Mermaid doll in the works

My progress so far. Much more to do...

Upcoming Blythe artshow

So happy to be a part of it :)

Slowly making progress

Shimmer on the inner corner of the eye

Afterlife

A little photo session with Prima. Slowly starting to feel the Autumn mood, although it's hard to do when you live in Los Angeles. 

Currently....

I have'nt updated in a while, been finishing up art for some shows. Here's a sneak peek at some nesting dolls inspired by my calavera customs.

Luna

 Hello Everyone,

I am so excited that my “Luna” will be in an art show in just a few days. It has been a long time goal of mine to exhibit one of my customs in a gallery. She was created for "Mooncrisis" a sailor moon tribute show. It will be taking place July 5th through August 9th 2014. Opening night July 5th at 6pm. I hope you locals can make it to the show. There’s going to be some pretty amazing art by local and international artist as well as Sailormoon cosplay, should be fun :)

Luna will be for sale through the gallery. There will also be a collectors preview on July 3rd 00:00AM - July 3rd 23:56PM. In order to have access to the collector's preview, please email MoonCrisis2014@gmail.com with the subject line "Collector's Preview".

Gallery:

Rothick Art Haus
170 S Harbor Blvd
Anaheim, California 92805
Phone: (714) 829-8283

Doll Info:

Base doll: Feel the Sky
Body: pure neemo
Hair: Lounging Lovely scalp

Work done:

Carved nose and lips

Complete body and head repaint with acrylics and sealed with msc

Airbrushed faceup

4 new sets of painted eye chips

Sleep eyes with pull charms

New wispy eyelashes

Custom doll stand

Detachable magnet ears and tail. Tail is made out of fabric with wire inside. Ears are hand sculpted and airbrushed. Please note that ears and tail are mostly for display purposes as they are hand crafted.

For more info feel free to contact me at irene00garcia@gmail.com

Opal

I am so happy to announce that Opal is now available for adoption through ebay.

Here's the link to her auction:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sirenita-Custom-Blythe-doll-Opal-OOAK-Art-doll-/221448784886?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item338f604bf6

Hope you like her, thanks for looking :)

Dulcinea

11x14 acrylic on gesso board

For BCEU exhibit

WIP

Just started a new piece for an upcoming show in Amsterdam for BCEU :)

Fan work

So lovely to see people being inspired by my doll art. Check out "littlefleshvehicle" on instagram. She recreated the look of my latest custom. Her work is impressive, what a talented makeup artist!

Eye chips

Customizing eye chips for my next calavera and "luna" customs :)

Luna in the works

For a group show "Mooncrisis" at Rothick Art Haus in Anaheim :)

New Paintings Now Availible

 inspired by my custom dolls :)

Now available in my new storenvy shop

visit shop

 

Isabella

 

Isabel

Arizona found a home

Yay! She has been adopted. Thank you for checking her out :)

Arizona

This little dead thing and desert dweller is all finished :)

I'm so proud of this one, I tried a bunch of new techniques and I love the new direction my work is going in. You can see more photos of her on my flickr and website:

irene-garcia.com

Flickr Sirenita Dolls

She will be up for sale tomorrow in my new Shop, stay tuned for the update :)

Calaveritas in the works

First Calavera of 2014

And in between painting, I've been experimenting with dolls again. This one has so many new details ;) It will be up for grabs! Also new paintings coming soon featuring my Calavera girls. I can't wait to show you guys!!!   

Also, sorry to say but I am still not doing or taking commissions at the moment. I am enjoying a bit of free time to explore my new ideas and experiment with my art. Last year was really draining and I feel like I really need to recharge before taking on commissions.

These days

I've been painting like crazy because I've been so inspired lately and I am enjoying my current stress free situation. Also working on two new personal dolls in between these paintings. 

Myna and Tumbu

Taking a little break from doll posts to announce that our children's book "Myna and Tumbu" is now out on  amazon as an e-book. We have been working on this book for a while now and I am so happy to finally see it out. I had so much fun working on it. Tumbu was inspired by my dear feline friend, Nico, who unfortunately passed away last November. I will always remember the countless times I spent crawling around on the floor, trying to get him to pose for my camera so that I could use him as reference.

Here's a tiny synopsis:

Myna’s life in the jungle changes when her family adopts an orphaned baby tiger. The cub, Tumbu, quickly becomes her best friend but doesn’t stay a baby for long! How does Myna’s family solve the problems of having a full grown, but somewhat quirky, tiger in the house?

I hope you guys will have a look, here's the link:

Myna and Tumbu

cheers,

Irene