Illustration Friday - Reverse

I am so excited to be back! I haven't posted my art in a long time but I am inspired to do so, once again.
This is my first Illustration Friday submission. The theme is Reverse.

Carrying the weight of the day

I didn't sleep well the night before I drew this. My cats kept me awake. I think this drawing is very revealing of the way I was feeling without my 8 hours, or even 7, or 6, for that matter.

Timbuk2 Highlights One of My Tees

I am happy the folks at Timbuk2 included my Peace Love and Bikes tee on their blog. Yahooey!

New challenge

I decided to participate in a biweekly challenge on the Different Strokes blog. This is my submission for this period.

acrylic on canvas paper

The shift happened

I mentioned in the last post a shift was about to happen. It was a real premonition, unbeknownst to me. A shift happened outside of my blog, in my real life. The change is not tangible but I felt it more than I care to go into. The last month has been difficult.... I am hoping the transition is behind me. I am looking forward - toward more creativity and more exercise and more life.
I started a new sketchbook this morning. I finished the last one yesterday and was so excited to buy myself a new book. I think I was even more thrilled to open my new hard-bound book this morning and get started on the new chapter. The blank pages can sometimes be daunting but this time I was ready.
This self-portrait was the result. It was not planned but it is what developed.

Worries

This blog is about to go through a shift. Actually, I guess it is shifting, right now. Everything is shifting. Change is constant. Sometimes it is a relief to know that.
As I go through my days, weeks, years, and decades I carry with me a bucket of worries. I am looking forward to leaving this bucket in a field and walking away from it.
Thank goodness change is constant.

More Characters from an Imaginative world

Not sure where these friendly little critters are coming from, but the cool thing is they are friendly.
Maybe they will appear in some graphic narrative soon. Hhmmm.