Winter Survival Sketchbook, Study # 10, 11

Which house is your favorite? For yourself and/or for a little pet?

Winter Survival Sketchbook, Study # 9

Winter Survival Sketchbook, Study # 8

You know what's going to happen next, right?

Winter Survival Sketchbook, Study # 7

The paintings on the grid were done on the same day in the spirit of experimentation. Again, probably "no" to the grid. 

Winter Survival Sketchbook, Study # 6

Got a little carried away with the grid, don't you think? Probably "no" on the grid.

Winter Survival Sketchbook, Study # 5

Winter Survival Sketchbook, Study # 1

Winter Survival Sketchbook, Study # 4

Winter Survival Sketchbook, Study # 3

Winter Survival Sketchbook, Study # 2

Winter Survival Sketchbook

Winter Survival Sketchbook

Origin: Advice from a very respected art director to loosen up, forget all the feedback from industry professionals through the years, and get back to my true original voice

Duration: Winter, all the time not taken by teaching at Massachusetts College of Art and Design and freelance projects

Purpose: Get fresh, uncensored ideas and ways of drawing & painting

Ways of getting there: Go with the flow

Destination: Unknown

Restrictions: No overthinking allowed 

Turkey Day Sketch

New Addition to the Studio

Illustration Friday/Sketchbook: TREE

Black & White Work

Sketchbook: Sketches from National Geographic

Hedgehog Junior

Character Design: Hedgehog

In the Works: New Character and New Story

Illustration Friday/Sketchbook: BOUNCE

Done with the commission, back to the sketchbook! I'm taking a little break from color and trying some new things - black ink washes for the value painting + some very light washes of color added later.

Recognition form Creative Quarterly Magazine: Creative Quarterly 28 Runner Up

Creative Quarterly 28 Runner Up!  One more award!

Working

Deadline - 7 paintings in 3 weeks, flowers - from my husband for 7 year wedding anniversary, temperature - hot outside, hot inside, setting for the story (for middle grade kids) - winter, mood - excellent, adrenaline level - high.

Illustration Friday: Refresh

Illustration Friday: Space

Patrick in his SPACE (his room). I thought this illustration fits nicely to the Illustration Friday's assignment.

Solo Exhibit at the Brookline Public Library

Patrick and his Pet

Illustration Friday: Kernel

Warwick Museum of Art: "Tell Me a Story" Exhibit

‎5 pieces selected for the exhibit!

"Tell Me a Story"
Warwick Museum of Art
May 4, 2012 - May 31, 2012

Opening Reception Thursday, May 10, 6-8pm
3259 Post Road, Warwick, RI

Sketchbook

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Watching melodrama

Sketchbook

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Sketchbook

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Black and White Illustrations. Finally!

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Process:

thumbnail sketches

line drawings

reference photos

drawings done with many many layers of tracing paper