ArtistaDonna Nata

Browse Inside Liesl & Po by Lauren Oliver, Illustrated by Kei Acedera

2012-01-24T11:15:00.000-08:00

Browse Inside Liesl & Po by Lauren Oliver, Illustrated by Kei Acedera

http://www.squidoo.com/lensmasters/ArtistaDonna

2012-01-23T17:06:00.000-08:00

http://www.squidoo.com/lensmasters/ArtistaDonna

Bella's Forest Adventure 2

2012-01-21T15:27:00.000-08:00

My Tree of Life is featured!

2012-01-17T13:12:00.000-08:00

http://www.squidoo.com/ArtforCancerGroup

Treehouse Sketchbook Project 2012

2012-01-13T15:10:00.000-08:00

Treehouse Sketchbook Project 2012

2012-01-13T15:09:00.000-08:00

Treehouse Sketchbook Project 2012

2012-01-13T15:06:00.000-08:00

Treehouse Sketchbook Project 2012

2012-01-13T15:05:00.000-08:00

Treehouse Sketchbook Project 2012

2012-01-13T15:03:00.000-08:00

Treehouse Sketchbook Project 2012

2012-01-13T15:01:00.000-08:00

Treehouse Sketchbook Project 2012

2012-01-13T14:59:00.000-08:00

Treehouse Sketchbook Project 2012

2012-01-13T14:57:00.000-08:00

Treehouse Sketchbook Project 2012

2012-01-13T14:55:00.000-08:00

Treehouse Sketchbook Project 2012

2012-01-13T14:52:00.000-08:00

Treehouse Sketchbook Project 2012

2012-01-13T14:50:00.000-08:00

Treehouse Sketchbook Project 2012

2012-01-13T14:46:00.000-08:00

Treehouse Sketchbook Project 2012

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Treehouse Sketchbook Project 2012

2012-01-13T14:42:00.000-08:00

Treehouse Sketchbook Project 2012

2012-01-13T14:37:00.000-08:00

Treehouse Sketchbook Project 2012

2012-01-13T14:36:00.000-08:00

Treehouse Sketchbook Project 2012

2012-01-13T14:32:00.000-08:00

Treehouse Sketchbook Poject 2012

2012-01-13T14:24:00.000-08:00

ArtistaDonna Nata Treehouse Sketchbook Project 2012

2011-12-27T11:17:00.000-08:00

Tree of Life

2011-12-24T06:48:00.000-08:00

Tree of Life

Acrylic on Aceo canvas

Savy's Tuscany

2011-12-23T17:38:00.000-08:00

Acrylic painting

Dimensions: 16 x 20

Chicken Licken pen and ink drawing

2011-12-11T09:33:00.000-08:00

This is my entry in the Scbwi Tomie dePaola Chicken Licken Illustration competition 2012

New Year's Resolution 2012

2011-12-11T09:05:00.000-08:00

This painting is inspired by the new year to come.

I titled it New Year's Resolution 2012 becaus alot of us make resolutions but for some reason or another we brake them......this painting is a remonder to keep true to your goals for years to come.

nata romeo | Art Takes Miami 2011

2011-09-27T08:52:00.000-07:00

nata romeo | Art Takes Miami 2011

Nail Polish Tree aceo art

2011-09-24T15:17:00.000-07:00

Details:
Title:	nail polish tree
Size:	2 1/2 x 3 1/2
Media:	nail polish
Date:	2011

About This Piece:
For all the manicured nails out there.....Have you ever bought a nail polish and hated the color when you painted it on your nails? well I have a drawer full of ugly nail polish! so what to do with them???? This is what I did with mine....lol This is a unique approach to aceo painting If you collect aceo's you don't want to miss this one to add to your collection. This is truly one of a kind :)

2011-09-23T11:38:00.001-07:00

Details:

Title:Silent Lady
Size: 21/2 x 3 1/2
Media: ink
Date: 2011

About This Piece:

Silent ladyin the woods
stands tall
arms wide open
survives nature
reaches the sky
silent lullaby
opens her heart
sweet soul
harbours the weak

by Nata RomeoArtistaDonna

2011

Non winning Lottery ticket Aceo in progress

2011-09-22T09:23:00.000-07:00

I am addicted to lottery tickets.....I have won small winnings but nothing big yet!

I decided I would use the non winning lottery tickets for my current aceo artwork.

So far I have glued them down and still brainstorming on an unique way to complete this.

Me and mathematics don't mix but for some reason numbers flow around in my head.......

Hint: I made sure to add a daily number and a big four number

I plan to incorporate my number visions in all my lottery aceo's

If you play these numbers and win come back and let me know !

Good luck!

Please comment :)

Awesome book!

2011-09-12T07:11:00.000-07:00

vote for this awesome book! by amy Holder

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8730372-the-lipstick-laws

Patience

2011-08-07T11:06:00.000-07:00

Mother Nature

2011-08-07T10:58:00.001-07:00

Modern Angel

2011-08-07T10:57:00.000-07:00

Hello Moon!

2011-07-22T07:48:00.000-07:00

2011-07-19T09:53:00.000-07:00

IndieGoGo ArtistaDonna

2011-07-19T09:50:00.000-07:00

http://www.indiegogo.com/ArtistaDonna-Art?a=198941&i=addr

Bella's Forest Adventure

2011-05-10T21:05:00.000-07:00

pen and ink

9" x 12"

140lb cold press

Good Karma Tree

2011-03-28T14:17:00.000-07:00

watercolor textured paint

by Nata Romeo ArtistaDonna

Sharp Shinned Hawk

2011-03-21T08:22:00.000-07:00

pen and ink

11 x 15 inches

completed in 4 hours!

my 5 year old daughter Bella loves to illustrate in pen and ink also. She illustrated her version of the same bird :)

GIVEAWAY Wind Whisperer Keychain!

2011-03-17T14:47:00.000-07:00

MAKES A GREAT GIFT!

I will be giving away a Wind Whisperer keychain!
Email your Name and email address to childrensbook13@aol.com and enter in the subject line Wind Whisperer giveaway April

Giveaway begins April 01, 2011 and ends April 30, 2011

A winner will be selected at random and I will email the winner for a mailing address.
Good luck!

Wind Whisperer

watercolor tree series

ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR PAINTING FROM ARTIST: NATA ROMEO ARTISTADONNA

Key Chain

Set your keys apart with a custom keychain. The sturdy clasp keeps keys together securely, and holds up well through daily wear-and-tear.

Printed on 100% Recycled Paper.
Covered with scratch- and UV-resistant Mylar.
2.25" in diameter – the perfect size for purses and pockets.

Tree spirit

2010-12-26T18:48:00.000-08:00

Tree Spirit Series

2010-12-22T16:00:00.000-08:00

Tree Spirit Series

2010-12-22T14:57:00.000-08:00

Wind Whisperer Keychain by Nata Romeo ArtistaDonna for sale GREAT GIFT!

2010-12-03T13:06:00.000-08:00

Wind Whisperer Key Chains

MAKES A GREAT GIFT!

Wind Whisperer

watercolor tree series

ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR PAINTING FROM ARTIST: NATA ROMEO ARTISTADONNA

Key Chain

Set your keys apart with a custom keychain. The sturdy clasp keeps keys together securely, and holds up well through daily wear-and-tear.

Printed on 100% Recycled Paper.
Covered with scratch- and UV-resistant Mylar.
2.25" in diameter – the perfect size for purses and pockets.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150528707304&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT

Writing and Illustrating

2010-10-24T12:24:00.000-07:00

Writing and Illustrating

Revising Your Book? Check This

Posted: 23 Oct 2010 09:07 PM PDT

Here is a list of things to consider when you start to revise your manuscript.
Remember what Anita Nolan says, “The end is just the beginning.” It is so true.
Force yourself to cut, tighten and throw away even things you love if it doesn’t move the story forward.
Give your yourself the time to let your manuscript mature. Using this list can go a long way towards helping you send out a polished submission.
1. Telling instead of showing.
Show a character’s feelings by creating pictures. Think how a movie would portray someone’s mood.
2. Keep it Fresh
Write as though it’s happening now, not as though you’re telling the past.
Are you using trite phrases, cliches, or deliberately unusual words? You’d better have a very good reason for doing so.
3. Weak characters.
The villain in your story must be a worthy opponent of the hero.
4. Check the point of view…
Write from the view point of the most involved character, not an onlooker.
5. Mood and sentence length.
Keep sentences short to portray tension, longer for relaxation.
6. Do any sentences begin with the words “There” or “It”?
They can almost certainly benefit from revision.
Instead of: There were three gunmen who had sworn to kill him. It was hard to believe.
Write: Three gunmen had sworn to kill him. He couldn’t believe it.
7. Passive voice.
Instead of: ‘He is being watched by the children’
Write: ‘the children watch him’.
8. Complex past..
Where possible, keep past tense simple.
Instead of: ‘he had gone’
Write: ‘he went’.
9. Author intrusion.
Are you as narrator intruding on the story through witticisms, editorializing, or self-consciously, inappropriately “fine” writing?
Instead of: ‘He wondered if she would leave, and considered apologizing’
Write: ‘Would she leave? Perhaps he should apologize.’
Publishers want to read a story, not read the author telling a story. Keep out of it.
10. Check sequence.
Instead of: ‘She fell to the floor when David hit her’
Write: ‘David hit her. She fell to the floor.’
11. Avoid naming in dialogue
To avoid speech tags some writers fall into using names in dialogue, which isn’t natural.
Instead of: ‘Don’t hit me, David’
‘Mary, you’re asking for it.’
Write: ‘Don’t hit me.’ Mary shrank away from him.
‘You’re asking for it.’ His fists clenched.
These are action tags.
12. Look for unnecessary words and terms.
Instead of: ‘Suddenly she noticed his presence. His figure stood out in the crowd.’
Write: ‘Suddenly she noticed him. He stood out in the crowd.’
Note: Minimise the amount of ‘ly’ words.
13. Simultaneous Actions.
Instead of: ‘She packed her bag and went to the car’,
Write: ‘She packed her bag then went to the car.’
14. When actions are simultaneous keep verbs in agreement.
Instead of: ‘As she drove tears were rolling down her face,’
Write: ‘As she drove tears rolled down her face.’
15. Check for places where a sentence could be read wrong.
Instead of: ‘her eye fell on a piece of paper’
Write: ‘her gaze fell on a piece of paper’.
16. Are you grammatically correct? Is your spelling and punctuation correct? This is not mere detail work. It is basic craft. I run into writers who say, “Well, if the editor likes it, they’ll work with me on the grammar.” Good luck with that.
17. Is the prose fluent, varied in rhythm, and suitable in tone to the type of story you’re telling?
18. Check to see if you are repeating what you’ve already told your readers? Are you telegraphing your punches?
19. Look at your manuscript. Is there enough white space? Are there any long passages of text? Fine a way to break them up.
20. Let your manuscript sit. You will find it easier to look at it with fresh eyes.
21. Before submitting read your manuscript aloud. Mark any places where you stumble. If you can find a friend who is willing to read it to you, that is another way to pick up on things.
Hope this list helps. Remember this is just to get you started. You’ll still want to do all the other things we have discussed about revising.
Talk tomorrow,
Kathy
http://kathytemean.wordpress.com/

Tree Goddess Series A-7 ACEO

2010-09-29T09:53:00.002-07:00

Tree Goddess Series A-6 ACEO

2010-09-29T09:53:00.000-07:00

Tree Goddess Series A-4 ACEO

2010-09-29T09:51:00.000-07:00

Tree Goddess Series A-3 ACEO

2010-09-29T09:50:00.002-07:00

Tree Goddess Series A-2 ACEO

2010-09-29T09:50:00.000-07:00

Tree Goddess Series A-1 ACEO

2010-09-29T09:49:00.000-07:00

Aceo Tree Series 91

2010-09-29T09:48:00.000-07:00

Aceo Tree Series # 90

2010-09-29T09:47:00.000-07:00

http://writeoncon.com/

2010-08-05T07:35:00.000-07:00

http://writeoncon.com/

Hey everyone!
Hopefully you’ve been reading the recent posts about how this conference will work, how to participate in the panels and live workshops. If not, PLEASE read those posts (scroll down or click here and here).
I’m posting the schedule for the first day of the conference, and while the second and third days are in still in the final confirmation stage, you can expect a very similar schedule for them.
Without further adieu, here’s what you can expect on Tuesday, August 10 (all times EST):
Tuesday, August 10, 2010:
6:00 AM: Keynote Vlog Address by author Josh Berk
7:00 AM: Refining Your Craft with Each Book by author Janette Rallison
8:00 AM: Making the Most of Your Advance (no matter its size) by literary agent Michelle Wolfson
9:00 AM: Myths and Misconceptions by literary agent Holly Root, and editors Molly O’Neill and Martha Mihalick
10:00 AM: Illustrating Children’s Books by J.H. Everett and studio
11:00 AM: Bringing the Funny by author Rachel Hawkins
12:00 PM: Becoming a Career Author by literary agent Catherine Drayton
1:00 PM: Writing Middle Grade by author Jon Lewis
2:00 PM: Voice by literary agent Elana Roth
3:00 PM: Writing a Query Letter by author Jodi Meadows
4:00 PM: Author Branding by author Shelli Wells
5:00 PM: Questions to Ask Yourself Before a Revision by editor Kendra Levin
6:00 PM: Pizza in the Face (how characters react to situations) by author Rosemary Clement-Moore
9:00 PM: Panel of Professionals (Elana Roth, Kathleen Ortiz, Dan Ehrenhaft, Martha Mihalick)
TOPIC: Online platform
10:30 PM: Working with Agents and Editors, a live Workshop with literary agent Mark McVeigh

I hope you see something you like, and this is only Day One!

John's Sailboat by Nata Romeo ArtistaDonna

2010-07-25T07:36:00.000-07:00

childrensbook13@aol.com

oil

9 x 12 on canvas

I 'm the featured artist on the SCBWI Society of Children's Book Writers & illustrators

2010-07-20T15:39:00.001-07:00

Nata Romeo ArtistaDonna I am so excited I am the featured artist for the SCBWI Society of Children's Book Writers & illustrators ....please stop by and take a peak :-) http://www.scbwiepa.org/

Childrens Book Illustrator NEW BLOG

2010-07-15T07:47:00.000-07:00

this is my new blog for children's book illustrations...please follow me here also :-)

http://nataromeoartistadonna.blogspot.com/

I 'm the featured artist on the Daily Painters National Gallery

2010-07-09T08:40:00.000-07:00

http://dailypaintersinternationalgallerynews.blogspot.com/2010/07/featured-artist-nata-romeo.html

2010-07-03T06:02:00.001-07:00

http://ramblingsofawannabescribe.blogspot.com/

Rainforest Cake Illustration 3 by Nata Romeo ArtistaDonna

2010-06-27T10:37:00.000-07:00

Grumph! Grumph!

What could that be? Follow me!

Rainforest Cake Illustration 3 by Nata Romeo ArtistaDonna

2010-06-27T06:50:00.000-07:00

Grumph! Grumph!

Who could it be? Follow me!

Rainforest Cake Illustration 3 by Nata Romeo ArtistaDonna

2010-06-26T16:30:00.000-07:00

I finished the watercolor and now I will add the pen and ink

Rainforest Cake book Layout

2010-06-25T18:25:00.000-07:00

Rainforest Cake Illustration 2 by Nata Romeo ArtistaDonna

2010-06-23T12:23:00.000-07:00

Baby Jaguar and Mama Jaguar pounce on the forest floor

Friendship greeting card by Nata Romeo

2010-06-18T11:11:00.001-07:00

Dollcake

2010-06-16T05:47:00.001-07:00

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1195350554#!/profile.php?id=1195350554

please mention I sent you there :-)

Free Coloring pages!

2010-06-11T09:03:00.001-07:00

This is a great way of getting your books noticed!

http://s932.photobucket.com/albums/ad167/coloringpagesgallery/

Rainforest Cake

2010-06-10T12:56:00.000-07:00

Rainforest Cake

2010-06-10T07:34:00.000-07:00

This one of the illustrations I am working on for a story I wrote for children ages 3-7 titled Rainforest Cake
I am thinking to try the Maurice Sendak (Where The Wild Things Are) approach using watercolor and ink.....

Check this out!

2010-06-08T11:41:00.000-07:00

Great video by Quentin Blake, best known for illustrating the Roald Dahl books
http://www.quentinblake.com/illustrators/action_10minutes.html

2010-06-07T11:30:00.003-07:00

woman paintings

Best Friends by Nata Romeo ArtistaDonna

2010-05-30T09:07:00.000-07:00

When my heart is broken you glue me up!

Best Friends For Eternity!

Friends in progress

2010-05-28T11:45:00.000-07:00

Friends in progress

2010-05-28T08:22:00.000-07:00

Friends in progress

2010-05-27T18:52:00.000-07:00

Friends

2010-05-27T16:30:00.000-07:00

watercolor in progress

Nursery Rhyme COMPLETED

2010-05-26T10:17:00.000-07:00

Nursery Rhyme in progress

2010-05-24T08:49:00.000-07:00

Harvest

2010-05-23T11:21:00.000-07:00

Harvest

2010-05-23T06:28:00.000-07:00

SCBWI

Society of Writers and Illustrators Competition

watercolor and ink

9 x 12

Harvest in progress

2010-05-22T16:39:00.000-07:00

Holiday Christmas card completed

2010-05-22T06:24:00.000-07:00

Holiday Christmas card completed

2010-05-21T16:48:00.000-07:00

Holiday Christmas card in progress

2010-05-20T10:45:00.000-07:00

Holiday Christmas card in progress

2010-05-19T16:30:00.000-07:00

watercolor and acrylic in progress for a holiday greeting card

new project for Nursery Rhyme competition

2010-05-16T22:17:00.000-07:00

I sketched in most of the animals. I think I may add a

dog and cat and a sun in the background. I will use watercolors

Bond 5 x 7 watercolor Nata Romeo ArtistaDonna OSWOA

2010-05-16T15:42:00.000-07:00

I am still learning how to use watercolor and want to come up with my own style. The composition did not turn out the way I wanted it to but I had fun trying. I am still waiting for new brushes to arrive in the mail. My current paint brushes look very very sad :-(

I can't believe how expensive art supplies are! I am literally a starving artist :-)

2010-05-05T21:29:00.001-07:00

Illustration freelance work

2010-05-03T11:34:00.000-07:00

I am looking for freelance work.
I am starting my prices really cheap!

I will do the following :

Full page b/w
(low detail)

Full page color
(low detail)

Full page b/w
(high detail)

Full page color
(high detail)

Prices start at $25.00 per illustration (prices increase with the multitude of elements such as back ground, setting, and characters) . The fee is given based on the multitude of elements, characters back ground and setting.

I accept Paypal and money orders only.
Email with any offers at childrensbook13@aol.com

Singing Unicorn

2010-05-01T19:59:00.000-07:00

Singing Unicorn (in progress)

2010-05-01T19:15:00.000-07:00

Singing Unicorn (in progress)

2010-05-01T18:47:00.000-07:00

Singing Unicorn (in progress)

2010-05-01T09:57:00.000-07:00

Singing Unicorn (in progress)

2010-05-01T08:38:00.000-07:00

Time to learn

2010-04-30T20:21:00.000-07:00

Forest Adventure

2010-04-29T15:52:00.000-07:00

Forest Adventure (in progress)

2010-04-29T10:58:00.000-07:00

Forest Adventure (in progress)

2010-04-29T10:50:00.000-07:00