This week's Ill. Friday topic was "Bloom" and I thought it was perfect since I had just sketched this scene out last week. I'm adding a painterly medium to my illustration style so I've being experimenting with my entries.

I was sick all last week (and still not completely over it) but while being mopey anyway I became mopey about my work. I questioned myself, my style, and my ability. I am my worst critic and I "know" my work is good, but is it good "really?" The mopes subsided as I got some news about a project I hope to be working on (I'll hopefully know soon but the info I received was positive) and an inquiry about illustration a children's book. I ended my day with a trip to the bookstore, scoring the children's section. I found a few books that I really liked the illustration style and some to use as reference for poses, etc. I find it so hard to get the right perspectives when drawing children.

Here are some illustrators I'm lovin' right now:
Alex
Maria
Pamela
Moira
Heather