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Blog: paperwork (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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Blog: A Mouse in the House (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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Ethel was always a little bit different than the other sheep.
Blog: C.A. Martin's Slumberland Studio (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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As soon as I saw this week's Illustration Friday topic I knew had to do something for it. Sheep are my favorite animal and yet I find them very difficult to draw.
I began with a simple sheep drawing and went from there. Originally I just wanted to do something iconic, with a lot of texture and no story. But I find that even when I try to create a story-less image I always end up craving some kind of indication of a possible narrative, so I turned it into a book cover and did one variation to expand its storytelling possibilities.
Blog: Amalou Studio (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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For every storm a rainbow... Inspired by the love heart I spotted in the clouds this morning and an old photograph I found of my toddler son and his little friend. They're big nine year olds now!
After a storm, we get these beautiful Storm Lilies sprouting up everywhere.
Happy Valentine's Day!
There's plenty of artists kicking up a storm this week over at Illustration Friday.
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Blog: lizjonesbooks (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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So 2013 is the year of the snake-- in this case, a black water snake. I'm kind of fond of snakes, so long as they don't bite me-- they're so graceful and smooth. None of the black snakes around us are venomous; mostly they keep down the rodent population and mind their own business. You don't often see them, unless they've found a good sunny rock to bask on.
But for a lot of people, snakes are the stuff of nightmares... and the year of the snake can be a difficult time. The most recent snake years brought u 9/11 and Tiananmen Square... which might lead a snake-phobe to worry that the coming year could be stormy.
But every year has its storms.
What do water and snakes have in common? They both flow. And darkness on the deep doesn't mean you're going down-- sailors navigated by the stars. With any storm, whether you sink or ride it out depends largely on how you trim your sails.
This site recommends focus on discipline and attention to detail for those who want to make progress in creative work... sound advice, whatever year it is!
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Blog: A Mouse in the House (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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Every time it rains, it rains…… pennies from heaven.
Don’t you know each cloud contains…. pennies from heaven.
You’ll find your fortune falling all over town.Make sure that your umbrella is upside down!
Hmmmm…..She doesn’t look like she’s singing the same song as I am! Oh well, it’s still my favorite song!
Blog: sketched out (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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Squeaking an “Illustration Friday” in!
Two posts in one day! What the heck is going on?
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Blog: Picture Book Junkies (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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This is a little warm up sketch I did earlier this morning on this week's Illustration Friday's topic wheel.
I'm sure most of you artists out there are familiar with Illustration Friday. If you are not, make sure you check it out. It's a great way to keep your creative juices flowing, helps you come up with wonderful portfolio pieces, connects you with other artists around the world, gives you exposure and can even spark an idea for a book!
So what are you waiting for? Click here to learn more. :o)
Blog: My place over the hill (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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for this week's Illustration Friday: wheel :o)
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Blog: A Mouse in the House (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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with confectionary colored hair and wings made of crystals and ice, little alpine and siberia fairies took some time out to snuggle with their arctic bundles of love.
FOR SALE HERE:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/120623014/frozen-fairy-kisses-original-paintings?nc=1
Blog: Stacy Draws Stuff (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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If you're not a follower of my blog, join the others! It's fun! And free!
Blog: A Mouse in the House (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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“The quickest way to receive love is to give; the fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly; and the best way to keep love is to give it wings”
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If you’re just now joining us on Iron Chef Vermin… Strawberry Challenge, you’ll note on the challenger’s side, Ronaldo Rodent, Executive Chef of the ever popular Hole in the Wall restaurant unfolding a nice pate brisee over a sugared strawberry filling….
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My submission for Illustration Friday's "Snow and "Glow" theme is a pop-up Christmas card made of paper, paint, some photo shop and a little glue too. Have a very Merry Christmas to you!!!
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My contribution to this week’s Illustration Friday prompt, “Glow”. The coloring is messy and ugly, but the idea was fun to try and pull off quickly.
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Blog: Fabulous Illustrator (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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This is not my traditional New Year's post. I'll do that along with some sketches of two new book projects I'm excited to be working on later in the week. For the moment this is sharing some new sketches from the last few days of 2012. We spent some time with the Fabulous Illustrator's brother and family and I did these sketches for the nieces while watching one of the MANY kid's movies floating around as gifts this year.
First, the princess/fairy loving one: I have a lot of experience with what makes little princess girls happy since I have one of those regularly underfoot - specifically lots of ruffles, lots of hair, lots of frills and at least one wand:
Second the dragon loving one: I have some experience with this kind of little girl as well since I was a dragon lover much more than a princess fan. In my memory big gnarly fierce dragons were the best and we liked to be able to boss them around:
Finally the preteen. Eleven year olds are much more cool these days than I ever was. Preteen Niece appears to have attained the same level of coolness at 11 that I reached at about 19 so I couldn't draw pictures of dragons and horses for her. Instead I noticed she spent a lot of time with the pets at Grandmama's house. I do remember being caught in the age between relating to little kids and relating to grown-ups. During that time, when there were no other in-betweens around, the company of animals was preferred:
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Sweet!
the expression on her face is adorable and the colors are so soothing. . great work :)
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Beautiful work!!
Lovely illustrations!
thanks guys - it was fun to meet some newborn lambs while doing I was researching the book.
Your lambs are endearing - love your work! and thank you for your kind words on my blog!
Wow!! I love it!!! SO ADORABLE, so calm WOW, Am in love.