My Sketchbook : Easter : Chick, Bunnies, Fox & foxes

Easter Bunnies and Foxes are on my mind this week.

Here are some pen drawings in my Moleskine notebook, love the paper.

These buns appear to be confused, suspicious, sleepy, loving &/or distracted.

I imagine this rabbit is gathering instructions for this year's Easter route. 

I sketched a bunch of foxes for my class MATS3A with Lilla Rogers. 

I'll let you guess what the theme is ;) 

I'll use one of these characters for the final, but thought I'd share bc I always like 

the way sketches look together on a page.

This was a very quick sketch. The class can choose to illustrate a cover or a spread from Aesop's fable.

This is also a chance for me to work on lettering. 

I think this one might have the right mischievous look :) 

We'll see. I'm sure I'll share whatever I come up with next week.

If you'd like to learn more about this class - licensing your art, 

I wrote much more about it in my previous post on Monday.

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Thanks as always for taking a look.

Enjoy the rest of your week and get those Easter baskets ready!

xo, A

Subway Series

Animals take the NYC subway

Taking a break from addressing promotional postcards (yes! I have compiled a list) 

my thoughts turned to animals coming & going on the subway. 

The best thing to keep close by at all times 

is a little Moleskine notebook. If you haven't tried one, you're missing out, really.

The paper is super smooth, perfect for sketching with a pen.

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 Back to mailings. This round is predominantly for children's book publishers.

I'm planning to stay positive until one of my characters breaks out, 

however long it takes. The prospect of someone calling me out of the blue 

after receiving a postcard is a fantasy I hold onto dearly. The idea of one or two cards 

making it onto the bulletin board of a few art directors is enough to keep me going!

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 For anyone who wants to brush up on their skills, gain some fresh insight or 

sustain motivation, I highly recommend  the Continuing Education program 

at SVA. I recently completed another class there and it's 

always a rich and rewarding experience, 

well, except for that one time ;) 

Hope you have a fabulous weekend, just a day a way :)

xo, A