I have been working on sketches for a story idea based loosely on my grandmother’s stories of her young days. She was born in 1913, so she grew up in some interesting times. I am still formulating the characterization and plot lines but I thought I’d post some of the character sketches I was working [...]
My brain is teeming with all sorts of inspiration after attending the SCBWI Mid-Atlantic Fall Conference in Arlington, Virginia. I was treated to a wealth of information as well as a special luncheon for the speakers (Thanks E.B., you are the best!). I was thrilled to meet the Art Director and Editor for Albert Whitman [...]
I really don’t know where I got this idea to begin with, but it transmogrified into sort of a simplified representation of my daughter and her friend. I may color it digitally.
Today’s unfortunate victim….staff meeting fun….
Oh, glorious precipitation! I am tempted to go out and do a little dance in the puddles. I never thought I’d be so thankful for a dreary rainy day. But it has been so dry for so long here in Virginia, rain is what we’ve been praying for. I was beginning to wonder if my [...]
I wanted to post this little sketch of yet another of my co-workers. Names have been excluded to protect the innocent. I think it’s funny that when I showed this particular subject my rendering of their face in my teeny little moleskine book, they were quite surprised. I try to capture the key elements of [...]
Middle School seems to be one of the most awkward time periods in a young person’s life. I have a child right smack in the middle of middle school and it’s just drama, drama, drama on a regular basis. I remember those horrible middle years (11 – 14). Needless to say, they were anxiety ridden [...]
I drink way too much coffee and not enough water. Of this bad habit, I am well aware. Akin to my efforts to get organized, I have purchased wonderful products with the promise of inspiring myself to drink more water (the very nice insulated water bottle with the built in straw, for instance) but most [...]
Occasionally I do sketches of complete strangers, when I find myself presented with the opportune moment and recently, I have taken to challenging myself by doing the quick drawings on whatever paper I have at hand (thus the lines from my steno pad). The subjects I choose are those I haven’t had a lot of [...]
Ahh, a melding of illustration and design and for one of my more favored clients. I thought I’d post a few comps I’m presenting on the 15th (this is the second cut for this logo design). The client got the three comps this afternoon and was really pleased. I don’t mind that this is a [...]
Once again I find myself drawing in one of our many weekly meetings and posting these little portraits of my coworkers on my little blog. It is suddenly becoming a special treat to find oneself the unwilling victim of my sienna Prisamacolor pencil. I drew this fellow after he bemoaned the fact that B, my [...]
This little sketch came from a “Town Hall” (That’s the politically correct term for mandatory meeting – everyone is required to attend whether they want to or not!) we had a few days ago. I don’t really love drawing the backs of people, but you get what you get. I wonder if the subjects felt [...]