Illustration Friday: Wild

Her new style was a bit too wild for most of her friends.

Illustration Friday: Urban

Stuck in the juror assembly room all day, I sat in every part of the room, read from the two books I brought, worked on a German lesson, and in the last hour realized that the view fit the Illustration Friday theme.  I used a pen to sketch on the back of the map, then added watercolor pencil at home.

Eggs!

I had to get the ladder out today to get my parrot out of a tree, but that disturbed the curve billed thrasher nesting over the patio.  While she was gone, I took the opportunity to take a picture.  Maybe next year I'll mount a nest-cam.

April 11, 2013
Saw the mama bird fly out for more bugs and quickly set up the ladder.  They're here!

Egg for Illustration Friday

As I was working on the sketches for this, my daughter informed me that I was drawing a pixie, who must be the guardian of the spotted egg.  I enjoyed painting the poppies, and when I got to the lupines I remembered I used to paint flowers on pottery (in another lifetime).  The totally optional theme for Creative Every Day in March was "Color" and I think it was a good one for me.

Swim for Illustration Friday

 Swim said the Momma fishy, swim if you can, so they swam and they swam all over the dam.

Whisper for Illustration Friday

Better late than never. I threw away a lot of ideas and false starts before I got to this final painting, so I had to share. I rather like it!
 

It's a poppy year!

A lot of rain means a lot of poppies. My creativity exercises have drifted away from paper and into the outdoors. More hikes into the hills. More dancing and silliness with my children. Exploring science expos and demonstrations - building with toothpicks and marshmallows, even holding a hissing cockroach! My artwork has suffered, but my life has been enriched. We love the sunshine, but celebrate the rain, enjoying the flowers it brings and even the designs it carves in the ground as it leaves.

Illustration Friday:Wool

For Illustration Friday's theme, "Wool" I had in mind a painting I did a long time ago of sheep in a field, but scaled it way down and included a little shepherd. Very simple drawing in pencil, ink, and then colored with watercolor pencils. Unfortunately I'm still having trouble transferring the image to digital, but it's pretty close to the original.

Storm for Illustration Friday

CED check in

More science experiments, gardening, brainstorming, recipe creating, drawing, hot air balloon chasing, a visit to the aquarium, a little geocaching, and painting. It was a good week.