BecKaDoodles

changes

rebeccakart@hotmail.com (BecK) — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 02:28:00 +0000

I've moved my blog and my website/portfolio to a new site!
www.beckadoodles.com will now be my main site for blogging and portfolio updates.

please make changes to your bookmarks, and i hope to see you there!

Happy Father's Day!

rebeccakart@hotmail.com (BecK) — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 00:54:00 +0000

For my Daddy, and all the dads out there who keep laughter in their hearts...even at their own expense.

And for my husband, who is a winner no matter his place in the race.

These two men are in themselves the greatest definition of the word "father". Thanks to you both for every day of laughter, love and encouragement!
Have a great father's day to all the dad's out there!

recent work

rebeccakart@hotmail.com (BecK) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:04:00 +0000

Star Wars character commission
prismacolor marker/pencil, micron ink on 5x7 bristol

Sesame Street commission
prismacolor marker/pencil, micron ink on 5x7 bristol

The Muppets commission
prismacolor marker/pencil, micron ink on 5x7 bristol

if you are interested in a commission of your favorite characters from movies, tv or books send me an email! I love to doodle and I'd love to doodle something for you!

Yippie Muppets

rebeccakart@hotmail.com (BecK) — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 19:13:00 +0000

Here's a couple of photos of a recent commission of the Muppets and Sesame Street. Among other things, this is what has kept me from posting here in the last month. I still have a Star Wars group to finish too...busy busy busy!

Commissions finished

rebeccakart@hotmail.com (BecK) — Sun, 17 May 2009 21:39:00 +0000

Snow Bunny Padme (private commission)

Sharon "Boomer" (private commission)

Buffy (private commission)
Some recent work I finished over the last few weeks, all marker and ink on 2.5x3.5 bristol cards. I've been really busy with some other doodles I'll post those soon! Hope you like Muppets!

March of Dimes charity

rebeccakart@hotmail.com (BecK) — Tue, 05 May 2009 00:57:00 +0000

The 4 sketch cards I submitted to the "Be a Super Hero for Babies" charity auction for March of Dimes were just listed on the ebay site! Check it out and place your bids...let's raise some money for those cute little babies!

"Luke Skywalker" personal sketch card

"Princess Leia" personal sketch card

"Chewbacca" personal sketch card

"Han Solo" personal sketch card

Good luck!

new doodles

rebeccakart@hotmail.com (BecK) — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 22:06:00 +0000

A few weeks ago I was commissioned to do a "Slave Leia" sketch card, well I couldn't decide which way to draw her...so I did a few! He picked the full body card (because he liked the little froggie!) These are all marker and ink on 2.5x3.5 bristol. They are $30 each (except the full body).

If you are interested in buying any art I've posted drop me a note! or if you want to commission any doodles...I'd be happy to doodle up something cute! I'm working on a very sweet cartoon for a lovely man who wants to give it to his wife for mother's day...I'll post it as soon as it's colored. :D

Harry Potter...Beckadoodles style

rebeccakart@hotmail.com (BecK) — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 02:07:00 +0000

Hagrid's baby Norbert, Albus Dumbledore, Dumbledore and baby Harry

Luna Lovegood, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger

Ginny Weasley, Harry Potter, Hermione Granger

This is the first batch of Harry Potter cards, but more are coming...I love how these turned out...so cute! They are marker and ink personal sketch card (size 2.5 x 3.5 inches) on bristol paper.
These are all for sale $30 each, if your interested email me beckadoodles@live.com I accept paypal and/or check.
I'm also open for commissions just email me or comment here with any requests. (Check my commissions button on the right for more info)

time for a new post?

rebeccakart@hotmail.com (BecK) — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 00:23:00 +0000

it's been a couple busy weeks and i haven't remembered to post new doodles!
here's what i've been working on:
Personal Sketch Cards from Stargate SG1

Daniel and Teal'c

Jack and Sam

all are marker and ink on 2.5x3.5 inch cards

Personal Sketch Cards

rebeccakart@hotmail.com (BecK) — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:26:00 +0000

New Star Wars doodles!

Luke, Leia and Han as cute as can be!

I'm working on a few more Personal Sketch Cards and then I'll be selling them on ebay!

I'm new to the Sketch Card world and hope I can create a nice sized collection to get out to collectors. Harry Potter and Holy Grail doodles are in the works...stay tuned!

Ice Cream!

rebeccakart@hotmail.com (BecK) — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 15:51:00 +0000

Who's the cutest wutest widdle chubby wubby Hutt? Jabba!
Don't you think Jabba would have been a bit less cranky if he ate a little strawberry ice cream cone every now and then? I mean come on throwing people in Sarlac pits is fun, but ice cream just gives you a happy tummy! hehehe

Jabba is 2.5 x 3.5 marker and ink on bristol
(and he might just be for sale soon too!)

sketches sketches sketches!

rebeccakart@hotmail.com (BecK) — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:18:00 +0000

Recent doodles from the old sketchbook...some cute and cuddly pandas and a couple of cute little girls. enjoy!

Recent Commission

rebeccakart@hotmail.com (BecK) — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 02:06:00 +0000

Here are some cute kids I was asked to doodle.

The finished pieces are 8x10 gouache and ink on water color paper.

I really enjoyed doing these...and hope I'll be asked to do more in the future! I love drawing kids and the cool stuff they love (especially kitties!)...

From a galaxy far far away...again

rebeccakart@hotmail.com (BecK) — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 21:07:00 +0000

More Star Wars doodles... and my sketch book is full of more just waiting for color!

Super Duper

rebeccakart@hotmail.com (BecK) — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 01:19:00 +0000

I recently was commissioned to doodle a woman's three children, which is going really well and proving to be very fun! It made me think I should doodle my own kid. So here is my little dude surrounded by things that make him, him. Which is to say...cool! He still loves to dress up in costumes (even the ones that don't quite fit), he loves to read comics (gets that from me), he draws space battles and super heroes (again just like me...I'm seeing a pattern), and he loves his pets. Enjoy!

Ink and markers on bristol @2009

What? Star Wars Doodles! No Way!

rebeccakart@hotmail.com (BecK) — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 03:18:00 +0000

So all these years I've read, watched, debated, even re-enacted Star Wars (usually with Legos and action figures and my son) I finally decided to take the next logical step...Doodling! Yep Doodles of Star Wars characters! I thought what would be cuter than a sad Yoda holding the Skywalker twins or Chewie screaming at a mouse droid, and my answer of course...THESE!

out of town

rebeccakart@hotmail.com (BecK) — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 03:49:00 +0000

Sorry I haven't posted new artwork. This week I had to make an unplanned and very necessary trip to Ohio for the funeral of my dear aunt, she passed suddenly on Friday. She has battled with diabetes her entire life and was only 55 years old. My cousin and I grew up as close as sisters so there was no place else I'd rather be then here to support her.

I have brought my sketch book and have been doodling (it's very cathartic) as soon as I get home and back to my scanner I will post new work.

Thanks for the support (visible or not, it is much appreciated!)

The process...

rebeccakart@hotmail.com (BecK) — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 19:59:00 +0000

I'm very interested in how others create their final artwork. Do they start with little doodles and walk through many stages? or does it just happen on final paper? So I wanted to show my process for completing a project. I'm using pages from a new children's book idea. I'm hoping to create a "dummy" and submit it to some publishers soon. Have a look!

First I layout a storyboard. Usually it's full of very rough doodles to get the idea of what will be on each page.

Then I move on to large thumbnails, I like 4x4 inch squares or 3x5 inch rectangles depending on the layout of the final work.

I then take those thumbs and create the final sketch in actual size. I like working 1:1 ratio on most projects. These pages are 8x8 inches.

I'll post the next stages as soon as I get them inked and colored.
If you'd like to share your process send me a link, I'd love to see others art in motion!

From a galaxy far far away...

rebeccakart@hotmail.com (BecK) — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 16:22:00 +0000

I know he looks very sad, that is why I'm going to draw him a bunch of friends!

I have always wanted to doodle Star Wars characters, since it is my favorite series of books, Legos, action figures, movies, comic books, costumes, breakfast cereal....etc. So I finally sketched a few pages of mini (2.5x3.5 inch) doodles. I'll share them as I finish their coloring process and my uncontrolled giggling.

This little Yoda was a quick doodle in pencil then inked and colored with my new Prismacolor Markers. He is 3.5x3.5 and will soon be framed and hung on the wall of my living room! Enjoy his awesome Jedi skill of being cute and sad at once!

25 Random Things

rebeccakart@hotmail.com (BecK) — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 12:55:00 +0000

Rules: Once you've been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end, choose 25 people to be tagged. You have to tag the person who tagged you. If I tagged you, it's because I want to know more about you.

(I'm breaking the rules...I'm just posting and not tagging. anyone who wants to do it can just say i tagged them!)

1. I like wiener dogs
2. I have a very unhealthy addiction to Star Wars and Star Trek and love to debate my knowledge with other nerds and geeks
3. I'm writing a couple sci-fi novels (one is mostly finished the other is very rough)
4. I plan on writing a book about my gramma Seashols...she is an unbelievable person who has lived through some crazy things
5. My grandpa Seashols spent 3 years in prison camp (refer to #4)
6. I've seen two people die. One was shot in a drug deal, one was an accidental waterfall accident
7. My little sister died a few months before I turned 7. I don't celebrate Valentines Day because of her death.
8. I am a dog person but I love kitties...but not the way you'd think. If I know you have a cat I have to find it and force it to like me no matter what the cat wants. I believe cats were put here so I could torture them.
9. My son wants to be a film maker when he grows up (I secretly hope he does so I can be an extra in his movies!)
10. I married my high school boyfriend. I'm glad I never had to do the "single thing".
11. I like color in my house, you'll never catch me with white walls.
12. I love to read sci-fi and fantasy. I don't read books about things that could actually happen to me, so if it has spaceships, dragons, aliens or wizards...I'll read it!
13. I have a huge collection of children's books. I saved a bunch from my childhood and keep adding to my pile.
14. I love to build Lego sets. We have almost all the Star Wars sets (they are for my son but I think I like them more)
15. I could eat American Chinese food every day. I want to go to China to eat the "real" stuff...hope it doesn't ruin my love of the buffet?
16. We lived in Hawaii for a year...I really didn't like "paradise" it was just too hot and sooooo very far away.
17. I prefer being cold rather than hot. I'm not into the summer living thing. I would rather enjoy a brisk fall day or a cool spring morning.
18. If I could pick any job I'd do set design for Robot Chicken or any Tim Burton production. It's like getting paid to play with toys!
19. I knit and crochet with out patterns because I like to make it up as I go along. Sucks when someone wants my pattern...
20. I would love to have a room in my house just for stuffed animals.
21. My favorite animals are all the black and white ones. Pandas, skunks, zebras...etc I have cried like a baby every time I've seen Pandas in real life. I don't know why but they are so cute they make me cry.
22. I love being an artist but when I was younger I wanted to be an archaeologist, cosmologist or geologist
23. I wrote, illustrated and published a children's book last year.
24…is my favorite number, I was able to choose March 24th as my son’s birthday.
25. I taught vacation bible school in high school...but now I am an atheist...ain't life just full of change!

Wookie Cuteness

rebeccakart@hotmail.com (BecK) — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:15:00 +0000

Here is Yoda's new friend...Chewbacca! My first love in the Star Wars saga and now I love him even more as a cute and cuddly little stuffed wookie. He's crocheted using fun fur and brown yarn and stuffed good and fat with fluff. His little bandoleer and bag are made from felt and his shiny black eyes and nose are black glass beads. Oh and I gave him the squish test and he loves hugs!

Yarn is FUN!

rebeccakart@hotmail.com (BecK) — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 14:35:00 +0000

opps! it's been a while since I added any cuteness to my blog. So today I'm adding so much you might have to throw up some rainbows to make room for it all!

I have also loved yarn and crocheting and knitting, but I'm not a big pattern user. I kind of like letting my mind and hands work together to create cuteness without too many rules. And I also love Star Wars (duh!) so with that said I spent all day friday creating this little bit of happiness.

I know you can't believe the cute factor...go sit down and breathe slowly...Oh and prepare yoursef cause I'm making a wookie too!

Stamp-a-doodles

rebeccakart@hotmail.com (BecK) — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 00:58:00 +0000

For a couple of years now I've been designing rubber stamps for a company in Washington State Alota Rubber Stamps. (my designs are listed under Rebecca Kramer) I'd like to invite you all to check out the site and enjoy the cuteness Helene is sharing over there with her lovely rubber stamps. (shameless plug! *wink*) Helene has also started up a blog showcasing some of designs.

Here's a sample of my more recent designs I've created:

Christmas goodies ....................................... New! Rowboat and kids

My new muse...

rebeccakart@hotmail.com (BecK) — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 03:46:00 +0000

This is Nina. She is a very sweet little bitty kitty we rescued today from the Williamsburg Humane Society. We have been talking about getting a kitty for a little while and said we'd just look yesterday...but this little baby got the attention of our son and tears soon followed. We came home and discussed it as a family. The discussion didn't take long...it was unanimous...we were getting a kitty! Byron really wanted this sweet baby and I had my eye on a grey/white girl and Bob was looking at a large grey(blue) baby. I'm glad to say, Byron picked the winner! I cuddled her at the pound and she instantly started to rub my face and curl up on my chest. Sold! Now she is curled up on my bed happy to have a nice safe, warm home with plenty of humans and dogs to love her. She isn't too sure about the dogs yet, but I'm sure they will all be curled up together very soon.

Lil Kitty Lover

rebeccakart@hotmail.com (BecK) — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 01:07:00 +0000

I doodled this in my sketch book weeks ago and kept skipping over it for the paint process. But decided the cute little thing needed some color. So here she is with her favorite little kitty friends. I'm practicing a couple different ways of doing eyes...these I think turned out very nice!