Illustration Friday - WHISPER

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 When I first saw this week's prompt, I wanted to do something a little different. And I came up with the idea of a "whispering wind"........except with all the storms we've had around here over the past month, I'm more familiar with a screaming, howling, obnoxious wind (another of which is forecasted for overnight!) And so I came up with the image below during a meeting at work.  But the meeting was so long, I had time to work up an alternative sketch based on the idea of "whispering sweet nothings"....thus, the image above. Although, from the look on Hank's face, I'm pretty sure Bonnie isn't whispering NOTHING.... & might not be the type of girl often described as "sweet".....just sayin' :)

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Illustration Friday - WOOL

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 When I saw the challenge word was 'wool' I immediately thought 'sheep', as I'm sure many people did. Not exactly original, and anyone who has visited this blog before knows I strive for originality! But the sheep I thought of are the ones that appear in the children's book I illustrated, 'The Quilt Book' . I had a lot of fun with these particular sheep & selected some of my favorite scenes to share with you. I admit, I feel a little guilty, not drawing something new for this week's prompt, but the truth is, I've got a paying project I really *should* be working on, & ultimately, any new sheep would kind of look like these guys anyway! So, in an effort to be professional, stay on the straight & narrow, meet my deadlines, & not get distracted by visions of fabulous new sheep....... "old" sheep, and therefore, "old wool" it is!!! As always, I appreciate you stopping by! And if, by chance, anyone is interested, the book is still available to order! Just click on the link! :)

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Illustration Friday - STORM

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After the blizzard we just experienced last weekend here in New England, I was tempted to boycott this week's illustration challenge. I mean, when I hear 'storm' I can't help but think of the over 2' of snow I had the "pleasure" of shoveling to dig out my car on Saturday! But....in the end, I did not one, but TWO scenes inspired by last weekend, hoping they will be the last of the "storms" we see in these parts this season! :)

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Illustration Friday - WHEEL

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Yeah, yeah, yeah. So much for slacking off, huh? I saw this week's prompt, and couldn't stay away! Although I can't believe it actually took me a few days to come up with this idea for "WHEEL" when my studio mate, Miss Miga runs on hers right next to me when I'm on my computer! I was watching her last night, & finally *light bulb!* It came to me! This actually looks a lot like her, with the green wheel, the yellow teeth, and the tufts behind her ears. (Although you can't tell, because she passed out in the photo below...)