Contained – Illustration Friday

11Jan09

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Resolve – Illustration Friday

07Jan09

I have resolved to keep up with IF; this is the only image that has come to mind all week.
I always have a lot of ideas and they can overwhelm me, so I resolve to maintain some serenity amongst my thoughts and ideas.

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“Routine” – Illustration Friday

28Aug08

Routine is good…
But, Breaking Routine is FUN!!!

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“Detach” – Illustration Friday

18Aug08

Can I detach myself from the political circus? I am the monkey and the monkey is me…
This was my second idea for “detach”; my first was sending my kids off on their first days of school. However, as I was getting started, I overheard my six-year-old son repeating lines from a political ad for a [...]

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Sail – Again – Connection

14Aug08

Post-Post Note:
I shouldn’t have linked from IL – I double posted. I think I’ve been getting a little carried away…
This is a ATC I am working on for the topic “Connection”. I had sketched it before this weeks Illustration Friday topic “Sail”. As mentioned, I was going to double-dip this one but decided on the [...]

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Bird Wall Update

13Aug08

Well, I have four pieces up on my bird wall. It’s much more pleasant than I am able to capture in digital. I love that I can look west out the window to see real birds at the feeders, and then look east to my bird wall.
I love these birds for different reasons. The Fritzner [...]

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“Canned” – Illustration Friday

30Jul08

Am I taking her off the shelf or putting her on …

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