Love thy neighbor...

My posting had been delayed due to a virus that infected my body with a tremendous vengeance. Nonetheless, I still found time to create. This piece was a birthday present for my neighbor's son. He is my son's new buddy, so I wanted to do something special for him and his parents. One can say the gift was more for the parents, but he was spoiled with gifts, so I don't feel too bad ;).

A Place to Call My Own

It has been quite some time since I have made a blog posting. I do have several reasons for my absence though. Some major life events occurred over the summer. First we moved into a much larger home. I now have my own room dedicated to creating! It does get quite messy, but I can shut the door and it will not disturb my family members. I have attached a couple of photos of my new studio/workspace below.






Secondly, my husband and I found out we were "expecting" in early May with our due date being January 6th, 2012. Therefore I have been preparing and growing. We decided, as with our other two, to not find out the baby's sex. It's truly a blessing and surprises are few and far between in our hectic, modern lives.



Life has been blissfully busy to say the least. I have finally gotten acclimated to my new schedule of shuffling my daughter to preschool, finishing up my Bachelor's degree, and tending to normal mommy/wife duties. I have illustrated a lil' chubby angel below to remind me that I do still need to utilize my gift from God and keep creating no matter the time restraints. I aim to post at least once per week from here on out or until the newest addition arrives=).

Seek Love

I really was missing illustrating cute lil' dolls. This is on a 7 x 14 inch canvas. An epiphany I recently had was that I really love panoramic formats when illustrating or paintings. I get bored with the normal 8x10 format, etc. I like the challenge of square and panoramic formats.

The weather is fantastic and spring is blossoming here in Colorado. I am extremely antsy to get outside and paint in the sunshine!

Celebrating Sisterhood

The other day I made my weekly trip to the library and stumbled across a book by Sachiko Umoto titled Illustration School: Let's Draw Happy People. I adore this book and decided to follow her instruction on illustrating happy lil' people. I have been inspired lately by all the female companionship (sisterhood) I have in my life virtually and physically; I decided to celebrate my feelings into an illustration. I have a feeling I will be creating more "happy people" in the future. They're addicting!

Remotivation

I haven't been posting lately because this horrible virus inflicted my household, so now I am playing catch-up. I got a journal spread (above) done and a large painting (bottom) done of Suzi. It feels good to motivated to create after days in bed.

The Storyteller

It's my Dad's birthday today so I did a quick rendition and journal entry for him. I promised I would never quit drawing for him when he passed so I am keeping to it. I miss him every single day and miss his stories. But I am grateful I respected and cherished the moments I had when he was here. He was my best friend and there was never a doubt of the unbreakable bond we had and have. My heart is healing knowing I will meet up with him again someday.

Be Kind to Yourself

As an artist, I need a constant reminder to cherish, respect, and to be kind to myself. It sound silly, but I aggravate and tear myself down constantly. This little doll is not beautiful; she's simple. I illustrated her how I feel some days; drab. But I have to remind myself it's what's inside that counts and to keep persevering.

As a side note, I have discovered the coolest group, The House of Art! Meliss and Emme have started a free (yes, I said free) group for creative artsy types. They even showcase tutorials and interviews with artists. I am seriously addicted to this group! They have just launched their site and group so check them out if you have a minute. It's my new daily dose of cyber inspiration!