Hey guys,
A few weeks ago, I shared my story of how I became an artist and illustrator with VoyageLA, an awesome magazine known for fostering collaboration and support for independent artists and entrepreneurs while showcasing the more personal side of Los Angeles. I'm super excited to announce that my interview with VoyageLA is now out, check it out here to find out more about my background, my art and illustration business and the excitements and challenges I encounter along the way. Thank you, VoyageLA, for your amazing support and for sharing my story! Hope you guys enjoy it! If you do, please drop me a line in the comments below, I'd love to hear your thoughts or any questions you may have for me :) xo, Cristina
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FREE Cristina Tudor 2018 Fashion Illustration Calendar: July American Girl - Happy 4th of July!7/4/2018 Happy 4th of July, guys! Hope you're having as awesome a day as I am. So far my bf Keith and I went to Santa Monica for a yummylicious breakfast at Huckleberry (which always leaves me wanting more, even with my new keto adaptations, so good!), then we checked out the Santa Monica farmers' market at 3rd Street Promenade, and then we went on a 4-mile walk on the beach, starting at the Santa Monica Pier. And you guys know just how much I love the beach!! Can't ever get enough! :)
I hope your 4th is shaping up great and you're having loads of fun today! And to add to the fun, download my July FREE CALENDAR: American Girl! It's quick and easy: click on the 'Subscribe' button on my blog page at cristinatudor.com, add your name and email, and check the 'Email' box in the subscription settings. That's it! Enjoy the calendar! Wishing you a happy and safe 4th of July! 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 Summer’s here, yay! I’m so excited! Did I tell you summer is my favorite season? What’s not to love: the sun, the warm nights, and of course living in flip flops ;-)
June’s free calendar, Summer Girl, was inspired by all things summer: longer days, fresh summer fruit, the sun on your face, an explosion of colors, free flowing fun weekends, road trips and going to the beach surrounded by all the beautiful palm trees here in Los Angeles - which, if you’ve been following me for a while, you know all about my palm tree obsession lol. Everything is brighter, juicier and more fun in the summer, amiright? To download my June FREE CALENDAR Summer Girl click on the 'Subscribe' button on my blog page at cristinatudor.com, add your name and email, and check the 'Email' box in the subscription settings. That's it, super easy! Enjoy the calendar! xo Cristina Third time's a charm: collaborating again with The Soap Kitchen in Pasadena for Mother's Day with two new card designs, and I couldn't be more excited!! The cards are now available at The Soap Kitchen in Old Town Pasadena at 25 N Fair Oaks Ave. Join me on Instagram @thecristinatudor for my countdown to a special day, Mother's Day, the day we celebrate the amazing and strong women who brought us into this world!
First off, I want to wish my mom a very happy Mother's Day! Mommy, without you I would not BE. Period. I am amazed at how much you had to go through to bring me into this world, to raise me on your own with little-to-no support from dad, to battle for me my entire life, to make me your number ONE priority like a true mom, to sacrifice and give up SO MUCH to make my childhood a happy and carefree one! Thank you from the bottom of my heart!! Words cannot express how grateful and thankful I am to have a mom like YOU!! You amaze me and inspire me every day, and I love you sooooo much!! xoxoxo <3 Well, my mom is sure getting a custom painted card from me, that's for sure - the very least I can do :-) And I'm happy I can share my Mother's Day cards with all of you, too, hope your moms like them! You can find my two Mother's Day card designs at The Soap Kitchen, the cutest soap shop owned by Dali Yu. Dali makes all the soap and lip balm by hand, from scratch, with love and care, using only natural ingredients. She also designs all the packaging, the gift baskets and wrapping for everything in her shop! Amazing!! The soaps and lip balms are so good for you and they look super pretty, they make the best gifts either on their own or as part of a gift basket. Not sure what to give your mom for Mother's Day this year? Pick up a quick and cute pre-packaged or custom gift basket with yummy bath goodies and one of my Mother's Day cards to go with it, and you're all set. Easy peasy. Plus: mom will love you that much more for the bath goodies and thoughtful gift! <3 The card above was inspired by all the wishful thinking I know moms go through during those tough days of raising us: dreaming of traveling to romantic and beautiful places like Paris, having a great reason (and time!) to get all dressed up, do their hair and make up, take a breath and enjoy the view ... or simply just have time to take a shower! Even if those dreams of elegance and travel are put on hold for now, a luxurious bath experience with all-natural olive oil soap or shea butter soap and bath salts from The Soap Kitchen is easily within reach! Make mom happy this Mother's Day with a beautiful self-care gift! Below is my second Mother's Day card: classic ballet pointe shoes. Because every woman is still a little girl at heart, dreaming of some day becoming a ballerina ... Happy Mother's day to all moms out there! xoxo Cristina With Mother’s Day coming up on May 13 this year, I was inspired by moms and all they do for us. My FREE CALENDAR for May, Glam Girl, is dedicated to all the moms out there, including my own :-) If you’re a mom, I hope you get to spend the day with your kids and loved ones and you take some time for yourself to recharge.
And if you’re not a mom yourself, like me, enjoy the day and celebrate your mom, or simply use the day as an excuse to stop and take a deep breath. Better yet, make the month of May an entire month of self-care: read your fave books or magazines, take relaxing bubble baths, go on nice walks and listen to a book or podcast, or just get dressed up for no reason at all except simply to celebrate your life and a fresh spring season. To get Glam Girl this month, subscribe on my blog page 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. Super easy! Hope you like the Glam Girl and you pin her up in a space where she can inspire you and make you smile throughout the day! Happy Mother's Day! xo Cristina Today I am ending my year-long project 52 Live Fashion Stories with a fashion portrait of model Nicolle I painted live yesterday for the final week of my project, Week 52. I am so excited to complete this project, woohooo!! You can see more of it on Instagram.
I cannot believe I've been painting live for a full year now, you guys!! Can you believe it? I still remember the first time I put myself out there, on Week 1, and asked a perfect stranger at Jones Coffee in my neighborhood to pose for me for a live portrait! No pressure lol. Check out that very first experience, 52 weeks ago, here. And today, I can tell you I have long ago surpassed any feelings of nervousness or anxiety about painting live. Within a few weeks it felt 'normal' and comfortable. Oftentimes the fear of something is greater than the actual experience, and all we have to do is take action to move past that fear. Before we know it, we are on the other side of it. I am so happy that I pushed my limits and that I created this structure and challenge for myself. I'm excited to move forward and to conquer new fears and to reach new milestones. Wishing the very same for you, too! A big thank you for coming along this experience with me, you guys are the best! As a thank you, sign up for my free fashion illustration calendar delivered in your inbox each month - sign up above: click on the 'Subscribe Here' button at the top of my blog page. xo, Cristina ps - Stay in touch for new painting projects and exciting news here on the blog and on Instagram - follow me there for instant daily updates! Live model Aussie was my subject for a live fashion portrait yesterday, for Week 51 of my 52 Live Fashion Stories. Next week will mark a full year I've painted something live every week :-) Follow me on Instagram to see more about my painting process and behind-the-scenes.
Like my paintings? Sign up for my FREE fashion illustration calendar delivered in your inbox each month - To sign up, click on the 'Subscribe Here' button at the top of my blog page. You'll receive a brand new piece of artwork from me with each month's calendar. xo Cristina Yesterday I painted model Susan's live fashion portrait for Week 50 of my 52 Live Fashion Stories. I can't believe it's been almost a year of painting fashion and portraits live, two more weeks to go! Follow me on Instagram to see more behind-the-scenes.
If you like my paintings, sign up for my FREE fashion illustration calendar delivered in your inbox each month - To sign up, click on the 'Subscribe Here' button at the top of my blog page. You'll receive a brand new piece of artwork from me with each month's calendar. xo Cristina Model Nicolle is great, her poses are always fun and interesting. So it's no surprise that I chose her once again for a live fashion portrait yesterday for Week 49 of my 52 Live Fashion Stories. Follow me on Instagram to see more about my painting process.
Like my artwork? Sign up for my FREE fashion illustration calendar delivered in your inbox each month - To sign up, click on the 'Subscribe Here' button at the top of my blog page. You'll receive a brand new piece of artwork from me with each month's calendar. xo Cristina Hi guys,
I'm excited to reveal to you my FREE CALENDAR for April today, Bunny Girl. When I painted this month's calendar, I was inspired by all things Easter and by yellow daffodils, which are one of my favorite spring flowers. To download my April FREE CALENDAR Bunny Girl click on the 'Subscribe' button on my blog page at cristinatudor.com, add your name and email, and check the 'Email' box in the subscription settings. That's it, it's super easy! Enjoy the calendar! xo Cristina Last week I had the pleasure of meeting @brittanyxavier and her lovely family at our local Whole Foods in Pasadena of all places. What a small world! And what a kind and gracious spirit, so great to meet you, Brittany!
I love Brittany’s lifestyle blog and her sense of fashion, her style is impeccable. Case in point: this stunning mustard yellow @chrisellelim dress she was recently wearing, from the @justoneanswer collection available at @nordstrom now. Check out at more of Brittany’s fashion style, beauty tips and travel journals at ThriftsAndThreads Beautiful live model Aussie was the subject for Week 48 of my 52 Live Fashion Stories yesterday. An enigmatic pose for her fashion portrait. Follow me on Instagram to see more behind-the-scenes.
If you like my paintings, sign up for my FREE fashion illustration calendar delivered in your inbox each month - To sign up, click on the 'Subscribe Here' button at the top of my blog page. You'll receive a brand new piece of artwork from me with each month's calendar. xo Cristina Week 47 of my 52 Live Fashion Stories is all about Fiona, a model whose fashion portrait I painted live yesterday from YouTube live posing. So much fun trying to capture the essence of her face in short bursts of poses! More about this project on Instagram.
If you like my paintings, sign up for my FREE fashion illustration calendar delivered in your inbox each month - To sign up, click on the 'Subscribe Here' button at the top of my blog page. You'll receive a brand new piece of artwork from me with each month's calendar. xo Cristina Today, for Week 46 of my 52 Live Fashion Stories, I painted a fashion portrait for live model Nicolle again. I love her messy braid and loose do, very boho bridal. Check out more on Instagram.
Like my paintings? Sign up for my FREE fashion illustration calendar delivered in your inbox each month - To sign up, click on the 'Subscribe Here' button at the top of my blog page. You'll receive a brand new piece of artwork from me with each month's calendar. xo Cristina Painted live model Jin's fashion portrait again last week for Week 45 of my 52 Live Fashion Stories - getting so close to 52 weeks ... only 7 more weeks to go!
Portrait of live model Aurora last week, with a longing look in her eyes, for Week 44 of 52 Live Fashion Stories.
On Thursday night, March 1st, I attended the opening of my very first art show! So exciting!! I have the honor to be one of 13 artists to exhibit work at the Critical Content Art Initiative at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood from March until August. What an honor to be featured among so many talented and creative people! ♡ My brand new artwork for this exhibit is a series of six monochromatic acrylic portraits on 24”x36” canvases. These portraits are inspired by the classic Hollywood beauties and iconic women Vivien Leigh, Katharine Hepburn, Sophia Loren, Greta Garbo, Bette Davis and Ingrid Bergman. Strong women, with unique personalities and creative talent, who were able to evoke emotion with a simple glance. Their eyes could not be more different, yet each one could pierce the silver screen with a unique and identifiable well placed look. When I started thinking about what I wanted to bring to this exhibit, I knew I wanted to create a series of simple and minimal monochrome paintings. The glamour and style of the Hollywood Golden Age have always been a powerful influence for me, especially the monochromatic feel of black and white movies. While I was growing up in Eastern Europe, behind the dreaded 'iron curtain', my access to movies was pretty much limited to old classics - we didn't even own a color tv! Our photos were mostly black and white too, because color film was too expensive and hard to come by. Our entire life was lived in shades of grey, in more ways than one. Even though I grew up decades later, in many ways I was more connected to the 40's and 50's and to that aesthetic focused on shape, values and contrast more than color. Can you imagine the colorful 80's in black and white? I mean, the 80's! There was no color explosion for me during that time, that's for sure, and even as a kid I was drawn to grey, much to my mother's frustration :-) Of the six portraits I painted, I try not to play favorites, but Vivien Leigh is up there for me. With a simple raising of an eyebrow, she made Scarlett O'Hara an iconic and fierce character - her famous last line in 'Gone With The Wind', 'After all, tomorrow is another day' is filled with both sheer determination and hope. Katharine Hepburn is one of the strongest inspirations for me. Her quote 'If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun' is something I think about often. And I hope I am at least somewhat successful at having some of that fun ... Sophia Loren was quoted as saying: 'Nothing makes a woman more beautiful than the belief that she is beautiful'. What a great lesson in self-confidence! Believing in ourselves is definitely something we can all use more. 'I wish I were supernaturally strong so I could put right everything that is wrong' - Greta Garbo's wish to make all right with the world. Bette Davis believed you should 'Attempt the impossible in order to improve your work'. Fearless! 'I regret the things I didn't do, not what I did' said Ingrid Bergman. Follow your heart, do the things you want to do, and don't let anything stop you. Spending time with each of these leading ladies, getting to know them better as I painted their portraits was a big leap for me as an artist, and it certainly made me feel like I was not letting doubt or fear of the end result stop me from doing something I really wanted to do. I knew I would not regret pushing forward, but I would definitely regret not going for it. It's all about taking a chance and following your heart and your intuition. The opening was so much fun, and I was very happy to have reinforcements for moral support :-) A huge thank you to my awesome and always supportive boyfriend Keith, for always being there for me, in so many ways, big and small 😘 and to my cool friends Natalie, Quincy, Mimi and Norris who took time out of their busy schedules in the middle of the week to come out to West Hollywood on a Thursday night. I know it's not an easy thing to do after work, and in rush hour traffic, no less! Thanks for all your support and encouragement, you guys, on this night and always - love you all so much ♡ Thanks, Norris, for taking many of the pics and for the DSLR crash course, this iPhone girl is definitely a convert now ;-) Mimi even let me borrow some of her stylish photo poses, too, lol. Always so much fun with these two! My portraits will be on display at Critical Content until August and available for purchase. Thanks for having me, Critical Content! And thank you so much Colette Daze @cocolettied for your kindness and support, the opening was a huge success, you did an incredible job pulling it all together! Congratulations, my friend! 😘 If you’re not familiar with @CriticalContent, they produce some great shows like Limitless on CBS and The Writer’s Room on Sundance – check out their website at criticalcontent.com Last but not least, thank you to everyone who came on Thursday night to support the artists and the show! Congratulations to all the participating artists! You guys are amazingly talented and inspiring! All my best to you ♡ ps - The exhibit will be up through August at the Critical Content address below, if you would like to check it out:
Your FREE copy of the March Cristina Tudor 2018 fashion illustration calendar is here! Yay!! Thank you all for your support, and I hope you've signed up for my free gift to you 🙏 To get your FREE PRINTABLE CALENDAR for March: click on the 'Subcribe Here' button at the top of my blog. That's it! After you sign up, you will automatically receive a printable calendar in your inbox each month this year :-)) Each month of the calendar 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. Here's a sneak peak at the month of March, Crocus Girl, dreaming of blooming spring flowers - sign up today to get her in your inbox instantly: So where in the world is Crocus Girl traveling today, all the way from Los Angeles? Tag your pics of the calendar with #ctudorcalendar on Instagram and on Pinterest to let me know, it would be super cool to see where she's going to meet you 🌎 Share my website link cristinatudor.com/blog with friends and family so they can get their free calendars, too! :-)
Happy March! xo Cristina ps 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 🙏 Painted live model Susan's fashion portrait last week for Week 43 of 52 Live Fashion Stories, which was so much fun! Love her head full of curls!
Last week's live painting was of model Brittney - already in Week 42 of 52 Live Fashion Stories - with a striking sideways glance.
A week ago I painted live model Jin for Week 41 of my 52 Live Fashion Stories - wondering what thoughts she was lost in ...
If you remember, about a year ago I started a self-imposed practice of painting from live models each week of the year, a year-long process I called 52 Live Fashion Stories, in an effort to allow my painting to evolve over time. And we are closing in on 52 weeks pretty fast, only a few weeks left! Check out my early beginnings here to see the progress ... What a difference a year makes! It's almost Valentine's Day, and the pink mood continues around here. I'm so excited to reveal my second collaboration with The Soap Kitchen in Pasadena for this Valentine's Day: 8 card designs! Check out all 8 of my VDay card designs below, now available at The Soap Kitchen in Old Town Pasadena at 25 N Fair Oaks Ave. And join me on Instagram @thecristinatudor for my countdown to VDay - only 5 days left! :-) Dali Yu, the owner of The Soap Kitchen, is an incredibly multi-talented person: not only does she make all the soap and lip balm by hand, from scratch, with love and care, using only natural ingredients, but she also designs all the packaging, the gift baskets and wrapping for everything in her shop! The soaps and lip balms are so good for you and they look super pretty, they make the best gifts either on their own or as part of a gift basket. Not sure what to give your Valentine or BFF this year? Pick up a quick and cute pre-packaged or custom gift basket with yummy bath goodies and one of my Valentine's Day cards to go with it. Done and done. The card above was inspired by the joy of spring and Valentine's Day, as all of a sudden I felt like wearing a flowy pink dress and letting a handful of balloons lift me up! Just what I would wear to a fun Galentine's party!! Below is a classic XO, in one of my fave color combos: pink and red! Be mine this Valentine! A little edge mixed in with a classic heart and red/pink lip. Love is the word of the day! For me, the love of pink and red together <3 And even MORE love for these Valentino d'Orsay couture bow pink heels ... all the pink feels for these pumps!! <3 Perfect card for your BFF or Galentine's party favors! Who will you give your (pink and red) heart to this Valentine's Day?? There's no proper VDay without at least one cupcake, amiright? Wishing you all a happy Valentine's Day, may you spend it with your loved ones!
XOXO Cristina Live model Rachel was my inspiration last week for Week 40 of my 52 Live Fashion Stories. She looks right through you, with her clear eyes and ethereal gaze ...
Live model Aussie became my inspiration last week for Week 39 of my 52 Live Fashion Stories. Like a romantic and wistful princess in waiting ...
You guys, your FREE copy of the February Cristina Tudor 2018 fashion illustration calendar is here! Woohoo!! Super psyched to be sharing my artwork with you guys as a way to say thank you for your support! ✨✨🙏 To get your FREE printable copy: click on the 'Subcribe Here' button at the top of my blog. That's it! After you sign up, you will automatically receive a printable calendar in your inbox each month this year. YAY!! Each month of the calendar 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. Here's a sneak peak at the month of February, Valentine Girl, in all its pink-ness, which is where my brain is as soon as we start to get even close to V-Day lol: And a little behind the scenes of how I created the heart pendant Valentine Girl is holding (you can find more videos like these of my artwork process on Instagram @thecristinatudor):
So where do you live? Where is my calendar traveling to all the way from Los Angeles?? Tag your pics of the calendar with #ctudorcalendar on Instagram and on Pinterest so I can see where in the world you guys are, it would be super cool seeing where my calendar ends up 🌎 @madisonrylie here in LA already got her copy of the February calendar today, and she's using it on her computer as wallpaper! Brilliant! So happy you love your calendar, Madison! <3 Can't wait to hear from you, too!
And 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 Happy (early) Valentine's Day! xo Cristina ps 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 🙏 |
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I'm Cristina Tudor, a Beverly Hills fashion illustrator. I paint live illustrations at fashion, retail, entertainment, bridal and lifestyle events for clients such as Chanel, Ferragamo, Piaget, David Yurman x Galia Lahav, Badgley Mischka, Bloomingdale's, Warner Bros. Studios, Diptyque Paris, Ted Baker London, Eric Buterbaugh x Beverly Hills EB Florals, and Survey Monkey, among others. FOLLOW CRISTINA:
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