O.A.T.S. is a bluegrass festival in Pennsylvania run by the Grillbillies. I have loved the times I have gone. Staying up all night long listening to impromptu jam sessions is the best. Thank you for the wonderful times.

Although, I am feeling my sketch more:

I need to go back to the drawing board. My sketch composition is working better. In part because the cat is looking to the left and there is the danger, helping the eye to rotate around the page. In the full color piece, you are left hanging and your eyes are fighting between the cougar and the kayak. The sketch’s monotone palette allows the eye to better take in the action. Also there is more character in the animals in the sketch. Finally the pencils work better on the crappy paper I am trying to draw on. Lesson, free blank paged books are not always the right material for drawing in.

I will redo this one, when time allows. The idea is adorable thanks Evan! Perfect week to chime in, Matt never gave me a theme this week.

Vampires are out people, the new hit. . . Zombie Unicorns.

Here are my sketches that led up to the finals.

Speaking of fish with personality, I showed Lucien Finding Nemo yesterday. He was upset about numerous scenes, when Nemo is taken, when the sharks try to eat Marlin and Dory, and when Marla tries to “wake up” Nemo. With each scene he jumped in my lap.

I remember wondering when I first watched this movie, if the shark scene would scare kids, because it scared me. I long ago realized that most kids would not be bothered, but yesterday I couldn’t believe my kid got the ibby gibbies.

also a work in progress sneak peak:

Animal Wednesday is a bunch of horses! Getting back to my roots, my childhood roots. For my first 8 years I grew up in KY, so, like a proper young girl I was infatuated with horses. I drew them and rode them every chance I got.

The first horse’s face is a little scary. . . but I am happy with how the body came out. Again practicing with the sharpie.

I was going to write the breed of each horse to practice my hand lettering. It didn’t come out great so I left it off everywhere but here. It wasn’t crop-out-able.

This went from giants walking through cubicles, to the original Greek Titans sitting at a meeting table, to them huddling around the cubicle, to this.

Dwight pining to be part of the office gossip around the water cooler. I remember this episode where he felt that people around the water cooler held more power and the idea seemed to fit. It also required much less research on my part, to look up this photo and just draw it. Then getting to practice with markers to push line and shadow. I was having trouble since I first drew with a blue prismacolor, the thin point sharpie kept getting gunked up with wax-Jim ended up with a mustache! I had to use the thick sharpie for more than I wanted. I like the exercise of working outside my comfort zone though. Thank you for the suggestion.

Now Husband’s choice, did fall by the wayside. The giveaway took my time instead. I do have a theme from him and that piece and tomorrow night’s theme will go up by next Tuesday.

I am loving making so much art! Giveaways will continue this weekend for the world cup and I have come up with another art project. However, I think I am going to request a little cash to be donated if people want these pieces. It will have to do with dancing. . .