Illustration Friday: Jackalope "Nest"

This Jackalope pair heading into their Nest.

approx 8x10in

pen and ink drawing on slice of wood front and back.

Illustration Friday: Trapped

Illustration Friday: Trapped


The heat has this little orange monster happily trapped in the pool.

Illustration Friday: Childhood

Illustration Friday weekly topic: Childhood, something we don't take note to hold onto, until we are often long past it slipping away.

Illustration Friday: Shelter

Weekly Topic: Shelter.

drawing last night felt like I was on my own little island.

Illustration Friday: ORBIT

 Illustration Friday weekly Topic: Orbit.

When I sat down to think about what I might draw for this topic, I grabbed a large pad of bristol paper, a no. 2 pencil and I looked up and the small tattered disco ball I have had hanging in my front window caught my eye.

giving it one more orbit on the dance floor here.

Illustration Friday: Moon

First Weekly Topic of the New Year!

MOON.

Illustration Friday: City

Inspired by the cut paper I was doing a week ago in tribute to my grandmother, I continued with this weeks topic for Illustration Friday.

City

11x14 cut paper collage and drawing.

Illustration Friday Topic: Animal

Illustration Friday Topic: Animal

This week has been a tough one.

My Grandmother at the age of 99.5 passed away peacefully in her sleep.  Although our family knew this was coming as over the last few weeks her body has been slowing. Spread out as we are, each are dealing with it in our own ways. My mother and sister were able to be there with her, for which I am grateful.  In that I am not able to be physically with my family, I haven been mourning her loss and reflecting on her amazing life here at home. 

She made the most beautiful "wycinanki" Polish cut paper. So this morning as I woke, I decided to meditate on her by creating one of my own in tribute.

This is all hand cut, I am including one shot below that give you an idea of scale and process. I hope she is smiling. 

Illustration Friday: Whimsical

The wind whipped with whimsy through the leaves on this autumn tree.


ink, colored pencil, acrylic, conte on toned paper
10x13"

Illustration Friday Topic: Bouquet

It has been a month since I have found time for an Illustration Friday Topic. But here we go, last night after working off the Halloween induced sugar buzz... I found some time to draw/paint this.

Fall Bouquet.