Hello Spring

Latest spring, its finally here. Seeding, planting, transplanting a sea of plant babies :)

Ready for Tea?

 Roses and Tea? They go together? Getting the pieces in place for an Island Illustrators alphabet show, letter "T"

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.

Christmas Berry & Bough

 Pattern for Illustration Friday challenge & a little holiday joy

Winter Color

Bouquet in season, lots of berries for the birds, maybe a Christmas Card? More seasonal than last week :)

A stretch for Illustration Friday Energy challenge but....berries are food for birds therefore their energy source!

Yesterday

 

Remembered romance?  Yesterday, youth recalled, "forget me not" part of a series of silhouettes that I have been working on.

Downton Abbey withdrawl

Lady Sybil. Tribute to the end of season 3 of Downton Abbey
















Matthew
















Sybil & Matthew, can't wait for season 4!

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 :)

Bouquets wishing for spring

Spring bouquets playing with composition and background color.

There is dark for drama,
soft almost monochromatic or a little blue for melancholy. Which do you think works best?

All for Creative Everyday.

Twirl Mr Bear

 Mr Bear wasn't too sure about this twirling game.

He felt a little dizzy.

















A  photo of my messy desk and the original sketches for these paintings. I need to tidy up!

He also was dreaming of summer.....

Note the matching clothes no matter the season he is one fashionable bear, though he isn't to sure about the pink flowers :)

For several art challenges!

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.

Garden visitor

A wee garden visitor. The chickadees are looking for fuel these days, the garden is fading but the birds seem to be arriving in droves.
Taking part in Art Everyday challenge this month, plus  the PiBoIdMo challenge 30 picture book ideas in 30 days!!!

The chickadees seem to be looking for suet, the quail family is present as well, the babies the same size as the parents. Add Artists in Blogland as well

Illustration Friday "Art Lesson"

Art lessons came to mind, my favorites were as a child going to a neighbourhood art class and having all the art supplies you could think of available. Being able to make as much mess as you wanted, total creative freedom.