Orbit

 Floral Orbit, pollination in action

 Imagination Orbit, little boy dreams. Illustration Friday challenge. Favorites?

 

Bough & Berry

 Wood Nymph transformed by the full Moon? Cedar and Fir winter garden ornamented with hawthorn berry.

Treasure Hunters

Having fun with textures and characters :) I think these two could get into some serious mischief!

More to come...... 

Slow start to the day

Ever have one of those mornings when nothing starts of quite right? 

I think this little character is having one of those days a very slow start on a wet morning. It will get better :) Inspired by illustration friday challenge slow....

Which one do you like best? I had fun adding the rain :) Trying to put together a portfolio for children's illustrations to send to publishers which images should I include? Any suggestions and feedback would be appreciated!

Puppet Play & Halloween

Blue Jay because they are all around at the moment, beautiful but irritating! They chase the little birds away and can finish off a suet feeder in no time. 

Playing with backgrounds.....What do you think?

Puppet Play for Illustration Friday puppet challenge

 

 Brave Little Witch with her fearsome cat for Halloween :)

Trouble with late bloomers

 

 Running into trouble? For illustration Friday trouble challenge?

 

Late Bloomers

Japanese anemones with seed heads.

Silence? For the moment

Sometimes when they are quiet you can be delighted, other times you need to see what mischief they are getting into! 

I love seeing children happy in quiet creative concentration, knowing how to hold a book and a pencil with confidence.

I have been away from painting for almost a month, feeling rusty. It is a practice.... we have had wonderful visits with family from as far away as Australia and as close as up the island. Wonderful to catch up but very busy!

These quick watercolours are in response to Illustration Friday challenge silence.

 

Little Masked Crusader? Flowers and more

 Smallest Super Hero? For Illustration Friday Mask Challenge

Peonies and more peonies, Sword Dancer

In the garden this week, and in the flowers for the market!

Almost Christmas Holiday & Art Challenges

 For several art challenges, Spirit=Illustration Friday, Adagio for Artists in blogland one word challenge.

 Slow, slowing down and savouring the upcoming holiday.

 The origin of these pieces is Island Illustrators musical alphabet show which will be displayed in the Victoria Public Libraries rotating through the branches.

Only three more days of work and then holidays begin, looking forward to seeing lots of family and friends. Best Wishes to all :)

It's All About the Attitude

Attitude and Perspective?

A piece I am working on for an alphabet piece A is for Adagio why did I pick this......? Musical theme A is for Attitude is more fitting! I will post the final piece if it comes together.

Wild Play

Mr Bear is "IT" hide and seek in the wild garden

Feeling Shy

Feeling shy, for Illustration Friday, paint party friday.  More fall leaves.

Imagination and the Man in the Moon

 

If someone tells you there is a Man in the Moon your imagination can run with it....

Sometimes it can take on nightmare flights of imagination, running to the Man in the Moon?

Kopiha Vasan @ http://whitecoral.net/ has posted an interview with me, check it out, and have a look at her work. She is working toward her interest in watercolour and fashion illustration.

I am putting together a portfolio for an illustration group and need to choose 12 images from my children's illustration, if anyone wants to give me feedback on which 12 to include I will draw a name from the responses and send you a print.

I am having a hard time deciding on which to include and which to exclude! And I have to get it organized post haste. I would appreciate your help!

I'm Taller than you are

 

 When I read Illustration Friday Challenge of Tall I thought of giraffes, which I have painted before. Then I thought of stilts which I love... my oldest brother made me a pair of stilts when I was 9ish and I went up and down hill on them. The change of perspective was amazing only a foot or two taller and the world was a new place!

Puzzled by bubbles?

Puzzled by bubbles, they are there and then?

I sometimes use a bubble machine in storytime, lots of fun but saved till the very last because chaos is guaranteed! Little ones find bubbles magic.

Very late with illustration challenges this week, it has been a hectic few weeks :)

Shades of gray

There are many shades of gray around interpreting behavior but absconding with the Easter bunny? We will have to wait and see where the next rabbit adventure goes.....

1 & 2 of the bunny series, where will it end?

For illustration friday shades & paint party friday.

Rocking Horse Racing is filled with suspense

The suspense of the race, the bell rang they were off, Mr Bear wasn't too sure about this whole adventure.

For inspiration ave rocking horse challenge and illustration friday suspense and paint party friday.

At the sink

At the Sink

The little helper. My children occasionally helped when they were little, as they grew older not so much....
But the fascination with all the water and bubbles was joyful if short lived :)

Inspiration the sink illustration friday challenge. A little paint party friday, artists in blogland, Sunday Sketches and Creative Everyday

Christmas is almost here, programs are finished at the Library. Puppet plays survived :) Holidays almost ready to begin, a year to reflect on.

Inspiration Painting Fuel

Which one will I choose?

But Mum cupcakes are good fuel for energy!

We are what we eat right? Something this colorful can only be good for us.

The swirlier the better, the more sprinkles the better, what do you mean I have to eat dinner first?

A little Illustration Friday, Paint Party Friday, Sweet Saturdays, Creative Everyday,

Artists in Blogland

But Mum!

True love, a few scattered thoughts and more.

 She was in love, her thoughts were scattered she smiled nodded and was extremely happy!
Inspiration Avenue what inspires you.
Paint Party Friday check in as well.

Seed enablers, dandelions spread with the assistance of young child, bird and every little breeze.
I am trying to cultivate a taste for the leaves (a little bitter added to salad) But like most weeds they grow better than anything else.
Artist in Blogland & Three Muses a bit of home sweet home, these paintings are based on images of my children at different ages, so all very close to home.
A little Web of Whimsy as well.