Outside Peace

    Hey Everybody!  Glad to be back;)  My birthday was really nice.  Had lunch
with my love and had fun with my little-ish loves in Columbus.  We went to COSI
and Magic Mountain Fun Center.  I would recommend visiting both, especially if
you have kids!  The recycled moth art by Michelle Stitzlein at COSI was incredible.
You can see pics of these here...https://twitter.com/RachelBollman  Keep in mind
these are massive!
    I drew this scene last night inspired by a little bookmark I painted a while ago.
Upset that I had lost it, I decided it was still floating around in my mind and I
should put it down on paper.  The girl ended up a little older than the one I had
painted, but still happy with the result.  I also added more to the whole picture,
the bookmark was only her face with the scarf and the one bird.  This is what I
have been trying to concentrate on and improve, completing a whole scene that
tells a story.   I am a little bummed that I started too close to the wire binding holes.
I suppose I was trying to conserve on paper but now have learned my lesson.  It
was fun doing this as a drawing, not sure if I am going to paint it, ink it and
color with pencils, or just leave it alone.  I would have to transfer to paint, and
sometimes the spontaneous feel gets lost.

    Recently I have been working on and thinking about eyes.  It is so tricky to get the
eyes focused sometimes.  Emotion is tough too, and at times I think my own emotion
shows in the eyes I draw.  If you are battling a little sadness it is hard to convey the joy
that everyone speaks of being such a necessity in children's book illustration.  You
really have to become the character and place yourself in their world.  It's a great
escape, and it makes me happy and thankful to be able to create such a place.  Peace.