Illustration Friday: treasure

The word of the week over at Illustration Friday is "treasure."

This fits the bill, don't you think?

No pun intended!

acrylic paint, colored pencil and a jewel

Illustration Friday: Stretch

Arms reaching, I stretch towards the sky

giving thanks for all that I have in my life.

acrylic on canvas from my archives.

Happy Monday!!

xo

Lo

Illustration Friday: Yield

To cherish what remains of the Earth and to foster its renewal is our only legitimate hope of survival."

~Wendell Berry~

For Illustration Friday: yield

Some of you may recognize this piece from a few years back.

It's encore time while I nurse a cold .

acrylic paint and colored pencil (man tending the rice paddy)

Illustration Friday: Intention

Just think of the trees: they let the birds perch and fly, with no intention to call them when they come and no longing for their return when they fly away. If people's hearts can be like the trees, they will not be off the Way.

~Langya~

for Illustration friday: intention

pen and ink and watercolor

Quote from Zenquotes.com

Illustration Friday: Popularity

While some would do anything to win a popularity contest, others would rather blend into the background.

Ravens don't bother with such choices.

I guess this one didn't get the memo!

This was an exercise (mostly in frustration) to get my drawing/painting hand loosened up from it's rustyness of late.

I just let it take me wherever and just had fun.

Watercolor, botanical rub ons, gel pens, colored pencils and ink. 

Happy weekend!

xo

Lo♥ 

Illustration Friday: Grounded

Whether soaring high, surveying the skies,

or grounded with feet firmly planted where he stands~

Raven is King of all the land.

For Illustration Friday: grounded

Acrylic paint and colored pencil on patterned paper, and a sticker for his crown. 

Pulled from my archives because I miss playing :)

Illustration Friday: Stripes

Cats will do anything to find a sunny spot.

This is a painting of my old cat Biff who graced my life for nearly seventeen years.

He had malnutrition and pneumonia and weighed 5 pounds when I adopted (stole) him from his neglectful owners.

He showed his gratitude for life every single day.

Meanwhile, I started my new job at the veterinary hospital on Tuesday. I have put in nearly 30 hours in 3 days which is why I've been so scarce, yet again.

It will take some time to get acclimated to these hours, but so far it's going well.

Everyone is nice and helpful, but best of all I get to hold puppies again and greet so many new fur friends!

Oh, and getting a paycheck again? Priceless!

I hope to visit you all soon. It looks like I've missed a million posts!

xo

Lo♥

Illustration Friday: Scattered

Scattered leaves like confetti on the shallow pond.

The Koi feel celebrated by Autumn.  

For Illustration Friday

acrylic paint, colored pencils and patterned paper, 10 minutes

Illustration Friday: Hibernate

Whenever possible, hibernate with your best friend :)

A little something from the archives until I find time to make new art.

Happy Autumn!

xo

Lo♥

Illustration Friday: Obsession

I know what you're thinking.

This lady has a serious cat obsession, right?

The thing is she loves orange tabbies because they look so good with her pink bowls and shoes and that stunning polka-dot dress, but what she's obsessing about at this very moment is how disturbed she is by that green ball of yarn that is messing with her mind.

Who the hell brought that in??

I haven't disappeared completely! My computer hasn't been behaving and I'm still trying to find my mojo. I'll be popping in to see you soon.

Happy weekend!!

Illustration Friday: Midsummer Night

Here in New England a midsummer night means cricket songs and fireflies dancing and being lulled to sleep by the magic of it all.

Have a magical week!♥ 

watercolor and tons of colored pencil. Cricket highlighted with a white gel pen.

Illustration Friday: Swept

~His beating wings were just a blur on this chilly, windswept day~

For Illustration Friday: swept

acrylic paint, colored pencil and rubber stamp on bristol board.

Illustration Friday: Shadows

"We are shaped by our thoughts;

we become what we think.

When the mind is pure,

joy follows like a shadow that never leaves."

~Buddha~

for Illustration Friday: shadows

acrylic and colored pencils on patterned paper

Illustration Friday: Soaked

The sea heals me.

It nourishes my soul.

Soaked in its essence I become peaceful once more.

Everything is as it should be.♥

acrylic on a tiny 12"x4" canvas which will be sent to a friend who has had a tragic loss.

Painted for Illustration Friday's prompt: soaked

Illustration Friday: Lesson

Raven taught her lessons she could never learn from people.

Raven is her totem. Her spirit guide. Her connection to the natural world.

acrylic and colored pencil on a paper bag, pulled from my archives

Illustration Friday: Bottled

Bottled Season~ings

This was a bit of a tough one for me. At first (because I didn't pay attention) I thought the word was "bottle." So I went around my day thinking of "out of the box" ideas for the word. But then I saw a friend posted her entry and she used the word "bottled." AAAggghhh! That's different!

This is all my brain could come up with without resorting to the obvious.

I spent the day at the zoo. Maybe I should have just stayed with the monkeys a while longer!

Happy Monday (by the time you see this!)

xo

Lo♥

for Illustration Friday: bottled

watercolor, micron pens

Illustration Friday" Duet

I feel as though I've been missing in action lately. I'll stop by and post a quickie, but I don't often have the time to see what others have been up to.

So today as I was running around delivering card orders and whatever else, I thought I'd just STOP and get centered.

Aaaah, Illustration Friday was calling to me!

When I heard the word was "duet", I immediately thought of a whale sow and her calf.

I'm deathly afraid of water because I can't swim, yet I feel I'd die if I were ever too far from it.

Hmmm, deep waters for another time!

Please click on this link to hear the most wonderful version of Amazing Grace with the duets of our Humpback Whale friends singing with Cecilia.

The site is my friend Teresa Wagner's, a wonderful animal communicator and kindred spirit I had the great pleasure meeting during my time in California.

This illustration is an acrylic painting on patterned (very thin) paper with colored pencil details which I had hoped would take me half the time it did. Oh well, I just love whales and I was into it!

Happy Weekend dear friends.

xoxo

Lolo♥

Illustration Friday: Toy

There's something about rubber duckies that makes me smile!

Even the fish are attracted to it. Or perhaps they're trying to figure out what he's doing in the ocean. Don't lose your duck down the bathtub drain!!

(After I painted this I noticed the word "atoll" above the duck. What a coincidence!) 

Have  a "ducky" weekend everyone! 

for Illustration Friday:toy

acrylic paint, Prismacolor pencils on patterned paper

Illustration Friday: Stir 2

The Gang, stirs.

hahahaha! I needed some humor today :)

colored pencil, micron pen on paper bag

Illustration Friday: Swarm

The moment Harry takes a seat on the park bench, his favorite flock of pigeons swarm around him. They love the seed he always tucks away in his jacket pockets, but more than that they love his kindness.

Harry is very grateful for the pleasure of their company, especially since losing his wife of fifty-eight years. He's quite convinced the one that sits on his knee is his wife's way of letting him know she's nearby. Harry can often be heard cooing back to her.

For Illustration Friday: Swarm

I tried for a very loose and soft touch today...for Harry♥