Cartoons

When I write letters to Joe in the army, I sometimes illustrate them:) Here are a couple of my cartoons:
(I've been writing on neon colored paper lately... sorry for the color haha.)



I found this amazing youtube channel -> http://www.youtube.com/user/LDsongscreen#g/p that has tons of old folk songs on it and the lyrics scroll down the screen with the guitar chords next to them. I think I played for over an hour with Lew last night. His voice is a little deep for my register, so I was singing all the harmony parts. Lovely way to spend an evening.

(The lyrics are from M*A*S*H's version of "Gee but I want to go home" from the My Darling Clementine episode- I was very happy when I found the chords...)



I recently rediscovered my Talking Mother Goose! She used to read me bedtime stories when my parents got tired of reading book after book:) My cousin Chad and I told my poor sister that she talked because there's a ghost trapped inside of her and now Claire is terrified of talking toys ha! Here is a conversation between Claire and I:

Me: I dug out Mother Goose and put batteries in her. She looks like you punched her in the mouth. Her top beak is a bit askew from the bottom...
Claire: It's because she couldn't quite swallow the last kid she ate...
Me: HA!
Claire: It's the truth! She should be buried.

After I am done listening to all my tapes and books I think I'm going to go place her lovingly in Claire's bedroom in a spot that it looks like she's watching her bed:)




I recently bought a few records from the thrift store and among them is one of Strauss Waltzes, which I love! I couldn't help conducting with a pencil and dancing in my seat while I whistled along. Makes working a little more enjoyable:)

Cartoons

When I write letters to Joe in the army, I sometimes illustrate them:) Here are a couple of my cartoons:
(I've been writing on neon colored paper lately... sorry for the color haha.)



I found this amazing youtube channel -> http://www.youtube.com/user/LDsongscreen#g/p that has tons of old folk songs on it and the lyrics scroll down the screen with the guitar chords next to them. I think I played for over an hour with Lew last night. His voice is a little deep for my register, so I was singing all the harmony parts. Lovely way to spend an evening.

(The lyrics are from M*A*S*H's version of "Gee but I want to go home" from the My Darling Clementine episode- I was very happy when I found the chords...)



I recently rediscovered my Talking Mother Goose! She used to read me bedtime stories when my parents got tired of reading book after book:) My cousin Chad and I told my poor sister that she talked because there's a ghost trapped inside of her and now Claire is terrified of talking toys ha! Here is a conversation between Claire and I:

Me: I dug out Mother Goose and put batteries in her. She looks like you punched her in the mouth. Her top beak is a bit askew from the bottom...
Claire: It's because she couldn't quite swallow the last kid she ate...
Me: HA!
Claire: It's the truth! She should be buried.

After I am done listening to all my tapes and books I think I'm going to go place her lovingly in Claire's bedroom in a spot that it looks like she's watching her bed:)




I recently bought a few records from the thrift store and among them is one of Strauss Waltzes, which I love! I couldn't help conducting with a pencil and dancing in my seat while I whistled along. Makes working a little more enjoyable:)

more process

Here is a little more done on my house picture. I'm still debating whether to put more hills or water in the background. I'm pretty sure there will be dark moody clouds eventually. And I'm going to soften the grass up with layers of pencil. I like the contrast between the soft pencil and the ink though... I might have to do more like this

more process

Here is a little more done on my house picture. I'm still debating whether to put more hills or water in the background. I'm pretty sure there will be dark moody clouds eventually. And I'm going to soften the grass up with layers of pencil. I like the contrast between the soft pencil and the ink though... I might have to do more like this

Cemetery Sketches and Process

More from Oaklawn Cemetery in Algonac. I biked there thinking I would be smart and go sketch before the mosquitoes start coming out. It's very shady there, so they're really horrible in the summer... Instead i got attacked by teeny tiny flying things:( So I didn't stay super long...

This is a drawing I'm starting for fun. I thought it might be interesting to document my process. I know I don't want to have hard edges on the house, but I'm debating between doing it in graphite or very bright colored ink washes. I think the background is going to be water, but it could turn out to be hills... We'll see.

Cemetery Sketches and Process

More from Oaklawn Cemetery in Algonac. I biked there thinking I would be smart and go sketch before the mosquitoes start coming out. It's very shady there, so they're really horrible in the summer... Instead i got attacked by teeny tiny flying things:( So I didn't stay super long...

This is a drawing I'm starting for fun. I thought it might be interesting to document my process. I know I don't want to have hard edges on the house, but I'm debating between doing it in graphite or very bright colored ink washes. I think the background is going to be water, but it could turn out to be hills... We'll see.