Saturday, June 30, 2007

Twist - Illustration Friday

You know how dogs can just twist up their leashes when they greet each other?
This was a really quick drawing - about an hour (with my 5 year old wanting me to look at her drawings every 5 minutes). Maybe I'll try something else if I have time this week.

Saturday, June 23, 2007

Camouflage - Illustration Friday

Fawns are great at camouflage; they have virtually no scent and they are capable of lying perfectly still all day until their mother comes to get them.
This painting took me just about all day. There is a community art show soon in which I am hoping to enter something, so I figured I should try to do some stuff that might be worthy. Please let me know what you think. Original is 9"x12", gouache on watercolor paper.

Monday, June 18, 2007

Rejection - Illustration Friday

Food Rejection - something I assume all parents know. When you hear yourself say things like "but you LIKE tomatoes!" My 5yr old said there should be tomatoes and beans on the plate. This was the first thing I thought of when I saw the topic as it had just happened the night before when I made stir-fry and the 3yr old wailed "Noodles! I want some NOODLES!" Hmmmm, I think I would like to borrow Mike R. Baker's "rejection seat" - right up to their rooms! (or to grandma's house)
This is colored pencil and gouache on watercolor paper - still fooling around with different paints and stuff.

Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Suit - Illustration Friday

Chameleon chooses his suit.
I really can't take credit for this idea, my best friend suggested it and I did my best to make it happen. We'll see what she thinks of it. I got some new gouache paints so I was fooling around with those on watercolor paper with color pencil. As usual I was rushing to finish, so I'm not completely happy with the background and some other stuff.

Tuesday, June 5, 2007

Paradise - Illustration Friday

My interpretation of Paradise; kind of a la Madeleine L'Engle "A Swiftly Tilting Planet" which was my favorite book as a kid. When I used to write stories in school they would always involve some sort of fantasy animal, usually a horse (pegasus/unicorn). I guess paradise for me is not just a place, but the feeling you have when you disappear into a book or a movie, or see (or hopefully create!) something beautiful. Our whole planet is a paradise and we need to take care of it!
This is verithin pencils and watercolor on bristol board. Not sure about the swirly things, those were an afterthought. Let me know what you think.