Alison Murray Whittington's Page

Location:

Chesapeake, Virginia

About Me:

I am a writer and artist living in the Tidewater area of Virginia with my husband in a wacky house built long before we were born (the house likes to remind us of that fact, too). I've also worked as a television producer, a newspaper reporter and a bookseller, and I've lived in Southern California (Los Angeles and Orange County), northern Nevada, Philadelphia, eastern Germany and the Czech Republic. I'd like to keep moving, too. I love bright colors, books of all sorts, quirky art, fairy tales, subtle jokes and artificial fruit flavors. I, like so many other people, am obsessed with art supplies.

Gender:

Gal

I am a/an:

Independent Artist/Designer, Blogger, Shopper

(Designers only) I create:

I am the chief mapmaker for the Interimaginational Institute for Fantastical Exploration & Cartography... I make maps of imaginary places (including treasure maps and maps of fairy tale lands) and related paintings.

(Designers only) I am willing to do:

Custom orders

(Designers only) My work is sold at:

*** Online ***

Etsy: http://paintandink.etsy.com
ArtFire: http://paintandink.artfire.com
CafePress: http://www.cafepress.com/paintandink

*** Brick & Mortar ***

Red Queen Gallery, Onancock, Virgina: http://www.redqueengallery.com/
The White Pine Boutique, Nampa, Idaho: http://thewhitepineboutique.com/

Website:

http://paintandink.blogspot.com

Website #2:

http://paintandink.etsy.com

Website #3:

http://tinyurl.com/57jth6

Favorite Designers/Artists:

Dr. Seuss, Maurice Sendak, Kinuko Crafy, Nick Bantock, Rene Magritte, Pablo Picasso, Janet and Anne Grahame Johnstone

Favorite Music/Musicians:

Floating Men, Led Zeppelin, Wilco, Alejandro Escovedo, John Hammond, Alison Krauss, Ray Charles, Bruce Springsteen, Pink Floyd, Etta James, Concrete Blonde, Aimee Mann, Lucinda Williams, Audible, the Beatles, Chris Isaak, ...um, how much time do you have?

Favorite TV Show & Movies:

Lost in Translation, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Amelie, Chocolat, Shakespeare in Love, Rat Race, The Big Lebowski, Moulin Rouge, Adventures in Babysitting, Run Lola Run, Boondock Saints, Pride and Prejudice, Sliding Doors, Burn Notice, So You Think You Can Dance, In Plain Sight, Warriors (History Channel)

Favorite Books / Authors:

Books: The Time Traveler's Wife, Ender's Game, Song for the Basilisk, Anne Of Green Gables, Neverwhere, A Wrinkle In Time, Trader, The Worthing Saga, Jitterbug Perfume, Good Omens, A Song for Arbonne, Water for Elephants, Alice's Adventures In Wonderland

Authors: Madeleine L'Engle, L.M. Montgomery, Orson Scott Card, Charles de Lint, Patricia McKillip, Neil Gaiman, Barbara Kingsolver, Guy Gavriel Kay, Tom Robbins