Tag: illustration
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Self-Portrait
So… I’ll admit that my self-portrait looks nothing like me, but it’s a perfect reflection of how I’ve been feeling… like my head it going to explode (or fall off). This is all in humor, mind you. I actually made 3 versions of this – in different colors – but I chose the red one…
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Measuring Joy
I was going to say that I’m reverting to my childlike thoughts and images, but I suspected that could sound strange because I’m not 100% sure I’ve ever really graduated to the world of “adult” thoughts and images. Anyway, I started this illustration before Christmas, to post at Christmas. I really liked where it was…
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The Chill
“In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy.” -William Blake It’s not really cold like this where I live, but the old house we reside in begs to differ. My fingers are frozen. This isn’t really about the cold though. I was inspired by a photograph I saw, of a tree, and this…
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Vintage Appeal
Antiques: Grandma had it. Mom threw it out. I bought it back. I used a black and white photograph for the basis of this illustration, and it’s said to be from an old photo shoot for Harper’s Bazaar… by photographer John Engstead. I wasn’t able to fact check this and verify it – so don’t…
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Less is More
My riches consist not in the extent of my possessions, but in the fewness of my wants. -Joseph Brotherton A New Series is in the Works! I came up with the idea for this post several days ago, as well as the title, but this afternoon I had a hard time living up to it…
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…in the window
“My head was once a filing cabinet. Now it’s a flurry of papers, floating on a draft.” -A.J. Finn, The Woman in the Window I started this woman some time ago and just came back to her after I got tired of the newer things I’ve been working on. I keep doing that… losing interest…
a sprinkle of faith 