IF - Ocean

Illustration Friday: Ocean - just in time on a thursday evening ...

From my moleskine project -

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Haunt: Illustration Friday

Illustration Friday theme: Haunt.
I think these 3 are too busy playing to be bothered with a good "haunt".

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Illustration Friday: Identical

Illustration Friday theme: Identical
Even Mayan warriors must have had identical twins ...
- warriors: black marker outline, color pencil
- background: photoshop

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New Cover and Illustration Friday

It so happens that the new cover image for my soon-to-be-ready book Stray Tales fits this week's Illustration Friday theme perfectly: Space.
I finished the ink on the image this afternoon. Next is color and finalizing the cover layout.

In the mean time, Illustration Friday-
Space: Sometimes it's good to take space from so-called civilization and get some perspective.

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Illustration Friday: Capable

Illustration Friday theme: Capable
Of all animals, the dog is very capable when it comes to play time.

This panel is part of a new story for A Cappella books1-3.
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Sketchbook Project Parting Shot

This is the Sketchbook Project 2012 parting shot: a well deserved local meal after all that walking about, and my personal favorite, the Mushroom Onion Galette!

Illustration Friday theme: Prepare

Traditional food is best prepared in the, well, traditional way.

We found a Creperie recently and I was very excited to see "galette" on the menu -basically, a crepe with buckwheat instead of wheat flour, giving it a very particular taste.

The "galette" I was served was very good certainly, just not what I consider a galette. I could tell this was not a pure buckwheat batter.

Asking the waitress, I was indeed told the cook mixes buckwheat and regular wheat in their batter ... ???

Ok, great, but then don't call it a "Galette" !

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Sketchbook Project page 12 the Mont in Color

The Mont Saint Michel, finished with watercolor. I am resonably satisfied with the result... I tend to "color" rather than "paint" per se, being more of a cartoonist and illustrator than painter, so I'd say I did pretty good.

Illustration Friday theme: Scary.
Don't know about you, but I think this might have been a somewhat scary place to live in during medieval times, what with the weather, the sea, the cold and humidity, and the constant potential for assault by various factions.
I'm very glad to visit the place today though, and would love to stay the night at least once, preferably during high tide, to get the full effect of being surrounded by the sea.

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Sketchbook Project page 10 map

The transition map page going from St. Malo to the Mont Saint Michel.

This also fits this week's Illustration Friday theme: Fuel.
My parents had a 2 CV (2 Chevaux; i.e. 2 horses) for a while, and it was the most fun car to drive ever. It was also very fuel efficient. At the time it would take $5 to fill up the tank, and that seemed to last forever.

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Sketchbook Project 2012 pg 9

Finished late last night and very happy with the result... page 9 of the Sketchbook Project.

I'm also submitting this to Illustration Friday for the theme: Ferocious.
Though it may not look it right now, anyone who has grown up on the coast knows that the sea is to be given a healthy respect, as it can turn pretty ferocious anytime -and does so on a regular basis.

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IF - Mesmerizing

Here is pg 8 of my Sketchbook Project 2012 - it just so happen that it fits this week's Illustration Firday theme perfectly... mesmerizing.

Seagulls are a very important part of my childhood memories, and as such remain one of my favorite birds.

I am mesmerized by them.

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IF - Perennial

I was on the last page of a Juliette story when I checked the Illustration Friday theme: Perennial.

Definition:
1. present at all seasons of the year.
2. a. persistent, enduring. b. continuing without interruption: constant. c. regularly repeated or renewed.

I call on all cat owners out there to support my case that this is a perfect example of perennial activity:

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IF - Reverse

Illustration Friday theme: Reverse
Another cartoon...

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IF - Surrender

Illustration Friday theme: Surrender

After this last incident, Leonard had to surrender his title of Village Cook 1st Assistant:

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IF - Chicken

This week's Illustration Friday theme: Chicken

It was fun trying to think of different ideas for cartoons. I made a point of staying away from the whole "crossing the road" joke.
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IF - Resolutions

Illustration Friday Theme: Resolutions

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IF - Winter

Illustration Friday theme: Winter

What does winter mean to you?

For me, it's all about home made yummy veggie soups!

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IF - Proverb

Illustration Friday theme: Proverb.

"Let sleepping dogs lie."
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IF - Double

Illustration Friday theme: Double

Quick sketch in the little traveling notebook.

I call this one

Double Date.

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IF - Paisley

Ok, so this is not a pure all out paisley type illustration... I worked this mandala out yesterday and can see a few "paisley" shapes in there, so I opted to go ahead and include it with IF.

The Mandala design is drawn by hand then colored with Photoshop.

Title for this piece is FrontRange Colorado
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IF - Ahead

Too often people listen to nay-sayers or let others talk them out of their dreams.

I say go ahead and dream.

Then go ahead and get on after it.

Done for Illustration Friday.
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