Valentines Day Special - 8x10 Portrait

Enchanted Forrest

Currently working on a commission. Here are some progress shots!

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WIP

A commissioned piece I am working on that I'm super excited about! This is a crappy cellphone picture, but you get the general idea.

Daily Click - Mickey

Awkward Moments Only Artists Understand

I can relate to every single one of these. Especially the hands. IT'S ALWAYS THE HANDS!!!

Wren

Today I did another portrait from my little game on facebook. This time I really sat down and took the time to do it right. I feel like yesterday I was tired and it was late and I didn't do my best work. And I've realized the pencil you use makes a huge difference. I'm so used to pen, so getting used to pencil again is well...taking some getting used to :)  I am much happier with todays work, and I may end up fixing my first one of Becca. I'm a perfectionist and it will bug me if I don't.

Here is my beautiful cousin Wren:

Tell me what to draw

The last few weeks I've been playing a little game on my facebook status update where I ask for suggestions on what to draw. I give people about 30 minutes to make a suggestion and then  I use random.org to pick which number comment I'll use. It's been really fun and I welcome the practice!
The first one was "skeleton key".  I drew a specific skeleton key from one of my favorite movies, "Return to Oz".

The second one was by my friends son, who suggested "titty bus" which is "city bus" in toddler talk. We thought it would be funny to actually draw a titty bus. I ended up drawing two versions.

The third was "Augustus Gloop enjoys his last Twinkie"

And the fourth one was a portrait. I am really trying to get back to the basics. It's been YEARS since I've done any realistic portraits, so I'm super rusty. For this one I drew my friend Becca. 

This little game has been super fun, and has forced me to follow through with drawing things that are out of my comfort zone. It's also forced me to pinpoint my weaknesses and areas I need to work on, which I've got a lot of. It's a hard pill to swallow, but I'm dedicated to becoming freaking amazeballs, so it's important for me to see the flaws in my work and go from there to improve. 

Illustration Friday- "Book"

I worked so many hours on this illustration and I ended up starting over because it wasn't turning out how I would have liked. Then I worked like crazy on the second one, and then it was too late to submit to Illustration Friday.

The topic was "book" and I immediately thought about how a good book takes you to a completely different place, as if you're actually in the story. Then the image of my daughter reading "The Little Mermaid" popped into my head, and this is what I came up with:

Doggies and a Mama

One of my dearest friends has two sweet little doggies, Bear and Bailee. Bear has been really sick and I really wanted to cheer Melis up, so I drew a little illustration for her. Mae picked out some toys and treats for the dogs and wrote Bear a get well letter and we sent it off in the mail.

Melissa put up a video on her facebook page thanking us, it was so sweet! My cute little Mae had tears in her eyes! She has such a big heart.

Feel better soon, Bear!!!

Bear, Melissa, and Bailee

looksie

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