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I’m working on and finishing up a few projects, and all have a dog or dogs. Also, in different styles. Below are clips from the final or working toward final illustrations.

Just like Claire (below) and the others, I created an image to represent my work for our latest postcard promotional. We chose a Valentine's Day theme so you will see lots of love and hearts and pinks and reds in our images.

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Just a little guy I’m working on for something.

Though I grew up in a beach town, I’m not that much of a beach person. On a hot summer day, though, I can see it’s attraction!

I am so proud of my Son-in-Law.
I made 'FOR SALE' signs to put in the car:
327 2 speed
57,500 Original Miles
Ralley wheels
Tilt wheel
Power Steering
Power Brakes
AM FM Radio Factory
All original
1984 last time registered
Frame off complete restoration
$18,000.00
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1. Do you know what is the most beautiful thing in my eyes… the reflection of yours.
2. NEVER say NEVER, but say that you love me FOREVER and EVER.
3. I hope you think of me each night before you fall asleep.
4. My heart beats to the rhythm of our love.
5. Love is what I feel when I see you beside me.
6. If you were ice cream, I would melt you with the heat of my love.
7. When you gaze at the stars remember me, for in each one is a kiss for thee.
8. I would ride a rocket to the stars, to be with you when you are far.
9. I was looking for an angel, but I suddenly stopped when you flew into my life.
10. If heaven is full of angels like you, I would ride an air balloon to meet you.

1. Do you know what is the most beautiful thing in my eyes… the reflection of yours.
2. NEVER say NEVER, but say that you love me FOREVER and EVER.
3. I hope you think of me each night before you fall asleep.
4. My heart beats to the rhythm of our love.
5. Love is what I feel when I see you beside me.
6. If you were ice cream, I would melt you with the heat of my love.
7. When you gaze at the stars remember me, for in each one is a kiss for thee.
8. I would ride a rocket to the stars, to be with you when you are far.
9. I was looking for an angel, but I suddenly stopped when you flew into my life.
10. If heaven is full of angels like you, I would ride an air balloon to meet you.

Two oddly shaped nectarines from the lady who has a wonderful organic fruit & vegetable stall every Wednesday and Saturday morning in the nearby village of Lauris. I love imperfectly shaped fruit, so when my mother (who has been an angel looking after me) brought these back I knew I just had to draw them.

It took me three days to draw them! Though that's probably due to the fact that I still tire easily ... and perhaps because, in some places, there are over twenty layers of colour in this drawing. I'm still not completely happy with it but knew that if I didn't finish it off I'd end up destroying it, so I finally stopped.

A special request, for the name Alexander. I'm quite enjoying doing these names. I have another one waiting so I'd better get onto it.

I'll have to blame my illness and recuperation for the fact that I'd forgotten to mention that this book that I'd ordered before getting so sick was waiting for me when I returned from hospital. I have been going through it with pleasure and pangs of hunger when I come across the too-yummy food drawings. Altaglich Folio: No Five contains beautifully delicate and detailed drawings by the extremely gifted Megan E. Bluhm Foldenauer whose artwork can be found here www.megalo-media.com or at her Flickr site. I've been a fan of hers since I discovered her drawings and am now determined to acquire books No 1 - 4 too! Cheers.

Flat Nectarines products at Floating Lemons at Zazzle
Alexander lime products at Floating Lemons Type at Zazzle

I really hadn't planned on turning her into such a flapper-type character but she insisted on it, and who am I to argue with a sweet innocent ingenue holding a bloody dagger in one hand? So here she is, the second in the Murder Mystery series. I'd watch your step if I were you ... :)

Murder Mystery: The Ingenue cards and matching products are here at zazzle.com!

Blank mind today. And for the past few days too, really. Am in the middle of a job but what little imagination I do have decided to flee and is probably having a great time somewhere without me.

So, with blank page before me I cruised through old photos and found one that I'd taken of some candy as I'd told my niece Lara I'd draw some for her. Decided to pick up my coloured pencils and just doodle ... this is the result.

Candy card at zazzle

When I returned home for a visit last year my nephew and one of my nieces were baking these glorious cupcakes and I took photos so that I could eventually draw them as they looked (and tasted!) so yummy. Well, I've finally managed to get one down onto paper though I really am not doing it justice. This one is for my nephew Kaelen!

Life has been hectic and I've been pretty blocked too. The final move into the new house has been a huge relief and I'm happy. Since then I've had visitors non-stop and am about to go overseas for two weeks again, after which life will I hope resume it's normal (?) peaceful routine and I can begin drawing on a more regular basis. Cheers!

Cupcake Hearts Card at Zazzle

by Melissa Sweet Houghton Mifflin 2008 Covers are funny things. You're not supposed to judge a book by its cover, but a lot of time goes into making those covers appealing so that you'll pick them up. Also, after the umpteen-millionth time you decide to ignore your gut feeling and give a book a chance despite its cover, and get burned, you decide that maybe you should trust the gut a little

Since I'm going to be gone for pretty much the whole of this week, I thought I would keep things short and sweet.

Here's a logo I recently did for someone.

There, I'm done.

Okay, so maybe it wasn't that sweet, but you can't argue the short part.


Steve~

This new fantasy series, meant to appeal to early elementary school age girls, concerns four nine year old who discover they are fairies, each with a special power.

THE FRACTION STORE
by
Gregory K.

I bought a quarter pound of eighths.
I bought an ounce of thirds.
I filled a bag with seventeenths that I will feed the birds.

I found a ninth of thirty-eighths.
I grabbed a single half.
The sixths and fifths were one-fourth off, and that caused me to laugh.

As I prepared to pay my bill,
Well, that’s when things got strange.
Although they’re selling fractions there, they cannot figure change.



(I'm posting an original poem-a-day through April in celebration of National Poetry Month. Links to this and other poems here on GottaBook (and there are lots of others, because poetry is NOT just for April) are collected over on the right of the blog under the headline "The Poems".)