She's outrageous, and intends to always be

I love her. She holds the world record for the most tattooed elderly woman. She is a lot more tattooed than this now if you look her up, her head is shaved now. She's not gorgeous, she's kinda scary, but drawing her was more fun than I've had in a while. Look closely, she has chains hanging from her nipple piercings. This is again pen and ink and watercolor. I really had fun with the watercolor process in this piece, I worked on a couple of layers and if you look past the tattoo design around her you can see the warm watercolors interacting with the cool.

Classy

For a cd cover or itunes image we had to pick a classical composition and illustrate it. I chose Scheherazade from 1,001 Nights. Also known as, Arabian Nights. This was fun, as Rusty says, everyone in the class is running back to comfortable now and so I've resorted to watercolor and pen and ink. I am getting more loose and gestural with the watercolor. My pen and ink, as always, remains tight. 

N.A.H.M.

Here is the poster for Native American Heritage Month, word to the wise don't get behind on blogging. Also, this was my first lesson in typography and design. I learned a lot, for example, design does not come naturally to me. I thought it must be instinct. Rusty, I know you're laughing right now. The first image is the initial illustration, the second is my attempt and the third is a big helping hand from Rusty that is now my final project to turn in with the final portfolio.