New Work New Shows

It's been so long since I updated this blog, but I have been working my tail off.  I have been working on a new series and have been drawing pages after pages of tattoo flash for Bullseye Tattoos Monster Flash Collection.  I have been very blessed being around such creative and talented people and this has fueled my desire to draw like a crazy mad man...

"Follow Me" By Tamara Weiss

Pen and Ink/ Color Pencil/ Charcoal on Cut Paper

So...if you are in L.A, come check out The Cave Gallery, to see a few of my new pieces.  The opening is January 14th and will be available till February5th.

If you are in Philadelphia, come check out Gleaners in the Italian Market around the same time frame to see more of my work as well as work by Steve Skelly.  Gleaners is kinda of our neighborhood family haunt and we always love being apart of their world..

Be on the look out too for Bullseye's Monster Flash Collection coming soon.  There are some amazing artists on the roster..

"Untamed"By Tamara Weiss

Pen and Ink/ Color Pencil/ Charocal on Cut Paper

On a sad note, My little Meatball, Gwena passed away recently and she will be surely missed.  I had her for over 12 years and she was my co pilot in all that I did.  I can't remember a time when she wasn't covered in pastels and pencil shavings because she was rolling around under my desk.  She even had a trip to the emergency room once when she ate a tube of blue paint, she was a hardcore supporter in all that I did.

 

We miss ya Meatball

 

Flower Designs

So I took some time off and I have been working non stop to create a new series of work.  For some time now I have been so engrossed by the landscapes of my past Illustrations that I have centered my new work purely on this.  I seem to think that this obsession with drawing flowers may stem from the fact that this has been one of the worst winters in a long time and maybe I was just praying for Spring.....

These winding flowers are going to be included in the new book I am working on for Bullseye, but I am also using these images as the main characters in my new body of work. 

I have already finished quite a few and I will be posting the new work online at http://www.twistedbeautydesign.com/ , soon to come.

This is just a sample of the new characters starring in my work.....

My Blue Period

Smitten with the color Blue...

Pen and Ink Color Pencil

Tamara Weiss 2010

I have always been drawn to Snap Dragons and Bleeding Hearts.  We used to have a garden full of these and I have many memories of snapping the heads off and pinching them so that they talk....

Pen and Ink Color Pencil

Tamara Weiss 2010

It seems most of my memories revolve around the garden...whether it be from my father smashing fire flies on his finger nails so that they glow in the dark,  my sister and I pulling green moss from in between red bricks in a patio, or from running scared from an influx of Praymantisis crawling on our blue shingled house...

All of these memories are steering my new work with color...

New Designs!

In Bloom

For the past couple of days I have been working on a few new exciting designs. I started with a simple pen and ink line drawing and watercolors gave it shape and color...

I have been trying to translate my flower drawings into beautiful items for the home. I am usually prone to overdesign, the more ornate the better, but lately I am trying to go for the more simple, subtle style.

This pillow comes in various sizes and is available to purchase online at:

http://www.envelop.eu/shop/designers/p/detail/tamara-weiss

This tote bag, I am still working on and should be available soon..

Envelop is such a fantastic source not only for an artist to explore design, but also for the buyers to get something unique and special.

My hope for the future is to create my own line of accessories and fashion apparrel and envelop allows me the opportunity to see what designs you, the audience, like....so any feed back, negative or positive, is much needed and appreciated... Thanks! Enjoy! Stay tuned for more to come!

BOOK OF FLOWERS TATTOO FLASH

http://www.bullseyetattooshop.com/

Just another one of the many projects that I am working on.....

Bullseye Tattoo Shop in Staten Island is an amazing Tattoo Studio, full of many creative and talented artists. Their work is unique and they can gear their art for each and every client or you can choose from over 25,000 original designs.

For awhile now I have been drawing many different stylized flower designs and I am lucky enough to have the opportunity to have these published by them, a Book of Flowers.

I am very excited..and I will keep you posted..

Take a peek at their shop and the incredible work they produce..and if you have the opportunity stop by or make an appointment...you won't be sorry...

Artist: Steve Skelly

Artist:Victor Modafferi

Artist: Liz Manzolini

Artist: Cesar