The Peace of the Stacks
With the longer studio days that September has made possible, I‘ve been sinking deep into my thinking/painting/drawing/writing practice....
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Airlie Anderson
- Sep 7, 2020
- 3 min
How To Read A Book
Reading books is not for everyone. Some people just don’t enjoy reading, and I respect that! (But maybe you just haven't met the perfect...
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Airlie Anderson
- Apr 27, 2020
- 1 min
Cork Sailboat Craft
Cork boat craft from MAYDAY MOUSE by Seb Braun! If you have some corks, pennies, leaves and toothpicks around, this is a fun thing to do....
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Airlie Anderson
- Feb 4, 2020
- 2 min
Heaven is a Place On Earth 💗✨🦄
👆🏼At my childhood library branch, signing books. My grandma used to live in that building behind us 👆🏼👆🏼👆🏼 My wonderful nephews...
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Airlie Anderson
- Nov 16, 2019
- 3 min
Why I <3 Inktober
Inktober’s challenge is simple: during the month of October, make a drawing every day. The original challenge (2009) stipulated that the...
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Airlie Anderson
- Sep 15, 2019
- 1 min
Books Fly at the Princeton Children’s Book Festival
Spending a lot of time at the drawing board can be an isolating endeavor, but this weekend we smashed that lonely-artist feeling to...
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Airlie Anderson
- Sep 11, 2019
- 1 min
Back to the (New) Drawing Board
News from the studio: I got a new drawing board! It’s one of those adjustable and portable ones. I’ve always wanted one of those...
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Airlie Anderson
- Sep 4, 2019
- 2 min
The Art Show That Made Me Cry
Mary Blair’s concept art for Disney’s Alice In Wonderland, 1951 I was reading an article in Vulture by Jerry Saltz called How To Be An...
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Airlie Anderson
- Aug 24, 2019
- 2 min
Long Live the Budget Studio
I’m working at home these days in a little space on a landing right next to a pair of closets. I’ve worked in lots of different kinds of...
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Airlie Anderson
- Aug 18, 2019
- 1 min
This Project Was Botanical AF
Botanical And Fun! A while ago I was commissioned to illustrate tasting menu items for elements restaurant in Princeton, NJ. I was...
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Airlie Anderson
- Aug 17, 2019
- 1 min
When Paint Goes On Like Butter
Sometimes an illustration takes twelve layers of paint and lots of annoying changes of heart. Other times, the paint goes on smoothly and...
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Airlie Anderson
- Aug 16, 2019
- 1 min
The Drawing Board: self-doubt, frustration, serenity, bliss (repeat!)
I was back at my drawing board today after a long time away from watercolor paper and gouache. I puttered and puttered before finally...
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