Tag Archives: pearls

May 19, 2011

Vision or Passion…Josephine Couldn’t Decide Which Should Come First

Josephine, my favorite gamine and adventurous heroine, contemplates the purpose of life over a string of pearls in this ink and watercolor original illustration. Continue reading →

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Filed under A Talent for Design Shop, art, City Girl Designs, drawing, illustration, Josephine, Josephine in the City, materials, New work

Tagged as black high heel shoes, fashion illustration, hose, ink and watercolor, Josephine, pearls, pink wrap dress, pony tail, skinny girl, watercolor

March 21, 2011

Lavender Night – Digital Fashion Illustration by Joana Miranda

Josephine is part ingenue, part old soul. Her love for beauty, fashion and all things New York inspires me. Hope you’ll come along for the ride! Continue reading →

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Tagged as Corel Paint Shop Pro Ultimate X2, dusk, fashion illustration, lavender, moon and stars, pearls, purple, skinny girl, windy night

August 20, 2010

A Design a Day – Day 336 (An Artful Way to Transform Negative Energy)

Sometimes it is tempting to give into ranting and raving about all that is wrong with the world. I’m choosing instead to be the change I want to see in the world (or at least that is my aim for tonight…) Continue reading →

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Tagged as design inspiration, diamonds, earrings, fine jewelry, gold, pearls, staying inspired, Watercolor and Gouache Renderings, wisdom

August 7, 2010

A Design a Day – Day 323 (A Palindrome, or Coming Full Circle)

Paying homage to the painting techniques used in illuminated manuscripts with a gold and black pearl earring rendering done in gouache paint on vellum paper Continue reading →

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Tagged as black pearl, earrings, illuminated manuscripts, New work, pearls, staying inspired, vellum, Watercolor and Gouache Renderings

July 17, 2010

A Design a Day – Day 302 (Continuing on a Quest for Excellence…One Day at a Time)

CAD rendering of bezel-set emerald cabochon chandelier earrings with pearl drops by Joana Miranda Continue reading →

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Tagged as earrings, emeralds, fine jewelry, Flamingo Rendering, New work, pearls, Rhino CAD, staying inspired, wisdom

July 11, 2010

A Design a Day – Day 296 (Flights of Imagination, or How to Travel to Beautiful Places for Free)

Take a visual journey with this sumptuous colored pencil and gouache gold, emerald and diamond earring rendering by award-winning jewelry designer Joana Miranda as well as read about how one travel lover finds a way to visit every country of the world. Continue reading →

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Tagged as Chris Guillebeau, colored pencil and gouache renderings, design inspiration, diamonds, earrings, emeralds, Empire Building Kit, fine jewelry, pearls, staying inspired, vellum, wisdom

July 8, 2010

A Design a Day – Day 293 (Fruity Inspirations: Day 5)

A gold and black pearl earring rendering inspired by bananas! Continue reading →

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Tagged as colored pencil and gouache renderings, design inspiration, earrings, fine jewelry, New work, pearls, staying inspired, vellum

June 28, 2010

A Design a Day – Day 283 (Thoughts on Black Rubber and Serpentine Belts)

Pencil sketch of black rubber, silver and pearl necklace accompanies a recounting of a serpentine belt gone bad (or my car woes today). Continue reading →

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Tagged as New work, pearls, pencil drawings, staying inspired

June 27, 2010