Rose Petals: A Part of the Presence of a Flower Collection

Friday, July 8, 2011 - Just finished a new drawing in the Presence of a Flower Collection :)

The third piece in the collection, I do have to admit that this one is my favorite so far. Check it out below:

"Rose Petals"

 © Sarah Mary Ibrahim

$89.99

Please note: The copyright watermark shown in the image is not part of the original portrait.

An unframed original portrait of a rose on Strathmore Smooth Vellum paper. The third installment in The Presence of a Flower Collection, this beautiful piece is measured at 6" x 6", and was created with graphite pencils.

See "Rose Petals" on my website HERE! You can also see the rest of the collection through the same link :)

An Amazing, Special Dog named Vesper (YouTube Video)

Sunday, July 3, 2011 - Just finished uploading the video of I took while creating the graphite drawing of Vesper, which you can see below :)




The following is taken directly from PackEthic.com, concerning Vesper:

"Vesper looks hard through old eyes to find the faces of the people who love him, always finds them waiting and wets them with his grateful tongue.

Vesper walks–touching the ground hesitantly–the pain of his torture better learned than the possibility of clean and solid ground before him. Life taught Vesper hurt and now age has disabled him further. Pack Ethic gave Vesper hope.

Vesper eats–relishing each new taste–food once being a seldom seen offering. Food lights him into action-smelling, moving and savoring.

Vesper sleeps–breaths as deep as the layers of plush blankets and beds beneath him–groaning and grunting in satisfaction. He often moves his legs in dreams – a reason to run once the only constant in his life – the ability to run taken away by neglect and isolation. No need to run anymore as the old man is planted securely here in his new home.

Vesper wakes – eventually and slowly – but knows immediately, now, that it is the beginning of another day of serene protection and social delight.

Vesper smiles and reflects pure energy into the room - beaming.

Vesper cries out to let us know that he is here and…good – and all hands close by reach in to let him know as well – ‘we are here – for you – and not going anywhere’.

Vesper wags – and you cajole, smile, congratulate - on instinct to encourage his gracious show of pleasure.

Vesper waited a lifetime to enjoy necessities – a meal, a walk, a wag, a smile, a good night’s sleep. Every dog deserves a life of love with their devoted family. Vesper missed out on a decade but his presence now is worth the world.

Rescuing Vesper feels like saving an angel from leaving us before knowing love."

New YouTube Video and Vesper, A Part of Pack Ethic Rescue

Saturday, July 2, 2011 - Two new things I'd like to share with you today :) First, a new YouTube video is up, which you can view below. Its setup is a bit different than the rest, but I hope you like it anyway :)





The second thing I'd like to share is that Vesper is living at Pack Ethic Rescue Sanctuary, in the care of Eric Bellows and his wife, Keri Whitfield. It's an amazing rescue foundation, so anything you can do to help and donate would be pretty amazing :) Check out their website here: http://www.packethic.com

You see the drawing I created of Vesper here:

Oh before I forget, I'm currently working on a new drawing, this one being a horse. Hopefully it turns out great. *crosses fingers*

I hope you have a great weekend and holiday! :)

Newly Designed Website and Updated Merch Shop! Woot?!

Wednesday, June 30, 2011 - After working for a week or so on them, I finally finished redesigning and updating my website, as well as literally updating everything in my Zazzle shop from beginning to end. So glad that's over ^.^

Hope you like the new website. It has a completely different look to it. Let me know what you think :) Check it out here: http://www.sarahmaryi.com

Newly updated Zazzle shop can be found here: http://www.zazzle.com/sarahmaryi

Oh before I forget. I do have new YouTube videos to upload. They were recorded when I was drawing those pieces for Rescue Ink. Just have to edit them a bit, add some music, and then I'll upload :)

Rescue Ink Redemption: Second Drawing

Tuesday, June 21, 2011 - The next drawing that I created for Rescue Ink is of two kittens. Incredibly adorable :)

Created on Strathmore Bristol Smooth paper with graphite pencils. Measured at 14" x 17", this piece is signed and dated in the lower right hand corner.

-Inspired by a photograph; photographer unknown

Finally Revealing My News: Rescue Ink Redemption

Monday, June 20, 2011 - Insanely happy and excited! :) I can finally tell you what's been going on for the past couple of weeks.

Two of my drawings are going to be used by Rescue Ink to help raise money for animals! For those that haven't heard of Rescue Ink, they're an amazing animal rescue group that originated in New York. They used to have a show on the National Geographic Channel and were featured on Dr. Phil, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and a few other platforms. You can learn more about Rescue Ink by visiting rescueink-redemption.org.

I'm going to reveal one drawing a day on here for the next two days starting today. I created them especially for Rescue Ink and I hope you like them :)

I chose to draw a baby pitbull for this piece, in an effort to bring awareness to how amazing these beautiful dogs really are and how many of them suffer at human hands in dog fighting rings. Inspired by a photograph; photographer unknown.

My Cats Make Great Vegetarians

Wednesday, June 15, 2011 - I've been craaaazzzy busy lately, but I do have some AMAZING news...except I can't tell you what it is yet >.> I know, I know. Way to bring up the hype, but I'm a bit worried about telling people and jinxing it. However, as soon as everything is 100% set in stone, I will more than happy to tell you. I promise!! :)

For the past six days, I literally feels like I've been drawing night and day...but, I do have to say, the results surpassed my expectations. Incredibly happy about that, since it's showing me I'm actually improving in my art.

Hmm...what else? Oh yes, my cats are apparently even bigger vegetarians than I am. They can't get enough of fruits and vegetables. Who knew? I wonder if I have the only vegetarian cats in the world... ^.^

By the way, I came to the conclusion that... I WANT A LAMB! So flippin adorable!! :)