Merry Christmas

Hope you rope in a wonderful Holiday and New Year!

Landing of the Ladybug

Ink on Hot Press paper. Using stippling and wash. Finished digitally.

Business Card No.1

This is a business card that I am playing with for part of my application packets.

Red-Tailed Hawk--Big Red--Illustration

Where I reside my neighbors are often the Red-tailed Hawk. It is a common prey bird. It is not a falcon. I see "Big Red" catching mice, small birds, and trying for pheasant and quail. Big Red stay around about 9 months of the year and is gone during dove and quail season.
Art Work: Watercolor, ink, and colored pencil.
Size: 11x 17

Posting of Illustration/Design Work

The illustration work is being reformatted to fit the requirements of the blog site. I am having troubles with the conversions. What I have posted so far are items from my personal photo collection. Any help in the conversion process, posting sizes of work, and if there is a way to edit the template (change it to my own design-not pre-formatted) would be great.

Bees and a Wasp Share a Milkweed Flower Ball

I grow a small grouping of milkweed every year to attract butterflies and bees to the garden. I notice the bees, but did not see the wasp until editing.

Meadow in the Park

Hidden behind a grove of trees, these flowers glowed in the afternoon sunlight. They seem to be worshiping the sun.

Lady of the Fire

This is a photo that I took out in my field. It is not touched up, but can you see the lady of fire in the flames?

Biography

As a young child my mom sat with a pen and paper and drew constantly. Little illustrations, doodles, cartoons and various items that grabbed her fancy. Sitting there watching her and scanning her sketches I started to learn to see things others did not see. As I grew she taught me a little bit but encouraged me to explore on my own...to find my own.

It seems that since that time I have always merged my skills into my jobs. As an administrative assistant or a supervisor, I have combined illustrations with documentation. I created fliers, posters, maps, newsletters, certificates, invitations and my mom's funeral leaf-lets.

The illustration skills I have been developing and continue to develop, are the skills I present foremost to any prospective employer. A merger of information, illustration, and presentation to the viewer in a manner that is pleasing and clear is paramount to my goal.