Ripples!

My sketch card appears on the Ripple blog today (which just happens to be my birthday!):

 

For those who aren't aware of it, the Ripple blog allows folks to help with the gulf oil spill...either by contributing images or purchasing. I've been doing both :) The Mo Willems painting I purchased arrived in the mail this afternoon -- one of my favorite birthday "gifts" ever!

Illustration Friday: Satellite


Okay, it's a bit of a stretch, but after a week in New York with insects circling my head like little buzzing satellites, well...

And, just to have my bases covered, I've included a very literal version of parent and child satellites. "The world doesn't revolve around you" quote is one that I heard quite a bit as a kiddo.

Illustration Friday: Trail

Trailing behind a crazed biker is not the best plight. Poor stuffed lion. Again this week, I stuck with a loose sketch rather than inking and painting...very refreshing!

Illustration Friday: Slither

The "if I stay low and creep ever so slowly, you won't notice me moving in on your ice cream" slither. Just a sketch this week since I was out of town and paint-less :)

Bouncy Bug

My daughter was playing with "googly eyes" yesterday. Couldn't help myself...I had to get in on the fun.

Early (Illustration Friday on Monday)

The theme for the week is early. As a high school swimmer, I feared diving in too early at the start of the race. (And thus, I was consistently the last person off the blocks.)