#tara k. shepersky

[lucybellwood]

Agave.

(Another one of the many watercolor illustrations I made for Serpentine, a lovely collection of poems by Tara K. Shepersky. Funding on Kickstarter now.)

#agave #century plant #botanical #watercolor #botanical illustration #serpentine #tara k. shepersky #lucy bellwood #personal work #kickstarter

[obliviouswit]

Oh hello there! Your hair looks great!

I'm making an Impulsive Decision™ and gonna 🔥blaze🔥 this post, so please bear with me. 🐻

If you like nature🏞️ and hearts💚 and thinking💭 and poetry📜 and art🖼️ and water💧 and watercolors 🎨and words📖 and feelings🥰, perhaps I could interest you in Serpentine: a book of poems by Tara K. Shepersky with illustrations by Lucy Bellwood.

They're both amazing creators and I'm betting that you're also an amazing person because you're on this amazing website😘. Go get a book or nine, tell your friends, make this kickstarter happen, be a force for beauty in this world (you already are, I hope, but keep going💜)

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[desert-oracle]

#050 SUPERBLOOM!

The wildflower superbloom is upon us, as is the superbloom mob. St. Minerva help us all!

New soundscapes by RedBlueBlackSilver. And information about the April to RedBlueBlackSilver.com

And thanks for taking us along on your desert travels, Tara K. Shepersky:

Ok I am not on Twitter right now, but if I was, I'd drop an appreciative note to @KenLayne over at @Desert_Oracle.

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[lucybellwood]

More watercolor work for Serpentine, the poetry collection I'm illustrating right now for Tara K. Shepersky. The Kickstarter campaign is going in for approval this week, so we should be launching before too long!

#watercolor #serpentine #smith river #illustration #scenery #northern california #personal work #tara k. shepersky #lucy bellwood

[lucybellwood]

Serpentine is now live on Kickstarter!

This collection of poems by Tara K. Shepersky features loads of full-page watercolor illustrations by me and gorgeous printing from our publisher, Bored Wolves. (You can even grab our first collaboration, Tell the Turning, as part of the campaign.)

The book is a love letter to a particular river in Northern California, and to Tara's peregrinations from north to south along various highways and byways over the course of her lifetime. Her work is contemplative, rich, tender, and full of love. I'm so excited for people to read it.

You can see some of the pieces I've completed so far up above (plus that otter painting I already shared, which will be a little bookmark). The sketch below is our current pass at the cover.

Once again: HERE'S THAT KICKSTARTER LINK.

#poetry #small press #bored wolves #tara k. shepersky #lucy bellwood #kickstarter #crowdfunding #serpentine #watercolor #smith river

[lucybellwood]

Crow Dance, 2021

A piece from Tell the Turning, my first collaboration with poet Tara K. Shepersky. (Also available as a postcard here.)

Our next book, Serpentine, just funded on Kickstarter and will be coming out later this summer 💚

#tara k shepersky #lucy bellwood #poetry #crows #corvid #inkwash #watercolor #Illustration #Personal work

[lucybellwood]

Last of the illustrations for Serpentine on the drawing board tonight.

#Serpentine #tara k shepersky #illustration #northern california #watercolor #nature painting #personal work #process

[lucybellwood]

We've met our goal, but there's still two more days to preorder Serpentine! Tara Shepersky has written a gorgeous collection of poems that will transport you to the landscapes she has loved for a lifetime. I feel very lucky to be illustrating this book. Bored Wolves will be bringing this volume to print with the same stellar quality as our first collaboration, Tell the Turning. Come join us in making something beautiful!

#poetry #small press #serpentine #tara k shepersky #Lucy Bellwood #bored wolves #watercolor #smith river #contemplative #nature writing

[lucybellwood]

The shore, the shore.

(Another one of the watercolor illustrations I contributed to Serpentine, a lovely collection of poems by Tara K. Shepersky which will be funding on Kickstarter for the next two weeks. Give it a look.)

#watercolor #northern california #monterey #coast #west coast #serpentine #painting #lucy bellwood #tara shepersky #illustration #personal work #crowdfunding