More for Ellen

Alrighty, I posted Ellen's pocket goodie on Sunday while traveling. Now that I'm home, I can more thoroughly & conveniently post the rest of my latest efforts (click on photos if you'd like to see them larger). I did an extra page as pennance for being a total slacker these past 2 months. I don't know what happened, but I just couldn't get focused on art for art's sake. The good news is that while artistically unproductive, I did manage to shore up some other areas of my life. Happy New Year to me :-)

Top image: In keeping to my personal pledge of doing a 2-page spread in the last few large Moles I've had, I painted this image of depression. I did "fall down a well" emotionally, about 3 months ago, so I tried to paint it. (Don't worry, I've long climbed out by now.) I had planned to do a 2nd painting on this theme -- a view looking up the inside of the well to see moon & stars above -- but didn't feel like it, once I finished this. Mood swings can do that to a girl.

Middle image: More acrylic paint & Prismacolor pencil. My Auracana rooster, done from a photo of him. Isn't he a hottie? I hope he stays as nice as he's been, cuz it'd be a shame to end up eating him for bad behavior.

Bottom image: When inspiration fails me, I turn to bananas!

Creatures Real & Imagined

Here's a sketchbook painting I did this weekend, but it's in Mary's Mole from Round 1! I am still waiting for some Round 2 books from Canada, which I expect to arrive any day now. I will happily post the day they hit my mailbox. Meanwhile, Mary had sent me her Round 1 Mole, which still had a few blank pages in the rear :-)

This rooster kept me occupied over the weekend. I was inspired by an art show I saw, blogged here. Steve, I hope it is alright that I mentioned & linked you in my blog post. The theme of the show was especially right down your alley, though I think many of us may have enjoyed it.

hen house

in Heidi's book.