A Bright Eyed Bumble and A Baby Bee...Buzzzzzz!

A Pop Art Mini with a bit of a buzzzz...

A Bright Eyed Bumble And A Baby Bee   by Joni Nickrent   Copyright 2011

A bright eyed bumble and a baby bee

A little bit silly, but definitely the beeknees

They love to buzz...the talk of the town

Say Hi, hello if you see them around

Yellow and black they stand out in a crowd

And sometimes their buzz can get quite loud

But, you can bet they've got a smile for you

Yes, the bright eyed bumble and the baby bee too!

 A closer look...

The baby Bee...buzzzy and cute!

A bee's eye view...blue, it's true!

Have a Bee-utiful Day!

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Professor Clement Willoughby Cottontail...A Steampunk Bunny!

Professor Clement Willoughby Cottontail   by Joni Nickrent    copyright 2011

He's a little bit quirky...a little bit fun

Top hat and umbrella...gears that run

A great big heart and a tick tock clock

Steampunk Bunny...he totally rocks!

Hippity Hopping down the bunny trail

That's where you'll find Professor Clement Willoughby Cottontail

From a sketch on my desk to a Pop Art Mini

You've come a long way, bunny!

A close up view...let me get a good look at you!

Steampunk fun...heart, clock and gears that run!

Feeling Steampunk and need a great name like the Professor?

Check out the Steampunk Name Generator HERE!

You can call me, Helene Golighan Egars

Shared on Whimsical Wednesday!

A Sketch On My Desk...Hopping Down A Steampunk? Bunny Trail...WIP

A quick post and a shot of a sketch on my desk!  It's a "sketchy" start to a soon to be Steampunk Bunny (notice the pin...thought about a hat, but erased that...hehehe) that will soon become a full size Pop Art Mini.  As you can see from the pix he's quite curious and definitely a bit edgy...as bunnies go, but that's what I like about him...or maybe he'll end up being a hare, oops, I mean her! We'll see!

Oh, and I can't forget to say thanks my Mop Top friends...2 Adora-Belle big-eyed cuties that were there along the way critiquing the sketch on my desk!

Hare's to a Creatively Magical Day...Hoppy In Every Way!

"A Panda Moon" Pop Art Mini...Colorful, Bright and Bold Fun!

A Panda Moon    by Joni Nickrent    copyright 2011

Inspired by my recent trip to China this little sweetheart is full of bright, bold and beautiful color as she stands in a field of bamboo and hugs her Panda Teddy Bear and the key to his heart too! 

From Sketch to Completion a video share

A few of my favorite pix during the process of creating!

Adding the white base coat

Color, shading and detail

Outlining the blended drawing

A close up of the detail...highlights and shading

A look at my desk...scatterd oil pastels...colorful pops of color!

Wishing you a day of creative and colorful fun...snap, crackle, and popping with fun!

Shared on Suzy's Artsy Craftsy Sitcom

More Sketch Time Fun...Bears and Bunnies and Bunny Bears?

It was a longggg flight home from Hong Kong and I was happy to have my sketch book handy.  Bears and bunnies were the subject of this little sketch adventure...hoppy and bear-huggable fun for everyone!

A Panda A Brown and A Polar

This little bear can't seem to make up her mind...bunny, bear, bear, bunny! hehehe!

This week will definitely be a Pop Art Mini COLOR-full time!

Stay tuned for the snap, crackle and POPS of color magic!

It's Confirmed...The Pop Art Mini Mermaid Sighting Was the Real Deal!

Magical Mermaid    by Joni Nickrent   copyright 2011

I finally got a little time today to add the much needed "pops" of color to my magical mermaid sketch and I can confirm the elusive water sprite sighting was definitely real! hehehe!

Have a magical, fantastical day!

A Fractured Fairy Tale Pop Art Mini...The Fairy & The Frog In The Tiara!

Inspired it's true, by a DVD from my sis, Ami! Fractured Fairy Tales Volume 1! I couldn't resist creating my own version of the art for the front of the DVD cover and a ribbing tale of

The Fairy And The Frog In The Tiara!

by Joni Nickrent    copyright 2011

From DVD to Sketch

From Sketch To Pops of Color

More Pops of Color...next up details, details, details!

A Close up view...my what big eyes you both have...and the tiara...Stunning! LOL

Copyright 2011

Wishing you a day filled with "ribbiting" fairy tale magic!
What's Your FAVORITE "Fractured Fairy Tale"?

Not sure what a Fractured Fairy Tale is...find out more HERE!

From Sketch to "Pops" of Color...Kawaii Kute-Bees & Balloons!

Bees and Balloons   by Joni Nickrent   copyright 2011

Bees and Balloons...a colorful cutie

A curly haired blondie, an adorable beauty!

Cute little dress and colorful bows

She's as sweet as can be from her head to her toes!

Another scribble,doodle, sketch has made it's way to a colorful Pop Art Mini creation.  From the original sketch I added the balloons and bees for a little extra buzz!

Sketch inspiration to a Kawaii cutie "poppin" with color!

Bees and Balloons   by Joni Nickrent   copyright 2011

A Tumble Bumble Bee Treat...Oh, So Sweet!

"Tumble Bumble Sweet Treat"   by Joni Nickrent   copyright 2011

Well it looks like the tumble bumble bee from last nights "Scribble, Doodle, Sketch Blog" ended up becoming a "full-blown" Pop Art Mini.  Playfully buzzing about a sweet treat bumble hive cupcake thanks to suggestions from the #twitterbees on the Twitter!  I'm pretty happy with the way he turned out...bright, bold, silly and sweet!

"Tumble Bumble Sweet Treat"   by Joni Nickrent   copyright 2011

From doodle sketch to full Pop Art Mini

Sketch to Color  

The finishing touches!

hmmm....wonder who might buzz by next?

W.I.P. Cultivate Curiosity...Discover! Question! Learn!

W.I.P. Cultivate Curiosity   by Joni Nickrent   copyright 2011

This week over at Illustration Friday the word of the week is Cultivate.  So I grabbed my pencil and pastels to create a new Pop Art Mini inspired by this awesome word.  Here's a sneak peek of "Cultivating Curiosity"...an exercise to discover your world!

W.I.P. Cultivate Curiosity by Joni Nickrent copyright 2011

How do you cultivate curiosity?

My Hive Creative Challenge Entry..."Spring Has Sprung!"

My official Hive Creative Challenge Entry 4 Spring!

"Spring Has Sprung"  by Joni Nickrent   copyright 2011

Fairies, Frogs, Flowers and Birds

"Spring Has Sprung" and needs no words

Step outside and enjoy the sun

Beautiful colors . . . fields bursting with fun

Butterflies, Bumble Bees buzz by with glee

Oh what smiles Spring can bring to you and me!

Hope you've enjoyed my entry for Spring on this day we spring ahead.

Oh, one last thing before I go if you like what you see

 I'd really appreciate please vote with a "LIKE" for me!

To VOTE You have to be a part of the HIVE to vote, but that's as easy as 1-2-3 just click here! THANK YOU!

Happy Spring!

A little video from beginning to end!

2 Bee Or Not 2 Bee...Sharing Some Buzz in The Hive!

The Queen Bee, Melissa over at this awesome and creative place called The Hive put a call out for us to share our bee creations or our favorite buzz finds!   I've always loved the bold black and gold of the bee and since becoming a member of The Hive I've created several Pop Art Minis with a buzz...the "bee stuff"...and this was the perfect time to share in one bee-utiful post! So without further ado...here's my Pop Art Minis "bee stuff"!

Most designs available in my Pop Art Minis Zazzle Store!

Thanks for buzzzing by!