Illustration Friday: NEIGHBOR

A cubicle neighbor anyway. This is my friend Jason, say hi Jason!

Reading around the many inspirational illustrator blogs that I do, I came upon Rama Hughes' Portrait Party a while back and have just got around to trying it with a few friends. I drew Jason from life... but we were rushed, so I took a picture as well. This drawing is from the picture. I plan to do several more versions until the 'right' one comes out or reveals itself. This one's a little forced.

I'm on a search for my artistic 'voice'. I've been consciously looking for it for about 10 years now. Every once and again it just pops up on it's own and I can revel in it... but it's not that often. So I have to coax it, draw the same thing multiple times, or just draw because I like to. Sometimes it's hard - I've forgotten how to just be and draw like I used to - I find I rush through everything... That probably comes from work and deadline oriented life. Slowing down is the key, neighbor.

slow down.

Illustration Friday: REMEMBER

to experiment. to make time. to forget time.

Late again! But taking a page from Keri Smith, I picked up a piece of weather newspaper scrap from the lot outside my apartment building this afternoon. I pasted into my sketching, and just started drawing on and around it. It was Play. I miss that.

Illustration Friday: POLAR

Okay, done! A real original for IF!! Yay!
I had fun with this one. I was going to go all deep and try to do something about the polar bears drowning because of the melting ice floes, but that was too depressing. I decided to take a more humorous approach. You tell me, does it work?

MEMBER OF THE DAY: AltPick

Wow! Today I am being featured as one of the members of the day at AltpIck, a source website for creative talent and information. Awesome!

Illustration Friday: FORTUNE Hey Diddle Diddle #3

Done at last! 6 months in the making, but I'm done at last! YAY! :)
So, it depends on how you look at fortune, but I'd say the dish and spoon consider themselves very fortunate to have found each other. :) And I consider myself fortunate to have finally finished it! Not to mention to good amount of fortune that's come into my life lately, which made these pieces come into being and for which I am SO thankful for. Enjoy!

Illustration Friday: GREEN 2

Did this one as a favor for a friend's birthday - thought I'd thow it up here as well since 'it ain't easy being green'. ;) Another experiment, very different style for me.

Illustration Friday: GREEN

I've been in an experimental mood lately, so this is something new for me. Not quite my 'style', but my medium - colored pencil. I had fun with this one. Below are the sketch and underpainting stages. Enjoy!