Illustration Friday: Animal.

Just a rough concept sketch to be able to participate in this week's prompt over on Illustration Friday. I'd like to develop her into a painting I think. Just starting to move into my studio. It felt nice to break open a sketchbook again.

IF: Snow

My submission for Illustration Friday's prompt "Snow."
Available for sale here.

IF: Stretch.

My submission for Illustration Friday's prompt:  Stretch.

I thought of fish stories, and how the truth is usually stretched a bit.

Quick study, white acrylic paint and India ink on standard playing card.

IF: Whiskers

 

My entry for Illustration Friday.  "The Whiskers," Mixed Media, Acrylic and Ink on A4 Paper.  Available for sale here.

IF: Zoom

My Entry for Illustration Friday.
Available here.

Illustration Friday: Hibernate.

I sort of let this week get away from me, and I never got a chance to get a painting started, so I did something a bit different (for me) and did a pen and ink drawing on hardboard.  I thought about the various meanings of the word hibernate and one of them was "retreat into oneself," which I think all of us do (to an extent) in the winter.  We bundle up and brace ourselves for the weather seemingly making ourselves as small as possible.  That's what this image reminds me of.

"Hibernate." 5"x5" Graphite, Pen and Ink on Hardboard.

I will be putting this image up for sale in my shop.

I used a beautiful image for a visual reference.

The Sun Goes Down via 10 cent designer on Flickr.

The 10 Cent Designer has so many beautiful images to gawk at.  I highly suggest a trip to her flickr page.

IF: Boundaries.

This week's Illustration Friday prompt was "Boundaries," and all I kept thinking of was a woman with a shotgun protecting hers.  Perhaps some 'bad man' was trying to take her farm, or maybe she is just really pissed off at the world.  Either way, I really liked how it turned out.  I used acrylic paints on a piece of 5"x7" hardboard.  I'm especially excited because this is the first time I've painted anything in almost two years.  

My first ever Illustration Friday Submission.  This one is for the prompt "boundaries."

I think I'll call her Loretta, and if you want to buy her she'll be for sale on Etsy via my shop, here.    The original sold within 15 minutes of my posting it to Etsy, but I plan on having prints for sale soon.

Can't wait until Friday for the next prompt!