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Today’s the day, everyone!  Flora and Fauna VI opens tonight at Gallery Nucleus LA, May 27th, at 5 PM PST.  All six of my original gouache paintings will be available for sale in person at the opening and online soon after.  If you happen to be in the LA area I hope you’ll check it out and see the amazing work of the other artists in the show:  Paula Mela, Liana Hee, Erin Vest and Yellena James.

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It’s hard to believe that this show is almost over! This is the last weekend to see these pieces in person if you’re in the LA area — and for everyone else, one original is still available, as well as prints here!

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My final piece for Flora and Fauna VI, opening May 27th at Gallery Nucleus LA.  I’ll be sure to remind you of the show closer to. 😊 Happy Monday, friends!

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Hey everyone!  

Thank you so much for the warm welcome you gave my pieces from Flora and Fauna VI!  All of the original paintings have sold except for this wintery badger.  Click here if you’re interested in giving him a home –and to check out all the other pieces by the amazingly talented artists in this show. 💛

Also!  If you click the link and scroll to the bottom, you’ll see prints are available now, too~!

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My final piece for Flora and Fauna VI, opening May 27th at Gallery Nucleus LA.  I’ll be sure to remind you of the show closer to. 😊 Happy Monday, friends!

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Hey everyone!  

Thank you so much for the warm welcome you gave my pieces from Flora and Fauna VI!  All of the original paintings have sold except for this wintery badger.  Click here if you’re interested in giving him a home --and to check out all the other pieces by the amazingly talented artists in this show. 💛

Also!  If you click the link and scroll to the bottom, you’ll see prints are available now, too~!

#gallery show#original art for sale#original art#gouache painting#artist on tumblr
vanessagillings

Today’s the day, everyone!  Flora and Fauna VI opens tonight at Gallery Nucleus LA, May 27th, at 5 PM PST.  All six of my original gouache paintings will be available for sale in person at the opening and online soon after.  If you happen to be in the LA area I hope you’ll check it out and see the amazing work of the other artists in the show:  Paula Mela, Liana Hee, Erin Vest and Yellena James.

#gallery nucleus#illustration#artists on tumblr#gallery show#gouache paintings
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howlingmoonshaker-blog asked:

You have such a lovely art style! It reminds me of antique Japanese paintings mixed with Beatrix Potter. Do you have a story you would would like to illustrate that you haven't gotten to yet?

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Thank you so much!

You're actually not that far off about my inspirations! Most of my family is British (English and Welsh) so I very much grew up reading classic British children's literature, including Winnie the Pooh, Paddington, and -- of course! -- Beatrix Potter. But I was born and raised in Northern California where I also read a buttload of manga before it was widely translated into English (日本語が読める). My favorites were Sailor Moon (of course) and anything by CLAMP.

I DEFINITELY have stories (so many stories!) I'm intending to both write and illustrate that I haven't finished yet...part of why I've been re-posting so much lately is that I'm furiously working on them behind the scenes. 😅 I'm hoping to write both picture books and novels for older children...you'll likely see plenty of my characters around here soon (and have actually seen a number of them already, all sneaky-like). 💛

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bessouna asked:

Hello! I love your art, it really is such a lovely style, kinda make me want to wrap myself in a blanket :) Iwas wondering is your last name pronounced with a soft g (like jillings) or a hard g (like guillings) or a secret third option? Please have a good day !!

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Thank you for your kind words!

In case anyone else had this question, my last name is pronounced the exact same as the gills of a fish, with a hard g: GILL-ings.

Thanks for asking! 💛

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Thank you to the person who blazed my post, that was very kind of you! 💛