tara nicole

2011-06-23T22:17:00.000-07:00

oh hai!

2011-06-22T20:35:00.000-07:00

Hey guys! If you're in LA please drop by the QPOP gallery this saturday. I have a gouache piece showing. Do it people! :)

Opening reception June 25, 2011 7PM-11 PM

http://www.qpopshop.com/

2011-02-27T23:30:00.001-08:00

2011-01-17T09:06:00.001-08:00

"Falling Tuberoses"

gouache on illustration board

2011-01-17T08:37:00.001-08:00

"Mon Ami Le Renard"

gouache on illustration board

2011-01-17T08:22:00.001-08:00

"La Petite Pomme"

2011-01-17T08:16:00.000-08:00

"Drifting"

gouache on illustration board

2010-12-11T09:03:00.000-08:00

"Pollen"

2010-10-07T22:24:00.000-07:00

2010-09-21T15:15:00.000-07:00

2010-07-25T23:56:00.000-07:00

2010-07-17T15:48:00.000-07:00

mini love

2010-07-16T01:00:00.000-07:00

just a few things i would have in my purse if i were a Bond girl... hmmm, if only!

2010-03-08T08:52:00.000-08:00

2010-02-07T12:19:00.000-08:00

2009-12-16T15:53:00.000-08:00

2009-10-31T11:21:00.000-07:00

happy halloween everybody! good night, sleep tight... don't let the little reticulans bite! :)

2009-09-24T04:33:00.000-07:00

i've been meaning to learn flash for a while now and this is my first attempt today! its a little wonky and apparently it has dropped frames, but it was totally fun... i'll be posting more dumb stuff hopping around very soon! ...puppies perhaps????

2009-09-23T18:53:00.000-07:00

2009-09-22T12:49:00.000-07:00

2009-09-21T22:26:00.000-07:00

hi! i just wanted to say how excited i am... i just set up my very own cintiq and it is so amazing! i got used to designing on it for "chowder" and realized how much i really missed drawing on it after the show ended. i'm so happy with my cintiq and will be posting some fun drawings soon! muah! :D

2009-09-03T23:03:00.000-07:00

2009-08-25T12:09:00.000-07:00

2009-08-16T15:13:00.000-07:00

2009-08-11T09:16:00.000-07:00

kittehs and bunbuns in skirts?? yes, puhlease! hehe

2009-07-07T09:32:00.000-07:00

fun with my giant new brushpen

2009-06-23T11:14:00.000-07:00

2009-06-09T18:55:00.000-07:00

2009-06-09T15:33:00.000-07:00

a little brown fairy!

2009-06-08T12:16:00.001-07:00

2009-06-06T17:18:00.001-07:00

Since I'll soon be wrapping up on Chowder at Cartoon Network, I thought I'd post some of my prop and character designs from the show. I've had such a great time and can't believe how lucky I am to have worked on such a great project with so many talented artists! :)

2009-06-05T22:58:00.000-07:00

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2009-06-05T20:42:00.000-07:00

2009-06-05T20:11:00.000-07:00

2009-06-05T19:59:00.000-07:00

2009-06-05T19:31:00.000-07:00

2009-04-27T08:54:00.000-07:00

this is a little sketch i did recently after reading some lewis carroll. alice is weird.

2009-02-25T17:30:00.000-08:00

a couple of sneaky bunnies, but i think it's the fox's teatime!

2008-10-14T11:47:00.000-07:00

hey guys... for those of you on the east coast, my mom is having a gig in the Poconos at the Deer Head Inn! She has an amazing voice and the music will be great! Yummy food and drinks too :)

2008-07-16T16:05:00.000-07:00

another weird dog

2008-07-11T12:05:00.000-07:00

quickie bulldog sketch

2008-07-08T21:23:00.000-07:00

um, a girl

2008-06-29T14:33:00.000-07:00

a drawing! this is my friend's doggie raul the boston terrier

2008-03-18T08:25:00.000-07:00

a happy little napa tree that lived by a vineyard... lucky!

2008-03-18T08:03:00.000-07:00

i don't know about you guys, but i'm glad spring is right around the corner

2007-12-19T11:27:00.001-08:00

hope somebunny bakes you something sweet this holiday season!

2007-09-23T02:25:00.000-07:00

thanks to everyone who made it out tonight. here are a couple of the pieces i had up at the show... tweet tweet!

2007-09-19T20:13:00.000-07:00

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!
'nuff said :)

ps: please note the time has been changed to 7:30

2007-09-17T16:12:00.001-07:00

hello darlings! some friends and i are in a show this saturday... hope to see ya there! :)

2007-09-06T07:37:00.000-07:00

hello hello! i'll be in a group show coming up on the 22nd and i would love to see your happy smiling faces there if you can make it! i will post more info as the date approaches :)

2007-06-28T20:36:00.000-07:00

hey there guys! sorry i haven't posted in a while... it's not because i don't love you anymore, honest! ;)
well, here's the little piece i donated to the cartoon network benefit auction this saturday evening. there are some really beautiful pieces up so if you're in town, swing on by!

2007-04-05T08:38:00.000-07:00

hey everyone! i have some pieces up for auction if anyone is interested. a portion of the proceeds go to charity so please stop by! thanks :)

2007-04-04T22:04:00.000-07:00

oh mary with your lovely hankies! i bought this mary blair designed hanky this week and i'm so excited! it's huge though, so i'm not quite sure as how to display it just yet. sorry for the low-quality pic, my digital camera has died. let us mourn.

2007-03-08T22:48:00.000-08:00

i've been playing around with dog characters lately; i just think it's so neat how each breed has such a different attitude and perspective on approaching life.

2007-02-11T10:58:00.000-08:00

hey thanks to everyone who came out last night... that was a lot of fun! and a special thanks to mary for all her awesome work and to bri for adopting my painting... i know she will give it a warm and happy new home! :)

2007-02-01T18:55:00.000-08:00

here's the piece i have in the 80's show at nucleus... it's orange blossom from strawberry shortcake! she was always my favorite

2007-01-29T19:09:00.000-08:00

hey everyone, i'm in a show that's coming up next month. come join us :)
"After These Messages" @ Nucleus!
February 10, 2007 - March 6, 2007
Opening: Saturday, February 10 , 2007
7pm - 11pm

FREE CEREAL and DRINKS!!!! (yummers)
check out the website...http://www.gallerynucleus.com/

2007-01-09T23:03:00.000-08:00

baroo?

2006-12-18T02:49:00.000-08:00

finalement... une petite peinture pour vous, mes amis!

2006-11-07T05:59:00.000-08:00

mermaids! i found this peter pan production drawing at van eaton galleries this week

2006-09-10T22:34:00.000-07:00

i don't know about you guys, but i plan on starting out my week with this for breakfast...

2006-09-07T20:33:00.000-07:00

i really should have posted this weeks ago but i was so wrapped up in trying to get it framed i didn't even think about it, isn't that silly? so anyways, here's the mary blair i purchased at comic con this year from van eaton galleries!

2006-09-07T19:43:00.000-07:00

a couple more pics from the show this past weekend... are you sensing a theme here yet?? haha mmmm cake

2006-09-04T10:55:00.000-07:00

thanks so much to my friends who made it out to the show last night! i really appreciate it! here are a couple paintings that were up last night

2006-09-01T02:57:00.000-07:00

i'm in a show this weekend! hope to see ya there

2006-08-09T18:59:00.000-07:00

phone doodle #2

2006-08-07T22:52:00.000-07:00

phone doodle

2006-08-01T00:40:00.000-07:00

ah finally a new post!

2006-06-06T00:28:00.000-07:00

i think i'm gonna paint this with gouache... mmm drawing this made me kinda hungry

2006-05-29T23:26:00.000-07:00

oh chocolate milk, how i love you

2006-05-25T18:24:00.000-07:00

i repainted this last night; i think the first time around the colors came out darker than i wanted them to

2006-05-22T19:59:00.000-07:00

i've never painted on a cel before so this was a fun experiment until i did something weird to it on photoshop. oh well. i'll post the original after i fix some of the paint that fell off.

2006-05-02T22:28:00.000-07:00

well here's one of the paintings i've been working on so far... i know the composition isn't that great but i was trying to push myself to do something i usually wouldn't

2006-04-26T01:09:00.000-07:00

a sketch i did today on my lunch break :)

2006-04-24T19:51:00.000-07:00

well, here's part of one of the paintings i'm working on. i'm nowhere near done yet but i thought i'd post it anyways. sorry a lot of it is actually cut off unfortunately, i need a bigger scanner!

2006-04-19T00:11:00.000-07:00

i'm looking forward to summer

2006-03-29T00:18:00.000-08:00

a little watercolor from my sketchbook i'm in the middle of... i don't really know where its going yet, but its been fun trying to find out :)

i've been writing a lot of silly poetry lately. here's the one that goes with this painting:
every time the skies grow grey
the raindrops fall in twos and threes
i stick my tongue out all the day
and hope that they will taste like cheese

2006-03-27T20:56:00.002-08:00

a few doodles from a children's book i'm writing. it's going to be about (what else?) animals, ice cream, cakes, and tea (yum!!)

2006-02-21T08:15:00.000-08:00

some stuff in my sketchbook

2006-02-21T08:09:00.000-08:00

2006-02-21T00:24:00.000-08:00

2006-02-01T08:00:00.001-08:00

2006-02-01T08:00:00.000-08:00

well, here goes....seems like everybody's got a blog these days so i thought i might as well join in!