I.F. Poise

Dream Mist - Gouache

I think that this piece is appropriate for the theme. I created this to illustrate a poem-poster for Jennifer Poulter. I found out this morning that it is published at Sharing Books. You can check it out at sharing-books.com. Thanks to Jennifer for providing the inspiration w/her wonderful poem.

Happy creating, all!

I.F. Subtract

Break In / Pastels

This is one way to subtract from the budget funds.

Happy creating, all!

I.F. Legendary

Pot O'Gold - Marker/C.Pencil/Gel Pens

Is this merely a legend? I'm still hoping to find mine. Happy St. Patrick's Day everybody.

Happy creating, all.

PS. Wow. What a difference the scanner makes. The original upload was this lower, more yellow image. I seem to be having issues w/color quality on it. So, I carried my illo to school to use my old scanner. (Top Image) Much truer. The kicker? The newer one has nearly 3X the resolution capabilities.

I.F. Intricate

Pliars + Pliars II - Prismacolor Pencils

I was in a wonderful gathering of art teachers from our region yesterday. I was reminded of these during a conversation with them. I worked on these as AP Studio students were working on their concentrations. It was a time when I began to realize that I needed to be creating more than just rich lessons for my students. I began to work on an illustration portfolio as a result. Here's hoping that we all feel inspired this week.

Happy creating, all

I.F. Breezy

Breezy - Colored Pencil

This is out of my last sketchbook. The greens in the yellow leaf and the blues on the swirls are washed out. Having trouble w/settings on this scanner. (same w/last week's)

I have a couple of ideas for this topic but time is so short these days. We'll see if I can work it out and post again.

Meanwhile - Happy creating, all