Memorial

In loving memory of George Hansche.

Illustration Friday: Signs

This topic proved to be hard because I had too many ideas--it was difficult to sort out one and then put time into it. Originally this was a dragon reacting to a "Here there be dragons" sign. But when I scanned it in I realised I'd gotten impatient with the sign and it didn't match the rest of the drawing...

But it is Monday already and I need to get on with other things.

Illustration Friday: Citrus

This is another topic where at first I just thought, "Huh?" But I have found if I let a topic alone for a bit an image will come to mind. The other thing that I'm working on is faces. At my portfolio review she said she wanted to see more faces. And the more I thought about it I do tend to shy away from faces. So I'm trying to get more comfortable with faces. Also in this piece I was exploring working from memory. (Watercolor pencils)

Face Study

Illustration Friday: Neighbor

Just a quick sketch for this week's topic. [green pencil on paper] I was at an illustration workshop on Saturday so my illustration energies were going elsewhere. My son and the boy next door are best friends, and while in reality the trampolines are too far apart for this, I'm sure it has crossed their minds. (Or maybe I shouldn't show him this one...)

Illustration Friday: Remember

I wanted to get a sense of nostalgia and the cameo pin style came to mind. It was later, as I was working on the piece, I realized there were more levels to remembering. (Like how hard it is to pleat those darn skirts so that they fall like that!)

Illustration Friday: Polar

I was a little stymied by this week's topic. I harrumphed, "I can't think of anything except the typical 'Polar bear in a snow storm eating an ice cream cone!'"

"Marshmallow," my husband corrected, "the polar bear eats a marshmallow."

Oh yes that's much easier.

But I decided to take on the challenge of how to visually describe something that is typically a white peice of paper accompanied by a cocky little voice.