Annabel Lee and Wisdom

A little while back some of the artists at work were doing weekly challenges for fun with themes to use as inspiration. Here are a couple I completed.
One was to illustrate Annabel Lee:
"...For the moon never beams without bringing me dreams
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;
And the stars never rise but I feel the bright eyes
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;
And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side
Of my darling- my darling- my life and my bride,
In the sepulchre there by the sea,
In her tomb by the sounding sea."
Edgar Allan Poe
I liked the idea she was in a watery grave and her lover comes back to mourn her. I'm always fond of the depressing stories!

Another was based on this proverb:
"Out in the open Wisdom calls aloud,
she raises her voice in the public square; on top of the wall she cries out,
at the city gate she makes her speech:
“How long will you who are simple love your simple ways? How long will mockers delight in mockery and fools hate knowledge?"
(Proverbs 1:20-22 TNIV)" 
I wanted to go with the sadness wisdom must feel when no one listens. And since owls are often associated with wisdom, that was my train of thought. Plus I just wanted to draw an owl ;)

Hope you enjoy and thanks for stopping by!

People Watching

Some coffee shop/sketchbook pages:

Another Winter Illustration

Family Christmas

I painted this for my husband this year for Christmas. Its our family: me, my husband, our dog Jordan and our new kitten Link. Link loves! Jordan, but Jordan only tolerates Link, or so he wants us to believe. When we aren't looking he likes to cuddle up with the kitty. ;) Anyway, Happy Holidays everyone! Take care!

Out of Hibernation

To all who still remain and check this blog, I'm so sorry its been such awhile, it seems to have been a common theme with me in the past to neglect this blog. But I'm going to try and change that in the coming year. This past year has been...enlightening. ;) I've learned a lot and hopefully improved at least a little. I'm going into this up coming new year with determination to accomplish the things I've been telling myself for years I want to get done. So now's the time! So if there's anyone still out there, I thank you for your continued support and patience. Happy Holidays everyone and I hope you have a wonderful New Year! :)
Here's a little winter illustration I did.

It's Been Awhile

My apologies for the long delay in posts. Here's a large environment I did for the same game I've posted images for before. I left the picture frame lines in to give an idea of what the viewer can see at one time. The waterfall in the back is a placeholder because the animator on the project intends to animate a water fall. Anyway thanks for all who stop by to view what I have to offer. Take care! :)

More Development for Video Game

Here are some more characters for the video game I am working on with the Switzerland team. Hope you all enjoy. Thanks for stopping by! :)