April 14 - 20: Dr. Bird, character study

Character Study: Dr. Bird

I didn't have a bird in my portfolio, so I worked on this character, a cross between a bluebird and Maurice Chevalier (pictured below).

He's dapper, cheerful, compassionate and quite a flirt, just like Maurice was.

Maurice Chevalier

April 8 -13: The Flapper, a character study

The Flapper, a character study

This week's prompt from Doodle Day (a facebook group) was a character study. I started with the flapper in the yellow circle. I changed her somewhat as I progressed through the week. On to another character....

April 7: Hand Sketches From the Work of Hilary Knight

Hand Study from the work of Hilary Knight

I adore Hilary Knight's illustrations and often refer to them for motion & hand inspiration. His work is SO expressive. My hand sketches are modeled after his illustrations in The Circus is Coming.

 (One of my 

favorite books!)

April 3 - 6: More hand doodles

 More hands from a week long study. Prompted by the facebook  group, Doodle Day.

April 1,2: Doodling Hands

Pointing finger

This month's Doodle Day challenge is divided into weeks. This first week of April we're doing hands.
I haven't drawn from life for awhile, it's painful. I really have to concentrate. Think I'll draw from a photo next time. Holding my left hand still enough was a challenge.

March 26-31: More Interaction Doodles

At the Movies

Down the Bunny Trail

 The final six interaction sketches.

At the Movies: Watching a scarey movie is easier with a box of popcorn for comfort.

Down the Bunny Trail: The Bunny Band brings Easter sunrise to light by waking up all the creatures in the woodland with a joyous parade.

Windy Day: Yes, we've been having horrific winds this month. Almost every day. This is how I felt bringing home my groceries yesterday.

In Car Seats: It's been awhile since I used car seats but thought it would be fun to draw triplets each with a unique expression. I channeled the classic, See No Evil, Speak No Evil and Hear No Evil in this sketch.

Rockin' with Granny on the Porch: The one day of warmer weather reminded me how much I love to rock with my grandchildren in tow on my porch rocker.

In a car seat "See no, speak no, hear no evil"

Rockin' with Granny on the porch

March 25: Reading in Bed

Reading in Bed 1

Since I almost always read in bed it isn't surprising to find these images in my stash. Reading in Bed 1 comes from late night reading to a child who's a night owl. Reading in Bed 2 comes from loving to read in bed when I was a child.

Reading in Bed 2