If:Book

I actually created this just last weekend for a good friends birthday celebration.  He is a librarian so the book theme fit him well, and now here it is as the IF theme.

So happy to have drawings overlap with two shows happening in just two weeks! (for info on that please check my other blog)

IF:crooked

the mountain path is crooked and rocky, but he will get us there.

This is actually a test for a book I am currently working on, but I thought it might fit the IF theme.

ink, acrylic, colored pencil,
some photoshop.

IF:BURST

"a burst of light came steaming from the lamp on this abandoned corner"

drawing collage (sumi ink, ink, colored pencil on toned paper)

IF: Imagination

In my imagination you are having tea with me.

This is actually a bunny toy my mother played with as a girl,
I imagine her having tea him. 

He (the drawing) is life size and will be hangin' out on stage
in the junkshop I am illustrating for the 12th of October ArtNight here in Pasadena. 

IF: Identical

nearly identical

halloween illustration prep

I know its a bit early for all this, but these are some of the pieces that are soon to be part of a photo session set in a collaboration with the talented photographer, Kat Roberts.
look for more coming soon...

IF:tall

Illustration Friday prompt: Tall
My son once said to me " Our House is the Tallest and Most Colorful in Town" Although this is not true (if you have looked through my other blog you can see what our house actually looks like in my autohomography series), I loved the notion and was immediately reminded of his statement when I saw the prompt for this week.

 I thought I would also share the process sketch this week as I truly debated whether or not to add color... I like the ink sketch.
(final is ink and colored pencil on toned paper)
 

Apothecary Cabinet: junkshop expanding

Lint, Capsules, Eye Shade, Soothers, and straps all contained within.

continuing to fill the junkshop.

IF:teacher

AHHHHH! I got Mrs Monster for my second grade teacher!!!!

So this week as a teacher myself, from a family of teachers, and with my son starting second grade on Wednesday, I considered a touching portrait... but then my son started a new comic yesterday and asked me to do the same.. I started "Creature Campus" This little guy was in one of the classroom scenes from behind and I wanted to see the front of him. 

Silly fun for this week.

Junkshop Dress Form IF:Freeze

continuing with the junkshop theme

if we could Freeze time.

a stretch for the IF topic I know,
please forgive me, I am also continuing
trying to multitask my current projects:)