dinos

I'm still plugging away at sketchbook month (March). Today I drew a few dinos... which seems to be my default when I don't know what to draw. They always look surly for some reason... probably hungry.

Cultivate

I only have time for a really quick sketch for the Illustration Friday word this week... and what could be better than CULTIVATING donuts in your garden?

ax boy

A bit of colored pencil... and a bit of messing around in Photoshop... just for grins.

Godzeera

Something green for St. Patrick's Day. I think I have been drawing Godzillas recently because of the events in Japan. Hope everything there gets under control...

Stir-man

So, the Illustration Friday word for the week is "STIR." I thought I would take a couple of minutes and see what I could do with it. The first thing that came to mind was someone who stirred things. A chef type. But also a Superhero type. After I had the guy mostly sketched out I realized that a super hero needs a cape... so I added a cape. Then I remembered that they all seem to wear their underwear on the outside of their pants. So I did that too... and stuffed his jacket into them. Nothing says Superhero like whitey-tighties. So now I kind of have a Captain Underpants with a spoon. I'm not even going to hazard a guess what he has been stirring...

unicorn dolphins and double rainbows

I'm hoping that a picture of a unicorn, dolphins and a double rainbow will lure some eyeballs here from all over the internets. I need some magic. Maybe a large eyed little kid and some fluffy, big-eyed kitty cats next...

the Good

messin' around with Clint...

Facebworking

...and you KNOW who you are! ...

car

A quick sketch of a little car. There are some great little cars HERE.

Warning

This was inspired by the Illustration Friday word for this week - WARNING. I think this guy should turn around and open his mouth.

flyin' thing

I ran across a picture I had saved because I liked the flying machine. I did a quick sketch of it in my sketchbook. There are a few problems with the drawing... but hey, it's just a sketch...

possum with ukulele

I have participated on the Dueling Banjo Pigs blog. If you want to see lots of pigs playing banjos... that's your place. But today I thought I would draw a possum playing a ukulele. Why not? If you are looking for something to draw and need an idea, try a ukulele playing possum.

Dr. Seuss

Today is the birthday of Dr. Seuss. I found a picture of him in Google Images, grabbed my Micron and sketchbook... and a few minutes later this is what I had.

Swarm

This is what came to mind for the Illustration Friday word SWARM. And no... this is not autobiographical.

Gnu

Here is a gnu from my sketchbook. I scanned it and then played around with it just a bit in Photoshop.

Layers

The Illustration Friday word of the week is LAYERS. I decided to have some fun with the word and this is what I came up with. Isn't it comforting to know that we all have a chewy nougat center?

Groundhog Day

I like the movie Groundhog Day.

Many times I have thought that my life as a freelance illustrator resembles the movie. I get up everyday, do my little routine, draw, go to bed and repeat it all the next day. Each day is pretty much like the one before.

The difference is Bill Murray eventually learns his lesson and moves on.

I must not have learned my lesson. I am still stuck in that endless loop.

Maybe today I will get it right.

There is always hope. : )

dino sketch

I'm drawing lots of dinosaurs this week. Here is a sketch of one of the little dinos that I like...

Dusty

When things get dusty, SOMEone needs to get to work.

Chicken!

The word for Illustration Friday this week is CHICKEN. I kept thinking that I would do something special for this, but here it is... Thursday night and I've got nothing but excuses. Good excuses, mind you. But excuses.

So... I am dusting off and sprucing up an image from a calendar I did a while back. And here is a short story for an added bonus.

A few years ago when I saw that Facebook was open to us regular folks and not just college students, I decided to sign up and see what it was all about. As I jumped through all the hoops to get myself signed up, I came to the point where I could upload an image. I had nothing immediately available. I took a quick look on my desktop and found some artwork I had done for a calendar. It happened to have a National Chicken Day on it so it had a great big chicken with baby chicks, feathers and such for the days of the month. I liked the chicken so I cropped off the head and uploaded it as my avatar.

I never got around to changing the image... I'm lazy. Then later I signed up for Twitter and used the chicken again. Did I mention that I'm lazy? So then I was getting used to seeing the chicken around and decided to use it as my blog avatar. So gradually, without planning I have become a chicken. At least on line I'm a chicken. In real life I am an aardvark. But that is another story.