Bunny with a Blue Balloon!

Getting geared up for this year's BAA Winter Gallery!
Here's a little bunny that will be floating his way to Bartlesville in November. (I hope to have lots of cards, prints, and even a few originals available this year!)

New Toys

Exciting news! I got new toys in the mail!
A new watercolor notebook, detail paint brush, and the really exciting part... watercolor pencils and water brushes! the water brush actually holds water inside of it and makes blending the pencils a breeze.
So instead of doing Illustration Friday this week I'm just playing with my new materials.

First time playing with the pencils and water brush, so much fun!!!

I got  a little more controlled with it, I'm loving the outcome!

Okay, I think that's plenty of exclamation points for now. I'm going to be working on another illustration tonight and over the weekend so hopefully by Monday I'll have something really cool to show off.

Illustration Friday

JUNGLE

so this week's illustration comes with a little story before the image.
When I saw the topic for this week, I decided to use my little bear character from two weeks ago.
I decided to send him on a jungle adventure, but not in any jungle you might think of. He was off to explore a backyard jungle. His John Lund inspired sweater vest and driving cap give him the genuine explorer look, and you really get a sense of the adventure in his imagination. Meanwhile, the birdbath and fence show you where his adventure is actually taking place.
So without further adieu...

This little Sloth Bear has officially been named Lionel Bernard Kensington, or LB for short. 

I hope for him to be a part of many more illustrations to come.

Illustration Friday

ROBOT!

Just a casual little robot sitting on the bed. You see those everyday, right?

Doodle the Days Away...

Although I haven't been posting everyday, I have been drawing! 

So here's the line up for the past few days:

7/19 STORM

I decided to change it up and do a watercolor sketch.

7/20 SWEET

Lionel(?) had an embarrassingly clumsy day at the sweets shop...

(sorry about the photo quality, water from the painting warped the paper)

7/21 WILD

When I hear the word wild, I always think of tigers... coincidentally

when you google the word WILD and look at the images... TIGERS!

Illustration Friday

TRAVEL

I think this might just be the best illustration I've ever done. He's such a charming fellow.

Todays word for Doodle-A-Day was actually : WORDS. A difficult one to figure out but I think y'all get the idea... think kindergarden!

IF Sneak Peek & Doodle-A-Day

So last week was a flop but the night is always darkest before the dawn. And so this week.... IS AWESOME!!!! This week's topic is TRAVEL and I immediately knew what I wanted to do! Usually I wait until I'm finished to show you the Illustration Friday drawing but this week I'm too excited to wait.

I will be adding color before the final image goes up for Illustration Friday, but don't you just love him?! I haven't decided yet but I think his name is either Lionel or Cecil... but it could be something else if anyone has an idea. I hope y'all enjoy him as much as I do, he looks pretty dapper in his driving cap and sweater vest; and always prompt with his trusty watch. =]

On a separate note, I am starting what I would like to call Doodle-a-Day. It is basically an accelerated version of Illustration Friday. Each day I'm going to draw a one word topic from a jar of options and do a sketch based on the topic. These are unlikely to be as developed as Illustration Friday but the goal is mostly to get me drawing everyday. Now... since these are quick little sketches, they may or may not turn out well enough to be posted publicly. But, I will probably post a couple each week so keep your eye out for some new doodles! And kicking it off is the word PAIN.