Brown Paper Bunny Pretty paper things

A couple of months ago I signed up for the Art House Co-op self portrait project. They shipped me out a tiny little canvas and I set about painting a self portrait. I knew it probably wasn't going to be a good idea but I used watercolor anyway...turns out I should have listened to myself, it real

I haven't had a lot of time to send snail mail since we moved to San Diego, but last weekend I set aside some time to paint a few cards for friends and family. The weather was beautiful, and we'd just picked up a little folding outdoor table, so I sat out on the balcony, soaking up the sunshine.

I've decided to participate in the Photo A Day project run by Fat Mum Slim (seeing as I spend my life on Instagram these days anyway). Are you doing it? Here is the list for May, and you can find me on Instagram as @Illustrateur ----------------- I'd love to hear from you, come keep me company

We only had three suitcases each, in which to put all our worldly possessions, for our move from Australia to San Diego, California. This meant that a lot of art supplies and stationery had to stay behind. Unless you're new to the Brown Paper Bunny blog you know how much I love to send and receive

Before we'd even moved from Australia to San Diego I'd been looking for a drawing or illustration class to take once we arrived. I enjoy taking classes because they force me to try new things I might not otherwise, and without being pushed I find it is easy to fall into a particular style and not ch

We've been living in San Diego for a couple of weeks now, and are starting to get settled in. We've bought the important pieces of furniture and are trying to make the new apartment feel like home. I was able to bring most of my 'art wall' with us from Australia so at least the office / studio is l

Image courtesy www.missivemaven.com I'm sorry for being so quiet on the blog front lately, but we've had some exciting news that has taken over our every waking minute! We're leaving Australia for San Diego, California, and soon! We are due to leave in 32 days, which doesn't leave us long to fin

I spent a bit of time last night putting together some little mail packages, thought I'd give you a sneak peak inside. There are letters written with invisible ink, watercolor bears and fish, leaves, postage stamps, stencils, stickers, origami hearts, lino prints and more! Some of these goodies wi

A friend at work wanted a line drawing avatar for use around the place, so I whipped this up last night. Then I was feeling the itch to do some watercolor, so I colored it in. Which one do you prefer? ----------------- Don't be sad that you've reached the end of the post... Come keep me comp

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