Steadfast Tin Soldier
This pen and ink illustration features a scene from Hans Christian Anderson’s The Steadfast Tin Solider, where the little guy is just gazing up longingly at the toy ballerina. I went ahead and populated my
Winter Sun
Today’s drawing is based on a photo from a walk that I took early last week. It was really cold and there was the dusting of the first real snowfall on the ground. My glasses
Fish and Cup
My two sketchbook pieces for today don’t have much in common other than a general cuteness. On the left, my little guy in blues and greens just felt like the right sort of thing to
Stacking Cats
Today’s piece comes from a really old sketch that I found and wanted to update digitally. I’ve been doing a lot of this sort of work lately – finding old things that can become finished
Cozy Things
Today’s sketches are from last week, when we got our first snow fall where I live, and the temperature dropped. This is the time of year when I can’t help but use my sketchbook to
Glass Flowers
Today’s piece started out as practice. I feel like every time that I post about watercolor here, it’s about how the painting didn’t go well. My painting today is from one of those rare occasions
Mushroom Guys
These little watercolor and gouache sketches are inspired by the changing season, which has me bundled up in layers wherever I manage to land with my work. I blow into my fingers and put on
Further Fall Leaves
While I was waiting to be back in my normal workspace last week, I got to spend some time in the studio, which was almost like a little vacation. I took some time after my
Oak Leaves, Repeating
Today’s post has the result of a challenge that I presented to myself: make my own Morris-style wallpaper for a mini scene. This is what I like to call a “double dip” – something that
Two of Autumn
Last week, I planted all of the flower bulbs that I mentioned in my previous post, which in turn inspired today’s sketchbook drawings. It was glorious weather, and I enjoyed soaking up the sun while