Aleighson

Web Site

2010-06-13T14:20:00.003-05:00

Its been a while. I haven't updated because I have a new website.

AllisonSundstrom.com

I've been thinking about making this into my daily sketches blog but for now you can see my work at my website.

Cardinal

2009-08-05T22:16:00.004-05:00

This is a Cardinal I made for my Grandma's 80th birthday. Its a 7 layers of paper I cut out by hand. I put up 2 pics because I didn't know which one shows it's layers best.

TREFFEN

2009-05-12T17:24:00.001-05:00

Logo I made for Treffen, Autocrossing event

Haunted House

2009-05-12T09:21:00.001-05:00

Made in my Digital Illustration class

Loon comic

2009-05-12T09:14:00.002-05:00

Based on my obsession with Loons

little Mermaid

2009-04-28T19:55:00.006-05:00

The color is not as bright as my original painting, the top is just the scanned art but it also looks lighter then my orig.

Loon Map

2009-04-28T19:29:00.003-05:00

Jack of Hearts

2009-04-14T08:49:00.002-05:00

Jack of Hearts
This assignment we Illustrated a song as an editorial piece

I finally figure out why my color gets out of wack! CMYK vs RGB! *palm face*

Clay sculpture

2009-04-07T19:10:00.006-05:00

My final in Anatomical Modeling from last semester

the clavicle is my favorite bone and part of the body

Leg detail (pay no attention to the hand or face they are both gross looking)

After fired in the Kiln

Happy Clean Beaver

2009-04-07T18:44:00.003-05:00

My Illustrated soap label (more Loons)

My Soap Add.
"A Happy beaver is a clean beaver"

Big Wig

2009-03-19T20:57:00.003-05:00

My New Yorker cover for Editorial Illustration
That sure is a Big Wig!

Giraffes

2009-03-19T20:51:00.006-05:00

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Giraffes, My second set of Letters

Mermaid Letters

2009-03-14T15:07:00.002-05:00

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My Illustrated letters, Mermaids!

Andy Kaufman

2009-02-25T22:10:00.002-06:00

Andy Kaufman
for one of my many Illustration classes.

Model A

2009-01-03T22:58:00.002-06:00

One our our Model A's that I drew for my Dad's Birthday.
It is a convertible!

Squid Attack!

2008-11-30T18:56:00.008-06:00

City of Music (yet to be written)

2008-10-11T11:47:00.005-05:00

Happy 20th Lee
(inspirational painting for my bass playing brother)

Close up. Yes I did every page, line and note by hand.
The notes make up part of Moonlight Sonata.

Flounder Fish

2008-10-11T10:10:00.003-05:00

This was done in my painting class. This picture does not show the background color as well as in real life. Its a little more Aqua.

Float

2008-08-01T21:49:00.007-05:00

Float
I've always been fascinated by the beauty of the human body

GmaBday

2008-07-28T17:37:00.004-05:00

The Birthday Card I made for My Grandma
(don't worry more coming soon, I just got off summer school and I already have some drawings done)

Ovals

2008-05-25T21:35:00.005-05:00

These 4 pieces I made for my friends for there house warming party.
they aren't perfect ovals here but the originals are. (like Ashley's)KiyomiGisellaNickAshley

This I made for Chris , I just liked it so I put it up here. It also is oval in original.

Political

2008-05-20T22:42:00.007-05:00

A political Cartoon for my Illustration class

Board

2008-04-18T20:16:00.004-05:00

The Dali Lama (is not a terrorist)

Drawings of my Intermediate Typography Teacher
Who likes to ramble on about things and offend our generation by dissing the things we do

Princes Lollypop

2008-04-15T19:44:00.003-05:00

In my Illustration studio class we had to do a representational drawing of a classmate. This is Kim, She likes candy and board games, like candyland, here she is Princes lollypop.

Cleaning League

2008-03-31T18:48:00.000-05:00

The Cleaning League!

was done on scratch board for my Illustration Class
I scanned it in and had to piece it together in photoshop, thats why it looks funny on the right.

and the Colored version:

In Class

2008-02-28T22:17:00.000-06:00

I did all these while board in class

U.O.

2008-02-28T20:19:00.001-06:00

This was a project I did for my Illustration class. Its supposed to be for Urban Outfitters. See the Dear Lamp?!

Bed and All

2008-02-19T20:59:00.001-06:00

Bed and All
Part of my favorite things series, I love my bed, Mistletoe my bear, My body pillow, my ariel bed sheets (not pictured), my down Comforter, and just being warm.

Pink Shoe Lasses

2008-02-18T19:55:00.001-06:00

Pink Shoes lasses
So this didn't turn out as well as I envisioned but the situation was hilarious. Out of all the crazy little kids running around Starbucks this is what stood out to me the most.

board

2008-02-14T19:39:00.000-06:00

Does this critique really take 2.5 hours without a break?

Cuz I'm Loon(NERDY)for Loons
for real, I'm basing all of my Type classes projects off them.
did you know they are 60Million years old (that is the species,oldest bird around today)

Night In

2008-01-25T17:07:00.000-06:00

This is me on a night in, at my desk.
I has a scanner now!

Mermaid

2008-01-15T22:36:00.000-06:00

My love for Mermaids finally made it to paper...

Close up...

(note this is not apart of the "things that make me happy series, if it was Ariel, the little mermaid then it would be included but its just a mermaid I made up.)

On nothing to do with Drawing, but Mermaids, OMG The Little Mermaid on Broadway better come to Chicago Asap!!!...yes I'm a little mermaid freak, my bed sheets are even Ariel...shh

Mario Dave

2007-12-24T09:18:00.000-06:00

HAPPY 21st BIRTHDAY DAVE!!!
Don't worry, You will get the original

Apple

2007-12-11T21:58:00.001-06:00

Part of my "Things that Make me Happy" series. "Apple (of my eye)" I love my Apples A lot!

Hug

2007-11-12T20:43:00.000-06:00

I was thinking color but I decided I like it how it is. I like to give Surprise hugs.

School

2007-11-10T11:16:00.000-06:00

The only good thing that comes out of being board in class is the following.

My Women and Gender Studies Teacher

A Speaker in my women and gender studies class who's speech I did not enjoy

My Chemistry of Art and Color Teacher who gives very long and boring lectures before labs that we already know about if we read the chapter. But the labs are fun.

Pumpkin

2007-10-23T20:51:00.000-05:00

This is a card I am sending my Grandma, I thought it was cool enough to put up here.

Balloon

2007-10-16T18:59:00.001-05:00

Balloon
(not apart of the "things that make me happy series but they are cool)

Green Thumb

2007-09-29T10:56:00.001-05:00

I drew this for my Chemistry class, Yes Chemistry. We had do draw a phrase that has a color in it like Blue in the face, Red with Anger, Green with Envy..I did Green Thumb.

Hoodie

2007-09-27T22:01:00.000-05:00

#3 of my Happy Seres. I really like My Hoodies, especially since it is now fall.

Sounds

2007-08-27T20:42:00.001-05:00

Sounds

Happy Edition #2. I like to Dance and Last night I envisioned this while I danced around my room by myself.

3 for Lee

2007-08-24T22:15:00.001-05:00

My brother Lee went to College, I made him these to take with him on his journey to study Music Business. He came home for the weekend and I got a hilarious shot of him with them.

PS I did not choose that order, I like them as below.

Guitar

HeadphonesAmp
3 for Lee

Big Shades

2007-08-14T09:42:00.001-05:00

I felt like drawing things that make me happy. I started with something simple.
Big Shades. (and peace signs)

Lists

2007-08-14T09:39:00.001-05:00

This list got much longer then pictured. This was a quick drawing I did at work.

Mike & his Army in China

2007-08-06T20:26:00.000-05:00

Before without color

with Color and Close up

Mike and his Army in China

PEeekkkkaaaaaa!!! Going to china BRB! We will all miss Mike when he is gone in China, This was what He got for going to China.
not my best but hilarious in deed, sorry for the fire hair. lol

Roses (2of3)

2007-06-28T21:46:00.001-05:00

Roses

I haven't had time to draw lately and today was the first day that I did have time. This is what came out. I put them Roses on my wall today. I didn't want the dried leaves and peddles to fall off from getting bumped on my dresser anymore.

CICADA!

2007-06-01T14:30:00.001-05:00

CICADA STEVE!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY STEVE
I hope ya like it

4eva

2007-05-20T11:41:00.001-05:00

This went to a spechal someone for 1.5 <3. I like this high contrast stuff. Don't know how much stuff I'll do with it though. anyway enjoy!

watering can

2007-05-18T13:54:00.001-05:00

1. i messed up the eyes for real 2. ant nobody steel my dress idea! I'm making this myself 3. So it looks like I'm the one neglecting the tree. well its not supposed to look that way. more like there is a tree, there is water... how did this happen? kinda thing. MORE TO COME SOON!

Spring!

2007-05-13T22:51:00.000-05:00

This was came from my insperation from spring that finally came!! yay

"Spring"

Close up on my face and my face...yea.

Crab Rangoon

2007-05-03T21:02:00.000-05:00

This one is for Polina and of Polina, She said to make her into one of her favorite foods,Crab Rangoon, tofuCrab that is. Hope you like it Girl. She is not the crab in the rangoon she is the DELISHOUS in the Rangoon. woot woot

DisplaceTree

2007-04-29T12:38:00.000-05:00

Displace Tree

I made this Tree with spray paint and oil based sharpie on carboard, Daveyed helped me and added the X's. Mike said it looked like a mushroom clowed, it kinda does but w/e its a tree. We put this on the side of our Carboard home at the Displace Me event. Our house looked awesome to say the least.

Wild

2007-04-26T21:48:00.000-05:00

This is not how I expected it to turn out...oh well, I'm putting it up anyway, and Yes, that is a monkey I am holding and in my frustration I am thoughing balls of paint.

"Carry&Release"

2007-04-16T14:02:00.000-05:00

"Carry&Release"

Polar bears say Bye Bye

2007-04-09T14:40:00.000-05:00

With a bunch of my friends getting into Graffitti, its got me interested in doing some wheat pasits or Stencles. This was one idea. Whatever I put up must have an awarness factor or something like that.

"Goodbye?"
I know I know I KNOW, I havent updated in forever. I'll start getting some of my built up ideas out and maybe some request. Yes that means You Polina!

What I Live 4

2007-03-28T22:08:00.000-05:00

it looks pink because I had bad lighting, Scanner on birthday list.
This was last summer at Taist of Chicago when I had a Short short hair, and so did chris.

"What I live for"

sorry your glasses look crooked hun.

Bro&Sis

2007-03-25T10:09:00.000-05:00

"<3 (love) Always"

MyRoots

2007-03-18T09:23:00.000-05:00

This is Kristen, Its the Kristen from High School . What happened, to that nackless anyway?

"Back to MyRoots"
This look pretty darn good to me, i'm really happy with it, except I wish it looked a little more like kristen. I would have added back ground but the only thing I could think of was a camera or lockers.

Lined Paper

2007-03-16T14:52:00.000-05:00

I did this Silly thing because my mom asked me to draw something in the guest book at the lodge thingy we stayed at while I was in Colorado.

I did this a few days ago while at school on my lunch break

I did this yesterday while at school. Thank you Scarecrow Garden

Yeah, they are a little emo but to bad.

LifeGuard

2007-03-07T16:49:00.000-06:00

I was board at work because one of the pools pumps broke and was being replaced so I didn't have to guard for a while. It was Awesome I was making a to do list and yea...I also did this on the back of a swim lesson sheet

PS: I am leaving tomorrow for Colorado and wont be back for 5 days. I hope to have a few things to post when I get back.

Attack!

2007-03-05T23:05:00.000-06:00

I was a bit upset at a teacher, still am. He is a jerk so I drew this. Sorry it is dark, boo cameras, no scanner. It also doesn't really look like me but whatever, it is still funny

"ATTACK!!!"

Thoughts

2007-03-04T12:18:00.001-06:00

"Hy head is in a Tizzy (ThinkingThoughts)"

me at my computer(this actual morning)

Little Burrito

2007-03-02T16:35:00.000-06:00

Aww look I am literally wraped up in a Burrito. I love Burritos Oh so much! I call this delicious one "Little Burrito" I might do a series of food related drawings. My nutrition class is giving me some insperation and insight.

FeelGood

2007-02-26T14:15:00.000-06:00

This is me being very excited about that new shirt I got the night of the superbowl from Chris. haha. I'll just call this one "Feel Good" cuz thats how I felt when I drew this.

Chris&Cat

2007-02-24T14:36:00.000-06:00

I never finished this and don't plan on it but I felt like posting it cuz I did...I got chocolate cookie on this left sleve which would be on the right side of the picture. aww it's Chris with a cat called Doom.

ColdChicago!

2007-02-23T18:14:00.000-06:00

You know when 40Degrees feels good that something is wrong. This is what I look like walking to class...minus not having my bag...

"Why It Gotta Be So Cold?"

Fillerz

2007-02-22T18:11:00.000-06:00

I made this a while ago, Its called "the Outside & the Inside" yea...I would say its my best Kurt Halsey impression though I didn't mean it to be that way at the time.

This is a assinment I had for class, it was to draw a candy bar, though Reese's really isn't a bar its still delishous.
THis is just some filler stuff, i'll get more stuff up tomorrow I did a few days ago.

DaveDrawing

2007-02-20T19:03:00.000-06:00

Its Daveyid!!!
Nothing great but a good start