Story Time

In the midst of a few invitations I have to get done this summer I also promised myself I would tackle the illustration ideas I have had in my head for awhile.  The first one is a tribute to my Nana. She was quite the story teller and inspires me on a daily basis. In this piece I want to capture the "magic" my sister and I would feel whenever we slept over her apartment in the Bronx. Only Nana Lab could make a tiny apartment in the heart of the Bronx magical.

I am almost done with my value study- next will be a color study and then I will start the actual painting. Stay tuned!

Birthday Party Invitation

card size: flat 4" x 6"

A birthday party boat tour around Manhattan!

Ladies

I am not sure yet where these ladies are headed, but when I am in between projects I like to spend time adding to this series. They are all done in gouache and are approximately 2" x 2". The fun part is I don't totally know what the lady will be like when I start the painting, which gives them their own personal flavor. Stay tuned for more additions!

Holiday 2011 Edition

card size: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"

 Save the Dates are becoming one of my favorite things to do, especially for couples I know well. Since there are no real rules for save the dates, they are a great way to get to know the couple on a more intimate level. This is a job I did for a childhood friend of mine and his fiance who met while in film school together. They are getting married in an old Landmark Theater and loved the idea of creating an old Hollywood style movie ticket as their save the date. It was an honor to do this for them and I can't wait for the wedding!

Wedding Invitation for James and Eve

Cards for Sale!

In addition to my holiday cards, farewell card and wedding card (as seen in previous posts) I have added a Halloween and Valentines Day card that I am very excited about.

If there is any interest in purchasing anything you see here, please email me for more details at klabriola@gmail.com

VALENTINES DAY

card size: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2

HALLOWEEN

card size: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"

Holiday Cards...(see card details in Holiday post)

Farewell & Wedding Cards...

card size: 6 1/4" x 4 1/2"

blank inside

Save the Date for Eve and James

card size: 3 1/2" x 4 7/8"

I have the great pleasure of designing my childhood friend's Wedding Package and have completed the first phase! Eve and James met in Medical School and are completing their residency together at Stanford Hospital. I used the fact that they never have time to do anything but be doctors, as my inspiration!

Baby Goetz Birth Announcement

card size: 9" x 4"
In addition to starting my own stationary line, my beloved sister and I are working together on custom stationary projects and this was our very first job. We had a blast and I can't wait to work with her again and again in the future. Stay tuned for more work by our - yet to be named - company :)

Holiday Cards

card size: 6 1/4" x 4 1/2"

card size: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"
The above cards are the first additions to my upcoming card line. Enjoy!

Off to San Francisco!

card size: 6 1/4 " x 4 1/2"
blank inside

Off I go to start a new adventure on the west coast. I am going to miss NY very much, but I am excited to get to know a new city and to explore my creativity in a new environment.

Art Blocks for Ghana

I was lucky enough to be involved in yet another fund raising effort for the children of Africa. In this case it was the Picture Book Project Foundation that put together a charity art auction of original works created by top artists within the animation and illustration community to provide boarding and education for orphaned children in Ghana, West Africa.

The theme given to all of the artists was Home. Below is a portrait of my grandfather in one of his happiest moments; Playing his accordion for his family. To see more amazing artwork and to learn more about the Picture Book Project Foundation, click here.

medium: oil
size: 6"x6"

Brownstones to Red Dirt

Two colleagues of mine, David LaMattina and Chad Walker, have created a feature-length documentary entitled Brownstones to Red Dirt, about a pen pal program between a group of at-risk sixth graders living in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn and orphans from the war living in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Here is my contribution to an art benefit inspired by the film. You can read more about the benefit itself and the documentary that inspired it all here.

medium: oil
size: 4" x 6"

Happy Valentines Day Doodle

medium: gouache
size: 1.5" x 2.5"

Sean and MK Get Married

card size: 6 1/4" x 4 1/2 "

blank inside

medium: gouache
size: 3" x 5"

Angry Fisherman

medium: oil
size: 5" x 3"

Sunday Afternoon

medium: gouache
size: 2" x 3"

Mother's Day

Me, my mom and sister in the good old days...

medium: gouache
size: 4" x 3"

Nana Lab

medium: gouache
size: 2" x 3"

Rosie

Meet Rosie. My very first character. She loves to eat and she loves to be fancy...

medium: gouache
size: 2" x 2"