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I built a brand new portfolio website all by myself! It was intimidating at first, but after a few tutorials, it was fairly simple to create with Squarespace. The new address is www.angelamatt...

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Fishtalk - acrylic on wood - 8" x 8" This painting was created for the LOUD CONVERSATIONS group show at the OAL X Space gallery. LOUD CONVERSATIONS was a group art show bringing together a...

https://angelatoshoppe.blogspot.com/2016/10/fishtalk.html

It was a very happy mail day when I opened an unexpected package, and saw my Jack and Jill artwork from GRUMBLES FROM THE TOWN on the cover of  Boyds Mills Press 's Fall 2016 catalog! Insid...

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In one month, GRUMBLES FROM THE TOWN: Mother-Goose Voices with a Twist will be released into the world! Here's a sneak peek of Little Jack Horner who simply could not contain his excitement. (...

https://angelatoshoppe.blogspot.com/2016/08/in-one-month-grumbles-from-town-mother.html

A glimpse at the messy studio Illustrators are often asked what materials go into making their work. What brand of pencil is that? What paper do you use? Is that acrylic? For this post, I wante...

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  This blog is long overdue for an update, so it's with great pleasure I'm able to share news of my biggest dream-come-true project, illustrating my first picture book, GRUMBLES FROM THE TO...

https://angelatoshoppe.blogspot.com/2016/01/official-picture-book-announcing-news.html

'Year of the Sheep' - acrylic on wood Oh, this poor neglected blog! What happened to 2014? Last year was a bit of a restructuring year for me. My apartment became intolerable after some no...

https://angelatoshoppe.blogspot.com/2015/02/happy-year-of-sheep.html

'My Complicated Valentine' - acrylic on wood     Here's my piece entitled, 'My Complicated Valentine' for the 'Be My Valentine' Group Exhibition hosted by Rivet Gallery this month of F...

https://angelatoshoppe.blogspot.com/2014/02/be-my-valentine-group-exhibition.html

I was pleased as punch and snickerdoodles that my illustrated recipe, Rudolph's Cinnamon Mango Frappé , was included in Holiday Sweet, a new cookbook from They Draw & Cook. Thanks Nate ...

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Mad Hatter from Laurent Linn's Character Workshop I'm very excited to announce I am now represented by Marcia Wernick of Wernick & Pratt Literary Agency ! This was the happy result of attend...

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After my trusty Sony H10 died, I went looking for a smallish personal camera to carry along to take shots of reference and inspiration, and to capture the marvelous wonders of the world and s...

https://angelatoshoppe.blogspot.com/2013/10/all-things-autumnal.html

8" x 8" acrylic painting on wood I completed this piece earlier this year, but both the scanner and my camera weren't picking up the colors properly, so I was reluctant to post it. Last week...

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Wow, I can't believe summer is slipping away already. Even when it's a little too hot I still love this time of year when everything is all green and alive. It makes me feel more alive. But o...

https://angelatoshoppe.blogspot.com/2013/08/end-of-summer-wrap-up.html

Week 3 - Children's Books Assignment For Week 3 of Lilla Roger's class, Make Art That Sells , it was especially great to be focusing on picture books! On Monday, we received our mini-exercis...

https://angelatoshoppe.blogspot.com/2013/06/make-art-that-sells-week-3-childrens.html

Week 1 - Home Decor Assignment For week 2 of Lilla Roger's class, Make Art That Sells we were instructed to study seed pods and unique plants. As a gardener/nature lover I was in heaven! I ...

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Wow, wow, wow! What an amazing first week of Lilla Roger's class, Make Art That Sells ! This is my first time taking an online course, and I wondered if it would have the feel of those old colleg...

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acrylic on wood This was a gift for my dear friend, Juana Martinez-Neal . As the days to Baby Eva's arrival drew near, I was hit with a burst of inspiration for this painting. It quickly bec...

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The cold blustery wind almost knocked me over today, and made me think of my October piece for our Storybook Brushes calendar. The original painting on wood panel is behind the printed calen...

https://angelatoshoppe.blogspot.com/2013/03/an-october-like-first-day-of-spring.html

Valentine's Day seems to be an appropriate day to post my February painting for our Storybook Brushes calendar. This one was my biggest challenge as I worked to figure out what I wanted thes...

https://angelatoshoppe.blogspot.com/2013/02/a-storybook-february.html

I need to get this 1st post into my 2013 archive because it's become a habit of mine to check back to see what each year's plans were, so I say to future Angela reading this, 'hey there, I ho...

https://angelatoshoppe.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-2013-goals-post.html

acrylic on wood Well, with the end of the world almost upon us, I thought I'd do a little year-end, world-end wrap-up. (Isn't that a grand way to start a blog post?) Christmas Eve will be...

https://angelatoshoppe.blogspot.com/2012/12/7-year-blogoversary.html

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN 4 ILLUSTRATORS FROM 4 CORNERS OF THE GLOBE JOIN FORCES? A 12 MONTH CALENDAR BY STORYBOOK BRUSHES IS BORN!  When Maria Bogade contacted me about forming a group wi...

https://angelatoshoppe.blogspot.com/2012/11/storybook-brushes-our-calendar-project.html

acrylic on wood Penguin and Chicken are all dressed up to wish you a Happy Halloween! These mini paintings will be added to my Etsy shoppe which will finally be set up next month. I ...

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This is just a quick post to share what I've been working on. I know, this is a terrible sneak peak pic, but I have several paintings in the works, and it helps my momentum if I don't show to...

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acrylic on wood 6" x 6" This piece was a private commission I had a lot of fun painting.  You can see the preliminary sketches over on Between the End Pages .

https://angelatoshoppe.blogspot.com/2012/08/robot-whales.html