onesie design
I’m expecting a sweet little girl very soon. I have been designing her nursery and recently started making her monthly onesies. Here is her first month onesie:
new yoga illustration
This is a cute illustration I recently finished. It’s a watercolor illustration of a yoga girl in prayer position or namaste.
namaste
watercolor
9″x6″
sketch below
and a workspace pic:
new illustration: yoga peace
Here is a new watercolor illustration. I love yoga, it’s a very relaxing activity. So I’m pleased to do an illustration of one of my very favorite things. I love the lotus flowers in this illustration.
Yoga peace
watercolor
8×11
and the sketch
a snowy sunday
new illustration: waiting
I’ve been waiting on a lot of things lately, so the latest illustration is inspired by this. I’m surrounded by mountains, farms and forests…and wildlife! This new scenery has definitely effected my drawings. Hope you enjoy this illustration.
Waiting
watercolor
8×11
Here is my drawing:
As you can see, I had an alternate intention with the trees. I guess creativity took over. I’m happy with both versions, but I painstakingly {lovingly} drew every single line in the bark of the trees. Here is a closeup:
and a workspace process photo:
update
I hope everyone is having a great holiday season. I have been busy working on a new illustration, gift items and busy with our new house build. I hope to set up an Etsy shop {excited} in the near future. In the process of one of my latest illustrations, I had to get a new scanner since my HP gave out. I went with the Epson 4490, so far so good with the scanner. The max scan area is 8.5″ x 11.7″, I wish I could get an 11×14 
I mostly scan my illustrations. I wish there were more to choose from. It seems that scanners are only 3 sizes, with the 3rd being well over $1000+, so I guess we’ll keep stitching together illustrations in PS.
I’ll be posting new work soon!
spooky: IF
I did a quick drawing for Illustration Friday. The theme is Spooky. I drew the pumpkin last night and the finger & crow today. Hope you are enjoying this spooky month of October!
Spooky
pencil
Here is the finger below:
new illustration
I just finished a new illustration and I’m very happy with how it turned out.
Inner Voice
9×12
watercolor
sketch below
sketch
new sketch of working characters
sketch process – rotation
Everyone loves some sketches, right? Well, they are a favorite on my blog, so here is a post on the process I used to create some character sketches.
First I started with some simple head rotation: front, 3/4, side or profile, facing downward & upward.
Then I start working on adding simple body shape & hair and rough in features. I use tracing paper b/c it’s easy to use the same head rotation as you see above. Another tip, I use clothes from my own wardrobe because they are familiar to me! I’ve also started using photobooth for inspiration. It’s easy to snap a pic of myself with my head turned in a certain direction. But, the point is to start off simple with few details and work your way through the process. {practice makes perfect}
I think my scanner is better for photos, so I may be shopping for a new scanner, since I mostly scan sketches & drawings. But, here is a scanned version of the sketch below:
IF : star gazing
star gazing, for Illustration Friday
IF: caged
Another Illustration Friday featuring Elijah the weimaraner. Elijah is feeling caged in. He would love to be outside playing instead! I hope you like this illustration. I’m trying to mix my hand-drawn illustration with a bit of digital. I’m not sure how it will work, but it’s been interesting to experiment.
Digital
Illustration Friday, theme: caged
elijah & mika
double trouble
Double trouble
hand-drawn, digitally colored
For Illustration Friday, theme: Double
elijah illustration
Elijah is famous in my photo streams and in my artwork. He’s a great character in real life, which makes him a fantastic character in my illustrations! Here is an illustration of Elijah, my weimaraner on his 7th birthday:
our family illustration
our family illustration portrait
