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The Artist Date on a Budget of Time

You might have noticed that the art postings have slowed this week. Well, I am in need of an artist date. You know that weekly getaway proposed in the Artist Way, that is supposed to refill the creative well.
Like everyone I have had to tighten my belt and work within a much smaller [...]

Caution – Dragon Crossing

This week’s Illustration Friday theme is “Caution”. So in keeping with my current theme of dragons we have a Dragon Crossing Caution sign. James gave me the jumping off point for this one. I couldn’t wrap my mind around the theme right away, so I asked him what he thought. [...]

Back to School – Creative In the Kitchen

ell it is about time for school to start. Which means it is time for my favorite food prep time is upon me again. I love packing lunches for the kids. I like to pack lunches for J too, but I don’t think he would appreciate some of the cute things I [...]

Thanksgiving Dragons – Holiday Dragons

Another cute drawing for my Holiday Dragons Series. Here we have a pair of dragons dressed up for Thanksgiving and sharing a hug. The kids have been proving lots of ideas for Holiday themed dragon drawings ever since I did the ghost dragon.
Once again I have made the original available [...]

Licensing

I think it is way past time to start putting my work out in the world for licensing. So step 1 seemed to be making a page saying so here.

Christmas Dragon – Illustration Friday- Wrapped

I had recently finished this drawing as part of my holiday dragons that the kids requested, when today’s illustration friday theme of “wrapped” came in my email. This seemed to fit nicely.
And as usual you can find gift items featuring this design here. And some nifty prints can be found here. [...]

Ghost Dragon for Halloween

I seem to be ready for fall and Halloween. Lots of designs coming out of my pen that seem just right for the holiday.
You can get some fun gift items featuring this cute little fellow at cafepress, and zazzle. And prints are available at imagekind. And of course the original is [...]

Impatient – Illustration Friday Theme

This week’s Illustration Friday theme is Impatient. The design for this drawing was suggested by my son who is about to go off to college to study computer animation. This little dragon is impatient for the computer to load.
Prints of this image are of course available. And of course [...]

Creative in the Kitchen – Mango Turkey Cutlets

Mango Turkey Cutlets – Adapted from a crockpot recipe when I didn’t have 6 hours to wait.
Ingredients:
1 onion diced
1 green bell pepper diced
1 mango peeled, pitted and diced
1 garlic clove
salt
pepper
1c chicken broth
6 turkey cutlets
Cut the garlic in half and rub the cut side over both sides of the cutlets then salt and pepper each cutlet.
Saute [...]

Franken-Kitty Original Drawing

This week’s illustration friday theme is “modify”. So I have here a modified cat – Franken Kitty.