This was difficult, since all I could think of at first was multiplication tables and I could not get a visual since I am mathmatically challenged! lol!Anyhow, this image of various Caribbean fruit/sweets copied multiple times is my answer for this week's challenge...oops, did I say challenge, I meant Illustration Friday! ... Continue Reading »
Illustration Friday
Theory – IF
This post brought about so many thoughts, such as theory of evolution, theory of the big bang, theory of art, or are all theories about math...not...if it's all about the math, then I'm screwed! lol!Process: Brainstorming, Research, Application: Paper, pastel, oil pastel, ink, color pencil, collage = THEORYSo I decided to do a combination of big bang, evolution, birth and stages of man. So the end result is my renditon of theory for this Illustration Friday. ... Continue Reading »
CHOOSE – IF
Aren't we given a choice always, even if we decide on nothing, we've made a choice. Your choice, heads or tails? ... Continue Reading »
Editorial Illustration
There are just some days when we are bombarded with information, circumstances and life. This is my visual commentary on the onslaught of garbage that children are exposed to daily.All comments welcome! ... Continue Reading »
Blanket (aka “Blankie”)
Aren't blankies the best?!I was sitting in a restaurant a couple of years ago and I saw this woman with a giant blanket tied around her, the whole time she was waiting for her take-out order, this little head kept popping out of the blanket! It was a must sketch!My favorite blanket of all times was the little ragged blanket my teenage daughter use to carry around for the first (5) years of her life, that I'm sad to say dwindled away to nothing! She, of course, would never let me post it on the web! Geez! teenagers! ... Continue Reading »
Tales & Legends
Tales & LegendsThere is no greater debate than the creation story, so here is my image for Illustration Friday for this week, entitled the "Substance-Maker", a creation story. I actually created this image January 16, 2008, but I thought it fit for this week. I am fascinated by bears lately!This is a tale of a female entity out of the cosmos, who was an artist in her own right and decided to create a world, of substance, of matter, she formed the animals and the world, but humankind has yet to be invented...Okay,for the writers out there this is a trigger for a story...! ... Continue Reading »
PLAIN
PLAINThe design for Illustration Friday is PLAIN. I imagine the plains of the west and southwest of the U.S.A. I tried to make the composition as plain as possible, but still convey the color of the plains. ... Continue Reading »