Glub!

Mid-way through the continuing misadventures of this fish.

Illustration Friday - Trick or Treat

Pen and ink, digital color. It's a quick sketch, but I didn't want to miss the topic. I'm stretching it a bit with this one, but in terms of Halloween I don't think you can go wrong with the classics, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" in this case.

Firefly

Two! Three! Four!

I'd like to take this time of year, box it up, and haul it out come the last week of February when I need a good shot in the arm.



And did someone say, "world series"?

*Watch artists flip through their sketchbooks at DETOUR via Scamp.

Strike up the Band

Doodling after dinner.

Illustration Friday - Extremes

The Gingham Dog and the Calico Cat are aaaaaall about extremes. Pencil sketch, digital color.

Agnes

Lately I've been interested in the old textile mills here in New England. A fair number are being converted into office and artists' space, but some just look deserted. I can't help but wonder what they would have looked like in their heyday. I've been wondering too about the children that would have worked in these factories and have been sketching with this at the back of my mind.

Howard

Sketching more animals as of late.

I had some fun doing that, enjoying french toast, and taking in some movies at the New Hampshire Film Festival this weekend. We caught "On Broadway" which is one of the best films I have seen in a loooong time. It's playing here in the Northeast at various film festivals and if it comes to your neighborhood go! The cast was at the showing I went to (including a certain former boy band member turned actor who yes, I did meet). But a really fantastic film and worth seeing.

The Mills

A quick character study.

Estella

Filed under things I forgot I liked: shortbread cookies, Bach, rainy days, and Eloise Wilkin.

The ants go marching one by one...

Substituting "boll weevil" for "ants" just doesn't sound as catchy.

*I've been rereading "A Home - Paintings from a Bygone Age", a collection of Carl Larsson's paintings of domestic life. It's one of my favorite books - my parents gave it to me when I was around eight or nine. There's some great images of Larsson's family paintings here.

*Golem - An animated short from Israel

Illustration Friday - Open

Illustration Friday - Open. I had a connecting flight in Brussels once. The flight came in over the English Channel, it was early morning and the whole thing was really beautiful. I'd imagine seeing that view with a parachute might have been even more delightful.

Blue Canary

Pen and ink, digital color, and a bit of a photo thrown in there for texture.

And today was the epitome of what a Saturday should be. French press coffee, yellow leaves floating about, and homemade spaghetti.

Peggy Sue

She's one of those characters I'd love to turn into a story at some point.

*They're re-airing "My Family & Other Animals"! I saw a paperback of this in a dollar book bin today and am thinking I ought to go back...

*Ben Hatke's newly updated portfolio is full of delightful illustrations.

Alrighty then, there's a mug of tea and a spy novel calling my name.