Art by Cali

I'VE MOVED!

2010-01-30T01:15:00.000-08:00

I have an additional Blog - the title's a bit easier, so I hope to eventually turn all my artwork over to this blog. It's www.caliward.blogspot.com

2009-09-23T06:43:00.000-07:00

For those of you who don't know, I am now part of the marketing team at Idaho Central Credit Union. The Member Service Center is here in Pocatello, and what a great opportunity it has been so far! This has been the contributing factor to why I haven't got alot of drawings done lately! But I just got my studio set up in our new town house that we just bought!-So I should be making more progress! My job is nice because it's still a creative outlet for me, I'm the promotion specialist so I get to make alot of posters, flyers, and whatever random thing one of the stores needs for that day! It's fun! The people I work with are really great too! This is us!

10 Commandment Flash Cards

2009-08-12T21:42:00.000-07:00

This is one of my latest projects, 10 commandment flash cards! My sister-in-law came up with the ideas for the images on the cards, I just made them a reality! These cute girls from Alaska and my nephew Jensen loved the cards... let me know what you think!

The images for the commandments are pretty self explanatory, except maybe the 10 - it's a 10, but the 1 is curved to look like CO, like CO-vet! And - to explain the chicken, as my seminary teacher used to say, Ten/Hen, "Do not covet thy neighbor's chicken!"

Illustration Friday - Worn

2009-06-28T20:35:00.000-07:00

This illustration is inspired from this week's IF word - WORN and my cute little nephew Jack and his mom Emily. I'm amazed that she keeps up with his rambunctiousness and energy! But that, along with being pregnant and just barely getting over a chest cold, I'm sure she is worn out.

Father's Day

2009-06-22T19:35:00.000-07:00

Hopefully my mailer spiked some new interest this Father's Day! This was a fun/quick little project - I want to keep developing this style, so any suggestions or comments (good or bad, do you like? or dislike?) Happy Father's Day! I have many fathers in my life that are an amazing influence in my life - Thanks to each of you! Especially my own- Love you Dad!

Cute Girl

2009-06-22T19:03:00.000-07:00

This is just a detail from a new illustration sketch I'm working on... just for fun. But she's just too cute, I had to share her!

Animal worker sketches

2009-06-22T18:57:00.000-07:00

I work at JR Simplot in the environmental department. There are all kinds of people who work there. One day I thought of how many cool children's book characters I could make from the maintenance, production, and operating crews that are out there. It's fun, these are just a couple of the illustration characters I drew one day... There's definitely a story brewing for this one!

Mother's Day Dedication

2009-05-16T21:07:00.001-07:00

This is my Mother's Day drawing, I Love my Mommy! This is dedicated to all those small special moments that a daughter has with her mother.

Senior BFA Show!

2009-04-24T17:05:00.000-07:00

For those of my friends and family who didn't get to come and see my BFA(bachelor of fine arts) show while it was displayed in the BYU-Idaho Gallery or at my parent's house fore the past two weeks after graduation, this is it!!! I chose six of my favorite book series, ranging from middle grade to young adult books and illustrated a book cover (in color) and an interior illustration (in black and white) for each. I hope that everyone enjoys this series of series!!

Series of Unfortunate Events

Nancy Drew: The secret of the old clock

Redwall

Ender's Game

Superfudge

Little House in the Big Woods

My impossibility....Graduation!!!

2009-04-20T21:27:00.000-07:00

Yes, it's true! The impossible has happened! I've GRADUATED! Well, I guess I shouldn't say I thought it was impossible, I just never thought it would come! Thanks to my wonderful teachers and supportive family and alot of late nights and early mornings! (getting to Rexburg at 8a.m. from Pocatello in the winter months got old real quick!!!

Baby Shower Invite

2009-04-20T21:18:00.000-07:00

So, I designed this invite for my sister's baby shower that was this past weekend. I gave the watercolor as part of her baby gift and she loved it. It was fun to do, even though I don't normally do to many graphic things.

Illustration Friday - Subtract

2009-03-22T16:46:00.000-07:00

This is another piece from my BFA show. I figured it could go with the topic for Illustration Friday: Subtract. This is a mock book cover for Nancy Drew and the secret of the old clock. She has to find out a mystery by "subtracting" this old clock from some criminals that stole it out of an old house. It's a good one!

Illustration Friday - Legendary

2009-03-14T11:25:00.000-07:00

I thought I'd give everybody a sneak peak into my senior show that opens up this Thursday. This particular piece goes along with Illustration Friday's topic - Legendary. This is a mock book cover for Redwall - the series about brave mice and woodland creatures that try and defend their Redwall Abbey from danger!

Clandestine Diners

2008-12-31T19:43:00.000-08:00

Okay, I admit, I had to look up this illustration friday word! But it means secretive, so this is the first thing I thought of! I love to kiss when i think no one is looking..... but I like to kiss even more when people are looking! My husband gets embarrassed by my love for him!!! ha!

Illustration Friday - Opinion

2008-11-22T18:58:00.000-08:00

Although most people enjoy red, it is my opinion that BLACK licorice is WAY better than red! But, red is a much more beautiful color, and makes the Redvines bag look much more delectable and appetizing! Yum, Yum, YUMMM!

Illustration Friday - Pretend

2008-11-20T20:44:00.000-08:00

This is a watercolor that i whipped up in class today... better late than never for Illustration Friday!

Anything At All

2008-11-06T11:03:00.000-08:00

So, this is probably the last post I'll show on my blog of this project, seeing as how I hope to publish, and don't want to give it all away! This sure has been fun though!

Anything At All

2008-10-21T13:09:00.001-07:00

This is the first in a series of illustrations that I've started for my narrative illustration assignment. I think that working digitally allows my characters to be very expressive. I'll have to push that with this story.

Trick or Treat - water color

2008-10-17T07:14:00.000-07:00

This is my latest water color. I didn't feel like copying a reference like you do so many times with water color. I saw some pictures of kids and made up the ink drawing.I love Halloween!

Anything At All

2008-10-15T10:41:00.000-07:00

So this is one of the big projects that I've been working on this year in school. I've written a poem that I am now illustrating. I have the whole book planned out in dummy sketches, but this is my first finished painting. The poem is called "Anything At All" and if I ever get published, everyone should buy a copy!

shout out!

2008-09-14T21:13:00.001-07:00

So this is a shout out!!!! A shout out to all of the bloggers who might have been checking my page in hope for an update, but were disappointed.... I've been slacking lately, I've been busy, but mostly lazy! Thanks to the Clark girls, you can blogg stalk me any day!!!

I just started school again, loving that, and I'm still working as a dental assistant. We are moving into a new apartment on Vaun Elm St... it's a two bedroom, which I'm going to use as my studio/art junk room!!!

And this is a shout out for FROOT LOOPS, probably the best cereal ever made!

2008-08-12T21:08:00.000-07:00

So... I thought that the Illustration Friday topic was "Snail".... but I read it wrong, it's "Sail". OH well! Last thursday I got my wisdom teeth out, so Friday, this is what I felt like!

Illustration Friday - Topic: "Poof!"

2008-08-05T18:34:00.001-07:00

Okay, not only is this girl's dress POOFY, but, have you ever had a moment that you just wanted to "Poof!", be gone, like you could beam yourself somewhere else in the blink of an eye?!?! Well this chick is having one of those moments! Imagine she's at a school dance, her date has just left with another girl, she's tripped on her dress, or she lost in the race for prom queen.... something that is so dramatic that she's crying in the girl's bathroom and wishing she could "poof" herself in front of the tv with a gallon of icecream and a chick flick!

Illustration friday - canned

2008-07-27T21:40:00.001-07:00

This illustration was fun! I wanted to have some bold colors, cuz my last couple have seemed to be washed out. Hope everyone likes my fancy canned green beans!!!

Illustration Friday - Enough???

2008-07-20T21:37:00.000-07:00

Enough icecream??? Never!!!! I had so much icecream this weekend, and yet, I keep thinking about the other flavors I could have tried!

Illustration Friday - Foggy

2008-07-11T21:53:00.001-07:00

Who ever remembers when they go to the dentist, really? A little nitrous will put you into a fog!!! That's what happened this past week with one of our patients. I'm working as a dental assistant, and the guy nearly fell off the chair while I was trying the cure (harden) his filling!

Sourpuss

2008-07-06T18:19:00.000-07:00

So, I've wanted to do illustration friday for a long time now. I've kept checking the website and the posts are always so fun and there are some amazing talents out there! This is my first attempt at illustration friday!!! The topic of the week is "sour". Hope you like my little sourpuss!!!

Mary Mary Quite Contrary

2008-05-01T15:03:00.001-07:00

This is the favorite and probably most successful of the nursery rhyme series. I went this far digitally and then I've almost completed the quache and ink painting of it.

Miss Muffet sat on a green Tuffet

2008-05-01T14:59:00.000-07:00

I tried to put are in an environment of a little kitchen, but it just got to busy and I didn't like it, it took away from the character.

Hey Diddle Diddle

2008-05-01T14:54:00.000-07:00

This is the second of the nursery rhymes! I printed this off and used packaging tape and acrylic paint to add a little som'-som' to it! I liked the finished version

Little Boy Blue

2008-02-04T07:02:00.000-08:00

Here's something I'm working on for my Independent study. I'm planning on illustrating a bunch of nursery rhymes, traditionally, then I'll tweek them in photoshop

one of 100 in my digital sketchbook

2007-12-09T19:38:00.000-08:00

Spencer, my fiance and biggest supporter, likes to visit my blog sometimes.... so here's a shout-out to Spencer!!!

My Degas Dancer

2007-12-07T14:33:00.000-08:00

Swans

2007-11-28T07:22:00.000-08:00

Finished! Added cool and warm glazes and some more texture

Cheery Cherries

2007-11-07T09:28:00.000-08:00

finished version

This one's not done yet, but it's starting out as a digital assignment, I've thrown a graphic design feel to it. Inspired by the wonderful relationship that I call my engagement!

Lady Bug Discovery

2007-11-07T08:22:00.001-08:00

This was my first assignment given in my digital painting class. Being thrown into a new media proved to be challenging and fun.

Leyendecker copy

2007-11-07T08:12:00.000-08:00

This assignment required us to copy one of our favorite illustrator's work. I've tried to mimic JC Leyendecker before; he has a classic style that I absolutely love.

Nano

2007-11-07T08:06:00.000-08:00

I couldn't live without my ipod

Digital Self Portrait

2007-11-07T07:47:00.000-08:00

Get the camera out of my face!