If-Refrain

Sasha could not refrain from trying on her party dress one more time!!

IF-Storm

Lucille in the storm.

This was us this weekend as we got 24 inches of snow in the blizzard that hit the northeast!  It really is A LOT of snow!!  But, poor Lucille, I hope she gets somewhere warm soon!

IF - (Cart) wheel!

Lucille did everything with flare.

I know this is a little late for IF's word wheel...but better late than never!  Little Lucille seems to be popping up a lot in my sketch book these days!  I must admit, I am in LOVE!

Happy Blizzard Day tomorrow to all in the northeast...stay safe!

Illustration Friday - Mesmerizing

Charlotte found butterflies to be mesmerizing.

I, on the other hand have become quite intrigued with mushrooms lately.  We went for a hike in the woods recently with the kids and I could not believe the number and variety of mushrooms we found...large, small, red, yellow, silver, gold...so I have been working on some sketches with Little Charlotte and her favorite companions - mushrooms!!

Illustration Friday - Stay

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Stay and chat.

For this week's If word stay I redid my elephant and mouse header...changed the mouses position and the elephant's trunk a little and played a bit more with the colors!

Illustration Fridays - Stir

Henry was tired of dreaming, so he set out into the world to discover new adventures!  When chef Tomas was busy stirring his sauce and reached for a bit more oregano, he was quite surprised to find Henry scurrying along!  Perhaps this kitchen should not have been his first choice for an escapde!

As I was falling asleep the other night this image popped into my head, slant and all for IF's word stir. I was somewhat reluctant as I usually shy away from "people" images...but I am very happy with how this turned out!  

IF-Swarm

Henry was a night dreamer.  He dreamed he could fly around at night with the friendly swarm of fireflies and have great adventures!