Illustration Friday DANCE

Wow, there are almost as many types of dances as there are cakes! Anyone else have a difficult time narrowing it down this week? Well, I finally chose the Lindy Hop, one of the earliest forms of swing dancing.

Created in Adobe Illustrator.

The Letter D & Inspire Me Thursday ~ Show and Tell Art

Here is the next in my letters series, the letter "D."

Colored pencils and Micron pens.

Illustration Friday - JUNGLE

I've been into patterns lately, and what more unique and fun patterns are there than those of jungle animals?!

Colored pencil and black Micron pens.

Illustration Friday - PORTRAIT

This is my great grandmother, Lena Worrell, at her quilting table. She was incredibly skilled at fabric arts, and taught me how to crochet and do needlework. My mother claims that my attention to and patience for detail came from spending time with "Granny," who always encouraged my creativity.

Ebony pencil, colored pencils and Micron pens.

CAKE and Inspire Me Thursday ~ Word Art

When I saw "Cake" as this week's topic, I thought about just how many different types of cakes there are, and felt drawing just one kind wouldn't be too exciting. So I tried to come up with a way to incorporate multiple cakes, and wound up not drawing even one (unless you count the one being made).

Thanks to Carla at Anonyrrie for giving me the idea to use this illustration for both "Cake" and Inspire Me Thursday's "Word Art" challenge. More often than not, I incorporate typography/lettering into my designs, and it seemed appropriate that I participate.

Colored pencils and Micron pens.

The Letter C

Working my way through the alphabet...

Illustration Friday - SORRY

I just went with the first thing that came to mind...

Microns and colored pencils.

Illustration Friday - Angels & Devils

Micron pens, watercolor pencils and colored pencils.

The Letter B

I am fascinated with textile patterns, particularly those of Navajo blankets. I love the three-dimensional quality of the graphics, so I decided to have some fun with this "B."

Micron pens and colored pencils.

The Letter A

I had a couple of requests for an "A" (plus it rounds out my own initials), so here it is...

Micron pens and colored pencils.

Illustration Friday - UNDER THE SEA

This drawing evolved from a sketch I did about two years ago. Originally, this was the "Aloha Dance." For this week's Illustration Friday theme, I blatantly ripped off the name of the dance in "Back to the Future." I couldn't resist!

Unfortunately, since the original is 17" wide, the scan is showing up really small when I post it (even when I click for a larger version), so I'm including some detail shots. If anyone knows how to get larger (or wider) posts to come out close to the real size on Blogger, I'm interested to know how it's done.

Micron pens and colored pencils.

Illustration Friday - ROBOT

"As soon as she laid eyes on her Luvonline.com date, Jennifer could see that his profile had been greatly exaggerated."

Adobe Illustrator.

ANOTHER Z

While thumbing through old sketchbooks, I recently found this "Z" that I drew about 5 years ago.

Micron pens and colored pencils.

Illustration Friday - SPOTTED

I think I was looking for an excuse to doodle this week...or making a new "Z" for my logo? Either way, this was a fun topic.

Micron pens, brush pens and colored pencils.

Illustration Friday - SPEED

Baseball season is well underway, and I thought the record for pitching speed would make a decent entry this week.

I mostly used Adobe Illustrator to create this illustration.

Illustration Friday - SPRING

Happy Spring!

Watercolors, marker (outlines), Uniball pen (Microns don't like to write on watercolor paper!) and colored pencil on Arches paper.

Illustration Friday - FEET

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Illustration Friday - TATTOO

As far as tattoos go, the old pin-up style is one of my favorites. Here's a pin-up design with a modern surfer girl twist.

Created in Adobe Illustrator.

Illustration Friday - INSECT

Maybe I still have tea on the brain...

Here is a fictional honey label I created using Adobe Illustrator.

Illustration Friday - TEA

I was happy to see "Tea" as the topic, and I had lots of ideas. However, I kept coming back to the same idea: my morning tea ritual with my cat, Maggie.

Created in Adobe Illustrator.

Illustration Friday - SONG

The Golden Ages of both songwriting and illustration were beautifully married in sheet music art. I tried to pay homage to the many wonderful artists who created these underappreciated works of art during the first part of the twentieth century.

And the song....here's an excerpt, just in case it isn't ringing a bell:

Heaven, I'm in heaven
And my heart beats so that I can hardly speak
And I seem to find the happiness I seek
When we're out together dancing cheek to cheek.

—Cole Porter

Created in Adobe Illustrator.

Illustration Friday - SIMPLE

In the age of XBox, PlayStation and everything digital, it's amazing to think that once, such simple toys as these could keep a child occupied and happy....

Micron pens, watercolor pencils and colored pencils.

Illustration Friday - GLAMOUR

I believe that Hollywood glamour peaked in the 1940s. Ava Gardner had not only natural beauty but a mystique that I think equals true glamour.

Ebony pencil drawing.

Illustration Friday - "CATS"

These two cats are the only Scottish Folds with whom I have ever been acquainted. The big guy on the left, Angus McGee (or "Mac" as he is called), belongs to my in-laws; the curious Calico is my cat, Nugget. Nugget is clearly on his turf. And, no, Mac's ears aren't flattened because he's angry, that's just the breed.

Colored pencil drawing.

Illustration Friday - "E is For..."

Illustration Friday - SEA

Illustration Friday - HOLIDAY

Just a slice of Americana...

IMAGINE

This is for all you cat owners and also those who don't especially enjoy doing household chores. I would like to thank my cats Maggie and Nugget for being such willing models.

I created the "Imagine" type in Illustrator. The drawings were done with Micron pens and watercolor pencils.

Illustration Friday - "Surprise"

Colored pencil and Micron pens.

Season's Greetings

Finally finished my holiday card design. I designed the lettering first, then redrew it in Illustrator. Then came the snowglobe. I drew the cardinal and blue background with colored pencils, then created the globe base, highlights and snow in Photoshop.