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I'm now posting my Illustration Friday responses to my other blog: http://www.thedrawingmuse.blogspot.com/
where I'll also be posting drawings, thoughts, sketchbook stuff....

IF: Welcome

line drawing for "welcome"
(pencil)

IF: Strong

A little play on the Three Musicians. Friends need to be strong enough to hold each other up sometimes...
(ink pen drawing with watercolor)

IF: Magnify, in color

IF: Magnify

Star gazing can magnify the fact that we are very small in a very large world.

IF: Idle

she's having fun "idle-ing" with her favorite tree...trees have feelings too

IF: Drifting

and they are drifting...hope they find lots of ice soon.

IF: adapt

Adapting to who you are and your limitations is an art form in itself.

IF: Cracked

This seabird is hanging in there until the very end (I'm not sure this is really her egg...hummm).

IF: Impossibility

goldfish mommy feeding young...in tree...hummm

IF: Fleeting

That fleeting moment

when work is left behind...

(water-

color)

IF: Talisman

The talisman will be safe with the merhorse and his friend...

IF: Poise

This is an oldie, but horses to me always have poise! They are graceful and elegant even when mistreated & unfortunately, many people do mistreat them. They should be respected and treated well for they are beautiful spirits, gentle souls. (ink pen & watercolor)

IF: Subtract

Okay...I'm learning Gimp & this is my first try! Somehow the dog and bone fable kept coming back to me, so this is my subtract......too much greed will subtract all you have....

IF: Legendary

The Wolf is

legendary for

meany-ness...

watercolor

IF: Intricate

detail from Upside Again (ink pen on Rives BFK)

IF: Climbing

detail of larger work

(ink & watercolor)

To Terry, with Love

IF: Pale

drawing looking very pale before adding color

same image detail, painted in Photoshop (I don't have a paint pad--just paint with mouse)

same image, hand

painted

w/watercolor

detail from much larger piece; the actual size of this area is 3-1/2" x 3-1/2"