Category: illustration

  • The “A” Word

    Well, here we go… it’s time for Alphabet Game 2023! (“Oh God,” the crowd groans. “Not another alphabet game”). This time I’m going to make it easy. I’m going to think of a word for each letter, and then I’ll use that word to inspire my post – and the post can be anything. It…

  • Thoughts On-Demand

    “A Penny for your Thoughts.” Well… my short (but sweet) attempt to keep up with the 2023 #bloganuary challenge came to an abrupt stand still when I thought about the question that was posed on January 6th… Why do you write? What I wanted to say is that I write because I have something to…

  • The Funny Side

    Does Anybody Remember Laughter? Robert Plant I signed up for a fabric designing tutorial recently and the woman who authors the website and videos (Bonnie Christine) offered her readers a free gift – a printable pdf of daily art prompts for the entire year. This morning I decided to mull through it and I thought…

  • A Father’s Love

    Today’s #bloganuary question is: “What is the earliest memory you have?” I thought about this quite a bit today. First and foremost, I was excited to do the illustration because I suck at hands and I wanted to get some practice by working on this girl’s pensive pose. I’m learning that it works best to…

  • Super Tenacious

    “Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other.” –Walter Elliot Today’s Bloganuary prompt is another question: “How are you brave?” I think that I’m brave in the same way that everyone else is… I get up every morning and try again. According to Merriam-Webster, brave means “having or…

  • It’s a New Day

    Happy New Year and a Warm Welcome to 2023! I’m so happy to be back on Day One of this brand new year! I’d love to say that things can only get better – for all of us – but I’m afraid I’d be jinxing us. That being said… let’s just keep our good thoughts…