From the sketchbook

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This is a little sketch I drew this morning for something I made up just for fun: #Twoodle.

The words I chose to create this are Panda and Rain. 

If you want to participate too, click here to learn how! :o)

Merry After-Christmas

I'm wishing for you all get a little R & R like Jolly Old Santa. I'll be putting my feet up shortly. I hope you all had the Merriest of Merries and a Happy New Year to come.

Ballet

I've been celebrating Ballet all week on my own blog, so how could I not bring the subject over here to the PBJ's?

I think it is SO much fun to see the whole art process...

Here's some decorative lettering from start to finish...

.. and a few Ballerinas, too...

I love Ballet!

You will be missed..

from the sketchbook

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I've been thinking these two deserve a story.

What do you think?

Cocoa Time

Happy Holidays to all my PBJ ladies, and all of you who read our blog.

I hope in the midst of all your hectic holiday preparations you find a little moment like this.

From the sketchbook..

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A little drawing from my sketchbook.

These three seemed to appear out of nowhere and I kind of love them. :o)

Babies!

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I think all artists have their own favorite subjects to sketch. For me it had always been first animals and then kids.

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Until one day an art director asked me if I had some babies to show him.

Babies? No, I didn't have any, not even one in my portfolio!

So I decided to sketch some and boom!.. I immediately fell in love with them.

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I honestly don't know why I never sketched them before or why I didn't have any in my portfolio. I am a children's illustrator after all, LOL. Just one of those things I guess.

But I truly feel they are one of the best subjects to work on. I love the mixture of cuteness, warmth and innocence that a baby inspires. I just can't stop smiling when I am sketching them. :o)

Maybe I love them so much because my real babies are 12 and 9..

..years old that is! Man, they grow too fast I tell you.

So how about you, do you have a favorite subject to work on?

I dedicate this post:

to dogs..

..because life wouldn't be the same without them.

-in case you are wondering who

the little girl with the

princess Leia hairstyle and stylish orthopedic boots is..

yep, i'ts me.-

Quick sketch- playing digital

I've been sick with bed rest over for almost two weeks now

and it's been driving me crazy. I'm better now. :o)

Besides obsessing over LOST among other things,

I've been playing around with my MacBook too.

Here is a little fun sketch I colored in digitally.