Today, a look back to April 2012:
“Hello Baby!” : Just as fun as when a package arrives via Airmail from some far away and mysterious place, this expectant mother wanted to leave it to be a complete surprise as to what would be inside this card… without even being suspect!
Item: Baby Announcement Cards
Inks: Cherry Red, Navy Blue // Stocks: Bright White Linen // Font: Corbel // Finished Size: 4.25 x 5.5″

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Design by J.Bishop of Architette Studios.

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Custom bridal luncheon invitations featuring the Louisville, Kentucky city skyline. Bright white textured stock paired with a matter finish Plum Purple envelope.

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Custom graduation announcements featuring a drawing of the Old Main Building on the campus of Penn State. Bright white textured stock on a matte heavyweight Navy Blue backer + Charcoal Grey envelope.

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It is already Saturday here on this late evening/early morning in South Central Texas, and am up burning the midnight oil for a hot-deadline for one of my bride-clients. While her wedding signage is printing, I thought I would take this opportunity to call it a Free Friday with new drawings I have been working on since my previous post about working in a new direction for my fine art portfolio. (Prepare for many photos again!) I know I mentioned staying away from the “trends” in art these days (i.e. drawing girls, unicorns with arrows, animal bones and skulls, antlers, etc.) but wouldn’t you know, when I just “let myself go”… I naturally gravitated towards just about all of the above. Hm, well… minus the arrows and skulls…

The ‘top secret’ series I mentioned in my previous post, was inspired by the World Wildlife Fund, and their work in saving the critically endangered wildlife of the world. I was inspired to help raise awareness in the fight for their survival.

It has been fun to experiment and try new styles… I get inspired, draw it, and then hopefully over time, perfect it. If you have an Instagram account, you can find me at JBishopStudios, which has recently sort of “blown up” with kind words and feedback. This is just for my fine art though, you won’t find any of my stationery, card, wedding work there…

“Little Rhino”
6 x 8″ graphite on paper
June 2013 – original drawing and prints + accessories available for purchase

“Little Saola”
6 x 8″ graphite on paper
June 2013 – original drawing and prints + accessories available for purchase

“You Missed”
6 x 8″ graphite on paper
May 2013 – original drawing and prints + accessories available for purchase

In process… an experiment with creating a World Wildlife Fund advertisement for the critically endangered Javan Rhino.

More coming soon… happy weekend!

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© 2013 www.jbishopstudios.com

The city of Louisville, is the largest in the state of Kentucky. When I was commissioned to draw the city skyline last month, I immediately knew I had to draw the skyline with the Ohio river in the foreground…complete with the Belle of Louisville, the oldest Mississippi-style steamboat in operation in the United States!

Along with the city center, I wanted to make sure and capture at least one of the major bridges connecting the states of Kentucky and Indiana together over the river!

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A couple of months ago, I had the pleasure of working on a beautiful wedding invitation set for a client getting married in Shanghai, China. We took it one step further by adding color to the skyline in an evening sky tone.  To offset the soft tones, we used a bright white textured stock + Cherry red envelope… to make the whole thing really buzz with vibrancy.

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Be prepared to view a creative and fun wedding invitation suite using a theme of the New York City MetroCard! When I first began freelancing (back in 2009, wow!) I created a prototype wedding invitation for a client who told me she wanted a New York City theme… and to just run with it! That prototype was a wedding invitation suite that was designed around the most common piece of travel-currency in New York City: The MetroCard. I recently had a client who had me bring it back to the surface for their custom wedding invitation suite.

Beginning with proofing of the front and back designs, and possible choices in purple hued envelopes to pair:

… and on to the final design:

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As of late… here are the little mini correspondence cards I have been using in the studio when including a personalized note in orders or in letters to family and friends. It features a little space to write in the screen names for Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram. I just wanted to share! Here is a post I wrote about the Social Media Dilemma… and what I post where!

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In a little custom off-take from my mini city skyline series address labels, these custom mini “Greetings from New York City” square labels feature my hand drawn skyline of NYC created for a bridal shower.

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A few months ago, I had the pleasure to work on this custom set of Chicago, Illinois city skyline Save the Date bordered postcards in a heavyweight smooth finish natural white stock. For these, I had to “revive” my now retired version of the skyline (an older style drawn in 2009!) and in an interesting twist… changed the skyline into a Sage green finish.

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Design by J.Bishop of Architette Studios.

© 2013 www.architettestudios.com

As we round out another school year, I have a hard time believing that I graduated high school so long ago… I still remember how it felt to be spontaneously thrown out into the “real world”… and then to feel it again when I graduated college! Time surely does fly!

New in the Construction Series… is Project Graduate! This is the first time I’ve designed within the Construction Series with a silhouette as well. It was the perfect solution to keep the design friendly to everyone, and just adjusted the outline for Project Graduate Girl/Female and Project Graduate Boy/Male.

Con-GRAD-ulations Class of 2013!

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It has been a while since I wrote about my secret desire of becoming a world-famous artist! (Ha.) I thought this Friday would be a great day to write about some works that I have created in the past few months. There is more in the works… more soon! (Prepare for many photos…)

I have been creating in a few new directions, and while it is fun to experiment and try new things, I also need to be careful as not to represent my work portfolio as a whole as being without direction, unstable or incomplete. I’ve always drawn “Muses” and “Little Worlds”… and recently started on “Crash Diet” and a new ‘top secret’ series… but it might seem as if each of the works come out sporadically… I get inspired, draw it, post it… inspired, draw it, post it. It seems that I need to be inspired, draw it, and then perfect it.

More coming soon, but just know that I am going to be staying away from the “trends” in art these days (i.e. drawing girls, unicorns with arrows, animal bones and skulls, antlers, etc.) You know what they say, if it’s trending, you’re already too late. Artwork is just like any other “business” out there. The goal is to have a market, to be appealing and to find that niche… and then own it.

“Crash Diet: Inter Trans-fat Continental” – 6×8″ graphite and ink – original available

“Crash Diet” – 6 x 8″ graphite and ink – prints + original available

“Muses: Of the Sea” – A portrait of my sister Karen, a living testament to beauty like the sea.
8 x 10″ graphite and ink – prints and accessories available for purchase

“Muses: Bloom” – A portrait of my infinitely sweet and dear friend Kristy, a beautiful person inside and out!
8 x 10″ graphite and ink – prints and accessories available for purchase

“Muses: Free Fall” – 8 x 10″ graphite and ink -original drawing and prints + accessories available for purchase

“Muses: To Be Candid” – 6 x 8″ graphite and ink – original drawing and prints + accessories available for purchase

“Muses: Green Light” – 6×8″ graphite and ink – still in process…

More soon… happy Friday!

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A look back to May 2011 – “Rainforest Birthday”
An admission ticket is needed to join in on this rainforest themed birthday party!
Item: Birthday Party Invitation in a Rainforest theme
Inks: Midnight Black, Antique Gold, Capri Blue // Stocks: Bright White Laid, Metallic Copper Backing // Fonts: Rosewood Standard + Filled // Finished Size: 4.5 x 8.5″

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Design by J.Bishop of Architette Studios.

© 2013 www.architettestudios.com

New in the shop for Father’s Day (about a month from today!) this year: Project Dad Construction

Hopefully you paired it with Project Mom Construction for Mother’s Day?

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Design by J.Bishop of Architette Studios.

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Last month, I completed working on a full wedding suite featuring the city skyline of St. Louis, Missouri… with an added bonus mini plane to figuratively represent the “Spirit of St. Louis”.

I really enjoyed working in the classic navy blue and bright white linen realm for the color palette. I especially love the pop of the custom cerulean blue mini plane as it twists through the skyline and stars. It was featured on the invitation belly belt, dinner reception card… and RSVP postcard, tying the entire suite together.

Detail shot of the mini plane wedding invitation belly-belt medallions un-cut… Par avion!

Assembled onto the belly belts…

Entire suite contents… dinner reception card and RSVP postcards.

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