Illustration Friday - Balloon

I immediately thought of a red balloon let loose... I'm not sure why. Seems like a symbol for something.... hmmmm. Anyway, I'm still experimenting with my watercolors.... thoughts? Good, bad, ugly?

Kisses from Great Aunt Bertha

I hope none of you are on the receiving end of cheek pinches and kisses from Great Aunt Bertha this Thanksgiving! Shudder.... shudder!

Have a Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Frog Sock Hop

My 6 year old brought home spelling words last week that included frog, sock, and hop. She thought these in particular were very funny, and wanted a me to draw a picture of a frog at a sock hop. So, this is what I came up with. I've also started experimenting with my watercolors. I'm quite a novice, neophyte, amateur, well you get the picture, when it comes to color mixing. Thanks to my Southern NH Illustrator critique group, I was inspired to create a color chart of all the paints I have right now. (Thanks guys). I know I have a long way to go, but we all have to start somewhere!

Thanks, but no thanks!

I decided to use this illustration for the SCBWI "Thanks, but no thanks" contest. I'm pretty happy with the turkeys, and I like the bugs, but the colors turned out a little warmer than I had imagined. Ah well, live and learn.

Illustration Friday - Opinion

Older sisters always seem to have an opinion about something... I should know, because I am an older sister too. Can we help it if we know better? :-)

Bedtime Book

Little B&W spot illo. I love reading a good book!

Hansel and Gretel - super rough sketch

This is what I've been working on today. A sketch I've done for Hansel and Gretel. I know, I know, I should be working on other spreads for Snow White for Watercolor Wednesdays, but I'm awaiting the arrival of my new super thin, way cool, light box. I figure once I have that, I can work on my SW spreads. So, for today, it's Hansel and Gretel.

I'm hoping to get a few illustrations for my portfolio to show story sequencing. So, please critique away. Is it dynamic enough, how's the composition, should I have the ax fall off the page, etc., etc.?