tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14360642443669685352024-03-19T02:33:24.817-07:00Enchanted Moon IllustrationRamblings of a daydreaming illustratorAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10047465000839531942noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1436064244366968535.post-85765784991419910062013-02-03T09:38:00.004-08:002013-02-03T09:41:11.224-08:00WHEEL - Illustration Friday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here's my offering for this weeks Illustration Friday topic <span style="color: red;">WHEEL</span>. I couldn't resist drawing this steampunk style mecdhanical birdie with cogs and WHEELS making him a bit of a bionic bird! Hope you like him!</div>
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Have a great week! <span style="color: yellow;">xx Jen</span></div>
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Having spent an obscene amount of time surfing Pinterest (severe time waster alert!) I have become increasingly enchanted by the wonderful lino prints being produced by some very clever peeps.</div>
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Well being unable to resist having a go I purchased some sheets of lino the other day and dug out some old cutting tools that I'd had from college days.... it's funny sometimes I seem to have tools for things I don't even remember doing...... unfortunately this stems from the collector-holic nature of this beast.... I just love tools and gadgets of all kinds. Anyway I digress, I sketched out the design below. I thought it best to start simply and transferred this onto the lino. After much mess and cutting I ended up with the lino cut I've called Fur, Fin & Feather.</div>
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I feel quite proud that I took note of all the warnings to cut away from myself and didn't spill a drop of blood once! A miracle! Below is one of the first proofs I pulled from the lino.... as the keen eyed among you might notice the lino cut is different from the print as I've done a bit of tidying up. I'm quite keen to add some background colour to the final prints so I might have a go a making a collograph plate to get some extra texture in there too. </div>
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We shall see! Hopefully if the collograph idea comes together I'll update this with some images of the final prints. If they are nice I might stick them in my Etsy shop!<br />
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Here's a little sketch I knocked up for this weeks Illustration Friday topic<span style="color: red;"> MYTH.</span>Just a couple of characters from Greek Mythology.We have Medusa the snake haired Gorgon, Polyphemus the cyclops, blinded by the hero Odysseus and finally the Minotaur, half man, half bull kept by King Minos of Crete in his Labyrinth once again a hero, Theseus saves the day and kills the Minotaur saving the Princess Ariadne from certain death.<br />
It was quite difficult to make a choice of which characters to draw for this weeks topic. I love mythology and there is soooo much to choose from. I love the Green Man, Herne and Pan and then there's all the lovely mythological animals such as dragons and unicorns, centaurs and griffins. I have touched on many mythological characters before so if you're interested take a look at my Flickr photostream where you can see many of the above.<br />
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Have a great week my friends. x x<span style="color: lime;"> JEN</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10047465000839531942noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1436064244366968535.post-19639071240014271882013-01-15T11:48:00.002-08:002013-01-15T11:48:18.558-08:00Ocean - Illustration Friday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here's my illustration for the Illustration Friday topic this week of OCEAN. This modest mermaid sits on her favourite rock in the middle of a stormy sea. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10047465000839531942noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1436064244366968535.post-16048017276710761392012-12-30T03:23:00.002-08:002012-12-30T03:23:36.990-08:00Illustration Friday - New<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Well I'm sure most people are aware that recently we have gone through what the Mayans refer to as the End of Times, meaning that we have reached the end of one of their long count calendars, although not the end of the world as many interpreted it!</div>
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We have also transitioned into a <b><span style="color: #cc0000;">NEW</span></b> AGE. Moving from the Twin Fishes of the sign of Pisces to the New sign of the Water Bearer, Aquarius.Yes this was what that song was about although they were a tad ahead of the game.</div>
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Anyway I thought I might use my Horoscope designs for this post and Aquarius in particular to for the <span style="color: #cc0000;"><a href="http://illustrationfriday.com/">Illustration Friday</a> topic of NEW</span>. I think that Aquarius seems quite appropriate at the moment as it hasn't stopped raining here in the UK for quite some time. I'm thinking I'll have to learn some carpentry skills soon if it doesn't stop as we're going to need an Ark.</div>
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Anyway folks enjoy your New Year celebrations and may the energies of the New Age of Aquarius bring about some changes in our lives. May LOVE, JOY, COMPASSION and EMPATHY replace the HATE, GREED, SADNESS and IGNORANCE that has taken hold in so many areas of our world.</div>
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Have a peaceful and creative 2013.<span style="color: #0b5394;"> Love Jen</span></div>
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Well here I am again with some more pics of some of the things I've been painting lately. I've had a go at doing a few landscapes inspired by the local landscape of Devon and Dartmoor. The above is extremely loosely based on a local landmark - Brentor, which is located centrally between Okehampton, Launceston and Tavistock. It's a beautiful and rugged place, riddled with my and legend. (apologies for the photo - trying to get the colour right is a nightmare!)</div>
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The three landscapes below are all from my imagination but pulled together from so many of the lovely patchwork landscapes we have here in Devon.</div>
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All of the above have now been listed in my Etsy shop - <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/AstheCrowFliesArt">As the Crow Flies Are </a>-, as well as a few of my more crafty creations. I've also added a new post to my other blog <a href="http://autumnsong-craftfetish.blogspot.co.uk/">Craft Fetish</a>, so if you have the time and the inclination, feel free to take a look!<div>
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Hi Peeps! Wow it's been a couple of lifetimes since I last blogged.....So much stuff has come and gone and is still here.... good and bad but it's time to jump back in the blogging saddle and get some artwork out there in the blog-a-sphere! So here's ARTicle number one for 2012. Yep! It's one of my favourite architypal characters ... the green man.... painted in acrylics on canvas....ah so mysterious and wild..... you've got to love him!<br />
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I got the inspiration to paint the acrylic version of the green man after painting this watercolour of him. I really like the intensity of the eyes in the watercolour version. I guess they've both got their good points. I've put the acrylic painting up for sale in MY NEW ETSY shop...plug plug and I will hopefully be able to get some prints sorted out for these and other paintings some time in the not too distant future.</div>
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Anyway I don't want to run out of steam on my first outing so I will bid you adieu! and hopefully I'll be back again within a few days. P.S. I'm also going to be resurrecting my Craft Fetish blog as there are a few crafty bits and bobs in the offing!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10047465000839531942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1436064244366968535.post-70429174573691942352010-10-15T23:24:00.001-07:002012-10-29T10:53:47.882-07:00Haunt - Illustration Friday<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528526299669274242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5IK0krVSdh8Rs8ab8yqplbrivY9Y-KRI3Mb87xr0bhboC_jvC3vJZYErScGiAcpf8kVUVqZUIvnjibZ-xuIWuPKbwb7INweBHUyad7sX6CrfNQeH_vp4YBbGYXDemda8wyyEAcMXEzaU/s400/Spooky.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 308px;" /> Here's a little Spooky number for this week's <a href="http://illustrationfriday.com/participate_p.php">Illustration Friday </a>topic HAUNT. Again it's one of my older digital works but I couldn't resist it as this little dark angel is more than a little creepy don't you think! Sorry about the lack of posts of late folks but hopefully will be up and about in blogland a little more now!<br />
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Here's another quick sketch for the spooky theme. I imagine we can all remember watching a horror film and being too scared to look behind the chair in case the bogeyman was there!<br />
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Here's wishing you a spooky weekend...... in a nice way of course<br />
Have fun! <span style="color: #ff6600; font-size: 85%;">Jen</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10047465000839531942noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1436064244366968535.post-56989737930501583362010-09-21T12:12:00.000-07:002010-09-21T12:59:31.483-07:00One Lovely Blog Award!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6yyML9o8Zp5jOQjge5wpwKXb8t-lZQ3JYXShy6ly5qa_AW7L8lwiRXtOKEIii7MBEaoYYxpdLP6SQjqPFqRpZ8mvF0ISxPgbA6WbqEK2rvSAW_Q9qZDvuM_XhutsBKGfKtu3d6p-hCAg/s1600/onelovelyblog1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519457624028144114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6yyML9o8Zp5jOQjge5wpwKXb8t-lZQ3JYXShy6ly5qa_AW7L8lwiRXtOKEIii7MBEaoYYxpdLP6SQjqPFqRpZ8mvF0ISxPgbA6WbqEK2rvSAW_Q9qZDvuM_XhutsBKGfKtu3d6p-hCAg/s400/onelovelyblog1.jpg" /></a> What can I say. I was reading my comments and saw that Jessie had nominated me for One Lovely Blog Award!.....Me!....... to say that I was a little gobsmacked is an understatement. I mean there are so many lovely... beautiful.... charming blogs out there in blogland and she chose to nominate little old me! So thanks to <a href="http://jessielilac.blogspot.com/">Jessie</a> who would be one of the blogs I would have on my list but I don't think it works like that!<br /><div></div><br /><div>So here's my list of 15 of my favouritest bloggies that I wish to nominate for a One Lovely Blog Award (Go check them out.... go on fill yer boots.... you know you want to!) <em><span style="color:#cc33cc;">Isn't this is such a lovely way to introduce people to great blogs!</span></em></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="http://moonlightandhares.blogspot.com/">Moonlight and Hares</a></div><br /><div><a href="http://a-faerietale-of-inspiration.blogspot.com/">A faerietale of Inspiration</a></div><br /><div><a href="http://www.joojoo.me/">Joojoo</a></div><br /><div><a href="http://blog.leenchristens.be/">Leen Christens</a></div><br /><div><a href="http://love-stitching-red.blogspot.com/">Love Stitching Red</a></div><br /><div><a href="http://fairysteps.blogspot.com/">Fairysteps</a></div><br /><div><a href="http://lorelllehman.blogspot.com/">Notes from the Fae Side</a></div><br /><div><a href="http://karenkrings.blogspot.com/">Karen Krings</a></div><br /><div><a href="http://didyoudrinkmybeer.blogspot.com/">Kel Murphy</a></div><br /><div><a href="http://chasethecrayon.blogspot.com/">Chase the Crayon</a></div><br /><div><a href="http://eugenianobati-ilustracion.blogspot.com/">Eugenia Nobati</a></div><br /><div><a href="http://elviestudio.blogspot.com/">Elvie Studio</a></div><br /><div><a href="http://www.lillalotta-blog.blogspot.com/">Lillalotta</a></div><br /><div><a href="http://decor8blog.com/">Decor8</a></div><br /><div><a href="http://juliesfletcher.blogspot.com/">Julie Fletcher</a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10047465000839531942noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1436064244366968535.post-76694065978157678322010-09-18T23:51:00.001-07:002010-09-19T00:02:55.100-07:00Acrobat - Illustration Friday<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYGloehOOTgcqA9sNSKcH3VZo20JsoY3wW0mbuMtpz6clpHKDc7bi8TW5Gg7jleORy-AZVGxH0xiSi9_AGZNOJL12YFB5DG0PvkNylhyo4Bu2zEIsOyfJcUBfXfPgS4sYmmi5G9cXt-po/s1600/Tatjana-the-tightrope-walke.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 280px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518514013420607522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYGloehOOTgcqA9sNSKcH3VZo20JsoY3wW0mbuMtpz6clpHKDc7bi8TW5Gg7jleORy-AZVGxH0xiSi9_AGZNOJL12YFB5DG0PvkNylhyo4Bu2zEIsOyfJcUBfXfPgS4sYmmi5G9cXt-po/s400/Tatjana-the-tightrope-walke.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Here's an older illustration that I just couldn't resist posting for this week's <a href="http://illustrationfriday.com/participate_p.php">Illustration Friday </a>topic, <span style="color:#cc33cc;">ACROBAT.</span> Tatjana twirls and spins on the high wire in her death defying acrobatic act for Zippo's Circus! Click <span style="color:#ff6600;"><a href="http://enchantedmoonillustration.blogspot.com/2010/06/tatjana-tightrope-walker.html">here</a></span> to see my original pencil drawing!</div><div>Sorry she's not new but I've been rather busy making some 3-D bits and bobs in polymer clay. I'll post some piccies when they are ready!</div><div>Anyway everyone have an amazing and totally creative week!</div><div>Bye for now <span style="font-size:85%;color:#ff6600;">Jen.</span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10047465000839531942noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1436064244366968535.post-55243147554985813622010-09-13T07:07:00.001-07:002010-09-13T07:17:10.985-07:00Proverb - Illustration Friday<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg94WLT1Qd-Kt1DbIFZfNkrvR7Q2ZqL2FOvLh45AR5AQsrX19vdccmhI4Ql4PpZ0ycY7N99q2oYK1YruwzAhFOznyn94tDbyGOefT1RNM4gubE7e9sn2fCYxU-jeK3LKhHUCNfx302jWIA/s1600/proverb-birds-of-a-feather.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 288px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516400306666919842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg94WLT1Qd-Kt1DbIFZfNkrvR7Q2ZqL2FOvLh45AR5AQsrX19vdccmhI4Ql4PpZ0ycY7N99q2oYK1YruwzAhFOznyn94tDbyGOefT1RNM4gubE7e9sn2fCYxU-jeK3LKhHUCNfx302jWIA/s400/proverb-birds-of-a-feather.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Hello all! Well here's my offering for this week's <a href="http://illustrationfriday.com/participate_p.php">Illustration Friday </a>topic, <span style="color:#ff0000;">PROVERB.</span> </div><div>I have to say this was a cracker...... so many ideas..... unfortunately too little time to really explore this at the moment but it has given me food for thought for possible future illo's!</div><div>As you can see I've gone for the proverb ' Birds of a feather flock together'..... a bit like us creative types who flock around the Illustration Friday website!! All birds of a creative feather!</div><div>Anyway must dash..... have a great week!</div><div>Byeeee! <span style="font-size:85%;color:#ff6600;">Jen</span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10047465000839531942noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1436064244366968535.post-84450893405642141182010-09-05T02:59:00.001-07:002010-09-05T03:07:53.412-07:00Dessert - Illustration Friday<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwaJUvvqDniskSXhw0ZoDiLKSplufptn1o_wRhwNybFk6DIagRI6C6cRWAR1A0gvCDDheOLtTi1jp_DJRgk2tm66OhT1k1GanSW90VlSShlZ30hZupGrT2l_-89ZYirYu2qtPPHEDuUwA/s1600/dessert.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 324px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513367651921495122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwaJUvvqDniskSXhw0ZoDiLKSplufptn1o_wRhwNybFk6DIagRI6C6cRWAR1A0gvCDDheOLtTi1jp_DJRgk2tm66OhT1k1GanSW90VlSShlZ30hZupGrT2l_-89ZYirYu2qtPPHEDuUwA/s400/dessert.jpg" /></a><br />Here's my offering for this week's<a href="http://illustrationfriday.com/participate_p.php"> Illustration Friday </a>topic, <span style="color:#ffcc00;">Dessert</span>.......(<span style="color:#33cc00;">what a yummy topic</span>!)<br />Like my bunny, one of my favourite desserts is carrot cake....... look's like there may be a bit of a scuffle as to which one of us is going to get the first slice!<br />Hope you have a fantastic week and remember..... don't eat tooooo many desserts!<br />Bye for now <span style="font-size:85%;color:#ff6600;">Jen</span>!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10047465000839531942noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1436064244366968535.post-59798449397617775652010-08-29T19:33:00.001-07:002010-08-29T19:42:10.708-07:00IMMOVABLE- Illustration Friday<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPk3jcqu9hFKMfsqM-4DzaXofyQf29d3K0hBFvS3XmFmjgjjGOsfC21mEfkbfBGli678FDC_dPIH2Bie9JR9P7Wk3RlmgNDNExFjAWI8X8Y6QbUnxVZUJJjt6Min-AdzBqmXCsz6IQCVY/s1600/Immovable.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 289px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511026210014536786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPk3jcqu9hFKMfsqM-4DzaXofyQf29d3K0hBFvS3XmFmjgjjGOsfC21mEfkbfBGli678FDC_dPIH2Bie9JR9P7Wk3RlmgNDNExFjAWI8X8Y6QbUnxVZUJJjt6Min-AdzBqmXCsz6IQCVY/s400/Immovable.jpg" /></a><br />Here's my offering for this week's <a href="http://illustrationfriday.com/linkviewer.html">Illustration Friday </a>topic, <span style="color:#ffff00;"><span style="color:#ffcc00;">Immovable</span>.</span> God this was a toughie! Having researched the word the reality is that nothing is actually immovable..... so I ummed and ahhed and decided on the nearest thing I could think of........ Yep your friendly neighbourhood Nightclub Bouncer! He's pretty immovable unless you are on the list to get in..... if your face doesn't fit... watch out!!! Anyway just a bit of fun! Hope you like it?<br />Have a great week! <span style="font-size:85%;color:#ff6600;">Jen</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10047465000839531942noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1436064244366968535.post-10228732571658799102010-08-22T17:18:00.001-07:002010-08-22T17:26:22.646-07:00Atmosphere - Illustration Friday<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjuZTVQdGJiypJZLEBvPDUqruJ-K_3Yp1hqN86ZkdPfabGJ1IO_z2Gqcc0LxfCb4pvGq4KKP_kLwXpSAe8EPuXxRthSgq4sAIoXMn6KDfDz1UtBoqnkCwf_lBgjV-pRojiyUK27-urSRk/s1600/ATMOSPHERE.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 310px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508393612864331426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjuZTVQdGJiypJZLEBvPDUqruJ-K_3Yp1hqN86ZkdPfabGJ1IO_z2Gqcc0LxfCb4pvGq4KKP_kLwXpSAe8EPuXxRthSgq4sAIoXMn6KDfDz1UtBoqnkCwf_lBgjV-pRojiyUK27-urSRk/s400/ATMOSPHERE.jpg" /></a><br />Here's this week's attempt at the <a href="http://illustrationfriday.com/linkviewer.html">Illustration Friday </a>topic which is <span style="color:#3366ff;">Atmosphere.</span><br />I love thunderstorms myself and have been known to sit out the garden, sniffing the lovely charged air that you get during a storm..... a little nutty perhaps...... but I never said I was a completely sane person..... did I??? Anyway someone else who must love thunderstorms too is little Frank N. Stein. Hope you like him!<br />Have a Super Dooper week! <span style="font-size:85%;color:#ff6600;">Jen<br /></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10047465000839531942noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1436064244366968535.post-8029872339984291092010-08-15T18:11:00.000-07:002010-08-15T18:28:39.600-07:00Star Gazing - Illustration Friday<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIsDNZE3AvZEshtitYYrVV2mhWkfXXKTbiH1n8H0YLH1BrKnsb2oZTTb_sNPIdmyi34Nt-0SmI4O_uTgKyabw447jtRCLnaDRiSnUeEAewn_Ee1fNp-LpWfxDSKB1Lh9RiAhfZKQzy9WM/s1600/Star-Gazing.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 270px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505809758119649442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIsDNZE3AvZEshtitYYrVV2mhWkfXXKTbiH1n8H0YLH1BrKnsb2oZTTb_sNPIdmyi34Nt-0SmI4O_uTgKyabw447jtRCLnaDRiSnUeEAewn_Ee1fNp-LpWfxDSKB1Lh9RiAhfZKQzy9WM/s400/Star-Gazing.jpg" /></a><br />Well here's my post for this week's <a href="http://illustrationfriday.com/participate_p.php">Illustration Friday </a>topic, <span style="color:#3366ff;">Star Gazing.</span> Here I thought I'd go for probably three of the best known star gazers......Melchior, Caspar and Balthasar.... otherwise known as The Three Wise Men .....watching the night skies they saw the unusually bright star which led them to make the journey toBethlehem bearing gifts of Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh.... Hope you like it!<br />Have a lovely week all! <span style="font-size:85%;color:#ff6600;">Jen</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10047465000839531942noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1436064244366968535.post-58945866042758424832010-08-08T17:01:00.001-07:002010-08-09T06:22:25.347-07:00CAGED - Illustration Friday<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjay6uyRY-NXI8OvdcOvpUSqG7GtCnIrq4XuPVko4lZ-WynMHVxo8RWZdRCfwpBCV27tMriJr8ThG08MXR5Vcn1TY_QWdUHAQvsFWm8ZOC3CssYtEIKatDda3Ki62drzBvrvXj6NOWNPtQ/s1600/Caged.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 285px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503193789679007362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjay6uyRY-NXI8OvdcOvpUSqG7GtCnIrq4XuPVko4lZ-WynMHVxo8RWZdRCfwpBCV27tMriJr8ThG08MXR5Vcn1TY_QWdUHAQvsFWm8ZOC3CssYtEIKatDda3Ki62drzBvrvXj6NOWNPtQ/s400/Caged.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Here's my offering for this week's <a href="http://illustrationfriday.com/participate_p.php">Illustration Friday </a>topic, <span style="color:#3366ff;">CAGED</span>. Not your immediate idea or concept of the word caged, but having looked up various dictionary definitions the one that appealed most to me was; Caged - anything that confines or imprisons. </div><div></div><div>To this mermaid the sea is her home but also her prisoner, she is unable to visit the land of the men that she spies from the briney foam or her solitary rock. It makes her sad as she yearns to see where the sailors call home. Well that's my idea anyway!</div><div>Hope you all have a wonderful week! </div><div>Bysie bye! <span style="font-size:85%;color:#ff6600;">Jen</span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10047465000839531942noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1436064244366968535.post-67942699229547519682010-07-29T15:32:00.001-07:002010-07-29T15:43:42.258-07:00Mousey Mousey!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXRXkwgjw8rfwFEGMvPxyyEIAqxaWPXw2Q8i8vxTtxt3ZOF9yDQC2ltf_Bt3HhlWbbyeRJ4z_mFgzPMaH74NaXXoy40AJqJrJzj5hxOjvQSS0s8ONoS0Gq98jjsNy8Rn1nqQzAzYoZHoU/s1600/your-the-cherry-on-my-cupca.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499460226933613810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXRXkwgjw8rfwFEGMvPxyyEIAqxaWPXw2Q8i8vxTtxt3ZOF9yDQC2ltf_Bt3HhlWbbyeRJ4z_mFgzPMaH74NaXXoy40AJqJrJzj5hxOjvQSS0s8ONoS0Gq98jjsNy8Rn1nqQzAzYoZHoU/s400/your-the-cherry-on-my-cupca.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK0w9xmAlPy7AlWGMvS70-J7G2I2CCNbhfC2N5I7pZegBrqz1FnlmNj0IZtO1gRzFFhyFrcVkKTRXNjYemO-x6NpK0oXfsvB_waWY1-1B0UKhRUQ2ZC6fkOXRl8n5y1B3VVOWw5rMfjNo/s1600/reach-for-the-sky-mouse-col.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499460225211977314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK0w9xmAlPy7AlWGMvS70-J7G2I2CCNbhfC2N5I7pZegBrqz1FnlmNj0IZtO1gRzFFhyFrcVkKTRXNjYemO-x6NpK0oXfsvB_waWY1-1B0UKhRUQ2ZC6fkOXRl8n5y1B3VVOWw5rMfjNo/s400/reach-for-the-sky-mouse-col.jpg" /></a><br />Here are a couple of little mousey watercolours I played with the other day! They didn't turn out too bad considering I hardly touch my watercolours! In fact I might entertain the idea of doing a few more! </div><div> </div><div>The trouble with me is that I enjoy exploring different mediums. (Oh to have a distinctive style of my very own........maybe one day..sniff!)<br /></div><div>Anyway hope you like them..... maybe I should vow to do my next few Illustration Friday posts in watercolour!</div><div>Cheerio! <span style="font-size:85%;color:#ff6600;">Jen</span></div><div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10047465000839531942noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1436064244366968535.post-75781643665749922362010-07-26T15:44:00.000-07:002010-07-26T15:52:16.541-07:00Double - Illustration Friday<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB7az36WPgVETpb-UJJkTH4MUcXkaDGaYgixlsuVK84tWmW1PPueCO0t5JYa45hQWYilr37c2Ez4nKrVfRmv-iXKz1zrnH3tUTJQhg-xfKMjQwmS-Ih34TteY-lxhmZRndlB-DEtICOh8/s1600/double-date-grey.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 314px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498349942483198882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB7az36WPgVETpb-UJJkTH4MUcXkaDGaYgixlsuVK84tWmW1PPueCO0t5JYa45hQWYilr37c2Ez4nKrVfRmv-iXKz1zrnH3tUTJQhg-xfKMjQwmS-Ih34TteY-lxhmZRndlB-DEtICOh8/s400/double-date-grey.jpg" /></a><br />Well here's my little sketch for this week's<a href="http://illustrationfriday.com/participate_p.php"> Illustration Friday </a>topic, <span style="color:#ff0000;">DOUBLE</span>. Maybe a little tenuous but I've gone for the possibility of a DOUBLE date! The two doggies could be about to fall in love? ....maybe!<br />I seem to be favouring pencil work at the moment but that's not a bad thing!<br />I've had a bad tummy the last few days so I'm hoping that's going to improve..... not nice at all...... no!<br />Have a great week peeps! <span style="font-size:85%;color:#ff6600;">Jen</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10047465000839531942noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1436064244366968535.post-52457949408990257622010-07-21T18:29:00.001-07:002010-07-21T18:36:17.325-07:00The elves and the shoemaker<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXywS1loq506kDTQB_bqfyXGUk32hyphenhyphenINGYZudXYJyU6EOWUciVfaAMl3U-rXUkk0t8EoMzzeqbQsHpIJT3w60iOiSet8ZdugZ4UF-Jr9ChY8HyIvhLmEPjMatRDlijmyfg5tvOxwhZQHA/s1600/the-elves-and-the-shoemaker.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 273px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496537112368347042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXywS1loq506kDTQB_bqfyXGUk32hyphenhyphenINGYZudXYJyU6EOWUciVfaAMl3U-rXUkk0t8EoMzzeqbQsHpIJT3w60iOiSet8ZdugZ4UF-Jr9ChY8HyIvhLmEPjMatRDlijmyfg5tvOxwhZQHA/s400/the-elves-and-the-shoemaker.jpg" /></a> </div><div><br />Here's a little sketch of an elf industriously stitching together a beautiful new shoe. His nimble fingers work quick as a flash to produce the neat little stitches for the shoe. And here are a pair of elfin or fae slippers. Although please don't look too closely at the stitching as my fingers are nowhere near as nimble and neat! Hee Hee.</div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2xaWPedSHFHhJ77ZJTffw4NI7hAUAdnABFuksWIvHuooszM8g9Fjsxarm-4658YVll-ST0YOr_WFEUUin2oiWNmniCtOYMeiJk1WKo553is4_kl_asnHr1gzukmpLOflTWo4hMEa6zas/s1600/Autumn-faerie-slippers.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 335px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496537116318127090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2xaWPedSHFHhJ77ZJTffw4NI7hAUAdnABFuksWIvHuooszM8g9Fjsxarm-4658YVll-ST0YOr_WFEUUin2oiWNmniCtOYMeiJk1WKo553is4_kl_asnHr1gzukmpLOflTWo4hMEa6zas/s400/Autumn-faerie-slippers.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10047465000839531942noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1436064244366968535.post-67088786357784181152010-07-17T17:54:00.001-07:002010-07-18T20:01:55.886-07:00BREAKFAST - Illustration Friday<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinBTpnsiAYdSPMAV3GFndHAr2CEYQicyYeGU_l_Jzu_305PtSLpESusEdfL4DKFLBCtLzqdWWOD_uM2tTMiZ06-QbzreaO-nzAVwasUfcwPn0pkdhyzl_NC1t2GcoJiWNpZlyy1hGV27g/s1600/BREAKFAST.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495044528365131282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinBTpnsiAYdSPMAV3GFndHAr2CEYQicyYeGU_l_Jzu_305PtSLpESusEdfL4DKFLBCtLzqdWWOD_uM2tTMiZ06-QbzreaO-nzAVwasUfcwPn0pkdhyzl_NC1t2GcoJiWNpZlyy1hGV27g/s400/BREAKFAST.jpg" /></a><br /><br /></div><div>Look's like someone can't wait to dig into their breakfast! Just a really quick one for this week's <a href="http://illustrationfriday.com/linkviewer.html">Illustration Friday </a>topic, <span style="color:#3333ff;">BREAKFAST</span>. A simple line drawing, imported into Photoshop and coloured/textured. Will hopefully be able to muster something a little more substantial in the next day or two... I'll add it to this post.</div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7BsIM0ll6wST93aAgBZ9bPcuHGBqBcMcmRyWmEAFclyMjQ8dYIOUBVIb077SBvV0OUTLfUQvO58Oy-V94I_Up_19cTYMt0NuAkl4Z1EsqvNZ6V-RzmRqorTN2_g87mBTaFeKLgtSJCIo/s1600/monster-breakfast.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 314px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495446299189285058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7BsIM0ll6wST93aAgBZ9bPcuHGBqBcMcmRyWmEAFclyMjQ8dYIOUBVIb077SBvV0OUTLfUQvO58Oy-V94I_Up_19cTYMt0NuAkl4Z1EsqvNZ6V-RzmRqorTN2_g87mBTaFeKLgtSJCIo/s400/monster-breakfast.jpg" /></a></div><div>Here you go I promised something more substantial...... and here it is........ it's a monster breakfast! Now I always wondered if a Monster Breakfast was for monsters or just as big as a monster?!! Well in this pic I guess it's both!! Hope you like him?!<br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>Cheerio my dears! <span style="font-size:85%;color:#ff6600;">Jen</span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10047465000839531942noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1436064244366968535.post-88873023132690882622010-07-13T10:53:00.000-07:002010-07-13T11:10:27.205-07:00Diary - Illustration Friday<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0lvMzmAyVi_odCkmPRJKlNmNdk6OhGiN7LD7rtY1zCF9-QtYbd9Yhi9RWMof3HOBR_0KkksVnw4celktpO8USQeOcGyDZegnQaBJLSn_7pqVo0rcHGOJajo1HDWWL8KSKwylW2LFG9ec/s1600/diary-1.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 316px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493450957511161842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0lvMzmAyVi_odCkmPRJKlNmNdk6OhGiN7LD7rtY1zCF9-QtYbd9Yhi9RWMof3HOBR_0KkksVnw4celktpO8USQeOcGyDZegnQaBJLSn_7pqVo0rcHGOJajo1HDWWL8KSKwylW2LFG9ec/s400/diary-1.jpg" /></a><br />Well here is a possible take on this week's <a href="http://illustrationfriday.com/participate_p.php">Illustration Friday </a>topic, <span style="color:#33cc00;">DIARY</span>. The first thing I thought of was the Adrian Mole books 'The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged <span style="font-size:130%;">13</span> <span style="font-size:78%;">3/4</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> ' by Sue Townsend.</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">I didn't want to be so obvious as to take the literal version so I did a sketch of the real Adrian the mole and his not so secret diary! Haven't had much time this week so as yet not colour has been played with to adorn him and his furry and feathered friends. Although sometimes I think it's good to see images in their early stages..... just to see how they are transformed into their final states...... am I waffling?!..... er probably...... anyway.... below is another take on the DIARY theme. A young man seems intent on spilling his thoughts out to his diary.... I guess he looks a little like the young Harry Potter so maybe this could be Tom Riddles Diary from the Chamber of Secrets book? (although Harry's room looks a little too normal to be Hogworts.... mmm could maybe change the background a little?......</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">Anyway folks have to scoot.</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">Have a fantastic week! <span style="font-size:85%;color:#ff6600;">Jen<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD4m4W6TLgrUPsEm8imaVQwzhwZOQJeVyZoGM5tL39PeZ4tJtc2axK5jUytmRc2ZlLOaMUavT_tanDDcspLtv2ltaBZC0NCGsAf6bFLLqRLyrO_Ap79l_WBqIvB2_2-8QoWNIhNq-cyUA/s1600/diary-2.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 309px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493450966163375218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD4m4W6TLgrUPsEm8imaVQwzhwZOQJeVyZoGM5tL39PeZ4tJtc2axK5jUytmRc2ZlLOaMUavT_tanDDcspLtv2ltaBZC0NCGsAf6bFLLqRLyrO_Ap79l_WBqIvB2_2-8QoWNIhNq-cyUA/s400/diary-2.jpg" /></a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"></span><br /><br /><div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10047465000839531942noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1436064244366968535.post-12495869484425904082010-07-04T11:21:00.001-07:002010-07-04T11:31:25.710-07:00Giant - Illustration Friday<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk7ODBNfEDYS0U0JtuoKbEOL-DlXQvYCaHzYEfp0DK4uASv4LonUcfTfpJYXdgrkIzkOzMFVXv0mAZRjG7-5jZJUmRKgRqLMVDYyguemaAKyfhKbAaMZ_paaPUT1H5V5XWFaqxeSK6H4w/s1600/Giant.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 270px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490118603312960450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk7ODBNfEDYS0U0JtuoKbEOL-DlXQvYCaHzYEfp0DK4uASv4LonUcfTfpJYXdgrkIzkOzMFVXv0mAZRjG7-5jZJUmRKgRqLMVDYyguemaAKyfhKbAaMZ_paaPUT1H5V5XWFaqxeSK6H4w/s400/Giant.jpg" /></a><br />Here's my post for this week's <a href="http://illustrationfriday.com/participate_p.php">Illustration Friday </a>topic, <span style="color:#cc0000;">GIANT!</span><br />Initially I started sketching your common or garden giant but then the idea of perhaps drawing a giant genie came to mind so I went with that idea. Thus the young man <span style="font-size:85%;">(possibly Aladdin)</span> has done his bit and rubbed the magic lamp and voila the huge genie appears!<br />Hope you like it.... have a fun week!<br />Bye for now. <span style="font-size:85%;color:#ff6600;">Jen<br /></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10047465000839531942noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1436064244366968535.post-10039600384578382982010-06-28T09:00:00.000-07:002010-06-28T09:10:15.789-07:00Secret Garden<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0A90B64VTd5dhcT4JkdZ3R__DEP-dhyphenhyphen3R_9YIPbjIRoDAWdyTxwSelRPDHeGvMQ6UT3LvX7AKv0XA-CDHyHgieMXBk0iO9BkWColdnqSyWdLyEd2ZCG84L9jxQ2gnXSdwPMt4na9I3Kg/s1600/Secret-Garden.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 353px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487855460163428418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0A90B64VTd5dhcT4JkdZ3R__DEP-dhyphenhyphen3R_9YIPbjIRoDAWdyTxwSelRPDHeGvMQ6UT3LvX7AKv0XA-CDHyHgieMXBk0iO9BkWColdnqSyWdLyEd2ZCG84L9jxQ2gnXSdwPMt4na9I3Kg/s400/Secret-Garden.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Doodling away again... don't know what's got into me....... I suspect I've super-glued my pencil to my hand or something. Anyway this time a little girl wanted to be drawn. I didn' have any preconceived ideas about what I wanted to draw but this is what appeared. I think the nearest thing I can think of is the story the Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett where the little girl finds the long lost garden.... all overgrown and forgotten. <span style="font-size:85%;color:#009900;">(Love that story BTW!)</span> Anyway here she is all curious..... all I needed to add was a little robin, like the one that led her to the garden...... maybe I'll add him sometime!<br />Byeeeee! <span style="font-size:85%;color:#ff6600;">Jen</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10047465000839531942noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1436064244366968535.post-31021800861148054562010-06-27T19:03:00.000-07:002010-06-27T19:09:18.106-07:00Nutkin and Caw<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4sD-WVcLtHAyY9M0BLd4nqgsxieOnIyrAQdq9ZAPd9kOfFsE4N2uWwYVKEAEI3cE08YQocX8njdC7tN2AM0Yn97hnOKrq7UtCWLpZbUuUIFcVau7_IkBPM6hoYhG-VqA3ZDwgREbO7NI/s1600/Nutkin-and-Caw.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 395px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487639884770195618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4sD-WVcLtHAyY9M0BLd4nqgsxieOnIyrAQdq9ZAPd9kOfFsE4N2uWwYVKEAEI3cE08YQocX8njdC7tN2AM0Yn97hnOKrq7UtCWLpZbUuUIFcVau7_IkBPM6hoYhG-VqA3ZDwgREbO7NI/s400/Nutkin-and-Caw.jpg" /></a><br />Well the muse seems to be with me at the moment. Had a go at incorporating little Nutkin (see previous post) into a scene. Here he is riding the skies on his best friend Caw the crow. They enjoy nothing better than flying high above the fields, looking for a new adventure....... have to see what happens next! ??? !<br />Cheerio! <span style="font-size:85%;color:#ff6600;">Jen<br /></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10047465000839531942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1436064244366968535.post-21402623912899050492010-06-27T14:53:00.000-07:002010-06-27T14:59:09.999-07:00Pencil Character sketches<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpQkBhPXolIKXCRwiDQtwFZF9-iQQXKsZ3C1n8X-F7RPBSacSNRu0ZRcBIK5J5VowLmbV_ihzbNiz1DmzuxVs7_lva8HrEU0E7nSxf_LovD2B5pdS8p-nRzbW0T5hqrqvrkjDCvZiFVBQ/s1600/character-sketches.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 352px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487575348185654162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpQkBhPXolIKXCRwiDQtwFZF9-iQQXKsZ3C1n8X-F7RPBSacSNRu0ZRcBIK5J5VowLmbV_ihzbNiz1DmzuxVs7_lva8HrEU0E7nSxf_LovD2B5pdS8p-nRzbW0T5hqrqvrkjDCvZiFVBQ/s400/character-sketches.jpg" /></a><br />Some more little characters that appeared from the end of my sharpest pencil in my sketchbook!<br />I thought I'd share! Will maybe try to develope them into some full blown illustrations.....<br />Hope you like them?<br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ff6600;">Jen</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10047465000839531942noreply@blogger.com0