I Won on Watercolor Wednesdays!

I am so excited and honored to be chosen April's winner on Watercolor Wednesdays. I'm even more excited about the inspiration and motivation I receive from my new friends there. A gigantic "Thanks" to them.

I.F. Impossibility

Rainy Day - Watercolor

It's impossible to get out there and play on a day like this. I created this for Watercolor Wednesdays a couple of weeks ago. Hope the sun is shining where ever you are.

Happy creating, all

Happy Easter

Easter - Marker

I hope everyone has an awesome holiday!

Happy creating, all.

and Happy Easter :)

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

I.F. Instinct

Play? Ink/Goauche

Is it play or instinct? Glad I scanned and saved the drawing. Think I might practice a bit w/photoshop when I get a chance. I have just LOADS of time:)

Happy creating, all

I.F. Flawed/Climb

Climb - Prismacolor Pencils

I guess it was flawed thinking that I would get this done in time for last week when I started it so late. Lately, I've let school and other commitments crowd out my draw time. The truth is that if I take time to scratch this itch, I perform better at those other tasks. So, here we are again. Never give up. Besides, what would I do with all my art stuff?

Happy creating, all!