illustration friday - dessert

"Life is uncertain. Eat dessert first."  ~ Ernestine Ulmer
This digital illustration is in honor of Mrs B- who lives up to this quote to the fullest- I think her idea of heaven would look something like this- a gigantic ice cream cone hot air balloon! lots of love your way, Mrs B!

illustration friday - atmosphere

this topic reminds me of my thoughts on having a good atmosphere for creating and learning art- you have to be willing to put fears at the wayside, put forth a lot of energy and be willing to create tons of mistakes... to get that one glimpse of true creative brilliance! I designed this bookmark ten years ago, it still rings true to me, I keep them in my art books!

its only time

Give me a wildness whose glance
only time can withstand.

Illustration Friday - Infinite

hand drawn in pen & ink.

The power of imagination makes us infinite.

John Muir (1838 - 1914)

Illustration Friday - modify

this card has been modified so many times - artwork added, then taken away, then new artwork added and refined...i like this current incarnation, but i'm sure i'll modify it again...its my nature!

idle - illustration friday

illustration friday's word of the week is "idle"
this is one of my sister's favorite sayings...



what is it they say about idle hands?

new card designs

strawberry heaven & farm baby......two new over-sized custom greeting card designs from a photo shoot i did a few weeks ago...

Talisman - Illustration Friday

most things in nature are talismans for me - i do love the little stuff. especially fiddleheads.
drawn with ink and markers.

illustration sneek peek

just a taste of a few new original ink illustrations, coming soon!

Vacation poster - custom design

A very sweet friend of mine saw the Fox Hollow Farm poster I designed and shot last year - and asked if I would be willing to perhaps take her pictures from her European vacation and make a similar large poster out of her favorites. What fun it was getting to design a permanent poster memory of her vacation for her.