jessica shirley illustration

 My second semester at Smart School is just about over. Here are my finished pieces! "Tender Briar" 12X18, oil This is the ...

 This was the art director assignment. I chose to work on Karen Berger's spec Vertigo Comics cover assignment. She asked for a half ang...

So Rebecca gave us a prompt for this one. Robin Hood as a girl either traditional time period, modern, or futuristic. Below are my thumbnai...

For this next piece Rebecca recommended I try starting out with a photo I loved and I developing it from there. So I found some photos I th...

I wanted my second piece at SmArt School to be based on the book Stardust by Neil Gaiman. I wanted to paint the character, Yvainne (a fal...

I signed up For SmArt School earlier this year. There were many great artists to chose from but, since you only get to pick one, I signed...

I have really wanted to paint a portrait for a while now. Well I have finally done it. Next time, remind me not to use gouache though....