Theory

I have this theory... live and let live... ummm, man evolved from apes... ummmm, man could live in peace if they'd quit being greedy. Well, at any rate, I decided that the best way to describe theory for Illustration Friday was to use "The Big Bang", one theory explaining the creation of the universe. Now don't get me wrong, I'm not saying I agree or disagree... This is merely illustrating... theory....
Did I mention? after a prolonged absence... it's great to be able to put something up again...

Karin

"Trick or Treat"

Remember when you were a kid, and you'd say, "trick or treat, smell my feet, give me something good to eat..."? Well, that's what I always heard when I went out trick or treating... In thinking about how I wanted to illustrate trick or treat for Illustration Friday... all I could think about was Charlie Brown... and how he always got a rock...
So while my little guy experienced lots of tricks... the tides are turning in his favor,and happily, by the end of the night... He could open up his own candy store.

Karin

I've been tagged!!!!

Wow! I've never been tagged before, but just the other day, I found a comment on my blog from Meinhild telling me that I had been tagged... However, I've been a busy little bee and haven't had time to do this until now. I guess that I have to tell seven things about myself... Well, while I'm thinking about that, here's who I'm going to tag:
juj, phthaloblu, biteyourowntail, martin, Ursula Shaw, Emily and Kittymeow.
I do hope that you will check them all out as well, their blogs are wonderful..

Now I guess it's time to share the seven facts about me...

1. My grandpa came to the States from Germany in the 1920's. He was living in New York, but had a job offer with Disney Studios, who were just starting out. Alas, he turned it down, but continued to paint into his late 70's. He and I would go to the Art Museum a lot.

2. I have a passion for not only creating art, but for art history as well.

3. I collect unusual owls.

4. I listen to all kinds of music.. I love music almost as much as I love art.

5. I'm a PS2 freak.. and lately I've been playing "The Darkest Faerie".

6. I love soft, cuddly stuffed animals.

7. One of my goals yet is to illustrate a children's book.

Okay, guess that takes care of it... Thanks Meinhild for the tag! :)

Karin

Grow

Grow.. sooooo big... My blog is growing with every word that I illustrate for Illustration Friday... But... with a little sunshine, some water... what more could a little daisy want... Who knows... maybe someday, that little daisy just may grow into a sunflower!

Karin

Extremes

This week's Illustration Friday word is "Extremes".. To what extremes will I go... From happy to sad? Being surrounded by friends or being alone? To be too hot, or too cold? Laughing long and hard, or sitting silently crying...? So many extremes...
My take on it though was bungee jumping... Something that I could never do... I hate heights... I'm thinking... I'd actually look worse than my guy does! :)

Momentum

I had sent out an email to my art buddies for their ideas for the Friday Illustration word, "momentum", and while they had good suggestions, the minute I hit the send button, my idea came to me.. It grew faster than I could keep up with it, my idea hurried on ahead of me... growing in momentum until... at last! I saw the beginning, the middle and the end... But this time I was going in yet a new direction... instead of just one drawing, I ended up with five... and then thought that the best way to present it, was in making it into a comic strip...
So here it is, my story of momentum....

Karin

Alphabet

Great topic for Illustration Friday... Once I got my idea anyway... but here I am... alphabet.... nope, no new character to add this week, just a drawing representing every letter in the alphabet. I had fun..

Moon

Being sick this past week has not been conducive for creating any new art. Needless to say, I didn't want to fall behind on Illustration Friday, so I went into my drawing archives to retrieve a picture that would fulfill this week's topic. This was done a few years ago when I was trying to learn how to work my color pencils..

Poem

Good grief.. I was really stumped on this week's word for Illustration Friday.. I hadn't a clue... So I thought and thought and thought... Well, something did finally come to me.. I'm not sure if it illustrates the word poem very well... But at any rate, it's done... Oh yes... There actually is a poem that I wrote on the board that she's holding....

Karin

Discovery

This week I wanted to do just a bit more on my illustration from what I've normally been doing on Illustration Friday... Discovery... AHA! Eureka!!! I found it my dear Watson!!
Little boys and trees and birds and nests.... and you have discovery...

I always told my husband, I would never, ever put my hand into my son's pockets before I did laundry when my son was little. I was always afraid at what I would find... Now my son is 17... and I still won't check his pockets before laundry.... Of course, the things that I'm afraid I'll find have changed over the years!!!

Anyway, here is discovery... a different world from ours, but a new life none-the-less...

Karin