Happy 4th of July! 🇺🇸🎨

Hi guys,

I hope my July calendar finds you well!

I was inspired to paint this month’s calendar by the upcoming 4th of July and the Black Lives Matter movement.

As I painted Independence Girl, my heart was full of hope that this 4th of July will mark the beginning of a newfound independence from bigotry and prejudice! My biggest wish is that now we will finally stop treating people differently simply based on the color of their skin. I hope that all the protests will be heard and we will FINALLY make the leap towards living as one race: the human race!

I hope Independence Girl brightens up your days this month and brings you hope!
xo
Cristina

PS - Didn’t get Independence Girl?  Make sure to sign up on my website cristinatudor.com and feel free to share my website with your friends and family to brighten up their day - the minute you sign up, you get the current month's calendar immediately in your inbox.

As always, make sure you tag me in your photos of the calendar on Instagram @thecristinatudor and use the hashtag #ctudorcalendar so I can find them :)  I’d love to share your pics on my IG!

Black Lives Matter. Period.

Music: White River by Aakash Gandhi

Hi guys,

My FREE PAINTING CLASSES are here as part of my IG #Paintflix series! Go to my IGTV channel on Instagram @thecristinatudor to watch and paint along with me!

The rainbow comes out only after the rain 🏳️‍🌈 What a fitting metaphor for HOPE in what the entire world is experiencing right now!! We may be united by these tough times, but how about shifting the focus to connecting through something joyful and hopeful, like art?

Watch me paint a RAINBOW (HE)ART and paint along with me! A heart because we all could use more love right now! 💛🧡❤️💚💙💜

Keeping it simple, easy, fun and colorful so everyone can follow along and paint, including kids, so feel free to share with your loved ones! 🖌

Get creative and use ANY supplies you have on hand - paint, pens, pencils, highlighters, markers etc! Use ANY colors you want, let your imagination run free and don’t let lack of supplies limit your creativity! BE the artist, create whatever you feel! 👩🏻‍🎨 For basic supplies ideas, watch my IGTV video and see the list at the end of this video.

If you’d like to order supplies from Amazon, please visit my website CRISTINATUDOR.COM and click on the SUPPLIES tab - Your purchase also supports my small business! Thank you!!

So let’s paint: watch my full IGTV video for a guided tutorial on how to paint a rainbow heart!
xo, Cristina

#Paintflix #ArtWillNotBeCanceled

MY FREE PAINTING CLASS on Instagram @thecristinatudor - Rainbow Heart - Quarantine Painting #Paintflix

Hi guys,

I hope my email finds you and yours well and healthy, even if stuck indoors and anxious for this rough patch to pass quickly. A lot has been put on hold in our lives at the moment.  But art will not be canceled! 🎨

As we are spending more time indoors and experiencing increased anxiety during these difficult times, I would like to bring more joy and peace into all our daily lives with my artwork. Painting is so healing and relaxing for me, and I would love to share that feeling with you, to dream up new images together, to stay positive and strong and to focus on something that makes us all feel good!

So, starting TOMORROW, March 18, 2020, I am expanding my live painting into the digital world as much as possible. I will do live painting sessions on Instagram @thecristinatudor every day during the week, which I am calling #PAINTFLIX - a hashtag I created almost 2 years ago (July 3, 2018 to be exact, ha!) when I was painting and watching Netflix ... Now it has become the one word I use to describe mixing my painting with live streaming ;)

As I wish you well, I am inviting you, your kids, your friends and loved ones to meet me on Instagram every week day at 1 PM PST starting TOMORROW so we can paint together! 👩🏻‍🎨  Watch me paint in real time to relax, or even join in on the fun and paint along if you’d like! Let’s keep joy and hope strong in our lives and make some art together! 🖌 #wereallinthistogether

xo,
Cristina


* For the most up-to-date info on my live illustration, follow me on Instagram @thecristinatudor

Hi guys,

The calendar for March, Daffodil Girl, is here!  My inspiration for this month’s calendar was spring daffodils, which are one of my fave flowers with their yellow star shapes and fragrant spring scent.  

Daffodils remind me of growing up in Bucharest, Romania, of early spring days when they would fight the last of winter and would burst through patches of snow.  

March 1 is a Romanian holiday called Martisor, a Valentine’s Day of sorts celebrating love.  Boys would give their crushes special, cute little charms tied with red and white silk strings with one red and one white tassel at each end, and students would give them to their favorite teachers as a sign of caring. We would pin all the charms we received on our chests on our uniforms and wear them proudly all day in school, and sometimes for an entire week or two well into March.

March 8 is also International Woman’s Day, celebrated widely throughout Europe, and I loved combining these two holidays and my memories of celebrating them in Daffodil Girl.  I hope you enjoy her and she brings warm spring sunshine your way with her yellow daffodil starbursts.

Didn’t get Daffodil Girl?  Make sure to sign up on my website cristinatudor.com and feel free to share my website with your friends and family to brighten up their day - the minute you sign up, you get the current month's calendar immediately in your inbox.

As always, make sure you tag me in your photos of the calendar on Instagram @thecristinatudor and use the hashtag #ctudorcalendar so I can find them :)  I’d love to share your pics on my IG!

If you’d like to brighten up someone’s day, please share my website cristinatudor.com with them so they can sign up for my calendar, too - the minute they sign up, they get the current month's calendar immediately in their inbox.

Happy March!
xo
Cristina

I am delighted to invite you to not one, but two Ferragamo Valentine's Day fashion illustration events with me on Saturday, February 8 at the Beverly Center mall from 3-7pm, and Sunday, February 9, at the Westfield Topanga store from 2-6pm, where I will be painting live fashion illustrations! 🎨

Discover the perfect gift for Valentine’s Day gift and receive one of my bespoke fashion illustrations with any Ferragamo purchase 💖 RSVP to schedule your private appointment.
 
I’m so excited to be part of yet another fun event and to celebrate Valentine’s Day with you! To see behind-the-scenes and highlights from my previous events with Ferragamo, please visit my website at cristinatudor.com

Hope to see you there!
xo,
Cristina

Hi guys,

The calendar for February, Heart Girl, is here!  As you may have seen on Instagram, I was inspired by Valentine’s Day and my own previous work when I painted this month’s calendar, because sometimes being your own hero and inspiration feels so good ;)

Whether you’re planning a romantic V-Day this year, a Galentine’s Day, or simply feel like you’re ready for spring and brighter colors, I hope you enjoy Heart Girl!

Didn’t get Heart Girl?  Make sure to sign up on my website cristinatudor.com and feel free to share my website with your friends and family to brighten up their day - the minute you sign up, you get the current month's calendar immediately in your inbox.

As always, make sure you tag me in your photos of the calendar on Instagram @thecristinatudor and use the hashtag #ctudorcalendar so I can find them :)  I’d love to share your pics on my IG!

If you’d like to brighten up someone’s day, please share my website cristinatudor.com with them so they can sign up for my calendar, too - the minute they sign up, they get the current month's calendar immediately in their inbox.

Happy Valentine’s Day!
xo
Cristina

Hi guys,
 
Happy New Year!  This is my THIRD year in a row doing the calendar, I’m so happy to continue my free calendar tradition in 2020!  I’m super excited that you’re still enjoying it! :)
 
I hope you had a fantastic holiday season and new year celebration!  I’m looking forward to entering a new decade and another round of ‘roaring 20’s’!
                                                                                                                  
To start this decade off right, please enjoy 2020 Girl, your January calendar. I’m sending her your way along with my best wishes for lots of health and happiness in the new year!
 
Didn’t get her?  Make sure to sign up on my website cristinatudor.com and feel free to share my website with your friends and family to brighten up their day - the minute they sign up, they get the current month's calendar immediately in their inbox.
 
As always, make sure you tag me in your photos of the calendar on Instagram @thecristinatudor and use the hashtag #ctudorcalendar so I can find them :)  I’d love to share them on my IG!
 
May all your wishes come true in 2020!
Happy New Year!
xo
Cristina
 

Merry Christmas, everyone! 🎅🎄🤶 May you have the most wonderful day with your loved ones!

xo,
Cristina

I am delighted to invite you to another exclusive Salvatore Ferragamo fashion illustration event with me this coming Sunday, December 22, 2019, at the Beverly Center Ferragamo store in Beverly Hills!

I will be drawing live fashion illustrations on luxurious holiday edition Ferragamo silver cards (like the ones in the images below) from 3-7pm this Sunday. Cross off names on your Christmas shopping list with Ferragamo gifts and receive one of my illustrations! 👩🏻‍🎨

To schedule a private appointment for this event and to RSVP, please call 310.652.0279 or contact beverlycenterstore@us.ferragamo.com

I’m so excited to be part of yet another amazing Ferragamo event!  To see behind-the-scenes and highlights from my previous events with Ferragamo on Rodeo Drive and at Beverly Center in Beverly Hills, as well as other locations, please visit my website at cristinatudor.com 🎨

Come celebrate the upcoming holidays with me and Ferragamo! Hope to see you there on Sunday!
xo,
Cristina

* For the most up-to-date info on my live illustration events, follow me on Instagram @thecristinatudor

Hi guys,
 
Happy December 1st!  This month marks a full TWO YEARS that I’ve been creating this free calendar for you, and I can’t believe it’s been this long!  I’m so happy to know that you’re still enjoying my calendar, and I’m excited to continue the tradition in 2020. 
 
If you’ve been around for a while, you know that December is my favorite month of the year, not only because of Christmas, but also because it’s my birthday on December 27 (which I gave a slight nod to with the dark purple on the calendar for that date lol). 
 
And I’m already getting in the mood for Christmas with twinkling lights, holiday music and making some Christmas ornaments this year.  This is the perfect time of year for some fun and cozy DYIs while sipping on hot cocoa and having a fun holiday movie like ‘Elf’ or ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’ playing in the background.
 
I’m also excited to paint at some amazing holiday live fashion illustration events that are coming up this month, which I’ll be sharing with you on Instagram @thecristinatudor
 
And tomorrow stay tuned for a special gift coming your way to celebrate the start of the holiday season.  All I can tell you right now is that it’s gonna be good ;) Subscribe today to get the full scoop!
 
In the meantime, subscribe on my website at cristinatudor.com to enjoy this free calendar, and December’s Presents Girl will be on her way to your inbox, ready for a Christmas party or two in her mini dress and heels.  I’ll be sending her your way along with all my best wishes for a happy and healthy holiday season filled with joy and all your loved ones.
 
As always, make sure you tag me in your photos of the calendar on Instagram @thecristinatudor and use the hashtag #ctudorcalendar so I can find them :)  I’d love to share them on my IG!
 
Enjoy your December calendar!
xo
Cristina

With Halloween just behind is, it’s time for sweater weather all over again. Leopard Girl is ready for a cozy November with her cold shoulder leopard print sweater inspired by yummy and warm fall colors as she’s getting ready for Thanksgiving at the end of the month.
 
As always, make sure you tag me in your photos of the calendar on Instagram @thecristinatudor and use the hashtag #ctudorcalendar so I can find them :)  I’d love to share them on my IG!
 
Enjoy your November calendar, and happy (early) Thanksgiving!
xo
Cristina

In the past 3 weeks, I had the incredible honor to paint live bespoke fashion illustrations at two Salvatore Ferragamo boutiques to celebrate the launch of the new Ferragamo AW19 Women and Men's Collections: at Beverly Center in Beverly Hills and at South Coast Plaza in Orange County 🎨  Guests at the exclusive events received bespoke illustrations to enhance their purchase.

To see the full experience at both events, including behind-the-scenes videos of how I painted my illustrations, visit the Salvatore Ferragamo live event page on my website at cristinatudor.com  

Thank you for having me and for the very warm welcome @ferragamo!  I had an amazing time painting the lovely customers in the newest collections and meeting everyone! I am simply thrilled to have been a part of these events! I’m still floating on air, feeling so thankful and grateful to be able to do what I love in such incredible company 🖌

To book live fashion illustrations for your event, send an email to hello@cristinatudor.com or fill out a contact form on my website at cristinatudor.com 

To stay current with all my live illustration events, follow me on Instagram @thecristinatudor and subscribe to my newsletter at cristinatudor.com You will also receive a monthly printable FREE CALENDAR with your email subscription!  👩🏻‍🎨

xo,
Cristina

Hi guys,
 
Halloween is almost here, it’s only a month away!  Woohoo!  And I’m totally getting in the mood for fun costumes and trick or treating.  So it’s no surprise that this year I’m once again doing a Halloween themed October calendar – my second one so far, as I’m getting close to the end of a full second year of offering you this free printable calendar every month … can you believe it??  Almost 2 full years of creating a brand new, fresh calendar each month, I’m so excited about this cool milestone :)
 
So which girl is this October bringing you, you ask?  Why, Witch Girl, of course, lol.  Ok, cheesy, I know, but couldn’t be helped ;)
 
As always, make sure you tag me in your photos of Witch Girl on Instagram @thecristinatudor use the hashtag #ctudorcalendar so I can find them :)  I’d love to share them on my IG!
 
Have a great October, and a happy (super early) Halloween!
xo
Cristina