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26. IF: wool

"wool" reminds me of a stack of packages that was left at my door last friday:



Surprise, it's a new book!

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27. Illustration Friday: Wool


© copyright Alicia Padron 2013

Nothing like wooly sweater and scarves. 
I wouldn't mind the itching if I could play in the snow right now! :o)

A quick sketch for this week's Illustration Friday. 




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28. Wool

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Ethel was always a little bit different than the other sheep.

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29. ILLUSTRATION FRIDAY: WOOL

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.



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30. Illustration Friday: Storm


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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31. IF:Storm


I had so much fun with this image I ended up killing it in the end, but I do still like this little corner...
and sometimes it is the process that counts

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32. Illustration Friday-- Storm

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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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33. Storm

stormmouse72_RobertaBaird

 

 

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!

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34. wheel

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Squeaking an “Illustration Friday” in!

Two posts in one day! What the heck is going on?


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35. IF: wheel # 2

I was planning on doing this one in color, but let's just move on, shall we...


autobiographical cheese "wheel"

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36. Illustration Friday: Wheel


© copyright Alicia Padron 2013

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)


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37. Illustration Friday: Wheel


© copyright Alicia Padron 2013


A little warm up skecth
for this week's Illustration Friday: wheel  :o)



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38. IF: wheel

Given the prompt "wheel", my swiss soul naturally screamed "cheese". 
So here you go.


And I'm sure we all appreciate a break from the bunnies.
I have more wheel/cheese ideas, so you might want to check back :)

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39. Wheel

wheel_RBaird

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40. illustration friday~wings


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

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41. Illustration Friday Topic: Wings

If you're not a follower of my blog, join the others! It's fun! And free!

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42. Wings

owlRBaird

“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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43. Illustration Friday - "Ocean"

 
 For this week's Illustration Friday theme, "Ocean."

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44. illustration friday~snow

dashing through the snow....

no horse or sleigh needed ;)
just a cute little helper named Pippa and her candy cane striped zebra friend Peppermint.

hey, he's just as good as any reindeer. 
but way cuter...;)

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45. Glow

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….

unfold-mouse_RobertaBaird_icon

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46. Illustration Friday: Glow

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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47. Illustration Friday: “Glow”

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.

if-glow_72

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48. New

 

gnu yearHappy Gnu Year!!

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49. A New Year and NEW theme on Illustration Friday

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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50. IF:Ocean



I actually have a lot of good ocean ideas, but I'm setting up my first professional website - eek - and it is stressing me out and taking FOREVER. So, I'll leave you with an old favorite of mine that is perfect for the subject.
wish me luck

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