Illustration Friday: Asleep

 I had the rare opportunity in two of my classes this winter to paint a mother and her four month old son. We had to be quick and patient, catching his quiet moments when we could. The atmosphere of the classroom was tremendously different on those days. Much more thoughtful and focused.

He might look peaceful in my quick sketches, but his sleepy moments were rather far and few between.

You'll find more sleepy moments at Illustration Friday.

Light at the End of the Tunnel

The semester is finally over. And in the last few hours something clicked. Starting with my final project for my life drawing class.  The theme was Metamorphosis with the end result being in the media of our choosing. I chose canvas rather than paper. Large rather than small.  And a mix of charcoal, acrylic and ink. So lovely, so messy. I think I morphed as much as my painting.

Zombie-fied

Straight from my sketchbook.

Zombie children. My first assignment of the semester. 

Best. Homework. Ever.

Illustration Friday: Resolutions

This week's topic at Illustration Friday is "Resolutions." My resolution this year?  Set these story-people free! More writing. More drawing. More imagining.

Happy New Year!

Welcome to 2011. The year of the Rabbit.  It's a bit early to see her real potential; she's still sleeping.

He Who Waits (Companion to Oct 8)

This is the companion piece to my post from October 8. They were part of a semester long project inspired by Terri Windling's "Night Journey."  Both were created from the same palette of colors, but on different weights of paper. 

Here they are together:

IF: Winter

What a busy fall it has been. Three classes. Working. And all the family things that fill in the gaps. And now a week away from New Year's Eve.

Here's my submission for Illustration Friday. An acrylic on canvas.

Be sure to visit IF to see what other's have been up to this week.