Snakes in hats

Just a couple of snakes out for a ramble.

Some little drawings

Just drawing with pencils. I try to squeeze these in during my breaks at work, or when I'm waiting at my kid's swim class. They are generally quick and fun to do, though I did spend a weirdly long time drawing that slug and snail. Much more time than was really necessary.

Colored Pencil Drawings

Just having fun with colored pencils.

Snow in July!

Here's a snowy city. Just because.

Just a sketch

Regency pig

Just wanted to draw a Regency-era lady. And...she has a pig. I'm unsure why, but I'm sure you can imagine all the crazy shenanigans that will ensure.

A couple more Inkpril

Inkpril Day 7, a small collection of potted cacti

And, completely unrelated, Inkpril Day 8, a monster out for a walk in the mountains

Inkpril Day 5

Forgot to post Inkpril day 5, Little Red Riding Hood.

Jane Eyre, P.I.

Inkpril day 6? I'm getting behind here.

Jane Eyre's on the case. The case of Who Does This Owl Belong to? and the case of Maybe the Owl Belongs in this Locked Room.

More Inkpril

Inkpril round up

Day two:

Day three:

Day four:

Inkpril is here!

Well, it’s been forever since I posted anything. I’ve been busy doing the final illustrations for my picture book and finishing up a book cover project, and now have some free time again.

I’ll be posting ink drawings for the month of April for #inkpril - It’s basically Inktober (where you post an ink drawing a day every day in October), except in April.

A girl and her eye patch and her dragon

Sketch I did for fun.

Fun fact: When I was a kid I had to wear an eye patch for a while, which I thought was pretty awesome. It was a temporary facial paralysis (Bell's Palsy), which in my case was caused by nerve damage from chicken pox. I couldn't close of my eyes or move anything on one side of my face. I'm sure my Mom was terrified but people felt bad for me and gave me presents and I wore an eye patch and got to drink out of a straw (which apparently was some sort of exciting novelty?). I was young enough that I was not aware of and did not care about the way my face looked. The only thing I didn't like was getting up super early to go to appointments at the neurologist's.

Mystery of the Mysterious Mystery

Testing out my new Blackwing pencil.

Angry squirrel

This angry squirrel inhabits the creepy woods. No one knows why he's so angry.

There are strange things afoot in the brambly woods

If you are lost in the woods, don't listen to the crows. They will almost certainly lead you astray.

Ghost boy

There's a ghost boy in the woods, at least he thinks he's a boy, it's been so long since he's been anything. He says his name is William but who knows if that's actually true; I'm sure you know how hard it is to get any real information out of a ghost. Oftentimes you'll be talking to him and then he'll just say in a dreamy voice, "I was in the apple orchard," and drift off, leaving you standing there feeling terribly lost and alone.

Weather Report

Such a lovely time of year in Seattle.

Mystery in the rainforest!

What's happening here? I don't know! It's a mystery!

Naturalist spot illustrations

Some natural science-y spot illustrations. Just for fun times.

Flower girl

This young lady wants to give you flowers.