Midsummers Night Illustration Friday

Summer will it ever get warm? Nicotiana is one of my favorite summer flowers sweetly scented in the evening.
Watercolor and pen and ink in layers.

Launch

Launch .illustration friday  challenge. This gave me all kinds of ideas....
Butterflies and bees launching themselves from flower to flower.
I've added to this post with similar versions in watercolor. I'm playing between the two mediums.
paint party friday challenges
is all about challenges as muse. Here the muse is gardens, which ties into theme thursday challenge of summer.

Launching into a new sketch book/or writing a new story.










Or Super Boy launching off the hillside....flying........

Swept up, swept away? Illustration friday

A little romance. Swept up, swept away....
Illustration friday swept challenge.

Boats

Play with boats, for sunday postcard art some  digital play. Which one do you think works best?

I started this with a textile design for Spoonflower but when I saw the challenge was boats thought I might rework it. Spent some time this morning on my brothers boat. Calm and sun filled.

Illustration friday shadows

Shadow play illustration friday. Two cat who could be friends but are usually back to back avoiding one another. This japanese maple moves with the breeze casting dancing shadows. The japanese glass floats create a special mulch at the base of the tree. All glow and move with the sunlight.

And since there are elements of pink and brown I'm adding themethursday to the posting :)

Asleep, awakening, awake

Some of the blossoms are asleep, some awakening and some awake.
For Illustration Friday asleep.
A little sun and the flowers pop.

I played around with the drawings and compositions which one do you think works best?

Eggs in the nest

For the challenge eggs from Three Muses plus the challenge from themethursday for numbers. Can you see the numbers? They are subtle, were they laid in that order or will they hatch in that order?

Illustration Friday Soaked

 

More Wet Dogs, this ones ears are making that flapping sound

 

Wet Dogs and more Soaked ones!

There is something about the smell of wet dogs. Nothing like a walk to the beach and the fragrance of damp dog for the rest of the day.

Thursday Challenge – Garden!

In my garden is a big mistake these lovely nodding onions and bluebells. Very pretty to look at but what thugs!

They would like to rule the world. Multiply by bulb divison by seed by simply looking at them!!!!

Illustration Friday Safari

sa·fa·ri/səˈfärē/

Noun: An expedition to observe or hunt animals in their natural habitat.

Where are these three going? Adventure is likely! There could be some form of hunt :)