Illustration Friday: Pattern

I got to see some cool art renderings of Sendak's "Where the Wild Things Are". Participating artists successfully made a pattern of Sendak's distinctive characters.

Illustration Friday: Infinite

A mother's love to her child is infinite!

Dr. Sketchy's at NoHo

I had another great experience at Dr. Sketchy's!

Illustration Friday: Welcome

Kanye West says "Welcome" to Taylor Swift.

Illustration Friday: Strong

Dr. Sketchy's

I joined Dr. Sketchy's. Picture a burlesque and some 40 artists in an art gallery. Awesome! Check your local city for one.

Illustration Friday: Magnify

Sometimes we magnify our own problems.

Less is more

Fell in love with the work of artist Sharon Pinsker, her simple few brushstrokes, allowing the viewer's eyes to fill in the blank.

Tiger

A quick ink sketch of the tiger art exhibit at Hammer Museum on Wilshire Blvd here in Los Angeles.

Have a grrrrrrreat day now!

Illustration Friday: Caution

Be cautious who you chat with online!

Thanks!

I humbly accept this award all the way from New Zealand. Thanks, Jaz3000! You guys are too much! Love and kisses to you, Rigeliana, and to all of you who make my day colorful!

Please check her website: http://nowandthendear.blogspot.com/

Happy Birthday, Marge!

I dedicate this flower to my sis Margie.

She's the one in the white jacket.

Illustration Friday: Impatience

"Open the darn door or say hello to my little friend".

By the way, after Bagel did his business in the backyard he was back to being cuddly, wuddly again.

Thanks Cheryl Lynn

Oh, my gosh! I am greatful for this lovely award from Cheryl Lynn, beautiful sister that you are! http://dreamoutlouddesignstudio.blogspot.com/

Bella Sinclair is a wonderful artist whose husband passed away recently. This award is a token of inspiration for other artists out there to continue sharing their wonderful talent because there are people out there who truly cares.

Hmmm, I'm passing this award to my art blog pals out there:

1. http://atelierbrigitte.blogspot.com/
2. http://lacaracolailustradora.blogspot.com/
3. http://girasolipunto.blogspot.com/
4. http://nowandthendear.blogspot.com/
5. http://mavieestuneaventure.blogspot.com/
6. http://shirleysillustrations.blogspot.com/
7. http://sandraart.blogspot.com/
8. http://mydogisapancake.blogspot.com/
9. http://monica-ilustraciones.blogspot.com/
10. http://painteddaisies.blogspot.com/
11.http://soulbrush-atc.blogspot.com/
12.http://echogoesblue.blogspot.com/
13.http://ieatpenguins.blogspot.com/
14. http://indigeneart.com/
15. http://subversivetales.blogspot.com/

Enjoy!

First Acrylic Painting

Lots of do-over for this one. This is the best I can for now. Overall, a fun experience!

Illustration Friday: Modify

Will you look at this? My beagle decided to modify his dog ways. Not bad, Bagel!

Thanksgiving in July

It's appropriate enough. Everyone is facing difficult times. I'm no exception, but still, we have a lot to be thankful for. So let's not lose sight of what really counts.

Illustration Friday: Idle

My beagle thinks he's Dude Lebowski.

"It's a Dog's Life, Snoopy" was written, of course, by Charles Schulz. Famous song by Bob Marley, remake by Sublime.

Watercolor Boat

With all the heat and no AC for two days, I got inspired to paint water. Let's all get wet!

Illustration Friday: Tango

When my beagle found out the theme, he started posing for me. What a show off! Told him it takes two to tango. Excuse the frontal nudity.

Santa Barbara

Some plants and trees I saw around the SB Mission last weekend.

A pocket size watercolor kit just arrived (thanks to ebay). Can't wait to use it!

First Stage... Fright

My first attempt in painting: my daughter Syndel. The pic was when she was four while on the portrait I aged her a little. Now what? More youtube demos to watch.

Resisting the temptation to say "maybe I'm only meant for pencil drawings". Instead, I will say the canvas will be my playground!

Illustration Friday: Hollow

Our poor beagle... the light goes right through him. Feeding time!

Second Drawing Class

This time with my daughter Syndel who's 13 going 14. I didn't expect the nude model. Thanks to life drawing books I had taken home and she was curious to see. She wasn't so shocked.

Shaky

Here's Ian Falconer's Olivia, singing and dancing in high heels, while holding a tray of tall champagne glass with her index finger, ready to cross a riggety bridge on a blustery windy day... and midway, her snout gets stung by a bee.

Drawing characters from children's books for the wall display was something fun I did as a former Children's Librarian. A tribute!

My entry for Illustration Friday. Check out the book!

More watercolors

Got some watercolor books from Barnes & Nobles. Still figuring things out.

Most Beautiful Woman

Happy 4th of July!

Fun coloring

Drew this face and decided to do random colors on her.

Worn

I will keep the blog fresh enough without burning myself out.

I joined Illustration Friday and this is my entry: Bowling shoes. (Don't zoom. Darn scanner scans through the layers.) Gazillion times they're worn.

Made the 21 days of posting challenge!

Day 1 - Inspired

Day 21 - Expired