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“Cactus Cake”
Watercolor on Paper by Gayle Wheatley
This funky little cake was inspired by a real-life mini cake I ate at Mercado de San Miguel in Madrid. No, it didn’t have a cactus with eyes on it, a river, a mushroom or a road on it. But it was pink and it did have both red and green gumdrops on top. The rest I invented, and thus you have the “Cactus Cake”!
Character illustration for the upcoming novel The Origami Oracle.
Gayle Wheatley, watercolor on paper
Inspirations: the real-life cat Martini (who is gloriously hypo-allergenic, and so sweet), The Origami Oracle (of course!), retro cartooning and watching the movie Coraline in 3D and at the magical Arlington theater in Santa Barbara.
(Gayle Wheatley, watercolor on paper)
My first illustration of 2009! yay! (watercolor on paper)
Oil on Canvas, 12″ x 9″
featured in THE BIRD SHOW at Cactus Gallery
(detail)
Character Illustration, Mixed Media
I’ve been working on this painting for several weeks now and I finally got it done this morning!
Oil on Canvas, 20″ x 16″, Children’s Book Illustration
Wormy close up…
Birth of Venus painting detail…
Mr. Worm painting detail…
Wishing you a happy and wonderful holiday season! -Gayle
