Bighorn Sheep Original Pen and Ink Drawing
Announcements New Product

New Original Ink Drawings

We now have new original ink drawings by Kim Vanderheiden available for sale! These drawings are the first steps to creating the greeting card line. Kim begins by drawing with pen and ink directly on the page, combining spontaneity with carefully considered drawings. The illustrations are then scanned and colored in Photoshop, and then synthesized …

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The Red King
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The Red King

Painted Tongue Studios is a printshop made up of artists, and we each have our own projects in addition to the greeting card line. We want to share one that we are very excited about! Kim has been inspired by the work of poet and author Marly Youmans, and has illustrated her poem “The Red King …

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For the Birds 15-card pack
Announcements Birds Spring

Spring is For the Birds

The birds are chirping, singing, screeching, twittering, and cawing from their printed perches on our greeting cards. From little lovebirds to a swooping bird of paradise, each bird has a dynamic personality and can be sent for a variety of occasions.   Each bird is drawn with a plant that it would likely be seen …

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Spanish Moss with Bat closeup
Animals Birds Fall

Halloween Greetings!

Halloween is upon us and we have some spooky (or maybe not so spooky) friends to celebrate the holiday with! If you should find yourself nodding, nearly napping, and hear a tapping, a gentle rapping, at your chamber door. . . .   Open here I flung the shutter, when, with many a flirt and …

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