Best Dressed (Oscars 2015)

I have never watched the Oscars, but my interest was increased this year due to a brochure design that I did recently that had an "Oscar" theme (more on that in the weeks to come).  And I was pushed over the edge when I opened up my instagram this morning to find a flood of beautiful "best dressed" illustrations from some of my favorite illustrators.  I immediately fell into "google stalking" (it's a thing) and found lots of pretty to ogle over and successfully ignore the laundry that has piled up behind me ;)

Overall, this was my very favorite dress (worn by Anna Kendrick—and yes, I did have to look that up...  some of us live under a rock).  I have a few other dresses/looks that I loved, but wasn't sure if you all would be interested in seeing more?
Let me know if you'd like to see a mini series of these gowns over the next week or so :)

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Sketchbook: Ice Fishing

A couple of weeks ago, Hubby-Todd and I went ice fishing with his family.  It was a nice "warm" day, which was nice.  I usually chicken out of going because I really hate being cold.  Seriously.  It makes me miserable and just feel yucky all over (why do I live in Michigan? Because I love my family more).
Anyway, the change in the weather was nice, because I actually got to go with them—but that meant that the fish weren't as excited to eat as they usually are and I didn't catch a single thing! Ugh
But that's okay—we laughed about it and I drew this quick-y the following week so that I could laugh some more :)

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A Harvest Occasion

Back in September, I was asked to do a quick illustration for a harvest event at the church I grew up in.  Every year they throw a trunk-o-treat, where the cars are parked in the parking lot and everyone hands candy out of the back.  It's a lot of fun, and a great alternative for those with scare-easy kiddos (like I was! ...am).  There is also a lot of food and games for the whole family to enjoy.

This year their theme is God's Harvest, and this is what we came up with:

We also decided on a dark background version for some of the printed media:

Were you easily spooked when you were young? Or were you a daredevil from the get-go?


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FabHER Friday Linkup: Hermione Fan Art

Welcome to "FabHER Fridays"! A wonderful opportunity for the lovely ladies of the blogosphere to share a post and make some friends while gaining additional exposure for their blogs. This linkup is open to everyone—from fashion to art (like me!), health to lifestyle, fitness to beauty.  All are welcome!

Another post brought to you by Sketch Dailies!  Earlier this week the topic was Hermione Granger from Harry Potter!  I was geeked and had a few fun ideas that I wanted to try out... unfortunately, time just has not been on my side, so this simple pose is what I had to settle with (client work comes first on a busy week!)
Feedback is welcome as always :)

Now it's your turn!  Link up your post below to FabHER Friday.

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FabHER Fridays

Welcome to "FabHER Fridays"! A wonderful opportunity created by Neosha G (co-hosted by myself and others) for the lovely ladies of the blogosphere to share a post and make some friends while gaining additional exposure for their blogs. This linkup is open to everyone—from fashion to art (like me!), health to lifestyle, fitness to beauty.  All are welcome!

For my first FabHer Friday post, I decided to share my latest digital sketch—I think she's got a bit of fab herself ;)  Now that we are finally settling into our fall routine, I am able to get back into drawing again.  Maybe a "fall" piece next week?  We'll see!

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Selfies Everywhere

This summer, while playing around with the concept of digital painting, I worked on illustrative self portraits for my social media.  I wanted to have something that I could adjust from time to time to reflect the activities of my life and work occasionally. 

 
The first design that I came up with was a little bit too "Barbie" for me (above), so I made another design (below) as well as a modification.  So far, this design has temporarily satisfied me until I am able to try again.

This is where we stand now, but what do you think?  Did you like the first design better? Should I MAKE time to replace my current avatar?

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Sketchbook:: Bocce Ball

Bocce Ball anyone?

Soaking up all of my extra "for fun" drawing time before school starts up again next week.  Also practicing some more with digital illustration techniques.  Unfortunately, the Arborshire did not have "illustration" classes specifically—which is what I really wanted to study—so all of my progress has been self taught.

It's not perfect by any means, but I'm learning and it's getting easier!

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