{"id":62,"date":"2017-08-19T20:11:23","date_gmt":"2017-08-19T20:11:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/?p=62"},"modified":"2017-08-20T20:46:59","modified_gmt":"2017-08-20T20:46:59","slug":"fairies-beasts-and-witches-oh-my","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/?p=62","title":{"rendered":"Fairies, beasts, and witches, oh my!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s the August <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/sketchfest\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sketch Fest<\/a> Saturday, and we&#8217;re here to share some of the marvelous art that&#8217;s been posted to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/sketchfest\/sketchfestgallery.php?date=90\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#EMGSketchFest gallery<\/a> since it began yesterday. Have you been visiting, prompting, admiring, creating? If the answer is no, let me tempt you!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_63\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-63\" style=\"width: 398px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/sketchfest\/sketchfestart.php?id=21114\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-63\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/JulieRabischung-TheLonelyMrShroom.jpg\" alt=\"A colorful illustration of a diminutive, skinny humanoid being with a mushroom cap for a hat and a bindle over their shoulder, walking to the left through sparse grass.\" width=\"398\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/JulieRabischung-TheLonelyMrShroom.jpg 464w, https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/JulieRabischung-TheLonelyMrShroom-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 398px) 85vw, 398px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-63\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;The Lonely Mr. Shroom&#8221; by Julie Rabischung<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/sketchfest\/sketchfestartist.php?id=953\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Julie Rabischung<\/a> drew the charming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/sketchfest\/sketchfestart.php?id=21114\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mr. Shroom<\/a>, about which she says: &#8220;Meet the grumpy and lonely Mr Shroom! I had so much fun drawing him!! He definitely needs more work but I might draw him again and invent him some adventures&#8230; &#8221; The original drawing is colored pencils and ink on a 4&#8243; x 6&#8243; piece of Bristol, and is available for $12.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_64\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-64\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/sketchfest\/sketchfestart.php?id=21115\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/KathyNutt-BeautifulBeast.jpg\" alt=\"A barrel-chested antelope walks to the right. Its mane and tail are flowering branches, and the sun burns in the distance beyond the antelope's head making a sort of halo. Decorative lines and whorls adorn the antelope's back.\" width=\"600\" height=\"436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/KathyNutt-BeautifulBeast.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/KathyNutt-BeautifulBeast-300x218.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-64\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Beautiful Beast&#8221; by Kathy Nutt<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/sketchfest\/sketchfestartist.php?id=785\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kathy Nutt<\/a> sketched this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/sketchfest\/sketchfestart.php?id=21115\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fantastic fellow<\/a> &#8211; or, as she put it, a &#8220;[m]agical antelope of the forest.&#8221; He&#8217;s a handsome beast indeed, and the mane and tail of flowering branches is inspired.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_65\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-65\" style=\"width: 409px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/sketchfest\/sketchfestart.php?id=21116\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-65\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/JenniferBromley-DontForget.jpg\" alt=\"A miniature humanoid creature resembling a plump child sits facing the viewer among white flowers, his eyes closed. He's wearing a mushroom cap for a hat, and magical lights dance around him. Drawn on brown paper with limited colors.\" width=\"409\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/JenniferBromley-DontForget.jpg 477w, https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/JenniferBromley-DontForget-204x300.jpg 204w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 409px) 85vw, 409px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-65\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Don&#8217;t Forget&#8221; by Joanna Bromley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Using the prompt &#8220;lonely mushroom,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/sketchfest\/sketchfestartist.php?id=693\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joanna Bromley<\/a> sketched this mushroom-hatted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/sketchfest\/sketchfestart.php?id=21116\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fairy creature<\/a>. The original sketch is an ink illustration on 3.5&#8243; x 5&#8243; Kraft paper. You can purchase it for $32!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_66\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-66\" style=\"width: 408px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/sketchfest\/sketchfestart.php?id=21118\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-66\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/ElmaBree-BlackRose.jpg\" alt=\"An elongated and stylized human figure with a simplistic face of eyes and mouth only faces the viewer in a long black dress with an Empire waist and a striped skirt. The skirt is gathered at the figure's shin with a black band adorned with black roses. A pointed hat sits on her head, adorned with black roses and trailing black ribbons. Black roses float in the background.\" width=\"408\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/ElmaBree-BlackRose.jpg 476w, https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/ElmaBree-BlackRose-204x300.jpg 204w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 408px) 85vw, 408px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-66\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Black Rose&#8221; by ElmaBree<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/sketchfest\/sketchfestartist.php?id=543\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ElmaBree<\/a> added this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/sketchfest\/sketchfestart.php?id=21118\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">little witch<\/a>, telling us: &#8220;The Little Black Rose Witch [is] drawn with chameleon color tone pencils on mixed media paper.&#8221; You can pick up a 5&#8243; x 7&#8243; print of this tiny witch for $10.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_67\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-67\" style=\"width: 423px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/sketchfest\/sketchfestart.php?id=21122\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-67\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/MariaJWilliam-SouloftheForest.jpg\" alt=\"A bust of a woman on brown-toned paper, she faces the viewer with hair unbound - bangs fall over her right eye; she has tilted eyes and a small mouth and her head is surrounded by vague flowers filling the upper background of the paper.\" width=\"423\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/MariaJWilliam-SouloftheForest.jpg 494w, https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/MariaJWilliam-SouloftheForest-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 423px) 85vw, 423px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-67\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Soul of the Forest&#8221; by Maria J. William<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/sketchfest\/sketchfestartist.php?id=87\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maria J. William<\/a> sketched this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/sketchfest\/sketchfestart.php?id=21122\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fresh-eyed woman of the forest<\/a> in graphite, white charcoal, and white ink on 6&#8243; x 8&#8243; toned paper. She&#8217;s offering the original drawing for $40 and glossy prints for $10.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve also debuted a robust <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/sketchfest\/sketchfestsearch.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">new search feature<\/a> at the Sketch Fest site &#8211; you can search by subject, media, style, and more.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy the weekend, and don&#8217;t forget &#8211; use our hashtag #EMGSketchFest on your social media!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s the August Sketch Fest Saturday, and we&#8217;re here to share some of the marvelous art that&#8217;s been posted to the #EMGSketchFest gallery since it began yesterday. Have you been visiting, prompting, admiring, creating? If the answer is no, let me tempt you! Julie Rabischung drew the charming Mr. Shroom, about which she says: &#8220;Meet &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/?p=62\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Fairies, beasts, and witches, oh my!&#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":[8,3,7,5,6,9],"class_list":["post-62","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-emgsketchfest","tag-elmabree","tag-emgsketchfest","tag-joanna-bromley","tag-julie-rabischung","tag-kathy-nutt","tag-maria-j-william"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62","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=62"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":70,"href":"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62\/revisions\/70"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=62"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=62"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=62"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}