a knack for art
February 10th, 2008 at 4:36 pm
Posted by mike in illustration friday

chooseSo hard to choose… a frog or a catseye boulder… dang!

2 hour painting, gouache on bristol paper with photoshopped background texture.

Illustration Friday


February 4th, 2008 at 5:21 pm
Posted by mike in illustration fun

You Make My Day!I made their day! Yeah, I did it… and I’d do it again, too! I got my award twice – first from Roberta Baird and then from David Sones! Oh, such talented and amazing artists, such wonderful people, and little ole me done gone and made thier day! I am honored, tickled, flattered, and happy! Yay!

The award though was designed some time ago by a non-illustrator… so I confess, I redesigned it. See? 90% more joy! Days made twice as fast! Pow! Ultra-happy, extra concentrated!

Now I must pass this on to 5 other peeps that make my day… David Sones and Roberta Baird always make my day and I send this back at them, but I can’t include them in the 5. So here are my 5 peeps that make my day!

1) Sweet Pea!!! Susan Mitchell has the magic!
2) Zari!!! My dear friend Zari is a shining light in my heart. I loves ya, girl!
3) Froggie!!! Colleen is more talented than she’ll admit… and sooo funny!
4) Brian Gubicza!!! This guy has mega talent. And an amazing eye for color!
5) Crystal Driedger!!! She’s so talented… sigh…

And here’s a shout-out to the peeps who make my day that already gots an award and prolly don’t need any more:

Mrs. B!!! Andi Butler is a pro and stuffed with wisdom and kindness!
Jannie Ho!!! I love you, Chicken Girl.
Paula Becker!!! Cartoonist and person extraordinaire!
Jeff Brame!!! A wad of talent and all heart.
Sheree Boyd!!! I loves her arts, I do!
Emila Yusof!!! The undisputed queen of art blogs! And my friend!


February 4th, 2008 at 12:36 am
Posted by mike in illustration friday

blanketSleeping peacefully under a warm, patchwork quilt blanket of heartland fields…

6 hour painting, gouache on bristol paper. Please click for detail!

Illustration Friday


February 1st, 2008 at 12:46 pm
Posted by mike in illustration fun

You Make My Day!Emila Yusof created this little award to show her appreciation for the folk she loves in blogland. She gave me one! Yay! It’s so nice when someone you love loves you back. :) So, here are a few of the bloggin’ people I love:

David Sones, Zarifi Haidar, Froggie, Susan Mitchell, Brian Gubicza, Bearuh, Crystal Driedger, Roberta Baird, Andi Butler, Jannie Ho, Paula Becker, Jeff Brame, Sheree Boyd, Zime, Valerie Walsh, Michelle Lana, Cata, Pati, Livia Coloji, nancy bea miller, Alina Chau, Marci Senders, Anne-Marie Lemay, Georgina, and of course, Emila Yusof!

Rules:
1. If you get tagged (and want to play along), write a post with links to blogs [or people] that you love.
2. Link to this post so that people can easily find the exact origin of the meme.

I know I left some people I love out… I’ll add them when I remember. :) Also, thank you to the people in my list that have also given me the award! Mmm-MWAH!