The bear came over for a lunch date;
He ate  and ate and ate;
He gobbled up all the cookies and drank all the tea;
He overstayed his welcome if you ask me.

This is my attempt for the theme of Immovable for Illustration Friday and it is also an entry for 52 Designs.

This is my attempt for the theme of Atmosphere for Illustration Friday and it is also an entry for 52 Designs.

I had a hard time with this one.  Atmosphere is so…broad of a concept.  I wanted to try to show an atmosphere of love and warmth, I think I achieved it.  Goodnight!

This is my attempt for the theme of Star Gazing for Illustration Friday and it is also an entry for 52 Designs.

It has been awhile since I wished upon a star, I should do that soon.

This is my attempt for the theme of Caged for Illustration Friday and it is also an entry for 52 Designs.  This is my 31st image for the 52 Designs group!  Been productive so that’s great.

Happy birthday to me!  I have had such a great birthday weekend.  No work, all play, that is how you do it!

Things that happened over my bday weekend:

• went to a vintage sale and found some cute things
• life sketched at Starbucks with my friend
• got caught sketching someone, she liked the drawing though, phew!
• slept in late
• got a beautiful cast iron teapot from Teavana (tea is my new obsession)
• cruised some more shops
• finally found a light summer jacket that I love
• went to dinner with my parents
• mom made homemade peach cobbler for dessert.  perfection.
• reminded that I have the best friends and family ever.  super sweet messages all weekend!

This little bird doesn’t care that these worms are artificial, they are so yummy!

This is my attempt for the theme of Artificial for Illustration Friday and it is also an entry for 52 Designs.  I think this little guy will become a print in my shop.  Let me know if there are any illustrations you would like to be added to my shop, sizes too.  Love getting your input on what to stock up on.

Hope you have an easy going week!  August is here already, unbelievable.

Hi there!  Vote for me!

I would love it if you could vote for me over at Sketchoholic.  The theme for contest no. 53 was Trap (and also Double for I-Fri).  Voting starts at 3 p.m. MT and I am entry number 37.  You have to register but it is worth it and you only have to register once!  You can enter a piece of your own too. I would love to win an original Bobby Chiu drawing, just once.

Anywho, this is also my attempt for the theme of Double for Illustration Friday and an entry for 52 Designs.

Multi-purpose illustrations are the best.  ;)  I also finally updated my shop with more prints, I will be adding more very soon.  Goodnight!

Some of my favorite breakfast items, all together for a group shot.  Cute and delicious, great combo!

This is my attempt for the theme of Breakfast for Illustration Friday and it is also an entry for 52 Designs.

I have always been envious of watercolor artists.  How soft the colors are and what the method to their work even was because this medium just seems mysterious to me.  Plus, I am a digital girl so my method can be a little rigid.  I lay what I want down on paper, work off of that in the digital world, etc.  So my friend Christie invited me to take a class with her, three hours of nothing but watercolor.  We talked to the instructor and she said we would finish two complete paintings by the end of the session.  I wanted to back out but I also wanted to push forward in a new medium so I went for it.

Woo wee, it was fun but my brain was stressing.  There was no sketching beforehand, we just had to let go and get kicked out of our watercolor nest pretty much within the first 20 minutes of the class.  Christie’s art turned out so nice!  This medium is slippery and unpredictable but so light and beautiful at the same time.  Did you know that there are birthday flowers?  That is why we painted a larkspur, that is our instructor’s birthday flower for July.  I had no idea, my bday is next month so it is a Gladiola or Poppy.  I called my grandpa Poppy.  Hmm…

Anyway, try something new!  You might even love it.

This is my attempt for the theme of Diary for Illustration Friday and it is also an entry for 52 Designs.  Traditional diaries have never worked for me, this blog is about as close as I get to a journal.

Maybe I’ll give it a go again.