2013 Portrait Project

I've been commissioned to draw a series of portraits of historically significant people. So far, I've drawn nine portraits. I've enjoyed doing research on each of these people and finding out how they contributed to society. Some of them, like Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman, I had already heard of and learned about in school. Others, like Phillis Wheatley and Lois Mailou Jones were new to me. It's great to have a job that is fun AND educational! Check out the Drawings Page to see all nine portraits.

Butterflies for Alex

After seeing my "bug bag" on this blog, my friend Cynthia asked me to draw 4 butterflies for her son Alex. She told me that he loves rainbows, so I chose bright colors for these drawings. Here, I have only posted one of the butterflies, but if you go to the Drawings Page, you can see all four! I enjoyed giving the drawings to Cynthia because I hadn't seen her or Alex in years and it was fun to catch up. While I was visiting, Alex spent over an hour making greeting cards with color pencils, glitter glue, rubber stamps, and stickers. That's my kinda kid!

Bug Bag for Baby

I went to a baby shower recently for a friend of mine who is not a big fan of bugs. I decorated this gift bag and filled it with a bunch of books about bugs: 10 Little Ladybugs, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, etc. 

Click on the picture to get a closer view.

Turkey Trot Tee Shirt Design

 I've been meaning to post about this for a few months now. I teach Art at 2 different elementary schools. I had the opportunity to design a T-shirt for the Turkey Trot event that took place at one of my schools in November. My first attempt was a more realistic version of a turkey. My co-workers reminded me that elementary images should be more fun, so I personified the turkey and gave him some cute little running shoes. I'm only just now noticing that I didn't capitalize the Ts and I'm wondering why I did that. Here's a photo of the final T-shirt. I blurred out the name of the school to protect my privacy. Click on the pictures to see larger versions.

Completed Sketchbook Project 2012 Book

I have posted a slide show of my completed book for the Sketchbook Project 2012 on the Drawings Page. In the book, I had fun using one loooooong continuous line to draw toys from my childhood.

Painting of St. Genevieve

Here is a portion of a painting that I finished a few weeks ago. To see the whole painting please go to the Paintings Page. This was my first time painting skin color with acrylic paints. I had a lot of fun painting the cloud pattern in the background. Maybe too much fun!

France Sketchbook

On the Drawings Page, I posted a slide show of my the sketchbook that I kept in 2006 while studying abroad in France. Enjoy!