Angela Marie Morton: art & illustration

Snippets: a series of brief summaries describing what I have been working on recently, plus a few personal tidbits. Finished Works Bunny Reaching for Book Watercolor pencils, oil pastels, and pen Fuzzy Bunny with Blanket Pencil, pitt pastel pencils, and watercolor pencils Fellini-Inspired Mouse Pen, Chinese watercolors, and watercolor pencils Mouse Walking Home at Dusk Pencils and pitt pastel pencils Two Orange Koi Brush pen and Chinese watercolors   Works in Progress  Pencil lines for Mouse Walking with Fall Leaves (01) Pen and watercolor added (02) Finishing touches added: pitt pastel pencils and more watercolor (03) New in the Shop (Click to purchase) Monk and Mouse in the Rain Santorini Dream Egret Standing on Rocks with Reeds Projects and Updates I've been practicing with a new (to me) watercolor technique, and the below piece was my first attempt (first two photos below).  My monstera plant has a new leaf, and it makes me so happy. And, of course, nature photos from my walks

Snippets: a series of brief summaries describing what I have been working on recently, plus a few personal tidbits. Finished Works Harold at the Seaside Chinese watercolors, watercolor pencils, and pitt pastel pencils Mouse Walking Home Pencils and pitt pastel pencils Works in Progress Fuzzy Bunny with his Blanket (01) Fuzzy Bunny with his Blanket (02) Fuzzy Bunny with his Blanket (03) Fellini-Inspired Mouse Woman Walking Through Torii Gate in Japan   New in the Shop (Click to purchase) Trio of Mushrooms Woman in Japanese Tea House in Spring Projects and Updates   With autumn just around the corner (yay!), the "Featured Collection" in my shop is fall-themed. Pop in and have a browse . I took August off from submitting my work anywhere, but I am diving back into it this month. Fingers crossed.   September's blog post is up, and it's another book-themed piece. If you are a reader like I am, you may want to check out My Three Favorite Books. I recently purchased an art s

A small section of one of my bookcases Books. Titles. Authors. Genres. Series. Hardcover. Paperback. Short stories. Novels. Memoirs. Biographies. Contemporary. Classics. Fiction, Nonfiction. It can be overwhelming to decide which book to read (or which books, if you are someone who reads more than one at a time). If you are having trouble deciding what to read next, or where to start if you are new to the world of books, you might want to consider one (or all) of these books. In an effort to keep things focused, I have limited myself to just  three  of my favorite books. Each of them, in their own way, had a profound and lasting impact on me. There have been many books (and authors) that have stayed with me for one reason or another, and I will include those in future posts, but to start, I wanted to showcase my three favorites. The Razor's Edge , by W. Somerset Maugham. Published in 1944. My beloved hardcover of 'The Razor's Edge" “He is too modest to set himself up a