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The Empress

August 29, 2016 by riasharon

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Animal tarot still in progress. Here’s a little preview!

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Illustration Friday: Home

December 26, 2014 by riasharon

Well, I’m not really happy with it but whatevs.

I wanted to do hand lettering but I wanted the type style and ornamentation to reflect my home—in Manila, as I experienced it. Hence, the Spanish colonial “ironwork” and tropical palm. Meh. #volume

My mood board…

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Illustration Friday: Sea

December 14, 2014 by riasharon

Excited to jump back into Illustration Friday with this prompt. I was inspired by the idea of illustrating old fairy tales rendered in a more contemporary way, like this one for The Little Mermaid and a fave KT Tunstall song.

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Illustration Friday: Roots

September 2, 2005 by riasharon

And now, from a completely different brain… for this week’s subject, I went back to my roots, literally. Digging deep into the depths of my files, I unearthed a defining piece from my past. The topic suggested an exploration of one’s source and at its conception, this piece was about the gestation of ideas. As it progressed, it revealed something much darker, as did a lot of my work at the time. It was probably just cooler to be an angst-ridden artist in 1992.

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Illustration Friday: Dream

August 26, 2005 by riasharon

I think I labor over the caption more than the image. In the case of “dream,” the image came quite easily but I can’t really explain why. Twisted free association, I guess. Dreams are like that, sometimes meaningful and sometimes fluffy; I think there is a concept here, of fulfilling seemingly impossible dreams. Or maybe, just flying pigs.

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Illustration Friday: Wisdom

August 13, 2005 by riasharon

A more lighthearted take than my original idea. All fellow moms of small children will understand “The Wisdom of the 4pm Frappuccino!”

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Illustration Friday: Empty

August 6, 2005 by riasharon

Empty nests… are they really empty?

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Illustration Friday: Aging

July 30, 2005 by riasharon


This is my first post. It’s a little late… waiting for paint to dry! I was inspired by my 3-year old’s “pretend crabs” chasing her away from her “pretend beach party” today. I am no hermit crab expert, mind you but I understand that as they age, they instinctively know when it is time to trade in their current accommodations for the bigger, better deal. I am currently intrigued by the idea that as people age, they also turn in their “encasements” — sets of ideas, patterns of behavior, stale relationships, etc. and are fully transformed into… brand new CRABS!

This was originally posted here, for Illustration Friday but I’ve long since lost the password to this blog soooo….

© Ria Sharon

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A little about me

I have an undergraduate degree in art. By day, I work in higher ed and in my free time I'm currently putting myself through DIY grad school.

I teach classes on creativity and inspiration on Skillshare. I occasionally share my original paintings on Etsy and fine art prints on Minted. I've also been known to make puppy portraits.

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