Hi guys,

I've got some SPECIAL NEWS today: I'm doing my very first 👚GIVEAWAY👚 Woohoo!  I’m so excited to bring this to you today, and hopefully it will sweeten the rest of your work week ;)

I’m giving away one of my HAND-PAINTED T-SHIRTS to ONE LUCKY WINNER! I’ve been meaning to do a giveaway ever since reached the 1K followers milestone on Instagram, and it’s been a minute lol. So I want take a moment to say THANK YOU to every person who has been supporting me in my journey as a fashion illustrator, and that includes YOU! 🙏  A huge thanks for all your support and kindness!  I hope you like my gift, and when I reach 2K followers on IG, I will do another giveaway. And we're SO close, so the sooner we reach that goal, the sooner I'll send another thank you gift your way! 🤩

TO ENTER THE GIVEAWAY: head on over to my Instagram account @thecristinatudor and check out THIS IG POST with the SAME IMAGE AS ABOVE to find out all the giveaway rules.  

Giveaway CLOSES on Friday, May 17 at 10pm PST. One winner will be selected by random draw. T-shirt will be white, with the illustration you choose from my shop (no custom work), in the size of your choice.  You can see all the hand-painted T-shirt designs in my shop HERE so you know what T-shirt you'd like to win.  It takes me about 2 weeks to paint your Tee + extra shipping time. Shipping is free.  

🎨 Giveaway is open INTERNATIONALLY! 🎉  So if you live outside the U.S., this is the ONLY WAY to get one of my hand-painted T-shirts (unless you're doing a custom order).

Good luck, and I’ll see you on Instagram! 🤞
xo
Cristina

This Monday morning I'm starting off the week by reflecting on what it means to be courageous and strong, especially as a woman, the way my mom is ❤️ I’ve been thinking about this for a while, and did my best to distill my thoughts yesterday on Mother’s Day when I posted this about my mom, who is an incredible human being! 
 
And then the other day I saw a post from my sweet friend Meagan Morrison of @travelwritedraw about how when Martha Stewart got asked if she ever felt like an impostor she said no, when many of us would answer YES! I’d like to continue this conversation because I find it so important.
 
Why do so many of us doubt ourselves?
 
I remember a couple of years ago, right after I made the switch from architecture to illustrating full-time, the first time I told someone I’m a fashion illustrator I had a hard time getting the words out. I didn’t FEEL like an illustrator. So I quickly added, I’m also an architect! LOL. Like I needed to prove my *worth* somehow. I was trained as an architect, not as an illustrator, so I compare myself to others who have the *right* credentials, and sometimes I feel like I’m not the *real deal* because I don’t.
 
I think it’s because today it’s easier than ever to compare on social media and to feel like you're falling short. Like many of you, I’m afraid to admit I have self-doubt, but it’s important to talk about it because sweeping it under the rug would perpetuate the myth. The myth that I don’t struggle with this. I certainly do.

The hardest part is that people don’t acknowledge feeling this way, so I sometimes feel alone in it. I KNOW I am not alone in this tho! None of us are, thank goodness 😉 Which is why I think REAL change starts with acceptance because we can all relate.
 
It’s ok to be vulnerable, to acknowledge and to ACCEPT those feelings because they are human nature. We are not robots, people! 😂 All we can do is move forward DESPITE our fears and doubt. I mean, isn’t courage doing something IN SPITE of your fear?
 
So I say let’s all be courageous and put ourselves there, let’s not waste another SECOND letting our doubts stop us from doing what we dream about. Want to be an artist? Start painting TODAY! Want to get fit? Go for a walk this MINUTE! Want to write? Put words on paper NOW! Don’t let that nagging voice in the back of your head come up with excuses and reasons why not to do it and talk you out of it!

If there’s one lesson I’ve learned that I think is the MOST important of all is to just DO IT! Today. Now. And let me tell you, this is a lesson that I have to re-learn over and over again lol. Because I’m human, and I forget this lesson as life gets in the way and I get distracted, but it’s the one thing I keep coming back to.  Every time I remind myself to just go and do it, especially when I’m feeling that self-doubt start creeping in, magical things happen!
 
I would have never started hand painting my T-shirts if I hadn’t pushed through those doubts. And I would not have had the moving experience of witnessing how joyful they make my customers like Beatrice @whol_some_life and her daughter, Janell.  I painted this custom T-shirt for Bea as a Mother’s Day present to Janell, and they both loved it so much!  Bea said: ‘Your drawing is gorgeous. Thank you so much! I’m going to order more!!! They’re really special! Janell loved her T-shirt! Everyone wanted one too!’  Had I listened to that doubtful voice of fear in my head telling me all the reasons why I shouldn’t paint and put my work out there, all the reasons why I might fail at it, Bea and Janell would have never shared this special mother-daughter moment on Mother's Day!

So my advice (to you and to myself lol): just tell that voice to shove it! ;) Don’t rob yourself and others of the happiness you can bring with your creativity, in whatever way you choose to express your creative spirit! And let’s GO for it, because this is the ONLY way we grow! If we stop ourselves from fear, we will never get through to the other side where our dreams await! ✨
 
What have you been stopping yourself from doing because you have doubts? And what steps will you take TODAY to push through that fear and go after your dreams? I’m rooting for you, I know you can do it, so let’s do this together! 😘❤

You with me?

xo,
Cristina

Watch what I loved most about painting this custom T-shirt:

Happy Mother’s Day, Mommy! @ariclia 🌸 I love you SO MUCH! ❤️

You are the BEST mom in the world, the strongest and most courageous person I know, and you have ALWAYS been my biggest supporter and given me the MOST unconditional love anyone could give!!! 💖 Thank you for everything you always do for me, for being there for me from day one 😉 and for always making me your top priority even when that meant sacrificing your own happiness 🙏

Thank you for raising me as a single mom, through countless hardships, without any support from my dad, with little money, and for making my childhood a happy one despite a hard life in communist Romania.

Thank you for getting me through those first years of living in such a rough country and times, and most of all for having the courage to leave all that behind and jump into the unknown, without a shred of hesitation, without a doubt that you would give me a much better life. You certainly have! We have an amazing life here in the States, and I could not be happier 🇺🇸

I am so proud to be an American, to live such an amazing life in this beautiful place, and I count my blessings every day! I thank God for everything He has given us, and I thank YOU for making it happen, for being a STRONG and FEARLESS momma and for having the courage to GO for it!! For all these reasons, and SO MUCH MORE, you are the BEST mom in the world and I am the LUCKIEST person in the world to be your daughter!I love you always and forever!

Happy Mother’s Day to all of you amazing moms out there! 😘❤️🌸

Super excited to share my new T-shirt design with you guys: the XOXO T-shirt is now live in my shop at cristina-tudor-art.myshopify.com as part of my HAND PAINTED fashion illustration T-shirts collection.  Check it out here and grab one (or two!) for all the moms in your life this Mother's Day, they deserve all of the treats!
 
Visit my shop at Cristina Tudor Shop to see the full collection of HAND PAINTED T-shirts!

And while you're at it: get 15% off all my ART PRINTS for Mother's Day when you enter code MOTHER15 at checkout - offer is valid until Tuesday, May 7, which is the deadline to order art prints if you want to make sure you get them before Mother's Day.   I have an XOXO print, too, as well as the XOXO T-shirt!

Did I mention: FREE SHIPPING in the US (includes all T-shirts and art prints in my shop).

Share this offer and my shop cristina-tudor-art.myshopify.com with your bff, so she can spoil Mom, too!

XOXO,
Cristina

p.s. If you're wondering where I got that snazzy wall macrame and gold hoop wall hanging in the photos, it's an awesome (and super simple!) DYI pattern courtesy of debrosse, (Teresa aka T of @debrosse_nyc) the genius behind soooo many cool knit, crochet and all-yarn patterns at debrosse.com The wood hanging rack is my own DYI - email me for details at hello@cristinatudor.com

April showers bring May flowers!  It’s May, and I’m all about spring and flowers this month.  I was inspired to paint the May calendar by the flowers in the recent SoCal superbloom, the upcoming Mother’s Day, and by Molly Bee, aka @beautsoup on Instagram, who creates fantastic makeup looks and always looks incredible! So I’m going to call this one Flower Girl! ;)

And if you want to make Mom happy this Mother’s Day, you can use code MOTHER15 on all my art prints in my shop at cristina-tudor-art.myshopify.com until Tuesday, May 7 at 11:59pm, which is also the last day to order your prints if you want to make sure you get them before Mother’s Day (May 12).  As always, all US shipping is FREE! :)

Didn't get my April calendar?  Sign up at cristinatudor.com today, and it'll pop right in your inbox!

Here's a few behind the scenes peeks at my illustration process for this month's calendar:

Hi guys,

I’m very excited about Mother’s Day not just because I love my mom so much, but also because I’d like to take this special day to thank you for being such an incredible supporter!  To share the love, I want to share with you an EXCLUSIVE MOTHER’S DAY OFFER for 20% off all my ART PRINTS in my shop, NOW thru Monday, April 29.  Aaaaand you get FREE SHIPPING !!
 
This Early Bird Special is only available to my newsletter subscribers as a thank you for your continued support!

Don’t miss out: to unlock your 20% offer, become a newsletter subscriber at cristinatudor.com today – Click on the SUBSCRIBE HERE button on my blog page, or at the bottom of any other page.  This is the ONLY way to get your VIP 20% offer on my prints for Mother’s Day!

BONUS: When you sign up for my newsletter, you’ll also receive a printable FREE CALENDAR with my original illustrations each month in your inbox – check out all the past calendars here.

See my full print collection here and share my shop https://cristina-tudor-art.myshopify.com/ with your BFF, too, so she can shower Mom with love, too! :)
 
Can’t wait to see which prints you give Mom for this Mother’s Day!
xo
Cristina

p.s. Order your art prints in time for Mother’s Day at Cristina Tudor Shop : Tuesday, May 7 is the LAST DAY to order art prints with GUARANTEED DELIVERY by Saturday, May 11 (the day before Mother’s Day)!  See all my NEW PRINTS at cristina-tudor-art.myshopify.com + FREE SHIPPING!

Show your ‘Supa Hero’ Mom all the love, give her all the thanks with this minimal ‘Merci’ print and bring her ‘Joy’ with something special for Mother’s Day!

Show the Moms in your life all the LOVE this Mother’s Day with this monochromatic 'Minimal Love' print that complements any decor, and give them your heart.

Are you guys finally getting some warmer weather? The rains seem to have stopped here in LA, and the sun is out again, yay! I guess April’s calendar, Hair Bow Girl, brought out the sunshine :) I had loads of fun painting your calendar this month and dressing up Hair Bow Girl in a pink strapless dress for an Easter tea party with her pet bunny.

Didn't get my April calendar?  Sign up at cristinatudor.com today, and it'll pop right in your inbox!

Here's a behind the scenes peek at my illustration process for this month's calendar:

I hope you enjoy Hair Bow Girl, and I hope she brings you a warm and sunny spring!
Happy Easter!
xo,
Cristina

Have you guys noticed Instagram was down ALL DAY yesterday?? Whaaat? It's like something was missing ;) Well, actually something WAS missing: the chance for my IG friends to snag 20% off all my HAND PAINTED T-shirts and free shipping, that's what!

So to be fair, and most of all to prevent any of us from experiencing any FOMO (aka: Fear Of Missing Out, lol), I decided to extend the launch special for one more day ... Does that mean it's now an 'Instagram Down' special? ;) You decide! :))

And so, thanks to Instagram, you have ONE MORE DAY to enjoy 20% off + FREE SHIPPING on my HAND PAINTED fashion illustration T-shirts – offer expires TODAY, Thursday 3/14 at 11:59PM PST.
 
Visit my shop at Cristina Tudor Shop and enter code VIP20 at checkout to unlock your VIP SPECIAL OFFER, plus you get FREE SHIPPING in the US (offer includes all T-shirts and art prints in my shop).
 
And speaking of Instagram: check out which T-shirt I'll be wearing TODAY at my live illustration event with Diptyque Paris in Beverly Hills this evening ... spoiler alert: it has pink in it! ;)  Find me at @thecristinatudor

Share the VIP20 code and my shop cristina-tudor-art.myshopify.com with your squad, too, to make them feel better for missing out on a whole day of Instagram ;)

xo
Cristina

Hi guys,

I’m beyond excited to introduce to you my new collection of HAND PAINTED fashion illustration T-shirts! That’s right, hand painted!  This T-shirt collection was born from my dream of merging my artwork with fashion, of creating artwork in a wearable form.  I’ve always dreamed of seeing my paintings worn by everyone!  And what better way to start this off than with a T-shirt, a staple in our day to day wardrobes that can be worn so many ways, dressed up or down.  A T-shirt becomes a blank canvas, and under my brush, it turns into a wearable work of art, created especially for you here in my Los Angeles studio!

To celebrate the launch of my new collection, I'm extending a VIP SPECIAL OFFER of 20% off all orders NOW thru Wednesday 3/13 at 11:59PM PST !  And all US shipping is FREE! 

To unlock this offer, simply visit my shop at Cristina Tudor Shop and enter code VIP20 at checkout (offer includes all T-shirts and art prints in my shop).  Offer expires on Wednesday 3/13 at 11:59PM PST !

I can’t wait to see how you wear and style your T-shirt, how you make it all … you! The sky is the limit with these tees: pair them with high waisted jeans, half-tuck them in a pencil skirt, or even add them to shiny black leggings with a blazer and some sparkly earrings for a fun night out - which is how I plan to wear my 'Pink Plumeria' tee this Thursday at my live painting event with Diptyque Paris in Beverly Hills. I'll share my outfit pics from the event and my styling tips with you on Instagram @thecristinatudor on Thursday, so meet me on IG.

Check out my full collection of 10 designs and share code VIP20 and my shop https://cristina-tudor-art.myshopify.com/ with your BFF or favorite boss lady, too, cuz life is better when shared with friends! :)
 
xo
Cristina

I’ve got a sneak peek for you at something super exciting coming your way TOMORROW, 3/12/19: my new line of HAND PAINTED fashion illustration T-shirts! That’s right, hand painted!  Each one of my 10 T-shirt designs is lovingly painted by yours truly with one of my original fashion illustrations, by hand, here in my Los Angeles, California studio.  In a time when fast fashion rules, I have decided to slow things down a bit and create something for you by hand, one brush stroke at a time, something special that comes straight from the heart.

I can't wait to share all 10 T-shirt designs with you tomorrow when my new collection launches!  And I'm so excited to share more about my design and painting process with you: follow me on Instagram @thecristinatudor to be the first to see my studio behind the scenes!
 
To thank you for showing up here and for being supportive of my fashion illustration journey, TOMORROW, 3/12 you can receive a VIP SPECIAL OFFER for 20% off all orders thru Wednesday 3/13 at 11:59PM PST to celebrate my collection launch!  Read on to find out how ...

How can you receive this special offer?  Sign up for my newsletter right here on my website cristinatudor.com on my Blog page by clicking the 'SUBSCRIBE HERE' button.  As soon as you sign up, you'll receive an email from me that will unlock your VIP offer of 20% in my shop Cristina Tudor Shop starting tomorrow, Tuesday, 3/12/19 at 10AM PST until Wednesday 3/13/19 at 11:59PM (Pssst! The shop won't go live until tomorrow at 10AM PST).

Oh, and have I mentioned?  All US shipping is FREE :)
 
Feel free to share this with the VIPs in your life so they can subscribe to my newsletter and get their special offer, too!

Can't wait to show you guys all 10 T-shirts tomorrow!
xo
Cristina

Yay, it’s March!  Painting this for you made me feel like it's practically spring!  And I’m loving all the spring colors, especially the purples and yellows of tulips against that pretty spring green.  The calendar for March, Tulip Girl, was inspired by tulips and yellow hats, those fresh spring smells when everything is in bloom, and more sun than we’ve seen here in LA this winter with all the rains and even SNOW last week!  Whaaat??

Didn't get my March calendar?  Sign up at cristinatudor.com today, and it'll pop right into your inbox!

Here's a behind the scenes peek at my illustration process:

I hope you like Tulip Girl, and if you do, please let me know.  I would love to hear back from you and know that you’re enjoying my monthly calendar!  Leave a comment below, send me an email, or leave a comment on my Instagram post of the calendar at @thecristinatudor.  It would make my day to see your photos of it and feature them on my IG account, so tag me @thecristinatudor in your pics and use the hashtag #ctudorcalendar so I can find them :)
 
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.

I hope you enjoy Tulip Girl, and I hope she makes your month a little brighter!
Happy (almost) spring!
xo,
Cristina

Find me at cristinatudor.com, on Instagram at @thecristinatudor and on Pinterest at Cristina Tudor Art

Welcome to February, the month everyone’s excited about because it not only brings with it a hint of spring, but also Valentine’s Day and a celebration of love.  To me, Valentine’s Day, even though it has become so commercialized nowadays, means a switch to fresh creative juices and, of course, a healthy dose of pink ;)  And I simply love to get in the spirit of it!  Hopefully you do, too, with the help of my Valentine Girl.  Didn't get her?  Sign up at cristinatudor.com today, and she'll pop right into your inbox!

Valentine Girl was inspired by a beautiful pink tulle gown by Reem Acra that I came across on Moda Operandi and simply fell in love with.  The sheer layers of tulle, the volume, the romance ...  Here's a behind the scenes peek at my illustration process:

I hope you like Valentine Girl, and if you do, please let me know.  I would love to hear back from you and know that you’re enjoying my monthly calendar!  Leave a comment below, send me an email, or leave a comment on my Instagram post of the calendar at @thecristinatudor.  It would make my day to see your photos of it and feature them on my IG account, so tag me @thecristinatudor in your pics and use the hashtag #ctudorcalendar so I can find them :)
 
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.

I hope you enjoy Valentine Girl, and I hope she makes your month a little brighter!
Happy (early) Valentine's Day!
xo,
Cristina


Find me at cristinatudor.com, on Instagram at @thecristinatudor and on Pinterest at Cristina Tudor Art

Happy New Year, guys!  I’m soooooo excited for 2019!  I feel like there’s so much to look forward to this year, new exciting projects I’ve got in the works, and looking forward to a lot of growth and challenging myself in both my personal life and my art business. Thank you for being part of my journey so far!  I can’t wait to continue to share with you all that I’m creating in 2019.
 
Starting with my January 2019 calendar! That’s right, I have decided to continue to share my 2018 free calendar in the new year as well, to keep the tradition going, and I hope you enjoy it.  Didn't get it?  Sign up at cristinatudor.com and it will be in your inbox in an instant!

The January calendar brings you '2019 Girl', who is celebrating the new year in style, sparkling in gold (my new fave color!) and purple.  I hope you like her, and if you do, please let me know in the comments below, thru email or on Instagram.  I would love to hear back from you and know that you’re enjoying my calendar.  You can even post pics of it on IG, I’d love to see them and feature them on my account.  Tag me @thecristinatudor in them and use the hashtag #ctudorcalendar so I can find them :)

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 - when they sign up for the calendar, they will get the current calendar immediately in their inbox. 

I’m sending you all my best wishes for 2019, lots of health, happiness and more time with your loved ones!
Happy New Year!
xo,
Cristina

Happy December 1st!  To me, December 1st means the start of my favorite time of the year: Christmas time!  I love Christmas, but it could also be because my birthday is on December 27, so each year I have a lot to celebrate.  This whole month I love to decorate my home for the holidays and to celebrate the season every day by doing fun, Christmasy things.  I turn on my Christmas lights every night, I listen to Christmas music while I work, watch Christmas movies like ‘Elf’ and ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’, and I paint with lots of red, gold and sparkles!

December 6 is also St. Nick’s in many parts of the world, including Romania where I grew up.  St. Nicholas is the Christian Orthodox patron saint of Romania (as well as Greece, Russia and several other countries).  He’s celebrated by all the kids cleaning and polishing their boots really well and putting them out the night before, so St. Nick can fill them up with presents - very similar to stocking stuffers.  And you’d better clean those boots or else he’s going to leave only a stick for those naughty kids :)

It’s no surprise that, in the holiday spirit, your December calendar is Christmas Girl, and she’s wearing a festive red dress, fully accessorized with gold ;)  She’s ready for the holidays with her presents and wreath, all dressed up, on her way to a fab Christmas party.  Sign up to get her at any time during the month of December, and she will arrive immediately in your inbox. I’m sending her your way along with all my wishes for a healthy, happy holiday season, no matter what holidays you celebrate this time of year.  Because even though to me Christmas is extra special, no matter what our beliefs, one beautiful thing we all have in common is that at heart we all hope, dream and wish for the same things all year long, and especially so during the holidays: to be happy, healthy, and to have those we love around us.

The calendar is size 8.5" x 11", and can be printed either in color or black and white.  Please keep in mind: the artwork is copyrighted ©Cristina Tudor Art.  The calendar is for your personal use only, cannot be duplicated or redistributed, and it is not for resale.  Feel free to share my website cristinatudor.com with friends and family if they wish to subscribe for a free copy of my monthly calendar of their own - if they sign up for the calendar at any time during the month of December, she will arrive immediately in their inbox.  Thank you for respecting copyrights and supporting creativity 🙏

And will you please do me a favor?  Take pics of your Christmas Girl in the space where she inspires you daily and share them with me on Instagram: use the hashtag #ctudorcalendar and tag me @thecristinatudor so I can see them!  It would make my day, and I would love to feature your pics on my Instagram!  

With the best of wishes, and all my love, have a happy and safe holiday season full of joy and love!
xo,
Cristina

Another bridal fashion illustration for a Matthew Christopher bride-to-be, a commission for the beautiful Anna in her Matthew dress and veil.  She will always have her illustration to remember the day she found the wedding dress of her dreams at Panache Bridal in Pasadena, a tangible memory of a very special day!  Congrats, Anna, have an amazing wedding and a happy marriage!

Hi guys,

I’m so excited about the upcoming holidays right now!  All year long, I can’t wait for the holidays, starting with Thanksgiving at the end of the month.  I feel like as soon as November 1 is here, I start to reflect about everything in my life I have to be thankful for.

My November calendar, Autumn Girl was inspired by all things fall that I love: the changing leaves, the crisp, cooler air, and of course, sweater weather!  I love rich shades of cinnamon, burnt orange and rich reds in the fall, cozying up in thick, warm sweaters and scarves, fall booties and jeans, catching the change of season colors out in nature and hanging out with friends for lunch on sunny, cool fall days.

If you like Autumn Girl, sign up at my website cristinatudor.com to get her before the end of November, and she will arrive in your inbox immediately!
 
Will you please do me a favor?  Will you take pics of your Autumn Girl in the space where she inspires you daily and share them with me on Instagram? Use the hashtag #ctudorcalendar and tag me @thecristinatudor so I can see them!  It would make my day, and I would love to feature your pics on my Instagram!

If you’d like to brighten up someone’s day, please share my website cristinatudor.com with them so they can download Autumn Girl, too.
Thanks, and I hope you enjoy your calendar!

Have a cozy, stylish and cheerful fall!
xo
Cristina

With Halloween already here, I was in the mood to paint a Halloween themed illustration this morning.  I was inspired by Kate Moss in a glamorous black mask with bunny ears, kinda the perfect Halloween costume.

Happy Halloween!
xo
Cristina

A short while ago, I was commissioned by Ted Baker London to paint live fashion illustrations of their customers at three separate events for the launching of their new Colour By Numbers capsule collection at stores throughout Los Angeles.  I had such an amazing time combining the looks from the collection with customers I met in the store, in real life.  I absolutely love ‘dressing up’ customers in their favorite looks, on the spot! 

The new Colour By Numbers collection is a fresh take on easy-to-wear styles that were made with the modern minimalist in mind.  I am thrilled to share with you guys what this whole amazing experience was like, the fashion, the process and some of my illustrations.

The first capsule launch event took place at the Westfield Century City mall on a Friday afternoon.  I was super excited to meet the store team, to paint the new fab Colour By Numbers collection and to celebrate with the customers.  Every item in this new capsule is so well designed, and the colors and patterns are a lot of fun.  I seriously love every piece!

The next day, on Saturday, I went to the Santa Monica Place store, adjacent to the 3rd Street Promenade and right next to the beach and the Santa Monica Pier, where I got to meet some lovely customers who were as excited about the new collection as I was.

This beauty chose this fun and flirty @ted_colourbynumbers chiffon dress with an all-over heart print for me to paint her in at the Santa Monica Place store.

From Santa Monica, I braved the LA traffic on the PCH to the store at the Malibu Country Mart, which is one of my favorite places to visit, get fashion inspiration and hang out here in LA.  Made it with time to spare and got down to live painting the customers in their favorite outfits from the collection.

A closer look at this lovely Ted Baker London customer in Malibu, who chose this chic heart-printed romper from the new Colour By Numbers capsule for me to paint her in.  And let’s not forget the most awesome heels with wide ankle straps from the Ted Baker collection!  She went from life to illustration in just a few short minutes, super fun! #fromlifetoillo

I dressed up @audiebgood in her fave dress from the new Colour By Numbers capsule for her live sketch at the Malibu Country Mart store, complete with these fab lavender and purple @ted_baker heels with ankle straps!  I took her from life to illustration in her favorite outfit on the spot. #fromlifetoillo

What an amazing collaboration and experience!  Thank you for having me, @ted_baker, I’ve had so much fun live-painting customers in their #TedToToe looks from the collection and working with such a great team of people!  I loved every minute of it!  Looking forward to the next one!

A short while ago I had the chance to meet Matthew, the incredible designer and creator of the Matthew Christopher bridal label.  His wedding dresses are a dream, and I was super excited to paint live fashion illustrations of his amazing designs at the Panache Bridal salon in Pasadena.  Brides-to-be received one of my custom fashion illustrations with a Matthew gown purchase.  I was delighted to create these tangible keepsakes for these ladies to celebrate and remember the special moment they found the wedding dress of their dreams!  It was a pleasure to witness the moving experience of finding the perfect Matthew Christopher wedding gown for all the happy brides who said Yes to the dress and will be #marriedinmatthew !

Here is a small collection of memories from the two wonderful days I spent with all the beautiful Matthew Christopher brides at Panache Bridal in Pasadena:

Thank you, Matthew and team, for having me, and thanks Panache for being such generous and kind hosts, I had an amazing time!

I find inspiration pretty much everywhere: in street fashion, magazines, on Pinterest and Instagram ... And a lot of times on my daily walk or run. 

Today it's raining here in Los Angeles, finally, and I got to take my walk through my neighborhood in the rain, which is such a rare treat for me these days.  Long gone are the cold Chicago days, and now that I've been back in my beloved LA almost 6 years, it's hard to come by weather much.  But today, even though it's overcast, the air is crisp, the greens are happy and the colors are saturated and vibrant!

These birds of paradise beauties were winking at me as I was walking by, just begging to be painted, with their flirtatious oranges and greens and purples.  And after my walk in the rain, I came home and painted their portrait, letting orange and red and pink and purple and green dialogue and merge in serendipitous moments on the paper 🧡💚💜

Wishing you lots of inspiration this beautiful weekend and happy times outdoors!
xo
Cristina

Hi guys,

Are you as excited as I am about October and Halloween at the end of the month?  Thought so!  Every October 1st I get super excited about Halloween, and I start thinking about costume ideas.  I love Halloween so much that sometimes I make 2 or 3 costumes and wear them at different parties, or even just during the day around town or during my work day. 
 
This year I’m leaning towards being a unicorn. Ya know, a rainbow of color, gold unicorn horn and lots of gold and sparkle!  Gotta get my color and sparkle fix! ;)
 
And of course, your calendar for October was inspired by my unicorn dreams, so I give you: Unicorn Girl!

I hope you like Unicorn Girl, and maybe she’ll even inspire you to get going on your Halloween costume early on this year – I know I will! 
 
Take pics of your colorful Unicorn Girl in the space where she inspires you daily and share them with me on Instagram: use the hashtag #ctudorcalendar and tag me @thecristinatudor so I can see them!  It would make my day, and I would love to feature your pics on my Instagram!  And I definitely want to see pics of your Halloween costume this year, too :)

If your friends need some Halloween inspiration, or you just want to brighten their day, please share my website cristinatudor.com with them so they can download Unicorn Girl, too - if they sign up for the calendar at any time during the month of October, she will arrive immediately in their inbox. 

Didn't get my Unicorn Girl?  Subscribe at cristinatudor.com, add your name and email, and check the 'Email' box in the subscription settings, and she's on her way to you.  It's super easy!  And share my website with your friend and family so they can get my free calendar every month, too!

Happy Halloween!
xo,
Cristina

Obsessed with this neon green paillettes Prada dress!  Looks just like my favorite neon chartreuse earrings I got in Florence, Italy a few years ago … only much, much better!  It’s pure perfection, love the fringe effect, and Sarah Paulson looks so edgy and confident in it, amazing!  The minute I saw @mssarahcatharinepaulson wearing it in InStyle Magazine I knew I had to paint her.  So here she is, as a 36x48 fashion illustration for my new IGTV video.
 
Watch the video on my Instagram @thecristinatudor and then tell me in the comments: would you wear this dress?  You already know how I feel about it – I’d wear it in a heartbeat! <3
 
Thanks for watching!
xo
Cristina