{"id":118,"date":"2017-09-17T07:36:00","date_gmt":"2017-09-17T07:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/?p=118"},"modified":"2017-09-17T07:36:00","modified_gmt":"2017-09-17T07:36:00","slug":"night-owls-let-me-sing-you-a-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/?p=118","title":{"rendered":"Night Owls, Let Me Sing You A Song"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good evening, all you night owls! Late, late evening, I know. It&#8217;s been a productive and creative day in the EMG Sketch Fest 91 gallery!<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s get right to the featured illustrations:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_113\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-113\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-113 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/SallyGilroy-IntheSaddle.jpg\" alt=\"A rocking horse (Appaloosa) facing toward the viewer's left, with a teddy bear in a cowboy hat and neckerchief sitting astride it and holding the reins. Pencil sketch.\" width=\"700\" height=\"588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/SallyGilroy-IntheSaddle.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/SallyGilroy-IntheSaddle-300x252.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-113\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;In the Saddle&#8221; by Sally Gilroy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/sketchfest\/sketchfestartist.php?id=689\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sally Gilroy<\/a> took Ellen Million&#8217;s &#8220;back in the saddle&#8221; prompt and turned it into this perfect children&#8217;s book-esque <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/sketchfest\/sketchfestart.php?id=21225\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">illustration<\/a>. Now it just needs the storybook that frames this Cowboy Teddy&#8217;s moonlight ride on his trusty Appaloosa Rocking Horse!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_114\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-114\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-114 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/CindyHill-WhimsicalJackOLantern.jpeg\" alt=\"A pencil sketch of a jack o'lantern. The pumpkin faces the viewer, though its eyes appear to look to the viewer's left. The jack o'lantern is wearing a witch's hat with the pointed tip curling to the viewer's right. The pumpkin also features a leafy vine curling to the viewer's left.\" width=\"700\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/CindyHill-WhimsicalJackOLantern.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/CindyHill-WhimsicalJackOLantern-300x236.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-114\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Whimsical Jack o Lantern&#8221; by Cindy Hill<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Another entry on the autumnal theme! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/sketchfest\/sketchfestartist.php?id=2203\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cindy Hill<\/a> has sketched an adorably be-hatted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/sketchfest\/sketchfestart.php?id=21228\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">jack o&#8217;lantern<\/a> with just a hint of the zany.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_115\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-115\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-115 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Llynara-MaidenWiththeFlowingHair.jpg\" alt=\"A Photoshopped collage - a brunette with free flowing hair is walking through a forest clearing toward the viewer, with one foot forward. She looks to the viewer's left, and her left hand reaches out to almost cup the chin of a unicorn trailing behind her. The woman is wearing a flowing and silken purple garment. The forest floor is verdant; light slopes through the thin trees in the background.\" width=\"700\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Llynara-MaidenWiththeFlowingHair.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Llynara-MaidenWiththeFlowingHair-300x240.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-115\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Maiden with the Flowing Hair&#8221; by Llynara<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Welcome to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/sketchfest\/sketchfestartist.php?id=2296\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Llynara<\/a>! This is her first Sketch Fest, and she&#8217;s shared a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/sketchfest\/sketchfestart.php?id=21249\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stunning and enchanting scene<\/a> that she developed in DAZ 3D and refined in Photoshop.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_116\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-116\" style=\"width: 551px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-116 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/MitziSatoWiuff-LadyoftheAutumnForest.jpg\" alt=\"A slender fairy woman poofs her tangled and leaf-strewn hair with one hand while her other hand curls back to touch her bare shoulder. Her fitted gown is made of autumnal leaves and accented with berries. The fairy has moth-like wings, four lobes relaxed in partial extension around her. Mushrooms litter the suggestion of ground about her gown-hidden feet. Ink sketch in progress.\" width=\"551\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/MitziSatoWiuff-LadyoftheAutumnForest.jpg 551w, https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/MitziSatoWiuff-LadyoftheAutumnForest-236x300.jpg 236w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 551px) 85vw, 551px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-116\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Lady of the Autumn Forest&#8221; by Mitzi Sato-Wiuff<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/sketchfest\/sketchfestartist.php?id=706\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mitzi Sato-Wiuff<\/a> has delivered autumnal royalty with her &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/sketchfest\/sketchfestart.php?id=21242\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lady of the Autumn Forest<\/a>&#8221; work-in-progress! If you&#8217;re interested in purchasing the original, contact her! She may or may not be adding color.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_117\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-117\" style=\"width: 509px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-117 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/KathyNutt-CollectorofKeys.jpg\" alt=\"A set of branches curves in an backwards E shape, supporting a magpie on the lowest branch. The magpie's back is to the viewer, and it looks over its shoulder to the viewer's left. The magpie holds a small key in its beak. 11 keys of various ornateness and sizes dangle from ribbon and chains and rings from various branches. Ink drawing.\" width=\"509\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/KathyNutt-CollectorofKeys.jpg 509w, https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/KathyNutt-CollectorofKeys-218x300.jpg 218w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 509px) 85vw, 509px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-117\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Collector of Keys&#8221; of Kathy Nutt<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/sketchfest\/sketchfestart.php?id=21248\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">magpie<\/a> just really gets what Sketch Fest is all about &#8211; a collection of shinies in all different shapes and sizes! Thanks for summing up this festival of creativity so eloquently, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/sketchfest\/sketchfestartist.php?id=785\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kathy Nutt<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re off to bed, perchance to dream &#8211; of more art tomorrow!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good evening, all you night owls! Late, late evening, I know. It&#8217;s been a productive and creative day in the EMG Sketch Fest 91 gallery! Let&#8217;s get right to the featured illustrations: Sally Gilroy took Ellen Million&#8217;s &#8220;back in the saddle&#8221; prompt and turned it into this perfect children&#8217;s book-esque illustration. Now it just needs &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/?p=118\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Night Owls, Let Me Sing You A Song&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[27,6,28,29,14],"class_list":["post-118","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-emgsketchfest","tag-cindy-hill","tag-kathy-nutt","tag-llynara","tag-mitzi-sato-wiuff","tag-sally-gilroy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=118"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":120,"href":"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118\/revisions\/120"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=118"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=118"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}