Mia Looper did not take to kindly to the the Woodland brothers making her the grumpy old troll in their backyard production of "Three Billy Goats Gruff."

Anthropomorphic Romance Watercolor Wednesday

Monsieur Forknoir could wait no longer. He had to express his undying love to Spoonita before it was to late.
Though a little tarnished, Spoonita looked past his outer appearance and saw love his eyes. The two have since married and live very happily in my kitchen draw. When I last saw the two a week ago, Spoonita told me that she was expecting.

Family is so very important to me and too lots of you out there in blogger land. My family is made up of so many people. Some of which are not connected by blood or marriage, but rather by spirit and friendship. I share so much with these people. Vacations, advice, joy, happiness, food, encouragement, prayer and lots of tears and laughter. I think often about people who don't have a family or think less of themselves because they only have one parent or no parents or maybe have been adopted. I never felt so lonely as when I lost my mom to colon cancer. My sister and I got even closer after her death, but we also found comfort in the arms of extended family and friends who loved us through one of our most painful losses. I can say, that family is not just the people who share your genes and last name, but rather those who are connected through life and deep friendship. I am working on stories about blended families. This illustration is for the cover of a book that I'm working on called, "A Family for Dear Mr.Tibbles. A Christmas story." Mr. Tibbles' Christmas wish is not to spend Christmas alone again. He meets Mai and Sue Lee and the three become a family, but not without some hilarious craziness and mayhem.

Just Playing around Friday

Let's see, what can I play with next? I like to use what I have around my studio and see what I can come up with. I love my lined sketch pad, so I used a sheet as a background for these characters that I drummed up. I had the cat for something, the children from another piece that I was working on, and just placed them all on that buttery yellow sketch paper. I have a thing for cutouts. I like to leave a little of the white around the edges to make them stand out. Waste not want not. I was thinking about throwing these pieces out until I placed them together on a page. How do you play in your art space? Make your mark and see where it takes you!
Have a creative day.
V

Hi All,
I love to blog. It's like going shopping. I feel the same rush when I go bloggin'. A couple of days ago, I had the awesome pleasure of joining a wonderful group of illustrators and artists on Watercolorwednesday.blogspot.com. It's wonderful! I'm so honored to be a part. This is the very first piece that was posted just yesterday. Enjoy and of course, have a creative day!
V.