"Steam" for Illustration Friday

A new drawing for Illustration Friday "steam"

Rainy Day

April showers bring May flowers!

This morning we woke up to snow-encrusted vehicles. It was hard to believe that we'd be cleaning off our cars again, although with a winter like we just had, it seems par for the course. The good news is that a warm-up is predicted for the weekend! It is a welcome change to hear the weather person talking about 60 degree weather. Opening day at home for the Red Sox is on Monday, and it sounds like a perfect day for it. The Boston Marathon is coming up on the 20th, so hopefully the nice weather will hang around.

My inspiration for this black Prismacolor pencil drawing was last week's Illustration Friday prompt, "outside".  Looking forward to spending a bit of time outside this weekend, just without the rain.

"Autumn Mouse" The Sketchbook Project 2014

The Beginning

The End

"Eyeglasses"

Illustration Friday---"Eyeglasses"

Seems like this is a bit redundant, but I'm home from school again today due to a snowstorm. We're expecting about 12" throughout the day and into the evening. As you can probably guess, everyone is sick of the white stuff, and praying for some spring-like weather.

I'm working on a new print, and may be able to finish it today. While out walking last month, I noticed a small bird's nest in the shrubs near the river. I liked the idea of the resilient little nest in the winter landscape. I'm working in a slightly different manner for this print. Instead of going from light to dark values, I printed a dark background, and am working toward the white. I also printed some on black, blue, and brown Canson papers to get more contrast. I will post the finished print when I'm done.