Mirror for IF

My Niko bird, giving himself the "eye". Pencil, ink and watercolor pencil.

Book

It's been awhile since I posted, so here is one idea I came up with for "Book". The birds are based loosely on the cactus wren, who seems to explore everywhere. One day we left the screen door open and one even hopped inside the house. Bold move considering there were three dogs inside.

Carry for IF

Carry your own stuff.

Lost for IF

It is summer so I just wanted to have a little fun and do a playful illustration of a pigeon who lost his way and asked a horse for directions. Once I finished the piece I realized that I like to get lost in the color blue. I couldn't help but think of the painted ponies my daughter and I were admiring in a shop window this weekend. Enjoy!

Suspend for IF

Space for IF - Watercolor. I had a lot of fun playing with this design and letting it grow. I admit I usually do lots of sketches before a painting, but this time I took the advice of Jeanne Carbonetti and stopped listening to the "inner voice of criticism" and let loose the spirit of playfulness. It felt good.

Grounded for IF

Somebody's grounded

Highlight

The highlight of the trip was the camel caravan...

Messenger for IF

This was the perfect theme to paint one of my dove sketches. The messenger of peace and hope.

Sink

Take a moment to let the beauty of nature sink in. I wanted a simplified version of a complex scene, with a quality similar to silk painting.