Non-Digital Daily Doodle: Hanging Around

Inspired by the Illustrator Intensive at the SCBWI Summer Conference in LA, I've been experimenting with non-digital (*gasp*) sketching. Paints are a very small/portable Windsor & Newton travel watercolor paint kit that Jeff bought me. 

Apologies for the slightly blurry photo -- I was experimenting with the Squarespace app on my iPhone, and I think I jiggled the phone a bit when taking the picture. The monster water container in the back is a handmade pottery piece created by my friend Luisa and painted by me. I have a bunch more one-of-a-kind pottery pieces that we made to put on Etsy; it's just a matter of finding the time.

Anyway, I had fun with this quickie sketch! I'm still way more comfortable with digital but figure it's good to always be learning new skills.

My Drawings From When I Was 16 Years Old

I shared some (somewhat embarrassing) artwork from when I was 16 years old in the most recent KidLitArtists.com roundup re: an early illustration that had an impact on your career as an illustrator.  I'm a little horrified at how little my style has changed from back then! But then again, those early illustrations really helped me appreciate how FUN drawing could be.

Read the full blog post here: Pivotal Illustration Roundup - KidLitArtists.

Daily Doodle: Firedance

Created in Photoshop CS5.

Blatherings updated: Where We Were

I've updated Blatherings. 10 years ago, Jeff & I were in Japan. We had been scheduled to fly home on Sept.11th.

Daily Doodle: Friends Forever (created with iPad Sketchbook Club app)