Illustration Friday "Tango"

This seemed like a good excuse to draw some elephants.
Ink, watercolor in a Moleskine watercolor pad.

I.F. "Shaky"

Alright, here's a silly one that I did for "Shaky" while I was on vacation. Ink and watercolor in a Moleskine watercolor pad.

IF "Unfold"

"The captain unfolded the map and looked at it carefully ..."
Mixed media on watercolor paper.

IF "Impossibility"

"And to think that my teacher told me that it was impossible for my jet pack to ever fly ... now how am I going to land this thing?"

A pretty quick one this week--done with gouache in a Moleskine pad. And I love that in illustration, all things are possible!

Illustration Fri. "Talisman"

"Gilrond was starting to wish that he had a bigger talisman ..."
I got a little carried away this week. I'm really enjoying working on hot press watercolor paper with a mix of watercolors, gouache, and pastels.
PS: I'd like to think that someone saves him at the last minute.

Illustration Fri. "Poise"

"Her legendary poise was about to be put to the test ..."
I'm still experimenting with media. This one's a blend of watercolor, gouache, and pastel on hot-pressed watercolor paper. I like this mixture a lot.

Illustration Friday "Pale"

Have you ever been to an opening where the art pales in comparison to the colorful characters at the gallery?
Done in ink and watercolor in a Moleskine watercolor pad.

Illustration Friday "Contained"

"She decided that she could no longer be contained ..."
This seems like a continuation of a theme from last week ...
Ink and watercolor in a Moleskine book.

Illustration Friday "Resolve"

Have you ever seen a fly repeatedly slamming full-tilt into a window, trying to get outside? That takes resolve ... or is it ignorance?
Ink, watercolor, and gouache in a Moleskine pad.

Illustration Friday "Clandestine"

Clandestine location drawing.
The people you're drawing will move as soon as they notice that you're drawing them. Oh well, they'll move anyway! Done in ballpoint pen and watercolors.

Illustration Friday "Rambunctious"

Since "rambunctious" usually refers to kids, I thought it would be a good idea to turn the tables. This also reminded me of a childhood experience: One time my parents had some of their friends over and they put my brother and me to bed. After several rounds of drinks, one of their guests started telling dirty jokes. My brother I and cracked open the door and listened. Later, my mom caught me telling embellished versions of the dirty jokes!

Illustration Friday "Balloon"

The balloon is floating off of the edge of the earth. I also managed to work in a speech balloon.

Done in ink, watercolor, and gouache in a Moleskine watercolor pad.

Illustration Friday "Opinion"

An opinion--everyone has one.
Done in ink and watercolor.

Illustration Friday "Pretend"

"Maybe if he pretended to be asleep, then Finkley would just go away ..."

I wanted to do another monster illustration this week. This is a little different technique than usual: mostly gouache over an ink drawing on Strathmore illustration board.

Illustration Friday "Wise"

I thought a wise bull could be funny, although he also just looks kinda' bored. Oh well, I really just like drawing cows. Done in ink, watercolor, and gouache.

Illustration Friday "Vacant"

"I'll just land on this vacant asteroid and stretch my legs ..."

I got a little carried away this week. Done in ink, watercolor, and gouache.