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Tuesday, May 29th, 2012
Beautiful Miss Maia!
My good friend Jessica commissioned me to do an illustration of her daughter, Maia, for her 13th birthday earlier this month & I was more than happy to do it! Maia’s a fun young lady & one of my summer camping buddies! She’s super sweet, super smart & super beautiful, so I tried to incorporate all of those traits into this piece. It actually ended up being a tiny bit of a challenge since I’m so used to drawing sexier & sassier adults…I needed to keep this piece balanced & age-appropriate: not too young & not too overly grown-up. And it had to look like her! From the feedback I received, apparently I accomplished the task at hand- yay! Happy Birthday, Maia- may all your teenage dreams come true! xo
Tags:Birthday, Casual, Editorial, Fashion Illustration, Fashion Illustrator, Fashion Sketch, Jennifer Lilya, Lilya, Summer, Teen
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Monday, April 23rd, 2012
Painting in my Bushwick studio, April 3, 2012. Photo by Hilary McHone.
I met the super sweet & talented photographer, Hilary McHone, through the ‘Work It Brooklyn’ Facebook page. She was looking for Brooklyn-based artists to photograph for a new project. Sign me up!
She came by my studio at my personal prime-time: 8am (Yay for Early Birds!) and spent a few hours taking pix of me working from all sorts of angles. We chatted about work, travel, Brooklyn and all sorts of fun stuff. I normally hate being disturbed while I’m painting, but Hilary’s a total pro who made it easy for me to work while she was.
Anyway, check out the Daily Brooklyn post for fun studio shots of what I do almost every day. Love my job & love meeting like-minded artistic Brooklynites! xo
Tags:BrooklynHilary, Bushwick, Daily Brooklyn, Editorial, Fashion Illustration, Fashion Illustrator, Fashion Sketch, Hilary McHone, Jennifer Lilya, Lilya, NYC, Photography, Studio
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Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012
Merry-Go-Astound!
I painted this Christmas present for my friend Abby’s daughter. Her name is Astrid, she’s in first grade, into girly stuff & her room is painted cotton candy pink. Awesome! I decided to go with inspiration from the Louis Vuitton S/S 2012 show- I thought the carousel backdrop was perfect for somebody Astrid’s age, while still being totally high fashion. And you can’t go wrong with a pink & yellow flowery frock! I’m thinking it’s a piece that she’ll appreciate now, as well as when she’s older. Merry Merry! xo
Tags:Carousel, Editorial, Fashion Illustration, Fashion Illustrator, Fashion Sketch, Flower, Holiday, Jennifer Lilya, Lilya, Louis Vuitton, Merry-Go-Round, Original Art, Pink, S/S 2012
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Wednesday, December 28th, 2011
Lilya Live Sketching!
I had such a fun time at the Lion’esque Media/Yelp Giftacular earlier this December. I sketched pretty much non-stop for eight hours since the place was jam-packed with shoppers! I can write a small novel about it, but Brandon over at Would You Rock This? did an amazing recap featuring lots of pictures & illustrations. Check it out here and stay tuned for more live- sketching events! xoxo
Tags:Fashion Illustration, Fashion Illustrator, Fashion Sketch, Holiday, Ink, Jennifer Lilya, Lettering, Lilya, Lionesque Media, Live-sketching, NYC, Original Art, Portrait, Sketch, Style, Yelp
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Monday, December 5th, 2011
Me & my pigtails, Live-sketching at the RS Pop Shop, NYC, November 30th, 2011 Photo by Steve Barkaszi
I had a blast live-sketching at the RS Pop Shop last week. I met a whole bunch of awesome people & their awesome puppies. All the sketch proceeds went directly to the Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals- a great organization that helps find “forever-homes” for cats & dogs that need them. For more photos & sketches, just check out my Facebook page here. For donation & animal adoption info, click here! Happy Monday! xoxo
Tags:Animal Adoption, Fashion Illustration, Fashion Illustrator, Fashion Sketch, Jennifer Lilya, Lilya, Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals, NYC, RS Pop Shop
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Monday, November 28th, 2011
Puppy Love
This Wednesday, November 30th, I’ll be sketching again live at the RS Pop Shop from 5-8 to benefit the Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals! Swing by to say hi, get an original sketch & give an animal friend a new home for the holidays! More info & pix here & here! xoxo
Tags:Animal Adoption, Cat, Dog, Fashion Illustration, Fashion Illustrator, Fashion Sketch, Jennifer Lilya, Lilya, Mayor's Alliance, NYC, Pets, Rescue, RS Pop Shop
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Monday, October 17th, 2011
Basil, October 2011
Or not. This is my little love cat, Basil. She’s the sweetest thing ever & loves to hang out under my warm drawing lamps. It never fails- every time I run downstairs to make a cup of tea (which is pretty much a 24/7 affair), she’ll jump up on my drawing table, taste the paint water (!) & take a catnap in the middle of my workspace. She meows in protest every time I move her to her other perch. All in a day’s work! xo
Tags:Basil, Cat, Drawing Board, Fashion Illustrator, Jennifer Lilya, Kitty, NYC, Palette, Studio
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Monday, August 15th, 2011
Tags:Blog, Fashion Illustration, Fashion Illustrator, Fashion Sketch, Jennifer Lilya, Lilya, NYC, Style, Trend
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