Catherine Howell

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Joined: Feb 2008

UPDATE!!!! Please check out my Zazzle store at: www.zazzle.com/catherinehowell. I am adding products daily.

My name is Catherine M. Howell. I create design-oriented artwork of animals and birds. My work is my interpretation of the subjects that I create. I believe in artistic license.

The borders that you see on some of my work take many hours to complete. I first draw the border freehand and each border takes on its own look and personality. I then fill in the design with archival ink. I started drawing exotic borders years ago when I was in high school.

I love color! I work primarily in colored pencil. I also use archival grade ink which consists of Rapidograph Technical Pens and/or Micron Pigma Pens. The colored pencils that I use are Prismacolors, Faber Castell Polychromos, Derwent Coloursoft Pencils. I also use Karat Aquarelle, and Faber Castell watercolor pencils. Once in a while I also do some dry brush watercolor painting.

Another media that I love: ‘art markers!’ You can get such incredible layering presentations with markers.

I also recently started cutting lino again and have limited edition, hand pulled prints available.

All of my originals are for sale. Please view my linocuts and new “inchie” drawings!

The above inchie trio with a linocut border that I cut and printed was sold for 55.00 US. I am accepting commissions for inchie drawings.

At this present time you may view my new rubber art stamps at www.catherinehowell.etsy.com. I had these original, whimsical stamps produced from my original pen and ink drawings.

I also have a blog where I have posted some of my writings, art, and our wolfy dog, Grizzy, and his fight with cancer. www.wolfycat.blogspot.com.

Thanks for looking!!

catherine

UPDATE!!
All proceeds from most of my art here on RB will be donated to The Philadelphia Mission. Trevor Irwin has a site here, and is a missionary to the extreme poor in rural Africa. He and the mission team are trying to buy equipment to dig wells and provide clean, fresh water for these precious people. There is also a huge need for finances to buy medicines for these people, “particularly, meds to treat children who have parasites.” It is so sad to me, that in this present day and time, that there are children who have worms!!! It’s not like here, in America, where you can go to the doctor and get a little pyrantel, because at times, children here get pinworms. This kills children in Africa. I am not sure what type of parasites these children get, but they can be deadly if not treated. PLEASE HELP.

I know that when I give to this worthy mission ALL of my proceeds go to help these children. There are not hundreds of people sitting in offices, drawing a salary. This money HELPS the people that need it so desperately:) Thanks for considering this missionary and the work he does:)

PLEASE VISIT CHARITY WEBSITE.
http://www.philadelphia33.org/
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Below is the group where you may designate the proceeds from your art sales. You can add one piece or several.

“His Hands Working – A Christian Missions Group”

Every bit helps! Please join this group and donate something.

Blessings,

catherine