Haunt - Illustration Friday

The topic for Illustration Friday this week is 'Haunt'. I didn't think I would have time, but decided to just give it a go anyway. I also decided to put down the paintbrush and pick up the wacom pen. I'm quite pleased, but I don't find it as satisfying as actually painting.

Happy Halloween everyone! :)

Sky - Illustration Friday & Doodle Olympics

The topic for Illustration Friday this week is 'Sky'. This is Miranda, she is pretty fed up of rain, so she carries around her own little bag of perfect sunny sky, just to help brighten her day.

Day 292 of the Doodle Olympics – Bug? Butterfly thing?

Day 293 of the Doodle Olympics – I'm really trying to get seasonal at the minute, usually as soon as my birthday is over I get really excited about halloween and christmas, but it isn't happening this year :? So I'm forcing myself to think about christmas. I will find my christmas magic.

Day 294 of the Doodle Olympics – It's a man carrying his house like a snail...

Day 295 of the Doodle Olympics – Hahaa! Tiny mouse has captured Baby Bear, Cat & Dog!

Day 296 of the Doodle Olympics – Halloween costume love!!

Day 297 of the Doodle Olympics – Halloween costume love... again!

Day 298 of the Doodle Olympics – Princess costume, pumpkins, trees, spider webs, mushrooms, whoop Halloween! 

Water - Illustration Friday & Doodle Olympics Update

The topic for Illustration Friday this week was 'Water'. Usually I like to play around with the word to see what I can come up with, but this week has been so busy, I've had my parents come to stay and I've chosen my wedding dress, so I just haven't had space to think about 'water'. So instead I went with my curly waves, that I often use when illustrating water, it was a bit safe, but I do find painting them relaxing.

I'm also behind on my Doodle Olympics/Daily doodle Challenge update, so here it is!

Day 285 of the Doodle Olympics - I can only imagine I was feeling happy about something... I was watching Red Bull X Fighters on the TV at the time, it always makes me happy when they land safely, maybe that was it.

Day 286 0f the Doodle Olympics - Have you ever had the urge to draw something with one really big eye and one normal sized eye? I have.

Day 287 of the Doodle Olympics - A cat hiding in a boat. Isn't that what most cats would do? They hate water...

Day 288 of the Doodle Olympics - A rabbit bum! I was drawing a random fluffy circular shape, so you can guess where my mind went from there.

Day 289 of the Doodle Olympics - Halloween is coming! Although this reminds me more of the scene in Home Alone where he makes it look like there are adults in the house.

Day 290 of the Doodle Olympics - I have absolutely no idea!

Day 291 of the Doodle Olympics - A random bit of nature on a hill surrounded by a city. 

Mirror - Illustration Friday

The topic for Illustration Friday this week is 'mirror' - Now I realise that Perseus used a shield rather than an actual mirror, but I am going with the 'he used the reflection in the polished shield like a mirror' - so there! :)

Book - Illustration Friday

The topic for Illustration Friday this week is 'book'. I went with the idea, that with the advent of e-books and all the other future technologies that will one day come to pass, children might not even know what physical paper books are - scary! 

Crooked - Illustration Friday

Here is my submission for Illustration Friday this week. The topic is 'crooked'. I found it quite tricky, after all the first things that spring to mind are a crooked man and crooked miles, or crooked noses and teeth. Then the other kind of crooked is the criminal kind. I've noticed a few unsavoury characters over on the IF site this week, carrying swag and getting up to all sorts of moonlit escapades. Randell the Raccoon is no exception, he is so naughty breaking into houses, but don't worry he won't steal your jewellery, he is only have your chocolate biscuits! 

Burst - Illustration Friday

Here is my Illustration Friday submission for 'burst'. Bob the Bear was supposed to be in a fake cardboard cake, but he got 'confused' and ate his way into the middle of the real one! 

Identical - Illustration Friday

The topic from Illustration Friday this week is 'identical'. I thought it would be fun to illustrate a cheeky twin situation, the typical, one does half of a race and one sneakily jumps in and does the other, half way round. It gives a bit of an interesting slant to the hare and the tortoise. :)

Tall - Illustration Friday

The topic for Illustration Friday this week is 'Tall'. Timmy the mouse sure wishes that he was a bit taller, he really wants that jar of blackcurrant jam. 

Teacher - Illustration Friday

Here is this weeks submission for Illustration Friday. The topic this week is 'Teacher' so I thought I would show a mother bear trying to teach baby bear to fish... baby bear needs a little more practice. 

Freezing Free Post!!

I missed the deadline for Illustration Friday last Friday as I've been distracted by all things family, wedding and baking over the last week, but I had started so I thought I would finish it and post it here instead. The illustration topic was 'Freeze'.

I thought I'd also let you know that Society6 have free worldwide shipping until Sunday, on the off chance you fancy a print or an iphone case or skin, or some greetings cards. 

Illustration Friday - Bounce

This is the first time I've taken part in Illustration Friday after first stumbling across the site about two years ago - oopsy! As you can see I need a bit more practice, but hopefully if I try and get involved more often, it will turn into a handy exercise and I'll improve.