A Sketch, A Pencil and a Baby.

Cleaning up my studio area, I found a few forgotten items from the past. It vexes me when I don't remember drawing or why I drew certain things (the pencil). But I do remember drawing the baby. That was me as an infant. I used it in the first iteration of my website. And the gesture drawings were from a day in 2002, when I was watching my son play. He was about 3 back then and I was challenging myself with the proportions of a toddler. What fun it was to just sit, observe and sketch. And how challenging it was to draw my kid as he was moving around at light speed!

Illustration Friday: Strong

Sometimes strength doesn't come in the form of muscles. Many times it can come to us in the form of friendship and endurance. When we feel defeated or weak, it may take the love of our family and friends to help make us strong.

Illustration Friday: Magnify

There are moments in our childhood that we will never forget: Christmas morning, your first bike, an event at school. But for this child, it's looking at the full moon with his best friend. It's when we are adults, that we see the little things that remind us and even magnify those moments in time. As an adult, a full moon will hold so much meaning for him.

Comfort in Fairies

This is the last sketch I did before school started. It's already transfered to board and ready to paint. Just hadn't gotten there just yet. It was supposed to be for last week's IF topic: Wrapped. But I think I will save the painting for another topic.

Illustration Friday: Caution

For this topic, I am using an illustration I did for a kids science magazine called "Odyssey." The article discussed the outcomes of living forever: the good and the bad. This image reflects the possible bad effects: Would we prolong our wars and hatred throughout the centuries? What are the consequences to society? The article gives us cautionary descriptions to think about when considering immortality.

Illustration Friday: Impatience

Have you ever been that student who just knew the answer but felt like it was taking an eternity for the teacher to call on you? This student may be a little impatient, but he is sure his endurance will pay off!

Illustration Friday: Modify

Ah, the imagination. Where all you need to modify yourself into a superhero are a sheet and some goggles.