IF Citrus

A quick post for Illustration Friday. This weeks theme is citrus.

Every now and Zen

Drawing of a little zen garden I picked up at CVS for ten bucks. I thought it would look cool on my desk and maybe help me relax a little.

Sometimes I can’t seem to turn my brain off. I’m always thinking about the next thing to be done. My mother blames it on “Houseitosis”, more commonly known as “Cabin Fever”

My Irish Grandmother always said have a cup of tea you'll feel better. Some days I 'm not sure if there was enough tea dumped in Boston harbor for this.

Inside -Out Pants

Dear Nice(reads Non-judgmental ) Teacher,

Aiden has acquired a new skill! He is now able to pick out his own clothes from a collection of pre put together outfits in his closet and dress himself! Everything except the shoes. Yay!

He has made great progress and is still working on,( as I am sure you have noticed) ,the difference between inside and out, front and back. He is Very sensitive to correction, so we are trying to gently guide him on where the tags, pictures and buttons go. So do not be surprised by a backwards shirt here and there, mismatched socks or inside out pants.

Aiden is very proud of himself and we are proud of him too.

Thank you in advance for your patience in this matter,

Aiden’s Mom

P.S. Could you have a chat with the nice( reads judgmental and browbeating) bus driver lady? I don’t think she understands the significance of inside out pants. J

Dear Aiden’s Mom,

We are very happy to hear that Aiden is dressing himself! That is a great self-care skill!

Sincerely,

Nice Teacher

IF: Remember- the Unknown Rebel

One man stopped a line of tanks.
Once a week I try to submit an illustration of the weekly theme to Illustration Friday.com. This weeks theme is Remember. I always thought it was an odd thing that this man could gain so much fame and yet we still do not know his name or what happened to him after this.

Something Different

My son three year old son Xavier loves to draw, especially on walls. So to keep him on the paper we have turned a creative exercise into a game. He draws on the page, (at this point it's scribbling but wait till he gets older) and mommy finds pictures in his drawings. The above and below are inspired by some of Xavier's latest sketches.

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Originally uploaded by LJS Design.

I started this for a pet project I am working on and thought maybe I could try it for a second stab at green.

IF Green

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Originally uploaded by LJS Design.

I started out with colored pencils, but when I added marker to the face I got an painted texture. I am not very familiar with markers and I am trying to get used to them.
If you can spare a few tips to a green horn, please feel free to comment.
Criticism is welcomed.