Lauren Nassef http://www.laurennassef.com An art and illustration portfolio site and daily drawing blog Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:35:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 10 of Swords http://www.laurennassef.com/10-of-swords/ http://www.laurennassef.com/10-of-swords/#comments Fri, 30 Sep 2011 21:32:53 +0000 lauren http://www.laurennassef.com/?p=2974 Spot for an essay called The Querent in The Morning News a little while back.

]]> http://www.laurennassef.com/10-of-swords/feed/ 0 IOU http://www.laurennassef.com/iou-illustration/ http://www.laurennassef.com/iou-illustration/#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 20:26:39 +0000 lauren http://www.laurennassef.com/?p=2963 1/4 page spot for an upcoming article in Architect Magazine

]]> http://www.laurennassef.com/iou-illustration/feed/ 0 Tree Field (A.K.A. Forest) http://www.laurennassef.com/tree-field-a-k-a-forest/ http://www.laurennassef.com/tree-field-a-k-a-forest/#comments Tue, 27 Sep 2011 18:11:27 +0000 lauren http://www.laurennassef.com/?p=2956

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]]> http://www.laurennassef.com/tight-lipped-luncheon/feed/ 0 Tiny Showcase “Spinning Tops” Print http://www.laurennassef.com/tiny-showcase-spinning-tops-print/ http://www.laurennassef.com/tiny-showcase-spinning-tops-print/#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:17:18 +0000 lauren http://www.laurennassef.com/?p=2933 Tiny Showcase was nice enough to print a limited edition of my drawing Spinning Tops. They are archival quality, measure 5.25″ x 6.5″ and cost 20 bucks. $250 from the sale of the prints will be donated to Action Against Hunger. Check it out!

]]> http://www.laurennassef.com/tiny-showcase-spinning-tops-print/feed/ 0 Cornered Cat Tattoo http://www.laurennassef.com/cornered-cat-tattoo/ http://www.laurennassef.com/cornered-cat-tattoo/#comments Wed, 31 Aug 2011 16:49:15 +0000 lauren http://www.laurennassef.com/?p=2917 Long time, no posts. Still on my hiatus but feeling guilty about it every day and planning to return soon. In the meantime, here is another awesome tattoo of the drawing Cornered Cat from December 2009. Thanks for sharing Madison!

]]> http://www.laurennassef.com/cornered-cat-tattoo/feed/ 0 Bea Arthur Wedding Present Commission http://www.laurennassef.com/bea-arthur-wedding-present-commission/ http://www.laurennassef.com/bea-arthur-wedding-present-commission/#comments Fri, 01 Jul 2011 16:03:24 +0000 lauren http://www.laurennassef.com/?p=2904 Congrats to the happy couple, whoever you are.

]]> http://www.laurennassef.com/bea-arthur-wedding-present-commission/feed/ 0 Wedding Invitation http://www.laurennassef.com/wedding-invitation/ http://www.laurennassef.com/wedding-invitation/#comments Tue, 21 Jun 2011 17:03:36 +0000 lauren http://www.laurennassef.com/?p=2894 I don’t usually do wedding commissions but drawing these portraits for my brother-in-law Sam and his fiance Isabel was so much fun. They added gold heart confetti that I think worked really well. Can’t wait to watch them tie the knot in August!

]]> http://www.laurennassef.com/wedding-invitation/feed/ 0 Seahorse Skeleton Tattoo http://www.laurennassef.com/seahorse-skeleton-tattoo/ http://www.laurennassef.com/seahorse-skeleton-tattoo/#comments Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:29:20 +0000 lauren http://www.laurennassef.com/?p=2567 Based on this seahorse skeleton drawing I did back in 2009. Thanks to Emily for sharing!

]]> http://www.laurennassef.com/seahorse-skeleton-tattoo/feed/ 0 Magic Trick Tattoo http://www.laurennassef.com/magic-trick-tattoo/ http://www.laurennassef.com/magic-trick-tattoo/#comments Wed, 13 Apr 2011 13:08:34 +0000 lauren http://www.laurennassef.com/?p=2559 Another awesome tattoo pic submission from Tessa…

]]> http://www.laurennassef.com/magic-trick-tattoo/feed/ 0 Valecita’s Leopard Tattoo http://www.laurennassef.com/valecitas-leopard-tattoo/ http://www.laurennassef.com/valecitas-leopard-tattoo/#comments Mon, 04 Apr 2011 12:50:23 +0000 lauren http://www.laurennassef.com/?p=2548 Another amazing tattoo in my inbox this morning. Thanks Hugo for sending it in!

(This one is based on Valecita’s Leopard)

If you have a tattoo of one of my drawings, please send in a picture. I’d love to collect them all. If you are interested in using one of my drawings for a tattoo, please contact me so that I can give the OK and a hi res file. Can’t wait to see any more that might be out there!

]]> http://www.laurennassef.com/valecitas-leopard-tattoo/feed/ 2 Jellyfish Tattoo! http://www.laurennassef.com/jellyfish-tattoo/ http://www.laurennassef.com/jellyfish-tattoo/#comments Sun, 03 Apr 2011 14:44:28 +0000 lauren http://www.laurennassef.com/?p=2543 Another tattoo comes out of the woodwork! Thanks Doug for sharing.

(This tattoo was based on the drawing Jellyfish Help to Stir the Oceans)

]]> http://www.laurennassef.com/jellyfish-tattoo/feed/ 0 Quick Brown Fox Tattoo http://www.laurennassef.com/quick-brown-fox-tattoo/ http://www.laurennassef.com/quick-brown-fox-tattoo/#comments Fri, 01 Apr 2011 16:13:27 +0000 lauren http://www.laurennassef.com/quick-brown-fox-tattoo/ This doesn’t happen very often! Up-and-coming australian illustrator and printmaker, Tessa McDonnell just sent me this photo of her new tattoo based on my drawing “The Quick Brown Fox Jumps Over The Lazy Dog”. I love it. Thanks for sharing Tessa!

I should also say that this blog isn’t dead, it’s just on a long break while I deal with some things. I’ll be back on track and posting again soon.

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make up for 2/23

]]> http://www.laurennassef.com/color-chips/feed/ 0 Fighting Tigers http://www.laurennassef.com/fighting-tigers/ http://www.laurennassef.com/fighting-tigers/#comments Fri, 25 Feb 2011 20:00:03 +0000 lauren http://www.laurennassef.com/fighting-tigers/ fighting-tigers001.jpg

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make up for 2/22

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based on an old cigarette card. make up for 2/21.

]]> http://www.laurennassef.com/passing-into-open-space/feed/ 0 Chimot’s Seated Woman With Additions http://www.laurennassef.com/chimots-seated-woman-with-additions/ http://www.laurennassef.com/chimots-seated-woman-with-additions/#comments Thu, 24 Feb 2011 22:13:49 +0000 lauren http://www.laurennassef.com/chimots-seated-woman-with-additions/ chimot-seated-woman001.jpg

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make up for 2/18

]]> http://www.laurennassef.com/chimots-seated-woman-with-additions/feed/ 0 Parade http://www.laurennassef.com/parade/ http://www.laurennassef.com/parade/#comments Wed, 23 Feb 2011 21:24:25 +0000 lauren http://www.laurennassef.com/parade/ parade001.jpg

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make up for 2/17

]]> http://www.laurennassef.com/parade/feed/ 0 Palm Practice http://www.laurennassef.com/palm-practice/ http://www.laurennassef.com/palm-practice/#comments Wed, 23 Feb 2011 16:00:50 +0000 lauren http://www.laurennassef.com/palm-practice/ palm-practice001.jpg

make up for 2/16

]]> http://www.laurennassef.com/palm-practice/feed/ 0 Colonel Gaddafi http://www.laurennassef.com/colonel-gaddafi/ http://www.laurennassef.com/colonel-gaddafi/#comments Tue, 22 Feb 2011 21:34:27 +0000 lauren http://www.laurennassef.com/colonel-gaddafi/ colonel-gaddafi001.jpg

make up for 2/15

]]> http://www.laurennassef.com/colonel-gaddafi/feed/ 0 Mini Heinz Back Flip (Happy Birthday Denver) http://www.laurennassef.com/mini-heinz-back-flip-happy-birthday-denver/ http://www.laurennassef.com/mini-heinz-back-flip-happy-birthday-denver/#comments Mon, 21 Feb 2011 16:55:33 +0000 lauren http://www.laurennassef.com/mini-heinz-back-flip-happy-birthday-denver/ mini-heinz002.jpg

make up for 2/14

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make up for 2/11

]]> http://www.laurennassef.com/2-rabbits/feed/ 0 2 Sheep http://www.laurennassef.com/2-sheep/ http://www.laurennassef.com/2-sheep/#comments Fri, 18 Feb 2011 22:36:51 +0000 lauren http://www.laurennassef.com/2-sheep/ sheep1.jpg

make up for 2/10

]]> http://www.laurennassef.com/2-sheep/feed/ 0 15 Lamps http://www.laurennassef.com/15-lamps/ http://www.laurennassef.com/15-lamps/#comments Fri, 18 Feb 2011 22:34:07 +0000 lauren http://www.laurennassef.com/15-lamps/ 15-lamps001.jpg

make up for 2/9

]]> http://www.laurennassef.com/15-lamps/feed/ 0 The Animal Part http://www.laurennassef.com/the-animal-part/ http://www.laurennassef.com/the-animal-part/#comments Fri, 18 Feb 2011 18:26:00 +0000 lauren http://www.laurennassef.com/the-animal-part/ payne-jkt.jpg

]]> http://www.laurennassef.com/the-animal-part/feed/ 0 Heads Practice with Borders http://www.laurennassef.com/heads-practice-with-borders/ http://www.laurennassef.com/heads-practice-with-borders/#comments Tue, 08 Feb 2011 23:13:14 +0000 lauren http://www.laurennassef.com/heads-practice-with-borders/ head-practice001.jpg

]]> http://www.laurennassef.com/heads-practice-with-borders/feed/ 0 Muscles, Pinwheel, Dog http://www.laurennassef.com/muscles-pinwheel-dog/ http://www.laurennassef.com/muscles-pinwheel-dog/#comments Tue, 08 Feb 2011 23:12:10 +0000 lauren http://www.laurennassef.com/muscles-pinwheel-dog/ muscles-pinwheeldog001.jpg

]]> http://www.laurennassef.com/muscles-pinwheel-dog/feed/ 0 Concocting http://www.laurennassef.com/concocting/ http://www.laurennassef.com/concocting/#comments Fri, 04 Feb 2011 01:28:19 +0000 lauren http://www.laurennassef.com/concocting/ concocting001.jpg

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]]> http://www.laurennassef.com/concocting/feed/ 0 Some Sort of Predator/Prey Island (very much in progress) http://www.laurennassef.com/some-sort-of-predatorprey-island-very-much-in-progress/ http://www.laurennassef.com/some-sort-of-predatorprey-island-very-much-in-progress/#comments Wed, 02 Feb 2011 22:12:00 +0000 lauren http://www.laurennassef.com/some-sort-of-predatorprey-island-very-much-in-progress/ predator-prey-island001.jpg

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]]> http://www.laurennassef.com/some-sort-of-predatorprey-island-very-much-in-progress/feed/ 0 Mediocre Sketches of Shells and Pieces from the Big Island http://www.laurennassef.com/mediocre-sketches-of-shells-and-pieces-from-the-big-island/ http://www.laurennassef.com/mediocre-sketches-of-shells-and-pieces-from-the-big-island/#comments Tue, 01 Feb 2011 19:32:20 +0000 lauren http://www.laurennassef.com/mediocre-sketches-of-shells-and-pieces-from-the-big-island/ big-island-shells001-adj.jpg

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