A Few More Christmas 2015 Gifts/Commissions!

A commission piece for a co-worker's husband's Christmas gift (a rendering of their house): 9x12 clayboard, scratch tools, watercolors, micron pens (black, brown, blue, green), prismacolor markers (pastels and greys). A lot of give & take on this one; houses are not usually my specialty, but the "customer" was very happy with the outcome (as was I)! I like the homey, rustic look I gave her house.

Another commission piece for a co-worker- this time for her mother's Christmas gift (a drawing of their late Jack Russell, Clover): watercolors on cold press paper, micron pens (brown, blue), white colored pencil. This was one of my favorite commissions, because I love dogs and I know how much this dog meant to my co-worker and her mother. It was precious and an honor to be asked to illustrate her.

A gift for Lou for Christmas! <3 Our cockatiel, Moby: scratchboard, scratch tools, prismacolor markers (oranges, yellows, pinks, blues). Can't decide which scratchboard I've done of him is my favorite, now...

Willie the Cat in Watercolors

A little Secret Santa present for my co-worker and friend! This is her adopted and quickly/WELL loved cat Willie.

Watercolors, white colored pencil, blue and brown Micron Pens.

I'm pretty happy with the textures in this piece, and the level of detail I was able to maintain with it being a smallish size (only about 9×6, including the border). I might do more of these for myself- working from photos and doing quick start-to-finish pieces...

Birch Tree (Gifts)

Some watercolor/micron pen paintings that also happen to go along with my Up In The Trees series. (I hope to reuse these images/concepts!) These will be gifts for Christmas this year: bookmarks with bird nest charm tassles and a larger framed piece.