Illustration Friday - Separated

Here's this week's Illustration Friday theme - Separated.

Illustration Friday ~ "Round"

This weeks' Illustration Friday challenge = "Round"
From pencil sketch on paper to computer.

Illustration Friday - "Cultivate"

I wanted to do a quickie for this week's Illustration Friday theme, "Cultivate", and of course it took a LONG time. Not because I got caught up in the fun of it but because I was fighting battles with my computer and Photoshop. :-(

Hopefully next week will be a little less trying.

Stir

This week's Illustration Friday theme is "stir". I went pretty literal and very graphic. I'm having so much fun thinking about how to illustrate these themes and then creating the art.

Illustration Friday - "Warning"

This week's Illustration Friday theme is "warning". For this, I decided to upload my Bike Geek drawing which, I actually did some time back. It seems so fitting to upload now.

Outside

It's been raining and gray and I can feel it. After finishing this morning's drawing/painting, it became clear to me, I need to get outside and let my inner kid play.

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.

New T-shirt Design

I rolled out a new t-shirt design last week. It is getting a thumbs up from the Etsy community. I only know that because it was added to a treasury and it has received a few hearts. (A way for people to mark their favorite items or sellers on Etsy).

Catching up

I have been lagging on the blog posts lately. I am consumed with my Etsy shop and I work best doing one thing at a time. I am still getting up in my loft most mornings and drawing but I am certainly distracted with things I need to get done to continue selling my tees.
Here are a few characters I drew in the last week or so.
Have a great weekend.

Tree Love

I like the idea of conceptual art. It can make one stop and look a little longer in order to make sense of the concept presented. Sometimes there is no sense, sometimes the perceived message is far from the artist's intent, sometimes it is clear, simple and straight to the point. Does the artist always know the concept before or even after the creation happens?

Go Out and Play

I love computers. I confess, I enjoy sitting and getting lost in the inner workings of this little machine. And then there is the internet.... One, me, can get so lost out there. Yesterday, I could not pull myself away from this little keyboard and flashing screen. I mean really. I was trapped, sucked in, stuck. And it didn't feel very good after a while. But I kept hacking away and going nowhere. Isn't this a classic example of addiction?
Today, I will go outside and play.

Have a Seat

Maybe I could try printing some rendition of this on t-shirts. That is what I think about these days. How would that look on a tee? What if I wrote this on a tee?

Eco Finds Blog Feature

My T-shirts are featured on My Eco Finds today. I even got to do a little interview. Very fun. Thanks My Eco Finds.

New T-shirt Design

I am excited about my new t-shirt design. I will be posting more colors on Etsy soon.