Scotts Valley Artisans

The Scotts Valley Artisans store is having their grand opening party on Feb 4. I have several of the pieces from the Two Can art line up in prints, cards and t-shirts and have also been doing some clay to put in the store. The clay has been really fun. I've been working with paper clay and clay polymer. I used to do a lot of hand building so the clay is a really comfortable medium. This is a bit of a departure from what I've been doing. Here are some pics of the display and also some of the clay things.

Illustration Friday Topic-Twirl

Here is a watercolor painting of a porcine ballerina mid twirl.I was just playing around with creating characters, and a dancing pig seemed like a good idea.

Illustration Friday Topic-Prepare

Everything taste better when you prepare it with chocolate chips! This is watercolor on illustration board.

More Samples

This is the last of the group of characters that were licensed for product. This guy is huge. Around 40". This is based on the characters from Amanda and Max.

Illustration Friday Topic-Vanity

Here is an example of beauty being in the eye of the beholder. This is a watercolor I did for a portfolio piece for children's books.I really love creating characters.

Stripes and Polka Dots

Well the topic for Illustration Friday is Stripes. I just got samples of some of the product that I licensed and was planning on putting photos here. Since the are striped and polka dotted I thought I would do it for the topic as well. Here are the dogs and cats in stripes and polka dots. They are in stores for Christmas. I love getting samples.

Illustration Friday Topic-Scary

This is an image of a scary pirate from a story I wrote. It's done in watercolors on board. It's fun to come up with characters.

Samples of 3-Ds

I just got the samples for the characters I did. I think they came out really cute. I have some other items I still need to photograph, but thought I'd go ahead and share these.

Illustration Friday Topic-Fuel

Who needs to fire up the barbie when you have your own fuel? This is an oils on gessoed board.
Just for fun.

Illustration Friday Topic-Scattered

This is a watercolor I did of my nieces Hannah and Mara as they played among the scattered leaves.

Illustration Friday Topic- Hibernate

This is one of the Two Can Art images I did with my son Noah. It's one of my favorites. This guy is looking for a nice warm place to curl up into on a cold winter twilight.

Illustration Friday Topic-Ferocious

This is a jaguar painting I did a while back. It is in watercolor. I really love the look of big cats, but wouldn't want to run into one in the wild. Where we live there are mountain lions that make appearances. I haven't seen one myself although I have seen bobcats.This images seemed to fit the topic. They are beautiful creatures and I respect their wildness.

Art Hanging at the Silver Spur in Soquel.

I just finished hanging art up at the Silver Spur, a local eatery in Soquel. If you are in the area be sure to stop by. They have a great menu and it is a wonderful place to hang art. My work will be up for 2 months there. I also did a little section of Two Can Art prints. The prints came out really great. I did these on canvas. Hope you can go and enjoy the food and the work. Here's a preview of what's hanging.

Illustration Friday Topic-Mysterious

It's always interesting to see the things that people save as mementos to remind them of an event that was important to them. To the outsider it may have no value at all and the mysterious importance of the item would be lost to them. I think it's nice to pass along the stories that go with these saved mysterious items to the generations that follow.
This image is in oils on board and was done for a story with those thoughts in mind.