An eclectic mix of life, art & fiction

Anatomy of an Umpire

My thoughts for this post hit me immediately when I was browsing through the U words. The choice: Umpire. Now… I realize that the girl in my illustration looks more like a referee than an umpire, but that was intentional.… Read More
Tantrum

-Also Known as Throwing a Wobbly- I did a complete 180 on this one. Initially, I was going to do an illustration of a Treasure Chest. My chosen ‘T’ word at the time was Thesaurus. It was a happy idea.… Read More
Me and My Shadow(s)

So… my S word today is Shadow. I thought of the idea for this image after creating the laughing girl in my post… The Best Medicine. So, when S rolled around, I had to do it. I looked into Jung’s… Read More
Within Reach

My ‘R’ word turned out to be a little tougher than I anticipated. The image not so much… but in figuring out what thoughts I might have on the word REACH. There are a ton of cheesy quotes I thought… Read More
Shhh…

“Silence is a true friend who never betrays.” -Confucius I’ve started at least 3 illustrations before this, just for this particular post in my Blogging through the Alphabet Series… the letter Q… and the word that I’ve chosen which is…… Read More
The Basement…

Surprise. “Megan Marie Bailey!” Whenever my mom addressed me by my fist, middle and my last name… I knew she meant business. On this particular night, she came marching toward me… holding up the joint that I had just rolled… Read More

Anatomy of an Umpire