Work in Progress - 4-30-09

Sorry for the poor picture! I lost the use of my favorite scanner, so I'm kind of making due now with what I have.
Here's the latest sketch I'll be (finally!) turning into a watercolor painting, called "First Flight". It was inspired by the lovely vacation that I just had and remembering my child's very first flight. Hopefully I'll be able to put brush to paper very soon!

New Sketch! 4-27-09

Another little ballpoint pen sketch, this time a little more fanciful.
I took some time out in the last couple of weeks, and even snuck in a little vacation with my family to Disneyland. We had such fun! Perhaps that's where this idea was inspired from...I love Fantasyland and the Alice in Wonderland ride!

***SPRING FLING SALE!!!***

I'm having a very exciting SPRING FLING SALE in my Etsy shop right now! Most items have been marked down almost 60%!!! This is my fun little version of spring cleaning, a sort of "out with the old, in with the new".
Be sure to stop by and check out the incredible deals on original artwork I'm offering!!! Check out the link to my Etsy shop on the right hand side of your screen, and happy shopping!

Happy Easter!

A bit of a character study, in ink again, and in honor of wonderful Easter!

New Sketch for Spring!

I've felt my muse return a bit with the glorious spring weather that drenched us in sunshine recently. Unfortunately, due to having no time to paint, which forces my medium of choice to either pencil or pen, my sketches are lacking the color I crave. But I found this wonderfully glossy cardstock that takes ink from cheap ballpoint pens like nothing else, and I was able to do some great detailed line work in the hair of this lovely spring lady that I haven't been able to do in a while!
Happy spring my friends! Hope you're feeling the joy and renewal of the season!

Illustration Friday - Talisman

"She used her favorite book, 'The Complete Works of Jane Austen', as a talisman against the evils and sorrows of the world. It kept her quite content!"