Sketch of the Day- Knitting Llama

This sketch is based on the Llama that lives next door to my mom's house in Sonoma. Here is the photo and the sketch. This sketch is done with watercolor.

Sketch of the Day- Star Trek

This one I felt a bit out of my element even though I watched the original star treks and now I am watching next generation, I don't feel like a real fan yet at least. But this sketch was for Brandon and he is a real star trek fan, he chose my sketch topic today because it was his birthday. I hope this is sufficient to his request: Worf and Data in a paddle boat. Here you go, Brandon!

Sketch of the Day- Bon Voyage

This card was for Chris Smith to wish him a Happy Trip around the world. I can't wait to see where his adventures take him!

Healthy Turtle and Rosie French Bulldog

 Thanks to Holly and Patti for helping me with my free draw sketch ideas of the night. These are done between 10-20 minutes each and were created with pen, watercolor, and the turtle has a digital border. More to come!

Healthy Turtle

Rosie French Bulldog

Soccer Flamingo

Free Sketch Fun!

As my husband and I were talking about things we want to accomplish in the new year, I mentioned that I really need an extra push to get my artwork done. I know that seems silly since it my favorite thing to do but it is so easy to get distracted so he had told me he would give me an assignment every day or every other day that would help me keep drawing. Today, I asked him what my assignment was and he said "Draw a Flamingo playing soccer" so here it is.

Soccer Flamingo

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year 2012!

Today is January 1st, 2012!! Yippee! Time to start the new year! What do you want to do this year? I am looking forward to completing my last bit of teacher training for my clear credential in teaching art and getting closer to my goal of illustrating children's books! The mural project is the next big project I am looking forward to-  bringing the beauty of the surrounding nature in Rancho Palos Verdes into the children's room at the Miraliste library. I still have much organizing to do, especially on my computer- it has been having trouble even to write this blog! I have a Mac Mini and it doesn't have much memory left.
I am actually really excited because yesterday I organized my book collection, now all of my books are accessible and I can actually see what I have now. I have many books that I have enjoyed as a child, and I want to keep looking at these books to rekindle the spark of what I liked about those alive in my work. Also, in the storytelling workshop with Marshall Vandruff, he explained that the first step to creating your own story is to look at stories you love. I'll talk to you about my favorites another time. In the meantime, let's get ready for 2012!