drawing, here ready to transfer onto watercolor paper. (she’s the same size as my harry & hermione pieces.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531243009288-2EX1C9OIGKZA0H79MQMK/luna+blog+3.jpg "loony." i looooove how glassy and dreamy the soft glazes of purple turned out for the background color. i painted ArouND most of the icons, but a few i gave a light wash over so that the colors would be cohesive and not get too loud. (i always try, even if i do fail, not to make my paintings too garishly brite! i promise!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531243014688-SGXCF5EC4TZRODH7VLOB/luna+blog+4.jpg "loony." here’s just in-progress on the luna piece. as you’ll notice, in my original drawing, i was going to give her baby doll shoes (endemic to the hogwarts’ uniform shoes the girls wear) and was going to decorate them with sunflowers, as she wore a sunflower in her hair to fleur & bill’s wedding in book 7. however, loyal online fans pointed out how it might be a BIT more luna-esque if we gave her her signature hightop kicks. so we went back to the drawing board… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531243019534-N3H2XO9Y4VB8UJE4AQ27/luna+blog+5.jpg "loony." my wonderful cuz-in-law was kind enough to come over on a sunshiny day and pose in her chucks for me. needless to say, if you’ve ever tried, converse (& all sneakers for that matter), are very hard to draw. it took quite a bit of effort and perpetual re-dos to get them just right. (a few iterations were a bit too ronald mcdonald-like. snorkacks forbid!!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531243025518-K72IZYS84TV8YQMTPLKD/luna+blog+6.jpg "loony." so here are the NEW shoes, inked over the best i could erase the transfer lines from the original drawing… much better, methinks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531243030273-PLSZW1OU21YLO3ELNVS8/luna+blog+7.jpg "loony." and voila! here’s the right-hand corner of the finished luna painting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1579987663806-Y3AL3TJ9S4KWNZBOSVOC/luna+blog+header.jpg "loony." https://www.halthegal.art/doctor-who daily 0.75 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1580413292969-265DROL3RTEJKAJIIVXH/large+matted+doctor+who+etsy+bookcase+pic.jpg doctor who. - i’m the doctor. inspired by doctor who. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1532031780849-ZA00NG9KSMIIMY5BG3EN/who+card+1.jpg doctor who. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1532031935274-NHVCGUYAE60OPDIJI6M9/doctor+1.jpg doctor who. once i watched EVERY episode available (though the matt smith years) and reading a few books along the way, i made sure to include story icons from all eleven doctors. here i'm creating the background pattern with the story icons i finally chose to represent all of the doctor’s incarnations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1532031944573-HKPA1YPJ4ZMNZJK6KOMC/doctor+2.jpg doctor who. here’s the final background pattern drawing– with the (tenth) doctor’s feet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1532031955921-5I8GRYP5HER1TABYFERT/doctor+3.jpg doctor who. here i’m painting in the blue background with beautiful gouache around each and every icon shape… this step has to be done in once sitting for our best chance of an even layer of gouache colour. it took about 6 (+?) hours. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1532031968709-U03USDS5ABYBHJ40HQDC/doctor+4.jpg doctor who. here you can see both background painting and all the story icons have been painted in. i always save painting the character’s feet for last so i can make sure they stand (! pun !) out from the background colours. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1532032282154-B66Y9T6QDM2HRQVKQ5BL/doctor+who+print+feature.jpg doctor who. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1580413638840-ENJ80DT55FLC8BJ9XM5D/IMG_1046.jpeg doctor who. https://www.halthegal.art/hobbit daily 0.75 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1579984007112-UQHAEBVOWFR3DA9Q7NTH/large+matted+hobbit+bookcase+photo+etsy.jpg hobbit. - back again. inspired by the hobbit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1579984473536-0OMO1Q9NOJZIACO4JGC4/hobbit+bookmark+blog.jpeg hobbit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530039163567-FT2I4X83220N48BQFKTD/hobbit+halthegal+blog+2.jpg hobbit. i began researching my next faerie tale feet piece and was delighted to gobble up douglas a. anderson’s notes accompanying tolkien’s text in the annotated hobbit (pub. 2002 by houghton mifflin; i highly recommend it.) i also get out of the house/studio (occasionally) and take my research and planning stages to coffee shops about town. i had tolkien’s “on fairy stories” recommended to me, and vigorously highlighted all the things that warmed my soul and confirmed my beliefs about why i read so much magical fiction. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530039235507-N1V0QY4BZFENS8E508TK/hobbit+halthegal+blog+3.jpg hobbit. and here’s a haphazard stack of my research materials and my trusty l’il moleskine notebook in which i go back through all my books, taking note of marginalia and icons i want to include in the pattern background to help tell the tale visually. i created a thumbnail sketch for the final painting’s layout (which came to me while reading the book) on a vibrant post*it as you can see. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530039246422-Q2XXWQXW6I76GH2VINYF/hobbit+halthegal+blog+4.jpg hobbit. i decided to paint this piece on arches watercolour paper, so i began with a light brown wash (composed of three m. graham gouache colours) to give a cohesive underpainting to the pattern background. i mix my paints on paper plates so i can reuse the colours for other pieces and to go back when necessary to build up contrast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530039250494-CTACYPLAJUE74EEMELMQ/hobbit+halthegal+blog+5.jpg hobbit. and then i steadily filled in each shape with its respective layers of colour. (yes, each of the thirteen dwarf heads are painted according to what colour cap they had on when they arrived at bilbo’s house for the first time. tolkien tells us each one!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530039255853-X6V9PYFTJLP1ZL4NCYHK/hobbit+halthegal+blog+6.jpg hobbit. here’s a broader look at the piece as i try to work up the background shapes evenly, leaving bilbo, his pony, the arkenstone’s shine, and smaug for last. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530039260163-JIXUY732PPIHI29LMA67/hobbit+halthegal+blog+7.jpg hobbit. and we’re still building in details here, continuing to build up dozens of layers of colours to make each figure as unique as possible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530039376442-WK447IMFD4Z18S4NW889/hobbit+halthegal+blog+8.jpg hobbit. here’s a little detail shot of the pony’s fur. there’s a video somewhere on my instagram feed if you’d like to see… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1532039495954-N0GYGVC1T6550I2N1087/hobbit+print+halthegal+2.jpg hobbit. https://www.halthegal.art/tinker-bell daily 0.75 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1580165137467-1RIO30I28RF1FRNFDU2Q/large+matted+tinker+bell+bookcase+etsy+pic.jpg tinker bell. - i do believe in fairies! inspired by tinker bell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531246457190-SL71SJ4F68375JZ7M6M0/tink+halthegal+blog+1.jpg tinker bell. once i’ve done all my research (reading book, play, short stories, rewatching all the films and broadway versions, annotated editions, etc.), i finalize which drawings and shapes i want to use for the pattern background to help tell the tale. so here’s the view through my magnifying lamp as i trace different objects that create the background pattern… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531246462140-IS2I547SU7574VV7VWZ1/tink+halthegal+blog+2.jpg tinker bell. here’s the final pattern drawing taped down to my illustration board. i’ll put a piece of transfer (graphite) paper between the tracing paper and the board, and re-trace every line so that i can have the drawing on the board and paint around all the shapes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531246467612-4F78W983TR36IY1UDS2T/tink+halthegal+blog+3.jpg tinker bell. once the drawing is transferred, i’ll mix up my main background color (obsessed with this background hue, what my instagram followers & i dubbed “morning moss”) and paint around each and every shape- it usually takes upwards of 5 hours and i have to do it in one sitting to keep the paint colour & smooth texture consistent. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531246473735-HBXRRNX3W3HCFWNKIHMG/tink+halthegal+blog+4.jpg tinker bell. here’s a view once the background color is down and i’m mixing a color for each new shape. (all the mermaids shall be the same green; all the pirate swords are the same green; the lost boys are their own shade of green, etc.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1580165497834-C50O2F5ZXVSW66KCIW3E/tink%2Bhalthegal%2Bblog%2B5.jpg tinker bell. for whatever reason, but probably so i can make them stand out as needed, depending on how the rest of the piece turned out, i always paint the legs/feet/shoes of our main character as the very last thing. so here are all the different shades of green i mixed for the background on my trusty paper plates, and the finished nursery/stage at the bottom. the next step is finishing painting our heroine herself! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531246484648-BKB9R2V3T1N692IDFG2Z/tink+halthegal+blog+6.jpg tinker bell. here’s a zoomed-in shot of that nursery window with our london skyline and the second star to the right beckoning our adventurers on to more fantastical things. aye, i have great brush control and teeny tiny brushes and use that magnifying lamp to my every advantage… ;) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531246491034-OEAK61ULU1XCWOL78Q4K/tink+halthegal+blog+header.jpg tinker bell. and of course, floating in the left-hand corner is tink herself. “exquisitely gowned in a skeleton leaf, cut low and square, through which her figure could be seen to the best advantage. she was slightly inclined to embonpoint***.” (see footnotes below!) https://www.halthegal.art/the-glass-menagerie daily 0.75 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1580414196954-BMPWY62V2SOVKGEX7LHN/large+mat+glass+menagerie+bookcase+etsy+photo.jpg the glass menagerie. - somebody— ought to— kiss you, laura! inspired by the glass menagerie. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531839539058-9KWTZ7Z05WNZN8F09URZ/laura+glass+menagerie+print+photo.jpg the glass menagerie. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531840098241-Q7KODP59BHFDKVB0JK81/laura+1.jpg the glass menagerie. the glass menagerie pattern taped down and ready to be re-traced onto the illustration board i’ll paint on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531840378808-M1MFVI8P9SF66X8EGTUM/laura+2.jpg the glass menagerie. my favourite element of this painting was the couch with the Blue Roses. if you know the play, you’ll get that. you can also see all the blue transfer paper lines from when i traced the drawing onto the illustration board. i'll paint around all those shapes with my background colour in a few more steps... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531840456247-C98PYHY33LWV2PMDNSE5/laura+3.jpg the glass menagerie. this couch was So Much Fun to paint! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531840405999-MS33EUPAJUL6WDYPK19I/laura+4.jpg the glass menagerie. couch upholstery and the background colour painted and ready to start on the icons…! (the background pink had to be painted in one sitting for the gouache to try evenly; it probably took 5 or 6 hours.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531840247332-WBDB72DHKOPVKZ2KVNRL/laura+5.jpg the glass menagerie. i mix & paint one icon colour at a time… so here still filling in one story element at a time. you can see the “fancy” palette i always use – yep. a paper dixie plate. they store well to re-use touches of colour as needed. and gouache is of course re-chargeable for future paintings, too. hurray! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531839616399-N4LM3S3YG46XCNJ8N118/laura+6.jpg the glass menagerie. the final print of “somebody– ought to– kiss you, laura!” based on tennessee williams’ genius piece of theatre. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1580414972480-9S2FVRB9MLG04V8O908W/small+framed+glass+menagerie+reproduction.jpg the glass menagerie. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1580414817513-O0ZK5TFGK0TLIGZ8U8DP/glass+menagerie+greeting+card+tennessee+williams+art.jpeg the glass menagerie. “when you look at a piece of delicately spun glass you think of two things: how beautiful it is and how easily it can be broken.” https://www.halthegal.art/september-in-fairyland daily 0.75 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1580163753774-AE852U8LWW4DRHRAUNX2/large+matted+fairyland+etsy+bookcase+photo.jpg september in fairyland. - everything has a heart. inspired by cathrynne m. valente’s fairyland series https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530017685955-TTR0ODZK15YENKXOUI56/fairyland+blog+1.jpg september in fairyland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530017709018-OKC6FYB1M7W8YW06M75I/fairyland+blog+2.jpg september in fairyland. so after i’ve read all the books, i go back through my margin notes and pick out the shapes to fill in the background pattern with that allude to adventures from the tale. so after i have those drawn, i use a sheet of tracing paper (11×11,” same size as my final painting) to re-trace the shapes and fit them all together within my composition. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530017713978-ZGWRWVLGAPO7ISJR7E6U/fairyland+blog+3.jpg september in fairyland. within the first two chapters of book one, i knew what i wanted the painting to look like– even if i still had hundreds and hundreds of pages to go to fill in the details. BUT what i couldn’t decide was HOW to paint it. did i want transparent layers like my “my fair lady” or “into the woods” pieces, or did i want it opaque gouache paint like “pippi longstocking” and “peter pan?” well, i needed to do some test patches to see if the swirling sky background would hold gouache on top of it (i normally paint the background around and THEN fill in the shapes) for the pattern icons. so here we are on two different kinds of watercolour papers and illustration board and something else i found to paint on to see what we’d paint our final piece on… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530017720977-X7GEBV3OENEHFTQKIWGU/fairyland+blog+4.jpg september in fairyland. well, our turquoise kangaroo (hi, jarlhopp!!) test patches turned out just fine. which told me nothing except– just paint already!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530017727925-18Z4IJCMLV46EK809I1K/fairyland+blog+5.jpg september in fairyland. so i transferred september, our clouds, teacups, and checkered floor down onto the decided-upon handmade indian watercolour paper, and painted a riotous swirly background of blues and purples. (book description of the sky in the quotes below.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530017732539-38W22LIJANL4KZNTIXLL/fairyland+blog+6.jpg september in fairyland. once the sky paint had dried, i taped my tracing paper pattern on top, put blue transfer in between the layers, and re-traced my shapes to leave a thin blue line for each of the background elements to fill in on top with more colorful paints. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530018486933-434I92XWY2K8IR9V42R7/fairyland+blog+7.jpg september in fairyland. so here’s early laying-in of the background shapes and colours! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530017742894-2T5RGRJMFUJ0U5ZOJ8OF/fairyland+blog+8.jpg september in fairyland. and i know it doesn’t translate in this photo, but the background blue was so bright and the colours i was painting on top were so vibrant, that through my magnifying lamp, the shapes were TOTALLY floating off the page. (i promise i wasn’t drinking anything stronger than coffee!!) it was just one of those miracles of colour theory. so know that at some point in the process, this painting was 3-d & floating! ;D https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530017753524-4QG9BMHMN8N25DRNOIW4/fairyland+blog+9.jpg september in fairyland. here we are getting closer and closer to filling in all the background shapes with their colours & details… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530017768678-SHLZIYLKUA3K052V3VPY/fairyland+blog+10.jpg september in fairyland. and here’s the background pattern done and in-process of working on september’s figure at the top and the teacups and floor at the bottom. (the checkered floor and september’s shoes and outlines were done in straight india ink. such a rich velvety black!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530017786237-7RUK6FTFEALRYKQNC7T8/fairyland+blog+11.jpg september in fairyland. and here’s a (not-super) picture of the ALMOST-final painting! i glued on tea-bag tags from a scrap of the coffee-dyed merlyn watercolour paper from my last painting (tea really doesn’t stain paper that well; i’ve tried!)… the final painting has a pattern added to september’s orange dress and some more substantial outlining and details on her figure, dress, and shoes. and of course my painting tape is still around the edges in this shot. but the prints are lovely and clean and just as bright as anything! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530018158522-98K1BKD2HUEJYR4ITMLF/fairyland+framed+print+etsy+1.jpg september in fairyland. https://www.halthegal.art/mary-poppins daily 0.75 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1579988279299-OCUCMEXMKWYG5DTYU6K5/large+matted+mary+poppins+bookcase+etsy+pic.jpg mary poppins. - perfectly mary poppins. inspired by the writings of p.l. travers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530045900927-WRQLYIR959OOQ45SCEIZ/mary+umbrella.jpg mary poppins. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530045008575-E816XUTWM80BSYIQZAJ4/mary+1.jpg mary poppins. sometimes i bribe {with desserts} friends & family members to model for me as i figure out who the characters are. (or at least how they’d be posing.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530045014333-EOWNNL890ZXSLKMMDZO8/mary+2.jpg mary poppins. penguins! bowler hats! parrot umbrellas! and all 9 mary poppins books by p.l. travers…! a peek inside my sketchbook as i figure out with which shapes to best tell the tale. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530045019768-W1WNQLVTAL8HLUEZKQK4/mary+3.jpg mary poppins. i re-trace the best story icons to create the pattern on tracing paper ready to be re-traced onto illustration board for painting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530045023821-LI9TN87ONYX3H8KIJN3W/mary+4.jpg mary poppins. once we've re-traced the drawing, and those transfer paper lines appear, we begin in the top corner… painting in that blue background, using the gouache carefully around each and every story icon in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530045028426-9ILE0TXYIBZNNVPC6L5F/mary+5.jpg mary poppins. after the background is painted in solid, we start painting in each icon, one colour at a time! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530045033648-ZBLY3ZO4Y9AVKZZFMMQ3/mary+6.jpg mary poppins. of course we save painting the feet for last…! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530045038261-X3MLQYFS8ROBRTU14NXK/mary+7.jpg mary poppins. the herringbone pattern on the shoes turned out better than i expected. i used black india ink on the feet and socks for that pure black and full range of values. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1580765292584-0BSP8RIB4HGO65VH2P68/mary+poppins+quote+bookmark.jpeg mary poppins. https://www.halthegal.art/pride-prejudice daily 0.75 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1580157110674-BFPD18KRY1ZUEZJBDACH/image-asset.jpeg pride & prejudice - first impressions. inspired by jane austen’s pride & prejudice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531157113611-20QDFNVGNI5S2JBS8ZZU/pride+and+prejudice+faerie+tale+feet+print.JPG pride & prejudice https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1580157369747-6OXJRRUX3AWNDNJPMEXH/p%2526p%2Bhalthegal%2Bblog%2B1.jpg pride & prejudice not only did i consult my memories of pride & prejudice from my high school english marginalia in this copy on the right (boy did i HATE mr. collins back then!), but i took great pleasure in applying even more cultural context to our story and manners from patricia meyer sparks’ most excellent notes in the annotated edition. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1580157390099-HN23V0WJZFBBGHK51KP2/p%2526p%2Bhalthegal%2Bblog%2B2.jpg pride & prejudice the annotated edition was a doozy of a (huge!) coffee table book, and i took to studying at my husband’s studio or at the kitchen table. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531157160146-BEHZXE2IAYBCSDA3IIA1/p%26p+halthegal+blog+3.jpg pride & prejudice after i’d edited out the great estates of pemberly and otherwise, i went through a few variations of how to best represent each sister’s posture and story in attitude and costume. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531157164320-GYTY59SZUICFHL6ZJWMT/p%26p+halthegal+blog+4.jpg pride & prejudice “hunny, take my picture holding a handkerchief.” “hey, cousin, would you mind standing like a proud and confident lizzie bennet? okay, thanks.” all in a day’s or few’s reference work and awkward conversation topics. ;) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531157169964-WBD96ELPJNE9XICUFOQY/p%26p+halthegal+blog+5.jpg pride & prejudice after i finalized each sister’s posture, i drew them on my watercolour tablet (the original is 18″ wide and 7.75″ tall) and began to lay in light washes of paint colours. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531157175319-ZJAFQT8V2LN17NZW5U0B/p%26p+halthegal+blog+6.jpg pride & prejudice a little detail shot of dancing kitty & eloping lydia in progress. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531157181321-6YT9UNPFBK2SIZUFKFHJ/p%26p+halthegal+blog+7.jpg pride & prejudice once the gals were there, i knew it needed something more. so true to my own character, i added a background pattern. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531157190959-GWCV0LFBXDUTSFGQR91J/image-asset.jpeg pride & prejudice i created a slightly haphazard pattern so it wasn’t as stiff and formal as sherlock‘s most recent wallpaper background. a bit more organic. a bit more like a muslin fabric pattern austenites might wear. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531157202080-Z31D8QG041KW8ENCLCUX/image-asset.jpeg pride & prejudice so layering in some greens and blues into the pattern around each sister. (i mix my gouache paints on paper plates so they’re re-usable.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1532353723372-VLXATXW46MDLSFNLBFWA/pride+and+prejudice+original+faerie+tale+feet+paitning.jpg pride & prejudice the original gouache & ink painting on watercolour is available framed in natural wood for $525. contact me if interested! https://www.halthegal.art/queen-of-hearts daily 0.75 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1580159769603-CE2WYC15BP5D72URDGR0/large+matted+queen+of+hearts+bookcase+etsy+pic.jpg queen of hearts. - a tempered heart. inspired by the queen of hearts from alice’s adventures in wonderland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531333405146-Z5UKXEA85ORFQ237LETH/queen+of+hearts+print.jpg queen of hearts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531333445255-7WDKC9UEQ9VEZS1WLAIR/tempered+heart+1.jpg queen of hearts. i found that i have more than 17 editions of lewis carroll’s alice stories. they range from comics to modern art, antique editions, the gorgeous new french edition by benjamin lacombe, and animation concept art by my beloved colour heroine mary blair. artists have obviously found the text visually inspiring for its 150 years of existence. i’m sure the fun’s not over! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531333461539-1Q3KCVYECA1CPKH5KS84/tempered+heart+2.jpg queen of hearts. here’s the medieval painting i found in the met this january that inspired the unique layout of this piece. i immediately thought of her bangs as the big hips of her skirts and thought since she’s always yelling “off with their heads!” the picture could be in the shape of her head. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531333951411-WALV3JXI5UOBETSAN4RI/queen+of+hearts+sketch.jpg queen of hearts. here’s my little quick sketch while i was in the museum. i usually doodle sculptures in oceana and the mayan rooms for their fantastic shapes, but there was something so graphic and modern about this piece that i had to capture the funky collar, cape, and that remarkable crown. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531334009464-ROLKNMXPPH6RQ6FICGMU/tempered+heart+1a.jpg queen of hearts. i got home and started doodling- ball gowns and shoes- and deciding what posture would BEST indicate she was HOPPING MAD! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531334031450-QZAALRXW0RCFHLJVZ5ZA/tempered+heart+1b.jpg queen of hearts. i take lots of little notes in my mini moleskine notebook. and my countless alice books are riddled with sticky tabs for phrases or illustrations i want to reference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531334042362-3UWJ6E52GECZ0NIQAU5N/tempered+heart+4.jpg queen of hearts. once i had my final sketch, i transferred it to watercolor paper and started painting in layers of green foliage for the hedges. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531333472577-3524UGAGY37GUJAOIVIR/tempered+heart+5.jpg queen of hearts. the croquet match was the perfect opportunity to hide icons from the story in the topiary hedges. and i couldn’t resist putting in a startled flamingo croquet mallet! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531333477774-JI00PZA5EAQ70K7QQ2M9/tempered+heart+6.jpg queen of hearts. paint paint paint… oh, how i love to paint! especially the teeny tiny details! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531334137269-UTAGHEM0F2GJU6XFBAUB/tempered+heart+8.jpg queen of hearts. just a few of my alice editions. “alice adventures underground” was really interesting as it’s a printing of the original manuscript carroll gave to alice liddell, not how he edited it when people told him he should publish it. (he had to pay for his first print run, by the way.) and tenniel was so unhappy with the plates from his etchings (the first and last children’s book the editorial cartoonist ever illustrated!) that he demanded a reprint. so they stamped them defective and shipped them to america. if you have that FIRST edition, oh how i envy you!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531334155852-PKT70AKT3XWAUTUZYC0E/image-asset.jpeg queen of hearts. this box set of alice was the START of my antique/unique book collection habits. dad would always drag me to antique stores in watervliet, michigan while he shopped for tin soldier figurines, and lo and behold, i fell in LOVE with beautiful OLD books. the adventures obviously continue… https://www.halthegal.art/a-wizards-best-friend daily 0.75 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1580411787960-USC6FLDTO4YUZNCO12DL/ron+weasley+wizards+best+friend "a wizard's best friend." - a wizard’s best friend. inspired by ron weasley. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531586585493-5VYZU4Y3UAA2CRF3WE6B/ron+halthegal+blog+1.jpg "a wizard's best friend." i always start a new faerie tale feet painting by doing all the research i can. for ron, of course, i got to reread all the harry potter books, taking copious notes about how our favorite tall, lanky redheaded hogwarts express companion made an impact on all the other characters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531586595170-726AQZRWKW2URCFY5WXY/ron+halthegal+blog+2.jpg "a wizard's best friend." after i decide on the icons i want to use to help tell the story, i transfer my drawing down to watercolour paper. here i am adding the very first glaze of the background colour. i used masking fluid on the shapes that wouldn’t have a subtle orange undertone, like the deluminator and the flying car…. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531586550558-LMKK9XDZO3WVL0AF2P8Y/ron+halthegal+blog+3.jpg "a wizard's best friend." here’s the painting with colors slowly being added… for all the faerie tale feet paintings in the wizard-y collection (there’s now four!), i painted on watercolour paper, mixing a few new colours, but mostly reusing paints from my other paintings– lots and lots of sheer layers of colours, recharged from the saved paper plates of paints i’ve mixed for other paintings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531586561505-ZA6W7WOHJ9EX2HP3KDIM/ron+halthegal+blog+4.jpg "a wizard's best friend." here was the first layer of gouache, graphite, and a bit of india ink building up the knight piece that ron rides/plays as in the very first book to help our trio cross the wizards chess board so harry can (what they think) stop snape from stealing the sorcerer’s stone. more contrast came later. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531586572908-IS80454A3QX0TZ2KWQHU/ron+halthegal+blog+5.jpg "a wizard's best friend." here is an extreme zoom-in of one of the scabbers (in-progress) you’ll find in the background. he was so fun to paint, even if he was a villain. (so much more to his story than i’d initially remembered!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531586530700-ZHSAX5AYN33ZCJWWYZAL/ron+halthegal+bog+6.jpg "a wizard's best friend." and here’s the left hand side of the final painting: ron’s too-short jeans, dirty hand-me-downs-shirt, and what sneakers i would have put him in if they existed. (i just can’t handle boring uniform shoes! i had to mix it up!!) https://www.halthegal.art/bookish-brave-brightest daily 0.75 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1579982066900-NZ17RJ9EIAW8ESQ4B5FF/small+framed+hermione+bookcase+photo.jpg "bookish, brave, & brightest." - bookish, brave, & brightest. inspired by hermione granger. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530019738767-N6XV07UAN6SERWZ7MEC8/magic+kitty+mini+pin+etsy+1.jpg "bookish, brave, & brightest." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1579982143946-BG26ZRPA902N8JXGKWIE/hermione%2Bone.jpg "bookish, brave, & brightest." sometimes the best model is you; & sometimes the best model is your husband. great thing one can edit with a pencil & paintbrush! me, seen posing here in different positions for reference of how one would best reach for a magical book on the top shelf! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530019930640-Y6G4VCJTLTUS1K6XC1YW/hermione+two+b.jpg "bookish, brave, & brightest." after getting to read all the books again & take notes about what pertains to our beloved & brave hermione, we start sketching the best shape for the icons relevant to HER story in the books. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530019959005-PLUS8JIXOVWLKGX96FCF/hermione+three.jpg "bookish, brave, & brightest." here we start making the final background drawing and pattern out of the icons– tracing the final drawn shapes to fill the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530019972917-YDUKZTWSRCNVWSNYORAW/hermione+four.jpg "bookish, brave, & brightest." lots and lots of light layers of paint on both the background and crookshanks, of course. he was obviously thrilled. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530019823422-629HBTK7NVX76N3XYMDU/hermione+five.jpg "bookish, brave, & brightest." as in my harry potter piece, i recycle/repurpose multiple plates of gouache from previous paintings. sometimes i’ll mix a new colour, but because i’m using layers and layers, i can usually make it up with colours i’ve already mixed up for other paintings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530019849083-E48YR5SF4WI8ILB0IPNV/hermione+seven.jpg "bookish, brave, & brightest." hermione isn’t the only bookworm we know. here’s a peek at the wall of books that watched over me while i painted this piece. (i’ve since moved and the wall got bigger and fuller. oops.) ;) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1579982345993-IVDVV8OEF6CIVY80MC4K/hermione%2Beight.jpg "bookish, brave, & brightest." here’s the final hermione piece as a signed, limited edition reproduction. https://www.halthegal.art/captain-hook daily 0.75 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1579982504801-BODTXMCCSHPFMU8YTFLO/image-asset.jpeg captain hook. - the rest of me. inspired by j.m. barrie’s captain hook. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1579982944377-Q4XTN0HP5N4RA8AUGBKQ/hook+faerie+tale+feet+greeting+card.jpg captain hook. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531223521079-OJLIK0BPKIC1DEWB2VVK/taking+notes+from+peter+pan.jpg captain hook. of course whenever i start a new faerie tale feet piece, i go back to the original source material. so once more to the task of reading peter pan. this copy was also the one i took notes in for both wendy and tinker bell's paintings, too, so the owner of the original painting gets to keep it! so i go through, marking meaningful (or fun) quotes relevant to our character in the spotlight, and underlining and circling imagery that could work in our background pattern. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531223549673-EZBHN6O5YSGKDQK9YMU4/hook+icon+sketches+2.jpg captain hook. once i've done my original-tome research, i'll usually head to all the adaptations i can find for inspiration and brain-stirring ideas. so i'll sketch those elements i wrote down in my moleskin notebook that might make it into the final piece. her in my sketchbook: searching for the perfect jolly roger silhouette, peter's shadow, the hat, some mermaids, his hook, and the jolly roger flag! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531223387156-ECTF6N7EFKD34E0CVZ01/rough+hook+layout.jpg captain hook. i had a lot of wild ideas for the layout of this piece, but "edited" it down to our crocodile waiting for hook's final plunge from the plank. i grounded the composition with skull rock and some more of never land to the left-- the indian encampment and the lost boy's palm trees encircling their home below the ground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531223577204-W73GA3UIHVJQ0UXYIH8V/hook+process+3.jpg captain hook. after my layout is finalized, i photocopy the story icon silhouettes from my sketchbook to the scale i want them.... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531223506357-MFL7GK010UYNQO3J9KQ4/hook+process+4.jpg captain hook. ... and then fill in the background tracing them to keep them consistent as the background pattern drawing is created. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531223603223-PSW0XR9T462GWFBRGO74/hook+process+5.jpg captain hook. after the background pattern is complete, i tape it on top of my illustration board and RE-trace it all by hand with transfer paper in-between. that gave me these graphite lines to paint around! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531223499375-SZRSZ39VORHS96K5008R/hook+process+6.jpg captain hook. so i always fill in the whole background with one solid colour of gouache first-- i adore how this purple turned out. i mixed winsor & newton perylene violet, red ochre, brilliant purple, and ultramarine. i have to the do the background around all the shapes in ONE sitting so the gouache dries evenly. it takes 5-7 hours to paint around all our story icons and figure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531223670293-TIRNUTXIP92EQVDBZ406/hook+process+7.jpg captain hook. still filling in that background colour! i left the crocodile free of the purple because i wanted to re-do all the shapes in her silhouette in their corresponding greens. open wide, miss crocodile! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531223621455-PNUQ4HBO4QMBLZQ26PXK/image-asset.jpeg captain hook. here i've started filling in the story icons in the background. i mixed twenty or more shades of purples and reds to fill in our icons. lots of details. because it's all in the details. and it's all details! :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531223693962-8I4EOEST740N5A8A3WOH/hook+process+9.jpg captain hook. here, our background AND crocodile have been filled in with lots and lots of shades of gouache! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531223728572-PXWVN5Q8UEB3NLUI1BPB/hook+process+10.jpg captain hook. for hook's figure and hat, i started with light layers of wash to give them some dimension so they'd stick out from the solid-paint-filled background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531223751209-IGRN74PHB7VVIZE6TDHS/hook+process+11.jpg captain hook. i really love the details on his hat-- blowing in the breeze-- and am really grateful for my magnifying lamp! :) i loooove painting feathers, too! ;) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1579983091056-YQJQQ899980640JUGXP2/hook+faerie+tale+feet+painting+framed.jpg captain hook. https://www.halthegal.art/dorothy daily 0.75 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1579983258524-0XNF3JD1OILTDK82UWDF/large+matted+dorothy+bookshelf+photo.jpg dorothy. - onward, dorothy. inspired by the wonderful wizard of oz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530016961586-NM7Y9HGTANGRO77EGXEV/dorothy+wall.png dorothy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530017319708-O3SNK5S5OTAWGUXYM4GE/IMG_3680.JPG dorothy. in my sketchbook, i had to plan out the icon arrangements for the checkerboard pattern. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530017212047-5C8F1S6GFQGBJS2JM4SO/IMG_0374.JPG dorothy. yes, i do my layouts with tape & paper & transfer paper. none of this computer nonsense. ;) #doitthehardway https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530017221153-RO1NZ0736CZYPG3TDSIV/IMG_0376.JPG dorothy. i used graphite paper to transfer the icon drawings to illustration board for consistency. (can still see my super-faint checkerboard lines.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530017227468-SBM1L9YHMGBPE0XPWG6F/IMG_0378.JPG dorothy. and one-by-one, we start painting the background colours! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530017235155-PHR1IS21FOPOWUDXKPJZ/IMG_0380.JPG dorothy. more greens for days… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530017241276-M8BFMRTWQB4S0940G7Y0/IMG_0384.JPG dorothy. ah… the ruby slippers. how convenient that red is the complementary colour of green to make them pop even more! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530017245697-1V3DH71UIQ48OXSYDU7D/IMG_0395.JPG dorothy. pop pop pop…. adding contrast and painterly sequins. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530017267911-ANCNHZXAR4IMVTIYN06V/IMG_0397.JPG dorothy. white gouache highlights + ooooh, i want those shoes! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1579983577636-GQLHRE4D6ARQQHDK4D9U/IMG_7974.jpg dorothy. bonus fact: i am legitimately obsessed with the wizard of oz. (and i’m still mad at gone with the wind for winning the best picture oscar in 1929 over my personal favourite classic piece of cinema.) ;) here’s some of my collection. i love all the illustrated editions. the ridiculous novels (so absolutely surreal and quirky). broadway adaptations, making-of-the-movie lore, and more. (regrettably, the muppets wizard of oz is awful; but maybe someday they’re redo it for me.) and i keep a lot of my tubes of gouache paint in my dorothy lunchbox tin. one of my many goals in life is to own a pair of sparkly red shoes. this could be the year… ;) https://www.halthegal.art/take-me-to-classics-page daily 0.75 2018-06-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530020610076-YHU907KNO6JXHL2I6NMG/halthegal+etsy+print+flatlay+alice.jpg take me to classics page - alice in wonderland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530020645372-21TETX05EPELW1NR2G6X/IMG_2507.JPG take me to classics page - anne of green gables. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530020658434-9MGNOTOUBORGDTCTDZT1/IMG_4339.JPG take me to classics page - Aslan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530020699619-1TROYMRC9SSGFIDCO32J/dorothy+glitter+card.jpg take me to classics page - dorothy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530020712696-0U61ULR674X9VOMS775C/fairyland+prints+etsy+wall+2.jpg take me to classics page - fairyland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530020788276-NYM4DGUWS0PYITULJVFH/harry+potter+large+print+matted.jpg take me to classics page - little wizard boy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530020828493-0SWQEUO0ZC0W3YSM4X22/magic+kitty+mini+pin+etsy+4.jpg take me to classics page - "bookish, brave, & brightest." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530020851699-BUT3T4I9VBIEXQHLPMUT/hobbit+print+halthegal+7.jpg take me to classics page - the hobbit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1547478987303-ED4D5TJQHJL6AZ8ICX6I/IMG_7131.jpeg take me to classics page - the night circus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530020874590-9NQVSM6MB0FKN8DJRQ31/mowgli+flatlay+1A.jpg take me to classics page - mowgli. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530020892208-M487QLX6NCPNVJQWXXZF/lucy+6.jpg take me to classics page - queen lucy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530020910315-HJDI6VEZPJFU63F4OVRD/loony+flatlay+1A.jpg take me to classics page - "loony." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530020948888-A4NWV61BHA0WVDGHSR74/mary+poppins+bookmark+3.jpg take me to classics page - mary poppins. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530020973372-M9YHX9UB2OZ2NEIC85F8/matilda+card+photo.jpg take me to classics page - matilda. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530020993150-M7I258YONEMYWDWPMIS8/merlyn+lg+matted+1.jpg take me to classics page - merlyn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530021021293-OOH8VJHDEF6YUOS4YYY1/peter+4.jpg take me to classics page - peter pan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1532196797770-64SH0EK4RG5MNNXFXZGF/IMG_2659.jpg take me to classics page - captain hook. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530021317528-MO3FZI63DT3WFZUONLGJ/IMG_4092.jpg take me to classics page - tinker bell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530021331648-V3NTD2I5IWBU0SNUUWI6/wendy+star.jpg take me to classics page - wendy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530021075842-CIKXF2QEIE6AVZ8ILQ2B/blue+fairy+etsy+1.jpg take me to classics page - pinocchio's blue fairy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530021112147-8Y0GLLSVD0346I3FS6WP/IMG_5316.jpg take me to classics page - pippi longstocking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530021181682-1KVZITDCO0CCRS71ESLI/IMG_8026.jpg take me to classics page - pride & prejudice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530021216543-TZLIH3DJ2NAR3KJ5QBM6/qh+valentines+5.jpg take me to classics page - queen of hearts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530021238136-EVIHBQ275KAYGUC0A9HN/robin+hood+and+mm+print+2.jpg take me to classics page - robyn hoode & maid marian. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530021264997-OUYGHELH6G08FPHUMRXU/IMG_4363.jpg take me to classics page - "a wizard's best friend." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530021297669-7MBN4CESOD5ONRRSVB9L/IMG_7747.jpg take me to classics page - sherlock. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530021362542-T2MA7BOJJ41161PFQ1JC/IMG_0461.jpg take me to classics page - wizard of oz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530021389346-1H1T11V6QT8AFFWYJ035/IMG_6950.jpg take me to classics page - willy wonka. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530021492701-YMIMOLJ5PAIJJZB8BVRC/wrinkle+glitter+card.jpg take me to classics page - wrinkle in time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1576775506519-UZHMBK6GUHQKJ3H6ZAA5/IMG_1747.jpeg take me to classics page - the arabian nights. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1576775563024-HM37XVDJYQHOFGOC42OY/IMG_0229.jpeg take me to classics page - the secret garden. https://www.halthegal.art/peter-pan daily 0.75 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1579992146934-Y3SGNQ2YWT50WK1WEJ6R/small+framed+peter+pan+bookcase+etsy+pic.jpg peter pan. - off to neverland! inspired by peter pan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531155546124-ZQTXNRRR50ZQR5CJQONN/peter+pan+faerie+tale+feet+print.jpg peter pan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531155577006-LUG7LHVNX88NKI94XF13/peter+1.jpg peter pan. i collect a fair bit {too much? nah.} of peter pan media. books. illustrated editions. movies. musicals. soundtracks. and more books. here’s some of the collection. i also wanted to do a companion piece to my “wendy loves peter pan.” so i painted peter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531155583540-189FWFPZRV6IRZG0E15T/peter+2.jpg peter pan. nearly done filling in the background drawing with icons from the tale. bottom features the neverland skyline and the lagoon with the jolly roger. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531155588564-013QCOHLFST5FUVBIUCA/peter+3.jpg peter pan. you gotta start somewhere… so we fill in the background with green gouache around all the icons and peter’s feet first… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531155593068-V3557WH27OLHJDXGDXYW/peter+4.jpg peter pan. one at a time, filling in each icon with its own shade of green. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531155598237-NU0P9BK7NWPV2CYE5S8K/peter+5.jpg peter pan. nearly done?! background and icons painted. working on lagoon, ship, and of course saving peter’s feet for last. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531155603698-4EVNNP9J0N6HTV1BEWUJ/peter+6.jpg peter pan. detail of the lagoon & jolly roger. love a happy ending, so of course highlighted it with pixie dust. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531155608664-JZ6L9FQSQP7EHD1L4RCQ/peter+7.jpg peter pan. final “off to neverland!” painting with tape removed from the edges! painted in gouache, with a bit of ink and colored pencil on peter's shoes and legs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1579992481194-ZJZFSZINFKETAG0ZNBGG/IMG_1088.jpeg peter pan. https://www.halthegal.art/nutcracker daily 0.75 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1580418270085-62H1EQOB4VJQPXZ95PMG/large+nutcracker+matted+bookcase+etsy+pic.jpg nutcracker. - marie had really seen all those things. inspired by the nutcracker. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531244299393-E2FFVOH5HMP93WJLO5JQ/nutcracker+glitter+card.jpg nutcracker. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531244324353-JX6DH7ZOI5SVDW5U6GOM/marie+1.jpg nutcracker. hey look! it’s my old pointe shoes! i was never a graceful ballerina, but i love the art form. and those pretty pink fantasia hippos and i have much in common. :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531244154603-4QJ2NXVT830JFIG10M0W/marie+2.jpg nutcracker. sketch and sketch and sketch… since i’ve been obsessed with the ballet from a very young age, my dancing library is rather extensive. so i had lots of reference material to sketch from while looking for that perfect foot position for this faerie tale feet painting! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531244374842-PF3YK9CC85O5BT6WAKG6/marie+3.jpg nutcracker. after all my story research, i sketch in my sketchbook for the best icons to tell highlights from the tale. and for whatever reason, i made these icon sketches TINY. so the background pattern got really complicated… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531244164808-DMBPE4AYO1RCVE8UC64U/marie+4.jpg nutcracker. after tracing all the icons to fill in the tracing paper, i re-transferred the background pattern onto the illustration board with graphite paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531244169441-ZUUFN8FZ7UFKW4NH64S9/marie+5.jpg nutcracker. again- why are they so tiny?! ;D i started with filling in the background around all the icons with a sturdy, true holiday green shade of gouache i mixed up. (pro tip: never use green gouache straight out of the tube! for whatever reason, it’s all terrible. it will streak. so use those kindergarten color theory lessons and make your own with blue & yellow gouache!) yes, painting around all of those teeny tiny story icons took ForEvER. and i cannot answer for how i kept those snowflakes so neat. it just kinda happened! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531244175256-TKM3V2YJNA7OF0XCUGZX/marie+6.jpg nutcracker. one icon at a time, the background starts to fill in with even more colours! as you may be able to tell from this photo, i’ll mix up one colour per icon. so i mixed a sky blue for all those angels and painted them all in. and then i mixed up the warm grey for the mouse king heads and painted all those…. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531244180131-0KQ2ARW0ZP64XQZY5LO1/marie+7.jpg nutcracker. and lots and lots of color mixing and painting later we’re starting to fill everything in…! i’ll save painting the character’s feet for last. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531244209721-FCQZYWI4ZZISPB7THU5E/marie+top.jpg nutcracker. and the top right corner of the final gouache piece, seen here by the very-late-at-nite drafting table lamp…! https://www.halthegal.art/take-me-to-stage-screen-page daily 0.75 2018-06-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530041150212-X8Z1KY9FTP8UEFXMQSSK/my+fair+lady+6.jpg take me to stage & screen page - my fair lady. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530041323129-UIXFWBTOA9NBHJ7POX73/glass+menagerie+glitter+card.jpg take me to stage & screen page - the glass menagerie. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530040544678-OFQQ74FFLFOURVB8MXXB/IMG_7490.jpg take me to stage & screen page - into the woods. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530041559544-2EZBXK7Q0QVFP3HMHYMB/original+wonka+painting.jpg take me to stage & screen page - willy wonka. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530041384333-K6AE8ZBLIG8J4EQ9C1EH/matilda+glitter+card.jpg take me to stage & screen page - matilda. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530041406302-A1YTW7NJL15E8FTMRE3A/mary+umbrella.jpg take me to stage & screen page - mary poppins. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530041510748-D67X1Z25HG3PO39M0TW1/doctor+who+print+matted.jpg take me to stage & screen page - i'm the doctor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530041545393-NRJ3RKOAONML1UAZCZM4/IMG_9289.jpg take me to stage & screen page - wizard of oz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530041448008-5QVZULLGB47F3TA4GIFA/nutcracker+flatlay+1A.jpg take me to stage & screen page - nutcracker. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530041221250-W5H2JOB6W2EZQUJ5DLYJ/beauty+flatwhite+1.jpg take me to stage & screen page - beauty & the beast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530041244071-BZI44CLQMCRUH8K8FNU0/cinderella+pumpkin.jpg take me to stage & screen page - cinderella. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531156013420-4ZQE0BUHW7OKZDEYT4G8/peter+pan+bookmark+etsy+1.jpg take me to stage & screen page - peter pan. https://www.halthegal.art/the-jungle-book daily 0.75 2020-02-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1579985064112-CW322XYMWEO00G94DVUV/large+mat+jungle+book+mowgli+bookcase+etsy+pic.jpg the jungle book. - man-cub takes to the jungle. inspired by mowgli. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530043326886-HG58HPBASGJLK11WO2LC/mowgli+1.jpg the jungle book. after reading all of kipling’s mowgli stories and “the jungle book” and taking copious notes, i get to start sketching icons to use for the background pattern. here you’re seeing my experimental sketches for sahi the porcupine, bagheera, and hathi the wild elephant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530043345121-MQH8FJSYFNCRKN567DHD/mowgli+2.jpg the jungle book. once i’ve decided on my icon sketches to use, i start tracing them to fill in the background pattern until it’s full. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530042764749-YH41OL0AQTQF8M6TO4MW/mowgli+3.jpg the jungle book. i transfer the final pattern to illustration board (retracing over it with transfer paper in-between the tracing paper and the board), and start to fill in the background with gouache. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530042769035-30UHCSJNI10R4VGQURVY/mowgli+4.jpg the jungle book. you can see the background filling in as i paint around all the icons…. the one part of the process that takes upwards of 5 to 7 hours in one sitting to get that one solid color down while it’s wet and mobile and will be nice & flat and consistent. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530042784328-QQ6TP1R2BKW7S6BE8VNH/mowgli+7.jpg the jungle book. once the background is done, i paint in each icon its own colour of gouache. baloo is the blue bear you see, and i painted hathi the wild elephant a bright pink, sticking with traditional indian art colour schemes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530043456143-UIGCO0TBC0A3PJOXP2V7/IMG_1747.jpg the jungle book. the background is almost done… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530043479315-G44BCKTH4RXBMSIU1U84/image-asset.jpeg the jungle book. the rope i put mowgli hanging from is actually temple bells– integral to his adventures. but in real life, probably not the most comfy to hang by your ankles from. but that’s why it’s art! https://www.halthegal.art/sherlock-holmes daily 0.75 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1580164336083-Q05G26R9DC6Y6VJZ2451/small+SHERLOCK+bookcase+photo.jpg sherlock holmes. - the game is afoot. inspired by sherlock holmes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531245326964-EGW33ES3AGCZK9HAQRQ6/sherlock+halthegal+blog+header.jpg sherlock holmes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531245382952-ZCE57MGWEUTT93HPEDEU/sherlock+halthegal+blog+1.jpg sherlock holmes. research began on new year’s day 2018 next to my parents' fireplace while my husband watched innocuous amounts of football. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531245387344-9RGGWB49G075Z3FUSIR6/sherlock+halthegal+blog+2.jpg sherlock holmes. and sometimes i get to take my research books to the coffee shop and match my mug to my endpapers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1580164520203-0XO7BVCHJ865O4QBTNXU/sherlock%2Bhalthegal%2Bblog%2B3.jpg sherlock holmes. my long-suffering husband poses for me when i have an idea in my head. sometimes i drag him to the furniture store. sometimes i drag him out of bed and put his robe on him for costume reference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1580164494053-CF8K839B3JZ027TWE859/sherlock+halthegal+blog+4.jpg sherlock holmes. i ravished the library for reference materials on this one. i was going to try and keep it simple, but you know me….. i just can’t help myself getting alllllll the details in there…! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1580164541335-94JB0S9Q3MT9PRIS3T35/sherlock%2Bhalthegal%2Bblog%2B6.jpg sherlock holmes. the producers of the new BBC sherlock series took ALL of sherlock’s incarnations as canon as he has developed over the century. i liked that philosophy, but i also wanted to make it victorian. so those library books gave me lots of era-accurate reference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1580164569964-ODRNRYAYSQWSKY7AN7VE/sherlock%2Bhalthegal%2Bblog%2B7.jpg sherlock holmes. the baker street flat. complete with violin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531245818825-VKBZJBKR4S546W6R5D4Y/sherlock+halthegal+blog+8.jpg sherlock holmes. so after i did enough research to pacify my nerd-self, i created a wallpaper pattern (with sorta-subtle S-es for Sherlock and W-s for Watson)… and then on top of the pattern, i hid inside of it our story clues. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531245492973-JBBIKW0FPYDLTM7VSZ2K/image-asset.jpeg sherlock holmes. once i finalized my pattern and hidden-image drawing on tracing paper, i stained my illustration board with a light wash of india ink to give it that creepy foggy london effect. then i taped the drawing to the top of my board, and using transfer paper, re-traced the drawing to leave me a light grey line where i was to paint in the final image. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531245524526-86PLHP889P1B6IMIB3U4/image-asset.jpeg sherlock holmes. so here’s me re-tracing/transferring down my drawing to the illustration board. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531245549662-V0I2HU57TW4MCZULV9FY/sherlock+halthegal+blog+12.jpg sherlock holmes. once i had a light grey line for the image, i started in the top right corner and started filling in the pattern and imagery with a very fine brush and a petite vat of india ink. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531245657557-PWGGM1SUNYMIAL3PWNLT/image-asset.jpeg sherlock holmes. …the pattern emerges… inking the background took upwards of a dozen or two hours. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531245983803-ZHCUH44F34IN8DYP7IAZ/image-asset.jpeg sherlock holmes. once the background pattern was finished, i took a couple days to paint in the figure himself. sitting cross-legged in a meditative pose, contemplating the mysteries of the world in a worn rose-petaled chair of my own imagination. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531246134614-4IHPGGUB329GP3J6UEB3/sherlock+bookmark+5.jpg sherlock holmes. https://www.halthegal.art/willy-wonka-charlie-bucket daily 0.75 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1580407025379-BDC4MXSARV2QMF5A3PDH/large+matted+wonka+bookcase+pic+for+etsy.jpg willy wonka & charlie bucket. - a chocolate inheritance. inspired by charlie and the chocolate factory. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531585627426-RXZJ4PQW6A9T47313W0S/original+wonka+painting.jpg willy wonka & charlie bucket. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531585703881-85WC4IZHT6MZY0MPWHAJ/wonka+book+box+1.jpg willy wonka & charlie bucket. my first roald dahl. boxed set gifted from aunt mary jo & uncle greg nearly a few decades ago!! :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531585808229-5Q8ORIXZLAIGJW28ZB0S/wonka+halthegal+blog+1.jpg willy wonka & charlie bucket. whenever i begin a faerie tale feet piece, i read all the original material, take margin notes, and often sketch while watching adaptations of the work on screen (or as is charlie & wonka’s case, listening to the new broadway soundtrack, too!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531585899944-A7YWV4KKVOO749JVNUZ3/wonka+halthegal+blog+2.jpg willy wonka & charlie bucket. after i’ve decided which sketches would make the best background icons to tell our story, i trace my drawings to make a large pattern drawing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1580407305845-4VFHWVG7DWWMLBI6Q5OD/wonka%2Bhalthegal%2Bblog%2B3.jpg willy wonka & charlie bucket. this willy wonka/charlie bucket piece is shaped like a candy bar. you can hang the final painting (or print) length-wise, or with charlie OR mr. wonka at the top! this is the final drawing which i then transferred down to paint. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531585725085-OCLMWNMPYV2LB7V6JQAJ/wonka+halthegal+blog+4.jpg willy wonka & charlie bucket. after i use a bit of transfer paper to re-trace my pattern drawing onto my illustration board, i always start by filling in the background colour first, taking hours upon hours to paint around each shape and figure, getting a consistent colour down before painting any of the icons. seen here are the four gouache colours of paint i mixed to make this delightful purple background colour! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531585731132-A034N6JD62YP7YDXDAGD/wonka+halthegal+blog+5.jpg willy wonka & charlie bucket. after our background is dry, i move in mixing a new colour for each icon. seen here, adding pie-paint to our violet beauregarde bubble-gum bubbles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531585741944-6F9FF5NQ204CKMHUIACL/wonka+halthegal+blog+6.jpg willy wonka & charlie bucket. here’s a view of continuing to fill in the icon shapes with new colors, as always, mixing my gouache on paper plates. (re-usable if i need to touch anything up later!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531585762406-23SQLVH4LFDBNNEX6HIR/image-asset.jpeg willy wonka & charlie bucket. i always save painting the characters’ feet for last. it helps me decide on colours to use to make them stand out from the background. plus, since it’s “the faerie tale feet” series, it just kinda makes sense. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531585751880-M2RIVJG3RUKG7C8ZYOA5/image-asset.jpeg willy wonka & charlie bucket. getting closer… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531585774642-25POBOV3GBRN744E7C79/image-asset.jpeg willy wonka & charlie bucket. i fought this painting. and after taking it to the scanner and reviewing the first batch of prints, i reclaimed the painting, completely painting over wonka’s pants and shoes, and making charlie’s shoes muddier than they originally were. i even touched up some of the icon details to make them crisper. the thing i was happiest with and didn’t have to change were the five golden tickets (which are actually shiny!!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531586164041-B64E63GWTIH3T6OJXEOG/wonka+print.jpg willy wonka & charlie bucket. https://www.halthegal.art/wrinkle-in-time daily 0.75 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1580412627949-8YF1DXV3ZESMBGDTIG95/large+wrinkle+bookcase+online.jpg wrinkle in time. - just give yourself time, meg. inspired by a wrinkle in time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531587243303-ZWXLLMZORULS1ZA1C2PZ/wrinkle+desk+2.jpg wrinkle in time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531587378677-A2CE61N577377UIE2FY2/wrinkle+process+1.jpg wrinkle in time. meg, who is the main character in l’engle’s a wrinkle in time, also appears in a few more l’engle novels as well. so i took the opportunity to read all of them first. AND, needless to say, there are LOTS of brilliant ideas and quotes. a lot of research went into this one before beginning the Art. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531587391975-WFQG9KD6QGJKOYA5RGS1/wrinkle+process+2.jpg wrinkle in time. i did my best to “edit.” and still got a LOT of imagery to include in this faerie tale feet piece. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531587301007-KVXUQDVGBJVXGHRURBFH/wrinkle+process+3.JPG wrinkle in time. you can see the very busy background pattern here, each image i saw viewed as a tear in the quilt, the cozy-comfort-zone of meg’s attic bedroom, torn apart by her adventures. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531587956665-Z5FI7Y48DEVI3AVI7V7Q/wrinkle+process+4.JPG wrinkle in time. i started painting all the icons in that deep velvety starless sky black. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531587427416-M70BVAJ5UXH6PYN8FY1V/wrinkle+process+5.JPG wrinkle in time. then started painting in the quilt pattern around them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531587445614-KDIT3GLWHUPLM4HUN7LZ/wrinkle+process+6.JPG wrinkle in time. more quilt progress around the crazy-intricate shapes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531587718532-QK7C5ERZL6BEGM76GFOE/wrinkle+painting+process+8.jpg wrinkle in time. and nearly done with the feet, typewriter keys, quilt, and adding stars seen through the shapes. https://www.halthegal.art/pinocchios-blue-fairy daily 0.75 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1579992646290-0UORUFGI5S74YIWPXP41/large+mat+blue+fairy+bookcase+etsy+pic.jpg pinocchio's blue fairy. - stages of blue. inspired by pinocchio’s blue fairy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1532027824345-D5GDQSYQX2V4QBUSMGDS/blue+fairy+header.jpg pinocchio's blue fairy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1532028133932-RLW1XUWMDAWKDSLV03TI/blue+fairy+1.jpg pinocchio's blue fairy. because we all know pinocchio as a marionette who was forced to perform with no strings for the puppet show, i wanted for the first time to create a 3-d shadowbox piece imitating the theatre stage. so here’s the beginnings of the proscenium with the blue fairy’s feet featured in the center. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1532028122701-4T1P1MIF14RDC42EQRHV/blue+fairy+2.JPG pinocchio's blue fairy. here are 4 of the 5 layers to the original piece. the stage curtains and proscenium, the stage lights, the stage, and monstro and the waves trying to once again engulf the fleeing pinocchio, gepetto, cat, and goldfish. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1532027864885-OGP0RN9XHF1GF39QW4DI/blue+fairy+3.JPG pinocchio's blue fairy. once the layers were done, i needed to paint the background pattern. so this is how i transfer it- with my pattern drawing on a piece of tracing paper taped to my illustration board… and then pressing down with my ink-less hello kitty pen with transfer paper in-between to leave grey lines i can paint around. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1532027869095-HEQF1XZ8BLCN88CZ4BRP/blue+fairy+4.JPG pinocchio's blue fairy. because i use gouache as an opaque medium, i have to paint the background color in one sitting. thankfully i have a magnifying lamp that helps me see around all those tiny shapes as i paint around each icon for literally hours on end… so here are the first few minutes, beginning in the top left corner of my board! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1532027874259-6P0E5DBCKYXEUY468D7Q/blue+fairy+5.JPG pinocchio's blue fairy. here’s the background painted in and some of the shapes starting to be painted in as well…. one color at a time! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1532027879460-L2NI3LR99DRJX9BW8G3R/blue+fairy+6.JPG pinocchio's blue fairy. more colors are added one at a time across the board until the background is complete… paint paint paint.. patience paint and patience… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1532027887912-M5NDVPYAMI07WTQVLELO/blue+fairy+7.JPG pinocchio's blue fairy. here’s zoomed out for a bit of scale. the orange square (background pattern painting) is 11″ square. and yes, i mix my paints on paper plates. (i save them and can re-use the colours for other paintings later!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1532027896462-HCMB1VV5UAXLFVNIE8OJ/image-asset.jpeg pinocchio's blue fairy. here’s a view of my tins full of gouache paint tubes and the pieces all painted and ready to be framed together in 3d…! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1532027939259-EYU13GPEE86Q67XY1DZH/blue+fairy+9.JPG pinocchio's blue fairy. here’s a detail shot of the blue fairy flying over the background! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1532028249069-ZEJ4G9FTPPWRYQDU4DEV/image-asset.jpeg pinocchio's blue fairy. and here is the final pieces of the painting all framed together. it’s so beautiful in real life, i wish you were in my living room/studio to see it…! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1532028058705-GFX8MQ4EZM32DX3JDH89/blue+fairy+etsy+1.jpg pinocchio's blue fairy. https://www.halthegal.art/robin-hood-maid-marian daily 0.75 2020-02-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1580160974054-EHM8BKQCV43LSKA9MGLA/image-asset.jpeg robin hood & maid marian. - just outlawe robyn hoode. inspired by robin hood & maid marian of sherwood forest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1532028556286-17JZDQJT3RULDWIYLEEG/robin+hood+and+mm+prints+1.jpg robin hood & maid marian. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1532029028999-L3GRVRCY69L2GDJH0OAP/robin+hood+research+stack.jpg robin hood & maid marian. looooots of robin hood {robyn hoode} research… i got a bit carried away. here’s most of my research/re-tellings stack. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1532028592491-027NQEMQRKMQDF2SY1G6/robin+1.jpg robin hood & maid marian. the first sketches and thumbnails of robin hood and maid marian. i picture him leaning against a tree all suave and confident, & marian leaning up to kiss his cheek. excellent use of a tree in the forest, no? ;) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1532028597764-N78PLKKSB3GXYL757P7W/robin+2.jpg robin hood & maid marian. here’s my process of beginning to trace all of my story icon shapes onto robin’s tracing paper to create a full pattern background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1532028603441-GT6648IEEHLMNG5BXWVN/robin+3.jpg robin hood & maid marian. here are the final background patterns for both robin and marian. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1532028608155-VVSDACX4VC22AMKNSWWN/robin+4.jpg robin hood & maid marian. marian’s background green gouache paint colour is a little more mint than robin’s. but they still look smashing side-by-side. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1532028612683-RQIK9TKB5ZUQQ939TSM7/robin+5.jpg robin hood & maid marian. after i transferred the patterns down to illustration board with graphite paper, i filled in each background. robin’s background green is a bit more neutral than marian’s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1532028618332-MDXT0NDEF5P4OFZTO0TK/robin+6.jpg robin hood & maid marian. here’s both side-by side in progress…. starting to fill in the icon shapes one colour at a time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1532028623421-638HR8FF605PYPEH7C6F/robin+7.jpg robin hood & maid marian. i did use the same gouache colour for the icons in both paintings. (like richard the lion hearted lions are the same colour of peachy gouache paint. but thanks to the miracle of colour theory, it looks a lot more red in marian's painting than in robin's.) :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1532028631319-8W2VWMNM9R9RY67NZP45/image-asset.jpeg robin hood & maid marian. here they are side-by-side. almost done! continuing to fill in each story icon shape one mixed paint colour at a time. and working on the painting details of robin & marian’s legs and boots! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1532028644587-53RSY4BO2C19H71KVCGV/image-asset.jpeg robin hood & maid marian. these were all the paper plate palettes i used to mix up each new colour of paint! i do love all the colours!! :D and obviously created quite a few new ones for this duo! https://www.halthegal.art/night-circus daily 0.75 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1579991500000-RHMK6J5RGMJMV8MRK3AA/large+matted+night+circus+bookcase+pic+for+etsy.jpg night circus. - the circus arrives without warning. inspired by the night circus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1546270572359-8HUBXPYK2ZG8GCRGKBGS/halthegal+night+circus+blog+header.jpg night circus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1546268290611-26TVDL73V7MYEI567GBR/halthegal%2Bnight%2Bcircus%2Bblog%2B1.jpg night circus. after i read the book (you can see all my postit flags sticking out at important passages), compiled my story notes in my mini moleskin, and sketched out some icon drawings in my sketchbook, i begin to assemble the final drawing for my painting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1546268360323-G495YDWWNCBJFG5QFULQ/halthegal+night+circus+blog+2.jpg night circus. on of my favorite things about this piece? my drawing for celia’s dress. (compiled from a few different outfit descriptions in the book as well as some vintage dior & valentino references.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1546268415059-HRP1MMKJXX617812WVDQ/halthegal+night+circus+blog+3.jpg night circus. after i’ve settled on which drawings i’m going to use from important elements or characters in the tale, i’ll copy them out of my sketchbook and retrace them to fill in the background pattern. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1546268485233-0OC63UCR6PYLY84CC3MT/halthegal+night+circus+blog+4.jpg night circus. here’s the final drawing with figures, background elements, and scroll-y detail work included. next up is to transfer it to illustration board. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1546268544263-IHHO71EBSTITK8VZGJS3/halthegal+night+circus+blog+5.jpg night circus. i’ll use a piece of graphite transfer paper between my finished drawing (created on tracing paper) and the illustration board i’ll paint on. every icon, every figure, every line is traced so that….. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1546268605860-T773Q0OJNIPO3YJTU9BQ/halthegal+night+circus+blog+6.jpg night circus. …it leaves a grey outline so i can colour inside the lines, as it were, when it’s finally time to paint. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1546268642363-MGS9NHH2PWKE7FD2LV90/halthegal+night+circus+blog+7.jpg night circus. after the entire drawing has been re-traced and transferred onto illustration board, i’ll spend the next 60 or so hours peering through my magnifying lamp to paint the days away! the first thing i do is paint my background colour around ALL those shapes. yes, it takes forever. about 6 or 7 hours in one sitting so my gouache stays wet and consistent. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1546268730886-KRPRPV3HHQ9IHC8F3IKV/halthegal+night+circus+blog+8.jpg night circus. for the night circus piece, i wanted a subtle ombre effect in the background. so my deepest black (of course with some other paint pigments thrown in; one never uses black straight out of the paint tube!) is at the bottom, and i slowly lightened it towards the top so our figures would be even more resplendent against the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1546268750465-C0WAVCSHS9GQMH3W2HEV/halthegal+night+circus+blog+9.jpg night circus. once the background is in, i’ll start filling in the story icon pattern. soooooo many mixed greys to fill them in!! the other fun thing about the ombre background behind them is how the hippos up top look darker than the ones lower in the painting because of the visual effect of the paint shade behind it. ooooh, colour theory, how i love thee. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1546268917235-CKLTEK8QWQVBEBSNYYXB/image-asset.jpeg night circus. after my story icons were mostly filled in (went in with even more detail later, because i can’t help myself), i used india ink for the night sky above the circus tents. i wanted it to have a slightly different texture and sheen than the gouache paint i was using on the rest of it. and i think it turned out great. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1546269011227-SLAQQHMZ07YD2YGYCEWI/image-asset.jpeg night circus. here’s the background mostly filled in and back to right-side-up. there was still ooooodles of work left to do. but i’d filled in enough to know how i wanted to keep the piece under control and not too visually overwhelming. (*chuckle* you know i can’t help that, either. but i still wanted it to look good. and consistent. and magical.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1546269026571-K9P4BKS7UX4JNUTT903W/halthegal+night+circus+blog+12.jpg night circus. my hero for this painting was my encoda brush size 2. it’s smaller than it looks. but i got in some TIGHT detail. particularly on the dragons inside the clock faces. and all that smoke/lace/fire at the bottom… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1546269157188-6DP379OCAPCYGXOAOGUZ/image-asset.jpeg night circus. i also used india ink on the circus canvases. (but the flags i painted in grey gouaches.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1546269170083-GEL3ZB8D4OZY4Y5X0GGA/halthegal+night+circus+blog+14.jpg night circus. a view of my workspace. my sketchbook (with original concept layout), final drawing, tins of gouache paints, and all the other artsy ephemera in my living room/library studio corner. :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1546269184840-MJ0CV5CUKWVUJEG16134/halthegal+night+circus+blog+15.jpg night circus. no, this isn’t an advertisement for how often i paint my nails in various shades of glitter. (or just how many weeks it took me to finish this piece!) but i wanted to show you the tiny tiny stars i added in the night sky above the circus tents. i told you that encoda-2 brush helped me get some tiny details!! (normal-sized pencil for scale reference.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1546269201121-267FVQJQ8Z2U80RBIN4O/image-asset.jpeg night circus. i always paint the figures and the faerie tale FEET last. it might be the best part. but i need to see the cohesive piece first so i can make sure they stand out. still obsessed with celia’s dress and shoes. ugh. i love it so much. ;D https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1546269418312-MCTK7AN7Y8NL0V9JXOVD/image-asset.jpeg night circus. here’s another look at some of my research and inspirational materials on top of my sketchbook (& self-annotated copy of the night circus!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1546269430620-02HJSDH7XN95QL19NAPE/image-asset.jpeg night circus. and here’s a clean look at the final background drawing before i transferred it and turned it into a painting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1546269446338-Q2TBNFZ1LC61RJ8N7ECT/image-asset.jpeg night circus. and here’s a bad photo of the final painting. (but at least the green edge tape is off!! (ha!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1546531247198-0VLWHW46WS48CJ49AAB5/night+circus+print+signature+small.jpg night circus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1547677191043-BFQT4YSK9A4PQYTO2HPL/night+circus+original+online.jpg night circus. painting itself is 11 x 14”, total framed size with mat and wooden black frame is 19 x 22.” (original has SOLD) https://www.halthegal.art/1001-arabian-nights daily 0.75 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1579963971991-BW8MITGD0WQDU00BZNL8/arabian+nights+bookcase+2.jpg 1001 arabian nights - for one more chapter. inspired by tales from the arabian nights. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1565897672182-4SBLH2I4SPO22YTLXLRE/aladdin+peek+online.jpg 1001 arabian nights https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1565895455478-WHI56IZLXI1MREDX5BAO/arabian+blog+1.jpg 1001 arabian nights i started out reading a faerie tale collection that boasted it was “aladdin and the arabian nights” in october of 2018 or so. the story was so awful (bless disney for making it adorable and PC), that i of course delved deeper and deeper into the history of the arabian nights and the broader scope of stories from the silk road and what came to be known as scheherazade’s “1001 arabian nights.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1565895682961-3MBWSMWUNA5L9FY1J6KT/arabian+blog+2.jpg 1001 arabian nights a few recent trips to the met in nyc had my iphone full of reference photos. i’m obsessed with the “art of the arab lands, turkey, iran, central asia, & later south asia” wing. (yes, i had to look at my framed met map to get that title right.) ;) and yes, you are correct this isn’t the FIRST faerie tale feet painting inspired by a trip to the met. or even the first from this wing of the met. but i got a lot of details from the rugs and tableware and walls and all the things on this last trip! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1565895966211-DSMZNMSMSM2CN4UMNPZY/arabian+blog+3.1.jpg 1001 arabian nights once i’ve compiled all my research (you can see my pocket-sized moleskin on the left there), i of course start sketching ideas both for layout and included, essential elements from the tale. so reference materials, sketchbook, drawings tools, and more… and yes, earbuds as i’m probably listening to a harry potter book again… ;) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1565896070049-D78IWVIBBGA0V3JTWSC3/arabian+blog+3.jpg 1001 arabian nights so here’s the FINAL drawing (patched together on tracing paper; you can also see i re-sized the lamp drawing)… as well as a few test patches as i wasn’t sure if i was going to stain my watercolour paper like i did my merlyn piece, or leave it a clean white parchment. either way, i wanted it to look like an aged manuscript! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1565896168634-JJQKNKD5ZY2LGEVWZ3XH/arabian+blog+4.jpg 1001 arabian nights i also mixed this one up as it’s the largest original i’ve painted for the faerie tale feet series! so i had to blow up portions of my drawing to fit the surface…! also, i discovered through google researching the bata shoe museum in toronto, and now i NEED to road trip there IRL. (they have collections online and you can even spin shoes in 3D and yes, it totally helped for these slipper drawings!!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1565896503803-ZDMQ5XHNVX9HQET86MMV/arabian+blog+5.jpg 1001 arabian nights once i have my full drawing, i blew it up to the scale i wanted to paint it (you can see my photo copies spliced together; i’m totally hi*tech over here), and used a piece of graphite paper to transfer all the details down to my watercolour paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1565896572882-4E5DUE4XPTAS4L3LLHBS/arabian+blog+6.jpg 1001 arabian nights my trusty magnifying lamp, trying to help me not go blind for details as i re-trace my drawing down to the watercolour paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1565896645958-SV4P4YV82CDD1OQ18ECJ/arabian+blog+7.jpg 1001 arabian nights starting to add colour! i wanted to keep it monochromatic. i lasted for a while… ;D i painted everything in layers of washes of bombay india ink in turquoise from dr. ph. martin’s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1565897819517-5VE2H574T0BACMA0HLAM/arabian%2Bblog%2B8.jpg 1001 arabian nights once it was ALL BLUE (ceramic references from the met as well as classic genie!), it needed some visual variations. so i used lighter washes of cerulean transparent water color for the background arches, and added a few dabs of acrylic sepia to the slippers. then they were too green, so i added some opaque gouache paints in a variety of sandy colours. and some metallic gold. because, who am i to deny the world more shiny? ;) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1565896890529-Y5KQUWKRBLYKKWVR2OLW/image-asset.jpeg 1001 arabian nights you can see the shiny in this lighting. ;) as well as my paper plates i use for mixing gouache so i can re-use it in future paintings. :) https://www.halthegal.art/beauty-the-beast-1 daily 0.75 2020-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1579889892035-6S7O5GG48BGLKBB2H70K/large+matted+beauty+and+the+beast+bookshelf+photo.jpg beauty & the beast. - beauty seen. inspired by “beauty and the beast,” or “la belle et la bête.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529601186430-CKWFSKYS2OUWHQ2DJ6G5/beauty+flatwhite+1.jpg beauty & the beast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1527187033601-53QWS10DBIV343W0QS34/beauty+1.jpg beauty & the beast. in the research process, i took the opportunity to collect some rare illustrated editions and all the other lovely versions i could get my hands (paws) on... and somehow my first beast sketches looked like a tony diterlizzi illustration… fine by me! i ended up of course just using the beast’s shadow…. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1527187050169-ZEMO7YGWYDO10N7G8PUU/beauty+2.jpg beauty & the beast. once i finished my research, i go though my lists of story icons that would service telling the story visually as well as would work well as silhouette shapes. so here's the step where i'm starting to trace the icon drawings from the tale to fill in the background pattern… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1527186988850-GN3H70LXP7KTT86K6OXX/beauty+3.jpg beauty & the beast. here’s the finished background drawing, which i retraced onto the illustration board with some transfer paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1527186997304-GK51WQ0IY7I3IW9CHMVM/beauty+4.jpg beauty & the beast. starting with the PINK gouache background, i start painting the piece one colour at a time. so background, then beasts shadow, then the shapes– and the shapes again to match what colour they’d be in beast’s shadow. woohoo colour theory! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1527187004486-02C3SHT3P1ELGP7IXJWU/beauty5.jpg beauty & the beast. definitely fell in love with the colour red gouache i mixed for the roses in the background!! i mixed winsor & newton opera pink, flame red, and the essential naples yellow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1527187262647-004L7WV0BRNMIO4VSQG3/beauty+6.jpg beauty & the beast. background done… time to paint the shoes! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1527187016969-JISL5VVUNKOCB7J8ATHR/beauty+7.jpg beauty & the beast. “beauty seen.” inside, outside, and discovered. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1580419252020-VU6G18GQWBUCZK7EHR07/beauty+and+the+beast+greeting+card+faerie+tale+feet.jpeg beauty & the beast. quote on the front of faerie tale feet greeting card reads: “Dear Beauty, try not to regret all you have left behind you, for you are destined to a better fate. Only do not let yourself be deceived by appearances.” talk about a perfect thematic quote from the original tale, no?? :D https://www.halthegal.art/mary-poppins-2 daily 0.75 2021-03-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1579988279299-OCUCMEXMKWYG5DTYU6K5/large+matted+mary+poppins+bookcase+etsy+pic.jpg mary poppins. - perfectly mary poppins. inspired by the writings of p.l. travers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530045900927-WRQLYIR959OOQ45SCEIZ/mary+umbrella.jpg mary poppins. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530045008575-E816XUTWM80BSYIQZAJ4/mary+1.jpg mary poppins. sometimes i bribe {with desserts} friends & family members to model for me as i figure out who the characters are. (or at least how they’d be posing.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530045014333-EOWNNL890ZXSLKMMDZO8/mary+2.jpg mary poppins. penguins! bowler hats! parrot umbrellas! and all 9 mary poppins books by p.l. travers…! a peek inside my sketchbook as i figure out with which shapes to best tell the tale. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530045019768-W1WNQLVTAL8HLUEZKQK4/mary+3.jpg mary poppins. i re-trace the best story icons to create the pattern on tracing paper ready to be re-traced onto illustration board for painting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530045023821-LI9TN87ONYX3H8KIJN3W/mary+4.jpg mary poppins. once we've re-traced the drawing, and those transfer paper lines appear, we begin in the top corner… painting in that blue background, using the gouache carefully around each and every story icon in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530045028426-9ILE0TXYIBZNNVPC6L5F/mary+5.jpg mary poppins. after the background is painted in solid, we start painting in each icon, one colour at a time! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530045033648-ZBLY3ZO4Y9AVKZZFMMQ3/mary+6.jpg mary poppins. of course we save painting the feet for last…! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1530045038261-X3MLQYFS8ROBRTU14NXK/mary+7.jpg mary poppins. the herringbone pattern on the shoes turned out better than i expected. i used black india ink on the feet and socks for that pure black and full range of values. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1579988672341-MX7LWNXAVFOU60N32SR5/IMG_0976.jpeg mary poppins. https://www.halthegal.art/wizard-of-oz-1 daily 0.75 2020-06-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1580407772467-4T8R9E756FF6KKQ1SWKP/small+framed+OZ+bookcase+photo.jpg wizard of oz.. - & we’re off! inspired by the oz novels by l. frank baum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1531261247609-UHZT1851CEZGNO8NALEY/oz+etsy+bookmark+1.jpg wizard of oz.. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1527191808295-4V7C2P0RXBIBYXYATIGO/oz+halthegal+blog+1.2.jpg wizard of oz.. i wanted to become an illustrator as soon as i saw charles santore’s original watercolour painting of dorothy and friends entering the emerald city. it’s STUNNING. and being a musical, my love for the original 1939 film knows no bounds. so my collection of books of every variety continues to grow. i absolutely love the “wizard of oz.” so here’s a peek at some of my collection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1527191793877-CXSOBUP6VWIJ8OJBMWNT/oz+halthegal+blog+1.jpg wizard of oz.. sometimes i browse shoe stores (so dangerous! ha!). and i would have LOVED to have put dorothy in a shoe similar to this– but honestly, who wants to walk all the way down the yellow brick road in heels? so for her sake, we went with flats. but if these shoes came in sparkle? so mine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1527191865121-T48GBYOQQA681YEWMNHA/oz+halthegal+blog+3.jpg wizard of oz.. …so i struggled with this one because there’s SO MUCH great (read: quirky, surreal) stuff in baum’s books. (he’d receive hundreds of letters from kids not just asking more about dorothy & friends, but sending in plot suggestions and characters & he’d work them in!) one of my greatest struggles was i didn’t want to lose this sketch of the field mice queen. she’s just the cutest. but we at least kept her silhouette in the rainbow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1580408009415-SHCHMDQ8KU8Q3989NGKL/oz%2Bhalthegal%2Bblog%2B2.jpg wizard of oz.. as i was making my way through all of baum’s original oz books (14 total, then more authors carried on after his passing), and sometimes when i’m reading, my brain explodes with concepts. so here is an early thumbnail in my research copy of just how much of the tales' details i wanted to fit in… oy vey. i’m glad we eventually found a way to simplify it… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1527191931580-LFSERYGFGAXFZSEXUXKR/oz+halthegal+blog+4.1.jpg wizard of oz.. so my (fellow artist) husband helped me reign in my panoply of ideas, and here i’m beginning to create my background pattern. i copy the sketches (narrowed down from the very long list of ideas in my moleskin notebook) and trace them in the background to keep the icons consistent. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1527191956447-P7D3KKJ448URDKWOG37I/oz+halthegal+blog+4.2.jpg wizard of oz.. so after i filled in the background (well, in this case, just inside the rainbow!) with my story elements, i also used a red and blue pencil to help me map out what parts of each shape would be the different tones or shades of the color it landed on in the rainbow. (i ended up mixing four colors for each rainbow stripe. so… 24 new colors for just our rainbow!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1527191975584-DUZAYL7A4CEJ0R776D1J/oz+halthegal+blog+4.3.jpg wizard of oz.. once the background drawing is complete, i put a bit of transfer paper between the drawing and my measured illustration board and retrace all the story icons and my character drawings…. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1527191522770-19W3W0YUI8N76D9TSR2F/image-asset.jpeg wizard of oz.. … this gives me all the lines i need to fill in with paint! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1527191547399-RNLJXIUTVKUW9V24MQDA/image-asset.jpeg wizard of oz.. and thus we begin our rainbow of story elements… matching them along with line with a new shade of color to match the shade of the other stripe it’s akin to. (i’m sure one of my old colour theory textbooks could explain that better, but i was a poor art student & had to sell them back to the college bookshop…) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1527191570974-I0U0J7RMJ13FTSMRTD0P/image-asset.jpeg wizard of oz.. and voila! our rainbow of oz shapes! it makes me so happy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1527191618055-EVJXZUH2FSVY2ARGIFLB/image-asset.jpeg wizard of oz.. here’s a view of SOME of the paper plates i mixed our paints on… i keep them from each painting because i can reuse the paint puddles for other smaller areas, particularly on the figures which i don’t paint opaquely. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1527191629946-EL7EZMFQP9MBF22BALUI/image-asset.jpeg wizard of oz.. and here, working on the infamous yellow brick road. (which i eventually repainted between each brick so it was less visually loud. brought it all to yellow instead of a too-subtle mortar in-between bricks.) you can also see i tried to make the slippers silver here. boring. so i made them look sequin-y later. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1532033114528-NAKWT5ED1FE82D5WOVVO/framed+oz+painting wizard of oz.. here’s the final & framed original. (SOLD) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1532033210479-98DYXN1AX835CHSKC4WB/oz+print+pic.jpg wizard of oz.. limited edition signed faerie tale feet reproductions come matted in acid-free museum board and ready to frame! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1580408585544-U32SN39ORZ2FKSR4S0BB/IMG_0992.jpeg wizard of oz.. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1580408777738-64UZAL2HT7TZITCCYUMO/IMG_9964.jpeg wizard of oz.. https://www.halthegal.art/cinderella-1 daily 0.75 2020-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1579641486774-PNBCJHX28TWSDVSRN446/small+framed+cinderella+bookshelf+pic.jpg cinderella. - cinderella’s escape. inspired the french fairy tale https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529601349478-LHGWORPECUF2SUFO9DA3/cinderella+pumpkin.jpg cinderella. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529601411167-WHSA5H9JK7Q3MN46XQI1/IMG_0662.JPG cinderella. fun fact! the water cup i use for painting is a thermos from a cinderella set i bought while working at the disney store of fifth avenue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1529601450589-WTPE6H7NF30QM7HSU3PK/IMG_0575.JPG cinderella. once i’ve done all my research, i trace my final sketches onto tracing paper so i can fill in the background nice and tight like a pattern. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1527173298694-KVRGZM1TTIFIG5TWYFT4/FullSizeRender-3.jpg cinderella. i place that tracing paper over my illustration board and use transfer paper to retrace the background pattern onto the board. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1527173320255-Q7JJPKJDT80SQGN4XW9G/FullSizeRender-4.jpg cinderella. once my drawings are on the illustration board, i first fill in the background with all the same colour of paint. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1527173336047-F89PXXB480TYHVZM42K7/FullSizeRender-2.jpg cinderella. once the background has been painted in, it’s time to start painting all the story icons! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1527173358738-5V3A4U6HHNW54RLIG5CE/IMG_0611.JPG cinderella. so one icon at a time, i’ll mix my paint colour and paint in all of the same icons at the same time. so all the wooden shoes get painted with the same golden ochre. all the lizards get painted with the same mint green. all the mice get painted with… well, you get it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1527173377112-GNLZVSQN0BAVHSK8CRF6/IMG_0667.JPG cinderella. i wanted cinderella running away from the ball (talk about a scary life change! oy! love! with a prince!) so i painted the chandelier outline in the upper right hand corner over the background painting first in black and then… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1527173701814-INAF66TYKOJJOLYJ6GUU/IMG_0670.JPG cinderella. i put some gold acrylic paint over it so it would sparkle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1580419668839-CNO6D8KGMY0BKVX6IVNY/cinderella+greeting+card.jpeg cinderella. front of cinderella’s faerie tale feet greeting card reads: She was as good as she was beautiful. https://www.halthegal.art/literature-and-legends-gallery daily 0.75 2020-06-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1584045171640-CVYIP7RSIEV2EHSNO7NX/small%2Bframed%2Bmerlyn%2Bbookcase%2Bphoto.jpg literature & legends gallery merlyn’s beard! inspired by merlyn, wizard and bard of england. ink and gouache on dyed watercolour paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1584045238676-BQUYWRYZWEUDPMLTJJ4K/large%2Bmatted%2Bpride%2Band%2Bprej%2Bbookcase%2Betsy%2Bpic.jpg literature & legends gallery first impressions. inspired by jane austen’s pride & prejudice. gouache on watercolour paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1584046043865-UFSOUCQNTY2ME4P9PJ26/large%2Bmatted%2Bnight%2Bcircus%2Bbookcase%2Bpic%2Bfor%2Betsy.jpg literature & legends gallery the circus arrives without warning. inspired by erin morgenstern’s the night circus. gouache, ink, and collage on illustration board. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1584045354446-C96X7T8XPBQWFH6IZAF4/1001+arabian+nights+bookcase+print+art.jpg literature & legends gallery for one more chapter. inspired by tales from the arabian nights. gouache and ink on watercolour paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1584045606163-D6ZKRZJEUGTDIXA54AP2/large%2Bmatted%2Bhobbit%2Bbookcase%2Bphoto%2Betsy.jpg literature & legends gallery back again. inspired by j.r.r. tolkien’s the hobbit. gouache on watercolour paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1584045696009-NJP15B9CUNAM049MKGO2/small%2BSHERLOCK%2Bbookcase%2Bphoto.jpg literature & legends gallery the game is afoot. inspired by sir arthur conan doyle’s sherlock holmes. ink, gouache, and coloured pencil on illustration board. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1584045779840-XPW8YI45HMUFDK7DELE4/large%2Bmatted%2Brobin%2Bhood%2Bbookcase%2Bpic%2Bfor%2Besty.jpg literature & legends gallery just outlawe robin hood. & maid marian, aventurière. inspired by the legends of robyn hood and his merry men. gouache on illustration board. https://www.halthegal.art/the-secret-garden-mary daily 0.75 2023-10-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1584048959431-2S5DWGLXB4JTDBHV1KQ1/secret+garden+bookcase+large+print+photo.jpg the secret garden - might i have a bit of earth? inspired by frances hodgson burnett’s the secret garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1584048930083-LBWW63RM36QE03E6MXG3/secret+garden+halthegal+blog+A.jpg the secret garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1584049276356-3Q34C7ERXL44IZHC5ISU/secret%2Bgarden%2Bhalthegal%2Bblog%2B1.jpg the secret garden the book: here is my well-worn 30+ yr old copy of THE SECRET GARDEN! (which i re-read nearly as often as i did MANDY by julie (andrews!) edwards. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1584049238542-IC9MI4VC7RKFNDY0JFX5/secret+garden+halthegal+blog+2.jpg the secret garden the icons: after numerous re-reads and reference-gathering, i decide on the story icons that shall tell our tale the best in our background pattern. so i trace the best legible silhouettes out of my sketchbook. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1584049439851-4GNIPNP7SB3GUHY1ZLKF/secret%2Bgarden%2Bhalthegal%2Bblog%2B3.jpg the secret garden the pattern drawing: after deciding on my composition and layout, i’ll photocopy my story icons at various %s to get them to scale. and i’ll retrace those to fill in our pattern. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1584049458672-0PEX87CYUZW3S6EOAM03/secret%2Bgarden%2Bhalthegal%2Bblog%2B4.jpg the secret garden creating the pattern: so here i am, by hand, of course (because doing things the hard way is the only way i know how), retracing those story icons copied from my sketchbook to fill in our background pattern drawing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1584049500674-DLUF2IEFT9N72XA917NJ/secret+garden+blog+5.jpg the secret garden transfer the drawing: when our pattern and drawing are complete, i’ll use a bit of graphite paper. placing it in between the drawing and my illustration board, i’ll re-trace every line again so that i’ll get grey lines down on my illustration board (like a coloring book) so i know where to paint inside the lines. :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1584049576395-MYJUV81SN6HMDDME7UZF/secret+garden+halthegal+blog+6.jpg the secret garden background colour first! my first painting step is to paint the WHOLE background color in one sitting. (i’m painting with gouache, so best to use it when it’s wet for consistent colour coverage.) painting around every iconic story shape typically takes between 5-7 hours depending on the complexity and icon size! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1584049625098-Z0VL1N7SODG8TW54IPC8/secret+garden+halthegal+blog+7.jpg the secret garden background paint: so here’s my background (pink! mixed from those four tubes of gouache you see in the bottom left-hand corner there!) painted around all those story icons. i don’t usually plan ahead (ever), so this is kind of the jumping off point for our colour scheme. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1584049723405-SK7X61TZJLVTMZ6RP153/image-asset.jpeg the secret garden story icons: and then one by one, we mix a new paint colour for each shape, filling them in as we go. so the teapots get their own colour. the fox gets his own colour, etc. etc… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1584049755489-NDHX8AY4E5XEHWMA6T77/secret+garden+halthegal+blog+9.jpg the secret garden & we keep painting: so many new colours of gouache mixed for each and every shape! and sometime more than one colour per story icon. :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1584049852039-7MM38GM70TT3BYIN5DMK/secret+garden+halthegal+blog+10.jpg the secret garden nearly there! the background pattern has been filled in. and now we paint the dirt and the grass and the rose tree… and of course our faerie tale feet! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1584049888936-WMDMX6LC5RF3GN5EXM3F/secret+garden+halthegal+blog+11.jpg the secret garden finis! so here’s the NEAR-FinaL painting! shoes and earth ready to be stepped into. (but i still need to remove that edge tape. it’ll look so much better soon!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1584050041171-EJ0D6KCD1TUF3RPSZI36/secret+garden+halthegal+blog+header.jpg the secret garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1584050120108-HYI59MJ4SWTZKSVDWFP3/secret+garden+final+original+painting.JPG the secret garden https://www.halthegal.art/faerie-tale-gallery-page daily 0.75 2020-07-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1584039690572-93YL4YG4S4PQWOA498AY/large%2B12dancing%2Bbookcase%2Bphoto.jpg faerie tale gallery a cobbler’s dozen. inspired by the twelve dancing princesses. gouache on illustration board. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1584039791011-QK55SBP8V0GZIC02D1SY/large%2Bmatted%2Bbeauty%2Band%2Bthe%2Bbeast%2Bbookshelf%2Bphoto.jpg faerie tale gallery beauty seen. inspired by beauty & the beast. gouache on illustration board. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1584039930476-73UEKHWJ0FCLWHU0SCRU/large%2Bcinderella%2Bbookshelf%2Bphoto.jpg faerie tale gallery cinderella’s escape. inspired by perrault’s cinderella. gouache, ink, and acrylic on illustration board. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1594666699208-24A8378IIRX4LKX36JFY/large%2Bmat%2Binto%2Bthe%2Bwoods%2Bbookcase%2Bpic%2Bfor%2Betsy.jpg faerie tale gallery mythical remnants. inspired by peter s. beagle’s the last unicorn. gouache, watercolour, and ink on watercolour paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1584040048390-9RBBGGEYL973HT6ITEVN/large%2Bfairygodmother%2Bbookcase%2Bphoto.jpg faerie tale gallery it’s possible. {your own personal fairy godmother.} inspired by centuries of worldwide fairy godmother lore. gouache on illustration board. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1584040260612-P9WDSPWNL0GXKRGB9P0H/large%2Bmatted%2Bmermaid%2Betsy%2Bbookcase%2Bpic.jpg faerie tale gallery a little love larger than the sea. inspired by hans christian andersen’s the little mermaid. gouache on illustration board. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1584040179239-US7CJGDTTDW2WAZR73IT/large%2Bred%2Briding%2Bhood%2Bbookcase%2Bphoto.jpg faerie tale gallery all the better, red. inspired by little red riding hood. gouache and ink on illustration board. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1584038303569-5SH8Q29PKVDXRHP4LUTG/large%2Bmatted%2Bpea%2Bbookcase%2Betsy%2Bpic.jpg faerie tale gallery Pea is for Princess. inspired by the princess and the pea. gouache on watercolour paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1584038392608-17OPZOG84DQU9HXEF17P/large%2Bsleeping%2Bbeauty%2Bbookcase%2Bphoto.jpg faerie tale gallery a royal nap. inspired by the sleeping beauty. gouache on illustration board. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1584038510620-2MXIEJ4XPW97RK8A23X4/large%2Bmatted%2Bsnow%2Bqueen%2Bbookcase%2Betsy%2Bpic.jpg faerie tale gallery let it snow queen. inspired by hans christian andersen’s the snow queen. gouache and ink on illustration board. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1584039217068-T6I2WKTH8XADXNN7SJN4/large%2Bmatted%2Bsnow%2Bwhite%2Bbookcase%2Betsy%2Bpic.jpg faerie tale gallery snow falls. inspired by the brothers grimms’ snow white and the seven dwarves. gouache on illustration board. https://www.halthegal.art/childhood-classics-gallery daily 0.75 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1584041687919-MY8ZLID1MZ0MJJVIWYXL/large%2BAslan%2Bbookcase%2Bphoto.jpg childhood classics gallery Narnia, awake. inspired by Aslan from c.s. lewis’ the chronicles of narnia. gouache on illustration board. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1584041812315-XRP28ZOIN86FDSISWUCH/large%2Blucy%2Bbooshelf%2Betsy%2Bpic.jpg childhood classics gallery queen lucy the valiant. inspired by lucy pevensie of c.s. lewis’ the chronicles of narnia. gouache on illustration board. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1584041930785-H6OBQ5T26X96Z9LRK1XW/large%2Balice%2Bbookcase%2Bonline.jpg childhood classics gallery alice to a tea. inspired by lewis carroll’s alice’s adventures in wonderland. gouache and ink on illustration board. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1584042051081-6LOXRUB1NU9Z14ZIQM0Y/large%2Bmatted%2Bqueen%2Bof%2Bhearts%2Bbookcase%2Betsy%2Bpic.jpg childhood classics gallery a tempered heart. inspired by the queen of hearts from lewis carroll’s alice’s adventures in wonderland. gouache and ink on illustration board. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1584042227928-1JAFDLBR7HKVCCB9SM1W/large%2BWIZARD%2BBOY%2Bbookcase%2Bphoto.jpg childhood classics gallery little wizard boy. inspired by harry potter. gouache on watercolour paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1584042342201-PKNOR3VVFUODZL24PUM2/large%2BBOOKISH%2Bbrave%2Bbookcase%2Bprint.jpg childhood classics gallery bookish, brave, and brightest. inspired by hermione granger. gouache and ink on watercolour paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1584042478881-B3S8945B9G1XY4IZZCEX/large%2Bwizard%2527s%2Bbest%2Bfriend%2Bbookcase%2Bphoto.jpg childhood classics gallery a wizard’s best friend. inspired by ron weasley. gouache and graphite on watercolour paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1584042585912-T8P5LOL4SMKSXXH6L3G5/large%2BLOONY%2Bbookcase%2Bphoto.jpg childhood classics gallery loony. inspired by luna lovegood. gouache on watercolour paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/2b38eec1-498d-42cc-b538-e20f1d8ef5ac/large+HAGRID+bookcase+photo.jpg childhood classics gallery - Make it stand out mummy of dragons. inspired by hagrid. fabric, faux fur, and gouache on watercolour paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1584042680869-44TQ0EXKM9WCDG4WR8QF/large%2Bmatted%2Bpippi%2Bprint%2Bbookcase%2Bpic.jpg childhood classics gallery unfettered pippi. inspired by astrid lindgren’s pippi longstocking novels. gouache on illustration board. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1584042780489-C7Z7IJEYW5JNRKTNAEFA/large%2Bmatted%2Bmary%2Bpoppins%2Bbookcase%2Betsy%2Bpic.jpg childhood classics gallery perfectly mary poppins. inspired by p.l. travers’ mary poppins novels. gouache and ink on illustration board. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1584042960922-7L287L0IMVL4X7KRGXGX/large%2Bmatted%2Bpeter%2Bpan%2Bbookcase%2Bpic.jpg childhood classics gallery off to neverland! inspired by j.m. barrie’s peter pan. gouache, ink, and coloured pencil on illustration board. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1584043045594-3Y8ORT5ZOIRXXVO8QUYL/large%2Bmatted%2Bwendy%2Bbookcase%2Betsy%2Bpic.jpg childhood classics gallery wendy loves peter pan. inspired by wendy darling from j.m. barrie’s peter pan and wendy. gouache on illustration board. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1584043251010-I0PBOJJGM1OSW57N73XQ/large%2Bmatted%2Btinker%2Bbell%2Bbookcase%2Betsy%2Bpic.jpg childhood classics gallery i do believe in fairies! inspired by j.m. barrie’s tinker bell from peter pan. gouache and coloured pencil on illustration board. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1584043364030-HI4US16U926GMH2THK3T/large%2Bmat%2Bhook%2Bbookshelf%2Betsy%2Bprint.jpg childhood classics gallery the rest of me. inspired by j.m. barrie’s captain hook from peter pan. gouache and ink on illustration board. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1584043497327-5LZTFRZJLYMETGYRLQ4M/large%2Bmatted%2Bdorothy%2Bbookshelf%2Bphoto.jpg childhood classics gallery onward, dorothy. inspired by dorothy from l. frank baum’s the wonderful wizard of oz. gouache on illustration board. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1584043574960-2VSHSBLWLBW7N7YSIZBJ/small%2Bframed%2BOZ%2Bbookcase%2Bphoto.jpg childhood classics gallery & we’re off! inspired by l. frank baum’s oz stories. gouache and coloured pencil on illustration board. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1584043677826-ISDBME4BPU64K4VUL00K/large%2Bmatted%2Bfairyland%2Betsy%2Bbookcase%2Bphoto.jpg childhood classics gallery everything has a heart. inspired by september from catherynne m. valente’s fairyland series. gouache, ink, and collage on illustration board. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1584043920023-IKNCTM69617ZTX32AMGS/large%2Bmatted%2Bmatilda%2Bbookcase%2Betsy%2Bpic.jpg childhood classics gallery what a dahl: bluestocking matilda. inspired by roald dahl’s matilda. gouache on illustration board. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1584043992323-N2TAY6CV0YOR9Q2I5CFU/large%2Bmatted%2Bwonka%2Bbookcase%2Bpic%2Bfor%2Betsy.jpg childhood classics gallery a chocolate inheritance. inspired by roald dahl’s characters charlie bucket and willy wonka. gouache on illustration board. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1584044405962-NAKL910WUEGZBEWZKSYW/large%2BannE%2Bmatted%2Bbookcase%2Bphoto.jpg childhood classics gallery anne with an E. inspired by l.m. montgomery’s anne of green gables novels. gouache on illustration board. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1584044144273-S2T6NHS21B6WAN6CHL2C/secret%2Bgarden%2Bbookcase%2Blarge%2Bprint%2Bphoto.jpg childhood classics gallery might i have a bit of earth? inspired by frances hodgson burnett’s the secret garden. gouache on illustration board. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/560512b8-d4c5-49f9-be50-abd40a75d8bd/large+heidi+bookshelf+photo.jpg childhood classics gallery - Make it stand out mountain child inspired by johanna spyri’s heidi gouache, ink, and colored pencil on illustration board. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1584044584916-6GRHYOD9CGV1X00VE4C7/large%2Bmat%2Bblue%2Bfairy%2Bbookcase%2Betsy%2Bpic.jpg childhood classics gallery stages of blue. inspired by the blue fairy from carlo collodi’s pinocchio. gouache and coloured pencil on layers of illustration board and watercolour paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1584044493706-BJL6QZLW7EVNWUHUOU4M/large%2Bmat%2Bjungle%2Bbook%2Bmowgli%2Bbookcase%2Betsy%2Bpic.jpg childhood classics gallery man-cub takes to the jungle. inspired by rudyard kipling’s the jungle book and other mowgli stories. gouache and coloured pencil on illustration board. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1584044656026-C12TJXN0WTARYCR1Z9MN/large%2Bwrinkle%2Bbookcase%2Bonline.jpg childhood classics gallery just give yourself time, meg. inspired by meg murry from madeleine l’engle’s a wrinkle in time. gouache on illustration board. https://www.halthegal.art/stage-screen-gallery-1 daily 0.75 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1602878875729-QOYHFY18C3SQPGFGHWL9/romeo%2Band%2Bjuliet%2Bhalthegal%2Bblog%2B10%2Bframed%2Boriginal.jpg stage & screen gallery star-crossed love. inspired by romeo & juliet gouache, ink, watercolour, and paper collage on watercolour paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1592417419563-YJPER66BLTPEJS2YKZ9H/phantom%2Bbookcase%2Blarge%2Bmatted.jpg stage & screen gallery the box was taken. inspired by the phantom of the opera. gouache, watercolour, and ink on illustration board and watercolour paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1584046672938-F8YX4RC6URACKOWYGIG4/large%2Bmat%2Binto%2Bthe%2Bwoods%2Bbookcase%2Bpic%2Bfor%2Betsy.jpg stage & screen gallery i wish… inspired by the musical into the woods. gouache on watercolour paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1584046973054-3SCIKE2AD8IP1XBVOAJH/large%2BMFL%2Bbookcase%2Bonline.jpg stage & screen gallery the language of a lady. inspired by eliza doolittle of pygmalion & my fair lady. gouache and ink on watercolour paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1584047309215-22H2LMZXJP3ZTGOUZ90A/large%2Bmat%2Bglass%2Bmenagerie%2Bbookcase%2Betsy%2Bphoto.jpg stage & screen gallery somebody—ought to—kiss you, laura! inspired by tennessee williams’ the glass menagerie. gouache on illustration board. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1584047479332-I5TNEDRDP5J32BMQGCYO/large%2Bmatted%2Bmary%2Bpoppins%2Bbookcase%2Betsy%2Bpic.jpg stage & screen gallery perfectly mary poppins. inspired by p.l.travers’ mary poppins stories. gouache and ink on illustration board. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1584047126331-4U3V5UZ4SZ4HEYGE2TFG/large%2Bnutcracker%2Bmatted%2Bbookcase%2Betsy%2Bpic.jpg stage & screen gallery marie had really seen all these things. inspired by e.t.a. hoffman’s the nutcracker and mouse king. gouache on illustration board. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1584047224260-K94ZP6B8NSLME8EZ8A6C/small%2Bframed%2BOZ%2Bbookcase%2Bphoto.jpg stage & screen gallery & we’re off! inspired by l. frank baum’s wizard of oz stories. gouache and coloured pencil on illustration board. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1584047387791-JHTK77SYT6U5BTTGJJ5R/large%2Bmatted%2Bdoctor%2Bwho%2Betsy%2Bbookcase%2Bpic.jpg stage & screen gallery i’m the doctor. inspired by the BBC series doctor who. gouache on illustration board. https://www.halthegal.art/phantom-of-the-opera daily 0.75 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1592412593512-DUNKS39HCXE4141PCY3R/phantom+bookcase+large+matted.jpg phantom of the opera. - “the box was taken.” faerie tale feet painting inspired by gaston leroux’s the phantom of the opera. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1592412727295-EPOQZ50J0FP6348E38K9/phantom+blog+halthegal+pic+5.jpg phantom of the opera. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1592413391798-2IE9AEA124TX4C1TYW1M/phantom+blog+halthegal+pic+1.jpg phantom of the opera. So this is how the visual process begins. After reading multiple retellings and histories, and the original multiple times over, plus watching stage and screen versions, I sit down at my drafting table, sketchbook and mini moleskin notebook full of story notes in hand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1592413483065-IURA93JTIGT1TNJYYG3E/phantom+blog+halthegal+pic+2.jpg phantom of the opera. I narrow down the story notes I’ve taken to the shapes to represent moments or characters to best tell the tale for the painted background pattern. I copy the drawings out of my sketchbook at different ratios so they’re of consistent proportions- I’ll retrace these photocopied drawings to make my background pattern drawing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1592413573195-5J2NK67KQUULH1MFU1OW/phantom+blog+halthegal+pic+4.jpg phantom of the opera. Here I am at my lightbox, tracing all the story icons, twisting each this way and that, to fill up my background pattern drawing. I also drew in the Phantom’s mask (see the light red line? the eye socket overlapping the rose and horse hoof?), and as you’ll see in the painting process to come, made that visible just by changing the colors of each shape within the mask. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1592413692383-SOXOGYF9CUBHS3WTZWN9/phantom+blog+halthegal+pic+3.jpg phantom of the opera. Abandoned first attempt in progress seen here! My first concept was Erik descending the staircase down to his inky river with a chandelier hanging over the story iconography. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1592413779245-S29SOW14U5TVYAGQK0D2/phantom+blog+halthegal+pic+12.jpg phantom of the opera. This was as far as I got on our first concept before I regrouped. Erik’s red cape (the masquerade Opera ball), actual Faust sheet music for the staircase, a golden chandelier inspired by the real one at Palais Garnier. Story icons painted in layers of ink washes on illustration board. I didn’t love it. I started over. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1592413886077-VOVP45BDV2W0ADWC755Y/phantom+blog+halthegal+pic+5.jpg phantom of the opera. So after I re-drew my background pattern full of story iconography, this time in an oblong 11x14” shape instead of a square. I re-traced my drawing down to illustration board with graphite paper, and here I am filling in the background paint color around allllll those shapes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1592413971843-979BJIQC567DMRM8X62L/phantom+blog+halthegal+pic+6.jpg phantom of the opera. The background gouache has to be done in one sitting- usually upwards of 5 hours. Then, over the next days and weeks, I can mix up a new color of paint for each story icon, and fill in all the cats the same shade of periwinkle. Or mix up a sky blue for the Opera Ghost’s envelope… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1592414078281-RP0X93US12Q41L5WODDV/image-asset.jpeg phantom of the opera. Fun fact: I mixed a total of 41 unique colors of gouache to fill in the story icons. You’ll also see that the shapes in the mask are tints of the colors each shape is outside in the regularly patterned background. I mix my paints on paper plates so I can save the paint for future paintings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1592414153728-8RK0TIBYHE869ZGPB9OZ/phantom+blog+halthegal+pic+9.jpg phantom of the opera. The last detail to the painted background was india ink candelabras and the Phantom’s underground lake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1592414114509-N2T6PXOOJ0ZZVQNP29ZC/phantom+blog+halthegal+pic+8.jpg phantom of the opera. Another fun fact: the stage curtain at Palais Garnier is actually a trompe l’oeil painting. The actual curtains were both too heavy and would get too dusty to clean regularly. So here I am with a photo of the painted curtain, recreating a piece of it in watercolour to overlay for my Phantom piece. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1592414442679-8RU45SJNC5MWGZ4COTCL/phantom+blog+halthegal+pic+10.jpg phantom of the opera. I used an exacto knife to cut out my finished curtain painting, and in the final, it hovers above the gouache and ink painting beneath. so this is the final painting, minus the green tape keeping my boarders clean. it’s gonna look GREAT in a frame!! :D https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1592415106206-BMIJEXHJ30GK0RD1LEEE/phantom+blog+halthegal+extra+pic+1.jpg phantom of the opera. yes, this faerie tale feet piece has no feet of our title character like most works in this series. but i thought a MASK gave the same vibe: it can be any of us as the muse or the teaching magician. throw yourself into the story and see how you come out the other side. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1592415901113-K6Y9299CCLMKLG3PFZUY/phantom+blog+library+book+halthegal+pic.jpg phantom of the opera. You never know what retellings will inspire the imagination! (Think I was only one of three people to read this one this year according to goodreads… ;D ) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1592416213127-YWETEL3NLA93LX1GM67M/phantom+blog+halthegal+book+titles.jpg phantom of the opera. Things I love include sticky flags while reading. And ridiculous excuses to buy books. ;) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1592416303029-E3AD2O2X1XRU0R1A08TO/phantom+bookcase+large+matted.jpg phantom of the opera. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1592416773883-28BN1J7C1BJYSRYAID7P/phantom%2Bblog%2Bhalthegal%2Bbook%2Btitles.jpg phantom of the opera. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1592570459622-RUI1KR28GRNRAPI7ZEWK/phantom+original+online+halthegal+faerie+tale+feet.jpg phantom of the opera. here’s the original all framed up! painting is 11 x 14” (on two layers!), plus acid-free museum board matting and handmade wooden black frame. https://www.halthegal.art/the-last-unicorn daily 0.75 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1594661724448-QDBTWWD98YEDXU3KDK9Y/last+unicorn+halthegal+header.jpg the last unicorn - mythical remnants. inspired by peter s. beagle’s the last unicorn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1594661880859-98UMAVSV09TQICNI6W3N/halthegal+last+unicorn+header.jpg the last unicorn https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1595448806714-9UK2UZ1SHNXKSITVFOMC/halthegal%25252Blast%25252Bunicorn%25252B2.jpg the last unicorn the first thing i always do is to read the original source material. and then of course i’ll watch the film, listen to all the commentaries and bonus features, check out the graphic novel from the library, and then re-read the book another time or two, underlining key elements to the stories or characters, favorite quotes, and character features! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1594662846567-BCVISWSKGSGSLCAQLWHA/halthegal%2Blast%2Bunicorn%2B1.jpg the last unicorn according to the book, our unicorn is smaller than a horned horse, cloven-hoofed, has “thin legs, with feathers of white hair at the ankles….” there are also some mentions of her being deer-like, so here in my sketchbook i’m working out both her posture and fantastical ankle feathers. :) she also has a lion’s tale, which i meant to make the color of her eyes, but ended up leaving white, her “color of snow falling on a moonlit night.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1594662921437-HAOUO0KJU329N5ESQH8P/halthegal+last+unicorn+3.jpg the last unicorn after i’ve done all of my research, i go back through my mini moleskine notebook full of story and research notes and sketch out all the important shapes— whether plot points or images to represent characters within our tale. i’ll copy the drawings i want to use at a similar scale, and then trace them over and over, creating my background pattern drawing around our main character’s feet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1594663015085-8Y77J6S7KW7SU7TJXVW3/halthegal+last+unicorn+4.jpg the last unicorn using a piece of graphite paper, i re-trace my pattern drawing down to watercolor paper. the graphite paper leaves behind a gray line— so i’ve maintained my drawing and can know where to “color” inside the lines. :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1594663069423-3YWT9JX1ZJRLH2EZIK26/halthegal+last+unicorn+5.jpg the last unicorn i used masking fluid on the unicorn (and on the highlight of the “wine that drinks itself” flagon), did a light wash of a few rainbow streaks (what says “unicorn” more than a rainbow?!), and here am starting to fill in the story iconography shapes one by one. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1594663167500-RIH413XQPX3NFDIUWVF1/halthegal+last+unicorn+6.jpg the last unicorn i’ll explain each of the story icons below, but here you can see more of the detail— and the slow and steady process to give each shape its own color story. building up layers of color and adding a little bit more contrast or form at each pass…. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1594663174694-Q5DR0P65K55V38U269EQ/halthegal+last+unicorn+8.jpg the last unicorn i used both watercolour and, on the paper plates, gouache “leftovers” from previous faerie tale feet paintings when i painted the backgrounds opaquely. since gouache is rechargeable with water, i mix it on paper plates, which can obviously be saved- and stacked and stored- and i can therefore re-use my paint colors for new paintings. you can also see my sketchbook at the top of my drafting table there- open to a couple pages where i was working out the best shapes for each character. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1594663424163-XYV1UDW8OSWCY4XB39D7/halthegal+last+unicorn+9.jpg the last unicorn aaaaand as is often the case, i think of things a little too late. like, since it’s just a faerie tale FEET painting, no one really knows this is a unicorn until they know what story i’m representing. oops. ;) SO, i added a shiny gold unicorn shape in the bottom right hand corner so it could indeed be classified as a UNICORN painting. ;D https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1594663447111-O6MZCHFAMVMDEZ9GBOHS/halthegal+last+unicorn+header.jpg the last unicorn back in june, i created this rainbow-tastic unicorn piece for “junicorn” on instagram. i wanted to use it somewhere, so it’ll be coming SOON to the back of the luxe faerie tale feet bookmark behind the last unicorn’s painting. ;) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1594664450040-RJXWPNRHNR0COFVQSN7R/last+unicorn+square+online.jpg the last unicorn https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1595269757638-9DUMMGP37IRSXRB3JTU0/last+unicorn+original+online.jpg the last unicorn the original, framed piece. https://www.halthegal.art/romeo-juliet daily 0.75 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1602879043935-BX0W418N2TI6TRH8CZDF/romeo+and+juliet+halthegal+blog+header.jpg romeo & juliet - star-crossed love. inspired by shakespeare’s romeo & juliet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1602879628012-LBA7QRVSC1SRMA8K6DVM/romeo+and+juliet+halthegal+blog+10+framed+original.jpg romeo & juliet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1602880751205-HRFL70Z4453EGH5KF5UN/juliet+test+patch+blog+1.jpg romeo & juliet coming in november 2020 is greenville’s open studios. it’s the annual tradition to create a 12x12” piece to hang in the metropolitan art council galleries to give everyone a preview of whose studios around town they might like to visit. well, 2020 is different (#understatement), but we still each got to create a 12x12” piece to showcase virtual. i took the opportunity to practice my full romeo & juliet piece— experimenting with the solid gouache background, those italian summer constellations, juliet’s dress, and those collaged stars made of painted pages from a copy of r+j i found at my local used book store. :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1602880755995-ZPVRCKPJVFZHM8TG7O1I/juliet+test+patch+blog+2.jpg romeo & juliet so here’s my 8x8” “test patch” (i rawwwther love how it turned out, don’t you?) framed to a perfect 12” square. it will be in the virtual MAC 12x12” show on their website for the month of november. and is currently still available for collecting! juliet’s summer sky, original mixed media piece in a handmade wooden frame, $230. email me! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1602881441629-JPDAN8OB9JAWYP1Z9GNT/romeo+and+juliet+halthegal+blog+1.jpg romeo & juliet as i do all of my story research (full list of resources below!), i make notes in my mini*moleskine journal about what symbols and shapes might best tell the tale and could be used to reference significant characters. so here is the finished drawing, with all of the story iconography i decided on, plus our feet of romeo and juliet, so you can step into the story for yourself, imagining the full lifetime’s worth of emotions they each experience in just a matter of days! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1602881449447-4H9IP3F65SNL87J4TVNZ/romeo+and+juliet+halthegal+blog+2.jpg romeo & juliet i secured my arches cold press watercolour paper to a board with tape, and also taped the edges so i’d get a clean crisp line on the edges when our painting was done. here i’m using a piece of graphite transfer paper, retracing all my drawing lines so it transfers my image down to the watercolour paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1602881455254-T1W3GDFUBIOHAZQ80356/romeo+and+juliet+halthegal+blog+3.jpg romeo & juliet as you can see, pressing down with an (ink-less!) pen recreate my drawing on my clean watercolour paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1602881818641-711QRYHHX3JM5PHX8D61/romeo+and+juliet+halthegal+blog+5.jpg romeo & juliet once my drawing was transferred, i mixed up that luminous night sky color with some gouache. i also mixed up a brown-is sepia color and put a wash of paint down over the border icons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1602881905318-D45ZU7DGXN1YE1S8XRBI/romeo+and+juliet+halthegal+blog+5.2.jpg romeo & juliet i built up a some contrast and definition in the border story iconography with more layers of brown paint washes. and here, you can see i’m painting the teeny tiny vines around the border. (symbolic of the rope ladder juliet had nurse bring so romeo could climb up, but also the more traditional garden vines he used to ascend to her balcony!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1602882115044-33X86QE8YSGI2FUSFYIL/romeo+and+juliet+halthegal+blog+7.jpg romeo & juliet once the vines were painted with an opaque gouache, i added that summer sky! pages from romeo & juliet were painted in gold, and i used an exacto knife to cut out those bigger stars. the stars are made with sakura gelly roll pens, and the soft blue lines connecting the bits of constellations are actually just the blue graphite paper when i re-traced the sky over the painted background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1602882091557-UOPX83WODHCZYJM65XD1/romeo+and+juliet+halthegal+blog+8.jpg romeo & juliet once i painted both romeo & juliet’s figures in layers of transparent gouache, i also added a gold glow around them— to symbolize the pure gold statues (lying in repose on top of their tombs) their parents insisted on to memorialize their children’s untimely and tragic deaths- even as the families tried to outdo each other instead of uniting over their loss caused by their own hatred and feuding. and here, my final step: i’m adding a black india ink outline to make the figures pop a bit more from all the background detail. is is their story, after all! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1602882391856-D3BCTK4TH0NOFS1XE9YG/romeo+and+juliet+halthegal+blog+9.jpg romeo & juliet here are the tttttteeeeeny tinier opaque gouache leaves i painted on the vines! ;D yes, i DO in fact paint under a magnifying lamp. yes, it’s very satisfying. :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1602886140707-5L7TM30SEZGJ0JLDT0JD/IMG_0664.jpeg romeo & juliet here’s the finished painting. original currently available. acid-free matting and white wooden frame, total size 18 x 22.” email me to collect it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1602887091837-YE3B3A482EQJV7B1FHNM/juliet%27s+summer+sky+halthegal+online.jpg romeo & juliet “juliet’s summer sky,” my 12x12” mixed-media test patch before my final piece with both star-crossed lovers! https://www.halthegal.art/inks daily 0.75 2023-08-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/dfa79087-5478-4ea3-9524-8dbbb9436fad/narwhal%252Binktober%252Bday%252B7%252Bonline.jpg inks “a narwhal of a tale.” india ink and radiant concentrated watercolor on watercolour paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/fe49e858-2123-4e53-af38-4a111751d470/far+wilder+magic+chapter+header+5.jpg inks - Make it stand out bunny moon. blackwing pencil & india ink wash on arches cold press watercolor paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/21b08ce7-eea1-4749-ac8b-9e69a4bcd0a3/red+riding+hood+inktober+2021+halthegal.jpg inks - Make it stand out “red.” inspired by soman chainani’s BEASTS & BEAUTY. bombay india ink and watercolor ink on cold press watercolour paper, 8x8.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/9338f268-4b06-489f-a233-8dbd28e15e50/far+wilder+magic+hala.jpg inks - Make it stand out the hala. pencil and india ink wash on arches cold press watercolour paper. inspired by allison saft’s a far wilder magic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1616785725882-H4TH2AXMN4PP5PW2RE7K/halthegal%252Binktober%252Bonline%252Bday%252B1.jpg inks “am writing.” india ink and watercolour ink on watercolour paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1632162093234-J0W5A4TDLWPIZSP6NYIO/occamy+inktober52+online+halthegal.jpg inks - Make it stand out just a magical occamy, inspired by j.k. rowling’s fantastic beasts series. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/d5bace6c-bba9-406f-81f3-b0992f3b1a7a/far+wilder+magic+chapter+header+4.jpg inks - Make it stand out blackwing pencil and india ink wash on arches cold press watercolour paper. inspired by allison saft’s a far wilder magic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1632161953409-K00ZBPGSE2RRMZDS0DPB/whales+inktober52+online.jpg inks - Make it stand out i started doodling after re*reading amelia unabridged by ashley schumacher. whales created with india ink, radiant concentrated watercolor, and metallic watercolor on watercolour paper, 8x8.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/30b7c29d-3bae-4c6a-b00c-c173cf6fd404/halthegal+together+we+burn+chapter+one.jpg inks - Make it stand out inspired by isabel ibañez’s TOGETHER WE BURN, graphite on textured paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1616785660129-WJO2YQBD160BYPO5V63I/inktober%252Bday%252B4%252Bdragon%252Bcereal%252Bonline.jpg inks “breakfast.” india ink and sakura pens on cotton watercolour paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1616780723318-L7DPA74ZDXBV40MMPRRP/halthegal+inktober+widow+5+online.jpg inks veil iii. from my inktober 2020 collection. india ink and gouache on watercolour paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1616780754966-BXFI1ZF5YR9Y7TR0TW2S/coraline+inktober+online.jpg inks inspired by coraline. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/cd9d1178-f48b-44e7-8170-576176a50e0f/kelcie+bw+illustration+online.jpg inks - Make it stand out inspired by kelcie murphy and the academy for the unbreakable arts by erika lewis. ink and graphite. (i’ve since added some color because i couldn’t help myself.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/f5d32d7b-ec0f-4005-8134-533c68ed3b89/karou+inktober+halthegal+online.jpg inks - Make it stand out inspired by nine year-old karou from laini taylor’s daughter of smoke & bone, ink and radiant concentrated watercolor on cold press watercolour paper, 8x9” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1622578924457-RGUR6IAEQBMGOC929HHN/halthegal+inktober52+octopus+patreon.jpg inks - Make it stand out “explorers.” india ink on watercolour paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1616785698238-ALLEJNSFUG7IKOLQ73IH/inktober52%252Bdragonfly%252B2021%252Bonline.jpg inks “dragonfly.” india ink, markers, & watercolour ink on watercolour paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1632162378918-5L586Q7DBBVPYYAAB6MF/inktober+egg+dragon+march+2021+halthegal+online.jpg inks - Make it stand out “hugs.” india ink and pen on watercolour paper. https://www.halthegal.art/character-illustrations daily 0.75 2023-09-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1683838137293-UIAY7087KIO20ZV8MRVS/theodore+in+paris+postcard+at+the+louvre+halthegal+illustration+online.jpg character illustrations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1683838136477-XCQSRTAJ4E00POV6AQGD/theodore+in+paris+halthegal+eiffel+tower+bridge+online.jpg character illustrations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1683838446172-NEGO35LD16UIW6PN95UC/theodore%2Bin%2Bparis%2Bbookstall%2Bpostcard%2Bhalthegal%2Billustraiton%2Bonline.jpg character illustrations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1683838135745-IPMYMCTDVD595H66E60M/theodore+in+paris+cafe+postcard+halthegal+illustration+online.jpg character illustrations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1693044627541-TIYKHC5LZQGK8JPXVSKF/theodore+in+paris+dorsay+clock+halthegal+online+copy.jpg character illustrations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1683838136713-ES9RWGCHDXCJVF0C3SWS/theodore+in+paris+halthegal+sunbathing+on+the+seine.jpg character illustrations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1683838137589-66ZKRATJJQK86XPR1MC2/theodore+in+paris+winged+victory+halthegal+online.jpg character illustrations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1693044646756-5T3FU58JQU9R85NVE4L0/theodore+in+paris+flower+market+halthegal+online+copy.jpg character illustrations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/baf4d14a-9b4f-4d91-b9d2-ccc56efc1d4d/death+by+tbr+halthegal+watercolor+online.jpg character illustrations - Make it stand out “death by TBR.” watercolour, ink, and colored pencil on arches cold press watercolour paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1620323130399-XP4AHRBEB07HG03QYIBQ/when+you+trap+a+tiger+halthegal+cover+art+online.jpg character illustrations inspired by tae keller’s newbery medal winner, when you trap a tiger. gouache, ink, and watercolor on cold press watercolor paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/d2bd6702-bd95-4e7c-9364-66f29d5a01ac/little+princess+cover+online.jpg character illustrations - Make it stand out a gender-swapped le petit prince-inspired “little prince{ss}” cover art painting. watercolor, crayon, graphite, and paper collage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/589e628e-6816-4795-bed0-16f94972077e/jazz+hands+cover+art+halthegal+patreon.jpg character illustrations - Make it stand out gouache, watercolour, ink, and torn book mixed-media collage. (from my own theatre-tastic middle grade novel in progress! full ms available for literary agents. #amquerying ) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1628191712748-4OT24H3WSJGUUGMOM75N/six+crimson+cranes+halthegal+online.jpg character illustrations - Make it stand out inspired by the first chapter of six crimson cranes by elizabeth lim. gouache, watercolor, and india ink on watercolour paper, 9x14” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/d887e028-4015-461e-a822-3762e0e0d96f/winged+tiger+bg+online.jpg character illustrations - Make it stand out winged tigers. tissue paper, torn books, gouache, and graphite. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/ac60f174-0c5a-4b6f-acc1-b763b1bbd799/lemallaby+the+adventure+is+now+halthegal+art+illustration.jpg character illustrations - Make it stand out a lemallaby, as inspired by jess redman’s the adventure is now. gouache and ink on cold press watercolour paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1620834624479-3O9UJESOI9KH2GCXGU6B/loch+ness+cropped+online.jpg character illustrations - Make it stand out friendly monsters are always welcome to lead the parade. watercolour & ink on cold press watercolour paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/4c037f2f-0131-4d9c-8daa-0d169d328946/r%26j+alternate+cover+online+rgb+the+hundred+loves+of+juliet.jpg character illustrations - Make it stand out inspired by evelyn skye’s the hundred loves of juliet. watercolor, colored pencil, gouache, and ink on cold press watercolor papers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/03ec5ad3-6e3c-487a-8c9c-e47c6bcc8425/spidey+halthegal+cover.jpg character illustrations - Make it stand out inspired by preeti chhibber’s spider-man’s social dilemma. watercolour, gouache, india ink, and colored pencil on cold press watercolour paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1634380759446-HJPVU17YU0WV537BR65A/Forest+of+Stars+online.jpg character illustrations - Make it stand out inspired by heather kassner’s the forest of stars. gouache, india ink, and colored pencil on watercolor paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1616780966945-TV349Q1E35JLSPSTQ6CK/faith+hope+love+muses+of+2020+halthegal+online.jpg character illustrations the muses of 2020: faith, hope, & love. gouache, india ink, and metallic watercolour on cold press watercolour paper. my painting process video here https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/5c674857-27e1-4e1f-b9bb-dcd4b55142ea/gwin+inkheart+halthegal+online.jpg character illustrations - Make it stand out inspired by gwin, the horned marten, in cornelia funke’s inkheart. watercolor and ink on cold press watercolor paper, 9x10” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/4862e16a-509e-4bc7-bd87-0fd60da359bd/halthegal+patreon+wild+is+the+witch+chapter+header+final+online.jpg character illustrations - Make it stand out “macguffin.” radiant concentrated watercolour and ink on cold press watercolour paper, 8x8”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/791f998d-065f-47ba-a445-e7b1ef9f7e46/amari+cover+online+revised.jpg character illustrations - Make it stand out inspired by b.b. alston’s amari and the night brothers and amari and the great game. watercolor crayon, gouache, and ink on watercolor paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/83b61290-3ad9-4aef-96eb-85782ae54c15/crayon+box+SFGE+movie+fan+art+halthegal.jpg character illustrations - Make it stand out inspired by soman chainani’s the school for good and evil. gouache, ink, torn paper, and book collage on illustration board. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1617999513306-6ECYBR0ALB7M0PSPORG4/snicker+of+magic+new+cover+art+online.jpg character illustrations inspired by natalie lloyd’s a snicker of magic. watercolour, marker, ink, gouache, and notebook paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/73093e17-755b-43b8-b691-c061d265c58d/librarian+scbwi+prompt+online.jpg character illustrations - Make it stand out scbwi draw this! august 2023: librarian watercolour, pencil, and ink on watercolour paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/2c3ae366-9c06-4f68-871e-a43e2234f6b9/greta+online.jpg character illustrations - Make it stand out greta the gnome, one of this year’s summer sticker club stickers for the crayon box. watercolour, colored pencil, and ink. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/33b128e8-fb6e-4c78-9354-f86ecc49cf0c/halthegal+ewok+wedding+sticker+1.jpg character illustrations - Make it stand out early fan art for beth revis’ the princess and the scoundrel. gouache and ink on cold press watercolour paper, 8x8”. https://www.halthegal.art/fan-art-paintings daily 0.75 2023-05-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1616782543962-GWH78LK5PUNEJ1HMWMWB/Spiderman%2Bonline.jpg fan art paintings into the spiderverse was hilarious and visually stunning. so here’s my ode to miles morales and his cape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1616783126619-OCIC6R1JNO0ZE6QTUJ2P/starwars+care+bears+online.jpg fan art paintings i thought a care bear / ewok mash*up had to happen! :D https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1616783896496-TRDVQJM6A2IS9BRE9VY4/halthegal+howl+sophie+print.jpg fan art paintings spirited away is a close almost-tie, but howl’s moving castle is just basically the most perfect movie. miyazaki or otherwise! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/83b61290-3ad9-4aef-96eb-85782ae54c15/crayon+box+SFGE+movie+fan+art+halthegal.jpg fan art paintings - Make it stand out inspired by agatha from soman chainani’s book series & netflix film, the school for good and evil. gouache and ink painted figure; collage of torn book, tissue papers, inks, and metallic marker background https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1617058297717-YX76K5SO5SRHHN7ZKIZ1/rainbow%2Bbrite%2Bsquare%2Bonline%2B.jpg fan art paintings there’s my gal. rainbow brite. HUGE impact on my creative formation. as a kid, i wanted to be violet because she was purple everything and had glasses. sometimes wish fulfillment happens in adulthood. mission accomplished! ;D https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/7c4fa94e-216e-4301-83f9-9ff1e542be9f/BabyYoda.jpg fan art paintings like i could live through 2019 without painting baby yoda?! ;D https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/1616783137067-POA9TYB5270XNSSAJDVW/reylo%2Bonline.jpg fan art paintings being an artist also means sometimes you get to make up alternate endings for films and franchises… ;D https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/d5f29a96-7352-4d60-b2c6-ee828b7170e5/merida+brave+online+halthegal.jpg fan art paintings - Make it stand out merida, from brave! you can also see the full time*lapse painting video on my youtube here. 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https://www.halthegal.art/heidi daily 0.75 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/b20b2f05-9e8c-4e4d-bf57-7528502bee6c/heidi+faerie+tale+feet+painting+online.jpg heidi - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/84826f1f-d423-45f6-8de7-eb9bac3e2ba1/heidi+blog+1.jpg heidi after reading through the book, underlining imagery that might be relevant for my iconography painting, i make the pattern and final drawing from sketches in my sketchbook. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/631addbd-ba50-452f-93fd-5765c79b55fd/heidi+blog+2.jpg heidi for heidi, i decided i wanted to do two distinct patterns: the wildflowers on the mountain, and the two peeks in the background where i’d put the goats she and peter look after. (i’ll list below other symbology i could have used if i hadn't just gone “decorative” with this piece.) :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/4664fc28-f8f3-4ad8-ba08-01b193ccf3db/heidi+blog+3.jpg heidi once my pattern drawing is complete, i used a piece of graphite paper to re-trace it onto the illustration board. it gives me my outlines to paint in. :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/f03fe7d4-3d43-4285-b10f-46a4176a5bb5/heidi+blog+4.jpg heidi i started with painting in the green hills around all the flower details. the back hill is slightly lighter; and yes, i changed all of the flower colors to reflect the change in saturation. putting those color theory skills to work! :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/9271c0e2-7cdb-4096-92c5-625ddf72edeb/heidi+blog+6.jpg heidi next was painting in the neutral mountains, again two different colors, with overlapping goat silhouettes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/bbc515e9-2257-4625-b752-d26b9a2a7bb9/heidi+blog+7.jpg heidi next was the thing i was looking forward to the most: painting in that flower pattern! one color at a time so the gouache doesn’t bleed into each other. and mixing each flower’s color for the front hill and back hill. (yes, i made myself a rough color map so i wouldn’t mess up!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/9cfc0b27-87ae-49bd-add7-606cef05ba11/heidi+blog+8.jpg heidi here’s another shot of the flowers in progress. just on the flowers, i used three dozen different gouache paint mixes! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/2d90a34b-eaca-481b-a111-8d4f6afa1820/heidi+blog+9.jpg heidi - Make it stand out i mix my gouache on paper plates. it’s rechargeable with water, and i often use the mixes for watercolor paintings later. (if you want the opaque gouache look, it’s best to use it when it’s wet and fresh. but once dried, it’s easy to use as a transparent watercolor.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/50d7ed95-aea8-4061-ab85-fd386291247b/heidi+blog+10.jpg heidi - Make it stand out goats! each shape is a different neutral color mix, and again with the color theory where the shapes overlapped. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/9838ce26-7dde-4788-8156-2585c9e5881d/heidi+blog+11.jpg heidi - Make it stand out a few minor background touch ups later, but you can see the number of colors on those paper plates i mixed up! and starting in on the paint and patterns for heidi herself. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/ca89796a-0f5d-48ac-851f-aa92610b0c3b/heidi+blog+12.jpg heidi - Make it stand out the last color to go down was the bright blue sky! (plus some white clouds.) i also used some colored pencils on heidi for texture, particularly in the boots and shoelaces on this cold press illustration board. (it doesn’t take transparent layers of watercolor very well, so had to build up color and contrast another way.) https://www.halthegal.art/hagrid daily 0.75 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/c52a775f-a98a-4c32-b49d-495b4be0aff5/hagrid+blog+header.jpg hagrid - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/a6c665b3-da3f-403b-a7f3-5edb3cfc6ef6/hagrid+blog+2.jpg hagrid reading through the whole harry potter series, i took character notes for hagrid from each of the seven books. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/8aeca41a-0ee7-442d-bf6c-f4b08bfc6838/hagrid+blog+2.1.jpg hagrid - Make it stand out here’s the second and third page in my mini moleskine journal of images and ideas to best represent hagrid. (below i’ll give you the list of all the things i included in his background painting! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/c976cc1a-c267-4d6f-8444-409c245385b5/hagrid+blog+1.jpg hagrid after i had all my story symbols picked out and sketched in my sketchbook, i couldn’t help but think that REAL materials would communicate the furry, fuzzy, hairy-ness that is alllll of hagrid’s persona. so i went to the craft store, borrowed some repurposed leather scraps from my dad’s hobby shed, and got to work! (i didn’t end up using the feathers; a rare editing moment for me. nor did i put the dragon claws poking out of his pocket, but maybe someday i’ll make another one….) ;) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/25103f19-7f2b-40c2-97bb-09049a886fc6/hagrid+blog+4.jpg hagrid after i narrowed down with story elements to use to tell hagrid’s tale, i re-traced the shapes out of my sketchbook…. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/4274d0cf-83b4-48a3-b9b5-d41737135188/hagrid+blog+3.jpg hagrid - Make it stand out another peek as my sketchbook as i worked on witherwings, the monster book of monsters, and his spotted handkerchief. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/f8759ff7-b0a3-4bbd-bbcd-9992485e901d/hagrid+blog+5.jpg hagrid i scaled those down to appropriate sizes and re-traced them onto my final pattern drawing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/75466aad-6fbe-4f20-9dd8-fc3aded06445/hagrid+blog+6.jpg hagrid using a piece of graphite paper, i traced each shape again, giving me a light grey line on my watercolor paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/15024939-c034-437c-aa81-02368641ccba/hagrid+blog+7.jpg hagrid i used masking fluid on hedwig and his spotted handkerchief, gave the whole painting a light red wash, and then one layer of watercolor at a time, came in painting each shape. yes, it took a long time. :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/e6badb8b-774f-4be6-95fa-43807af02e82/hagrid+blog+8.jpg hagrid slowly adding in more and more layers of color for all of hagrid’s story iconography. i’m using saved gouache mixes, which i create on paper plates, recharged with water and used in transparent layers of color. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/ce8ace1d-67e9-4d84-a449-f8b557074b75/hagrid+blog+9.jpg hagrid - Make it stand out i really liked the figure sketch from my sketchbook of our half-giant pal, and used that as a template as i built up layers of fabric, faux fur, leather scraps, and even brass hinges for his bursting vest buttons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/5c03cded-c4eb-460a-9170-99996321de77/hagrid+blog+11.jpg hagrid - Make it stand out what i didn’t have was soft fabric for hagrid’s pants. my husband was kind enough to let me take a chunk (er, two) from his old painting shirt for the cause. it was worth a trip out to the backyard for a studio visit. ;) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae7907e85ede1ebe7739685/b2a24079-36ec-4044-bc9c-9a41f1d8fb14/hagrid+blog+10.jpg hagrid - Make it stand out my workstation was delightfully messy. and sometimes it’s fun to put your 3-d thinking cap on and create 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