SketchCrawl # 23

I had a fabulous time in San Francisco for the 23rd World Wide SketchCrawl. Next time I should do more drawings though. "Next time" might be tomorrow morning-I have jury duty for the first time and I hear there may be a lot of waiting. So time to bring out the sketchbook once again! I always wondered what it would be like to be one of those courtroom sketchers. Don't think I'd be able to draw during the actual trial though. ;)
Have a great week!

before and after

Drew her in the car mostly, painted her at home. I think I'm submitting her to the fair this year...we'll see how that goes!

I've discovered a new favorite illustrator!
T.S. Sullivant
I've always admired pen-and-ink illustrations from the turn of the 20th century, but never knew a name to put to it. Here's one name that I've somehow missed until now. The way he caricatures the people and animals feels like such a perfect balance; and I can tell how he would have influenced the Disney style. I think his artistic sensibilities have trickled down through the generations and influenced many others today, even myself, though I didn't know the source.

I also like the illustrations in the earliest Winnie the Pooh stories, and recently I bought an old version of the original Pinocchio story book because of its pen-and-ink illustrations.
As I write this I don't actually know who did the Winnie the Pooh illustrations, so um... let's find out!
Ernest Howard Shepard!

And look! He illustrated Wind in the Willows too. Cool!

Roberta MacDonald did the cute illustrations in Pinocchio. Unfortunately I can't find any written info on her, or images from inside the book. (By the way, the original Pinocchio story -or, at least the children's version that I read- is QUITE different than the Disney version!!)

Now that I look back I'm sure I've heard of T.S. and E. H...it just took some time for them to stick! I've seen these illustrations on many blogs, but thanks to Hans Bacher's blog today for posting a T.S. drawing and inspiring me to look into it more. I don't know why it took me so long!

toucan watercolor

I like the way he came out for the most part...but the initial design i had for the ukulele changed and I'm not quite satisfied with that or the way I painted it. Perhaps I'll come back to it and change that. Also, I scanned this before I put the final touch on the feet--they're actually quite a bit bluer. :)

a few pics from utah!

Some photos Mom took from our Utah trip. I recommend seeing the parks in southern Utah. We could often see for miles in every direction and were constantly made to feel very small when surrounded by the enormous rock formations. It's hard to get a sense of the scale unless there are people nearby to compare. If you'd like to see more from our trip, Mom has posted a few pictures on her blog as well : Nancy's Blog

mall cops

These were fun to do. I pretty much only like the middle far left one though.

blue and dug

Missing my kitties. But I'm enjoying the trip. We're in Utah right now, by the way! In a bike-rider town called Moab. That's my Dug plush behind Blue (my cat). It may not look like much, but it's a talking dog!!