Swimmingly

Col-erase + Watercolor.

I ran out of green pencil.

(Edit: Fixed the color levels to be less glaringly green. It is better now.)

Mountain Range

Col-Erase + Watercolor.

Oh man. That llama is on a mission.

Sky Jump

Col-Erase, Watercolor. 11 x 15.

This is actually quite large. I could have thumbnailed it so you could click and see the big version in all its scribbly noodle-armed glory, but it's so cute when it's small like this. Why would you want it any other way?

I don't know why I keep drawing birds. All those feathers! Seriously. Molt already.

Catface Meowmers

Col-erase.

Ever get that feeling that you're going to end up as a lonely hermit cat lady?

Dapper Fellow

Col-erase.

Intentional foliage this time.

Mystery Blob

Col-erase.

I'm not exactly sure what I intended for that wobbly shape to be. Now that it's done, I think it looks like someone tacked a giant misshapen leaf to her back. But that is just me. You think what you want.

Swooped!

Col-Erase.

Boo hands. Also, I can't draw birds of prey. Too many feathers. Bleh.

I've finally relocated to Austin, TX. (I know, took me long enough, right?) Lack of posting can be attributed to traveling, the move, and some other things I won't bother to mention. Anyway, for now I've just been trying to familiarize myself with my new surroundings. It's weird. I keep expecting to wake up in Kansas City.

Serpent

Pencil, Col-Erase.

I'm mostly okay with snakes.

Safari Snapshot

Colerase.

Breaking in a new sketchbook. I didn't have one for a while. Now I do. End story.

Tag-Team

Colerase.

A sloppy sketch out of a notebook. But I like it, so it's here.

And see there? First boy of 2009. It is a momentous occasion.

Magnification Made Possible By...

Col-erase.

My thoughts on shortie-short one-piece jumpsuits: So adorable, but rather impractical.

Been watching a whole bunch of nature/wildlife documentaries. David Attenborough is totally my hero.

Maneater

Col-erase, watercolor.

Jus' playin'. You know.

The Saddest Fireflies

Colerase & Watercolor.

I remember catching lightning bugs as a kid. They seemed to get so sad once in the jar. Lighting up less and less. We always felt bad and let them go free.

Kindov a quick one for Illustration Friday: Contained.

Edit: Colerase are a brand of erase-able colored pencils.

You Gotta Hear This

Colerase & Watercolor.

Trying to remember how to do clouds.

Match

graphite, photoshop.

While I'm at it, here's a quick little one I did for Mary's wedding a few months back.

Boogie Nights

Colerase & watercolor.

What else do you think moths are doing when gathering around lights at night? Board meetings?

(Side note: Liquid Frisket is totally gross.)

I Can Has Night

Colerase. Pencil.

Winter Solstice is coming up soon. On the 21st of December. This year, I've decided to celebrate this longest night of the year. You know. Partying with the Owls. Hoot-hoo-holler.

So do a little jig or something. 'Cause Solstice comes but twice a year.

XOXO

BFFAE

black PaperMate flair. blue BiC pen, pink Prismacolor.

Even though I am obviously not participating in this NaBloPoMo business, I decided I should post something for good measure. The only things I've been able to draw so far this month are the obese cat and friendly octopus.

So there you go.

Giant Head

graphite.

Foreshortening FAIL.

Oh well.

Hooded Capelet

Sharpie Ultra Fine Point.

Trying to be more decisive by using permanent pens instead of pencil. I wish I could say that it's working and making me more loose and spontaneous. Instead, unfortunately, I just get this rigid anxiety about making the next mark.

I'm so pathetic about sketchbooking. I tear out all the pages I don't like. By the time I finish a book, it's usually missing half its pages. So lame.