For Week 38 of my 52 Live Fashion Stories last week I painted live model Amanda's portrait again.  I love her curls and this soft pose looking down, it feels very Wuthering Heights, very Bronte!

Week 37 of my 52 Live Fashion Stories was all about live model Amanda's portrait. 

Last week, for Week 36 of my 52 Live Fashion Stories I painted live model Nicolle's portrait again ... and the funny think is she looks like another Nicole in this pose, a famous one (hint: Kidman ;-)

You guys, I am SOOOOO excited to share this with you: a FREE, printable Cristina Tudor 2018 fashion illustration calendar ✨✨

My gift to you, as a small thank you for being so amazing and supportive of my artwork for the past few years! 🙏

Just because the holidays are over, doesn’t mean the fun has to be too!  🎉 As we’re easing into 2018, I'm hoping my announcement will brighten up your Monday a bit!  Maybe not quite as much as a good cuppa, but still ;-)

I’m so excited to share my artwork with all of you, wherever you may be.  And I’d love to see where and how you will use my calendar to inspire you!  Will you use it at work?  Pin it up in your home office?  Frame it in the living room? Tag me on Instagram @thecristinatudor with the hashtag #ctudorcalendar on both Instagram and Pinterest to share your pics with me.  It would make my day to see where in the world my calendar ends up, all the way from Los Angeles 🌎 😊💖

The illustration for January was inspired by all the hopes and dreams we have at the beginning of each new year, by all the wishes we make when we look up at the stars and hope the new year will bring to life ⭐️ I wish you all a very happy, healthy and fulfilling year, and may all your wishes come true in 2018! 💫

Read below how to get your very own FREE copy of my calendar each month :-)

HOW TO GET YOUR FREE CALENDAR:

Sign up at the top of my blog by clicking on the 'Subcribe Here' button.

After you sign up, you will automatically receive a printable calendar in your inbox each month this year.  YAY!!

Each month will feature one of my original watercolor illustrations. The calendar is 8.5” x 11” and can be printed in color or black and white.

Feel free to spread the word with friends and family so they can get their free calendars, too, just send them to my website cristinatudor.com

Please be mindful: the calendar artwork is copyrighted ©cristinatudor.com The calendar is for your personal use only, cannot be duplicated or redistributed, and it is not for resale.  Thank you for respecting copyrights and supporting creativity  🙏

Sign up HERE for your calendar and January will be immediately delivered to your inbox!   Once a month is over, that calendar is GONE forever, so don't delay, sign up TODAY!  (like my poetry?? ;-))

I hope you enjoy my calendar, and it puts a smile on your face every day 😊
Happy New Year! 🌟
xo
Cristina

You guys, we've started 2018!  Woohoooo!  I've had a great Christmas and New Year's, lots of fun with friend and family, made a trip to Huntington Beach and one to Ventura (beaches forever!), briefly reunited with one of my two beloved cousins from Florida who are like sisters to me, spent time with mom and the bf, and painted my way into the new year with some gold sparkles for good measure!

I hope you guys had a great holiday season and enjoyed some down time!  Now that the holidays are over and the festivities are all done, I guess starting today we're all hanging our party hats (at least for a while) and starting that adulting thing again ;-)

I have SO much excitement for this year, I can't even begin to tell you.  So many plans and dreams, and I'm looking forward to all of it.  I don't usually make New Year's resolutions because I feel like I am constantly reassessing and editing my life and projects throughout the year as I go, but I do make lots of exciting plans and I always dream up new ways to stay creative. 

So here's to 2018 being the BEST year of our lives yet, to lots of fulfilling creativity in our lives this year, and I'm sending lots of love and good wishes your way!  Have an amazing 2018!
Happy New Year!
xoxo
Cristina

Happy New Year! May the new year bring you much joy, health and happiness, and may all your wishes come true in 2018! <3
xoxo
Cristina

Last week I painted live model Nicolle's portrait, for Week 35 of my 52 Live Fashion Stories.  What a great pose, I like the way her hands frame her face.