Thursday, April 9, 2009

Illustration Friday: Fleeting

These ladybugs are enjoying the rain before it fleets away (does that work?) 

Rainy days,
Splashing the bugs away.
On their way to where they slide around.
Can you tell me how to get,
How to get to Ladybug Street?
(Think Sesame Street's song.)

OK, so don't roll your eyes. I hope you like the illustration anyway. And if you like the splashes (like I am happy they turned out), you have my husband to thank. The idea came from the film, Microcosmos, by the way. 

Thursday, April 2, 2009

Three Little "Pigs"

Here's my latest illo. I hope you like it!

Thursday, March 19, 2009

Swing!

I'm trying to perfect my portfolio and, after concluding that I don't have enough black and white illo's, decided to work on this. It comes from an old sketch I did a year or two ago that I always liked. I like the energy. I'm mostly pleased with the way it turned out, but there are some things that I'm not as happy about. Does it work for you? I really enjoy working with b/w, probably because my colors are limited and I have to work within just that framework, making things work out in a way that too many options doesn't.

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Playing Troubles

Sometimes playing leads to bumps and bruises. Thank goodness for kind brothers willing to offer a little love!

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Stories for Children - April

Here's my newest illo for Stories for Children. A boy and his mom have a hair-raising experience on a ride. 


Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Babies - and a new scanner


I'm working on another idea I have for a novelty book which involves babies and toddlers. Here are a few spots that I painted for it (the last two posts are also included). I thought they turned out pretty well. More importantly, perhaps, I got a new scanner!!! I am so excited. The top illo's are scanned in with the new one and the bottom are from the old (and that's even after trying to manipulate colors). I am quite pleased with how much better things are. It makes me want to rescan everything I have on my website. 

What do you think of the difference?