Friday, September 7, 2012

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!

Sunday, September 2, 2012

Identical, or not?

 Illustration Friday Identical Challenge, all about reflections.

The delicate flowers of late summer a change from all the yellows and oranges.

Sunday, August 26, 2012

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!

Saturday, August 18, 2012

Mellow Yellow

A little fall colour from the garden.

Creative Tuesdays Polka Dots

First day of school, favourite dress, flowers to impress shaking with nerves but excited as can be.

I want to be teachers pet


I think it is actually Mom who wants her child to be liked by the teacher? Mind you I don't think you can go wrong with flowers.

Thursday, August 16, 2012

If I had wings



Light as air, dreaming of flying a new flower fairy.

Freeze Dance


Dance your heart out then wait for the music to stop and FREEZE!!!
I couldn't resist making his shoes blue suede.....

Last weekend attended a beautiful wedding, very west coast in the forest at the edge of the ocean with whales keeping watch. Pure magic.








There were lots of little children spinning and dancing, collecting rocks on the beach and rolling down the hill. So no painting on the weekend and returned to work with a nasty sore throat that has turned into a cough, moving very slowly in the hottest days of the summer.


Saturday, August 4, 2012

Bouncing: Boing boing squeak


This was the first thing that came to mind! I use this rhyme in babytime.....

Boing! Boing! Squeak! Boing! Boing! Squeak!
A bouncing mouse is in my house,
It's been there for a week.
It bounced from out of nowhere,
Then quickly settled in.
I'm grateful that it came alone,
I've heard it has a twin.
It bounces in the kitchen,
It bounces in the den,
It bounces through the living room --
Look! There it goes again.


Sunday, July 29, 2012

Summer Rain











Summer Rain; the earth smells wonderful, the air is fragrant and warm. The storm passes swiftly and everything grows lush. In the garden foraging occurs looking for the first ripe raspberry, strawberry and blackberry. Tomatoes and basil, overblown dahlias and towering sunflowers, sensory overload!