Wednesday, December 23, 2009

New Year is almost here :)



Why not make wrapping of the presents more exciting...my son and I had a blast.
We used craft paper instead of wrapping paper, tons of markers and anything that could possibly write. Daniil used so many markers at the same time it was funny to watch (I am glad that we used washable markers since my son was covered with markers at the end). Then to distinguish whose present that was we used decorative wire and made initials out of it.


Saturday, December 19, 2009

A little touch of Winter

So one night my son and I took scissors and some paper....and yes we made some snowflakes :)
And since my son is into numbers these days, we counted these snowflakes at least 10 times haha

Daniil's Birthday!

So it has been a while since I posted anything...Well, November was a fun month with many exciting events. My son turned 2 (I still can't believe it). I really enjoyed decorating for Daniil's Birthday Party, and I think at the end everyone had an amazing time :)
YAY!!!!


Friday, November 20, 2009

Welcome Fall!!!

Recently, I came across some coasters that were given to us a while back... Hmmm, what an interesting find :) sure enough it was a fun project for my son Daniil and I.
Daniil is a heavy magazine viewer :) so he gave me an idea to recycle our magazines that were piled on our kitchen table what a nice way to clean up and to get an "art piece" at the end.

Those coasters will become custom decoration pieces since pictures can be easily inserted on the back of them.

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

GIVE A GIFT! A CUSTOM ONE...

Hello Everyone!

Holidays are right around the corner :) No time to waste!
This year you can give a custom gift (wine bottles, postcards, ornaments).
For any questions please contact me at k.podgornaya@gmail.com
Hope to hear from you soon!

Sunday, November 15, 2009

Daniil's Jungle

Good Morning to Everyone,

I know it has been a while since I posted anything but trust me I have been busy. Updates are coming soon!

For now take a look at what I am doing for my son's birthday party.
Yes, it's a jungle!







Saturday, October 24, 2009

One sunny day (Photos)

This was an amazing experience! Everything worked out perfectly (even my son was happy to get out for a couple of hours:) I can't thank the photographer enough. She did a fabulous job!

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Random Sketches


Good day to everyone!

It has been a while since I've updated my blog but I did promise to have some of my recent design work up soon. So hold on tight and for now enjoy my quick (what I call random) sketches :)



Thursday, October 8, 2009

My old portfolio

Here is a link to my old portfolio http://kseniapodgornaya.com/ksenias%20portfolio.pdf. New works will be coming soon :)

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Quote of the Day

"Don’t try to be original, just try to be good."
Paul Rand

Saturday, September 19, 2009

Friends!

Yesterday was tons of fun :) I spontaneously reconnected with my great friend Tatiana Williams who is an amazing illustrator. You can find her work on http://tatianawilliams.com/. Enjoy!





Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Holiday Card Entry

Good Morning,

I hope that everyone is having an amazing Tuesday :)
I wanted to share with you my design idea for the Holiday Card 2009 for the company that I work for.





Sunday, August 16, 2009

Kate's postcards

Hi everyone!

I am so glad to share with you the final set of watercolor postcards along with the painted wine bottle that was painted for my good friend Kate. I really enjoyed working on this custom order, and I hope that the recipient will enjoy it too:).


Thursday, July 30, 2009

Sneak Peek) at watercolor postcards

So I am finally back!!!

I hope that everyone is enjoying the summer! I have been busy working on my friend's watercolor postcard collection. I am so excited to translate her pictures which she took herself on to the watercolor paper.

Here is a sneak peek) at the postcards. They are really close to be done so stay in touch to see the finished collection.

Oh, yeah...... I also have a wine bottle that I am currently working on. The sneak peek on it will be later on this week.

Friday, July 24, 2009

Hold on!!!!!

Hello!

I know that it has been a while........ but hold on tight I am getting some things ready to post!!!!
Enjoy this wonderful day)





Sunday, July 12, 2009

Quote of the Day

Imagination is more important than knowledge.

-Albert Einstein

Friday, July 10, 2009

Custom Postcards




Hi, I am back....
This set was inspired by some of the most spectacular places in St. Petersburg, Russia. Here are some watercolor/colored pencils/oil pastel pencils post cards. If you are interested in having your own custom set just let me know.

Enjoy this wonderful day!

Saturday, July 4, 2009

Watercolor self portrait 18"x24".


Watercolor painting of Admiralteistvo 18"x24" (used to be a Navy School in St. Petersburg, Russia) done by me in 2004.

Old art portfolio

Most of the drawings that you see on this photo were done for an art class in UWG. Looking at that spine drawing made me think at that time when I could not decide on my major and taking a life drawing class definitely has an impact on my decision. Yes, I thought I would be a medical illustrator! Wow, how off I was...


This is another photo of my works. The one that you see on the top is myself portrait influenced by Ed Paschke's style. He was and still is one of the amazing painters with his unique sense of style. Oh, and the cat that you see wandering around in the background is Bagira who is always involved in my art process.

4th of July!

Happy July 4th to everyone!!!
The day started with our visit to the Marietta Square, and to our surprise we made it just in time for the July 4th parade. It was definitely fun and honestly this was the first time that I have been to one. Check out the images from it while I am back to looking through my art portfolio.




My dad and I

My mom with my son Daniil

My sis and mom

Thursday, July 2, 2009

My favorite oil paintings.


Recently, I had a chance to clean and organize what I call my art studio (it actually lives in my garage, spreading over couple of shelves). Here are some of my favorite oil paintings that were done a while ago. It feels as if I forgot how to hold a brush and what oil paints smell like. I definitely want to start painting again. For now enjoy my previous work and there will be more to come!

Monday, June 29, 2009

Hello!


Hello!
Today is the first day for my blog. Yay! I am really excited and anxious at the same time since I am new to the blogging thing.