Category: Cat
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2015 Approaches!
The sun is setting on another year and I have been thinking about goals, both old and new. It’s important for me to remember to celebrate accomplishments first, before moving too far into the goal-setting stage. I found myself ignoring that last week, my thoughts focusing only on what I’d like to achieve in 2015.…
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Two Holidays, One Card!
This is a great year for the Christmas/Hanukkah card! I had these printed up a couple of years ago and they have been listed in The Nancydraws Shop, but this year Hanukkah and Christmas fall so closely together I am hoping this card gets the attention it deserves. On one side, Adele is trying to…
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Adele
One of my most beloved characters, Adele came to life after my first trip to Paris in 2001. “Paris Rain” was her very first appearance in my artwork and I’ve created a detailed story for her since then. She’s a travel photographer, based in Montmatre, Paris, has many friends around the world and lives with…
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Henrí in the Spotlight
One of the characters in my story and an important part of Adele’s life is her feline companion, Henrí, named for Henrí Matisse, one of my favorite artists. Henrí is rarely seen without his beret and can converse with all humans, not just Adele. On this page he is terrorizing pigeons, one of his favorite…
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A Show of Hands
In this post I have to be honest, I am not good at drawing hands. Since my college figure drawing classes, rendering that body part has always given me the most trouble. In my sketches, they end up looking like “Attack of The Claw,” sausages, (as one of my Illustration professors put it), or worse!…
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Rainy Weekend Post
I’m taking a break from the errands and cleaning doldrums on this rainy Sunday to share another page of the Adele book. Most of what I currently have is at this level of completion. I am still fine-tuning the composition and details, but I have decided that this one looks good enough to share. I…
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