Welcome to Studio in Blue, LLC
Another Creative Corner of the www

Illustration

Cartoon, photo illustration, traditional, and vector. We will illustrate to fit your specifications and budget.

Logos

Because the only thing that separates you from a crowd is your brand.

Fine Art

Painted with humor and whimsy, this is art meant to make you smile.

Art Portfolio

Fine Art & Posters

Keep a Stiff Upper Bark — Pomeranian Edition

16" x 20" Poster

Keep a Stiff Upper Bark — Chihuahua Edition

16" x 20" Poster

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24" x 48"
Acrylic
.5" Gallery Wrap

Raffi, Another Day at the Office

24" x 30"
Acrylic
.5" Gallery Wrap

Artist’s Statement

Hopefully succinct enough not to bore …

Working almost exclusively in acrylic, Vanessa believes that the canvas is where the true color mixing begins. The colors on her palette are therefore loosely folded together before being applied.

Vanessa Bates started her career as a graphic designer and illustrator but gravitated towards fine art as her experimentation in color drifted outside the gamut possible with traditional printing techniques. Early illustration lessons still influences Vanessa’s art as each work has a simple focus and careful use of color and light to further direct attention to the subject of the piece.

Working almost exclusively in acrylic, Vanessa believes that the canvas is where the true color mixing begins. The colors on her palette are therefore loosely folded together before being applied. The subject matter itself is often chosen for humor, expressed either as visual irony or lighthearted observation. It’s the sincerest hope that any of the artist’s views, whether they are inspired by the political or otherwise, be apparent only to those who have an interest in that subject. Otherwise, the piece should stand on its own as an enjoyable composition. To be so cut and dry with the the subject would mean that the work would fall firmly in the class of illustration.

Illustration

Illustration drawn to order

Cartoon

Outlined, comical bliss made in raster or vector form

Space

A proud Space Coast tradition.

T-shirt

High impact graphics for standard and oversized prints.

3D

Simple modeling and texturing.

Logos

The most important form of identification

A logo is a business’ most important form of identification. With an ever more visually sophisticated audience, sometimes, the only thing that separates you from a crowd is your brand.

That’s why it needs to be a truly unique and succinct visual form — something that can be identified in a matter of seconds. We are passionate about logo design at Studio in Blue. No matter if you are seeking a clean, edgy, or fun logo, we will develop one that meets what you know best represents your business or product.

Blog

About art and some other things

Studio in Blue blogs about anything and everything that motivates or moves the author. As a visual person, blogging is most emphatically not a natural process. Years spent away from “the Little Brown Handbook” ensures whatever blog generated will be an assemblage of stilted prose possessing one lonely saving grace called brevity. There will, thankfully, be pictures. We sincerely hope that if you are interested in our art art, illustration, offhand observations, tweet experiments, or facebook posts, you will still visit. Pardon the grammar and spelling under construction.

Links

Valuable instruction and visual inspiration had been gleaned from the web by this author for years. It’s now Studio in Blue’s turn to offer something in return. It will be a paltry list at first, but the list will no doubt steadily grow into a worthy collection of useful information and interesting sites. May the cyber traveler find that which he seeks.

Contact

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Contact Info

Have an idea that won’t rest? The kind that generates that keep-you-up-at-night-with-outlining-and-planning passion? Did you think of something that tickled your funny bone and would love to produce it? Just want to say hello or get a quote? We would love to hear from you.

, Art at Buzz
777 E MI Causeway, STE D2
Merritt Island, FL 32952
,Studio Location
Rivierview Art Studios & Gallery
1708 Riverview Drive Melbourne, FL 32904
O (321) 432-6215