Sketches - scenes with animals - no surprise, I know

Hello there

I had a cold over the weekend :( but it kept me in to do a few more sketches for 

MATS Bootcamp class. Our "mini" assignment was to research and sketch 

scenes for plates. Apparently, our final piece will not be plate design.

This is basically, the warm-up, which is quite fun :)

I enjoy Lilla's approach, giving us specific parameters to work within, 

while encouraging a loose playful start.

I'm sticking, predominantly, with children's imagery.

Of course, Pinterest makes it easy to find anything you're drawn to drawing, so to speak!

These were fun to draw.

So far, I really like this guy.

I'm excited to learn what the actual assignment will be.

Wish me luck.

Have a good week!

xo, A

Ollie owlet sketches

Ollie will stay here a little while longer ...

:: enjoy your weekend ::

xo, A

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