Michelle Jackson

Just a quick freehand ink doodle for this weeks IF theme: Contained.  Before I dozed off I had to get one more drawing in and without forcing myself to think I came up with this doodle using a prisma pen, and nothing else.  I cleaned it up the edges, and added a tiny splash of color in PS.  To balance the odd shape, I duplicated the image a few times and placed them around the original, using the white space as a border.  

I’m sorry I haven’t been keeping up with my blog for sometime. My husband and I have been transitioning back into the DC/NOVA metro area since early December from our unfortunate relocation to NC. Lucky for us, it’s been pretty smooth. After we came back to VA, everyone we passed on the street said that “NC is for the retired.” Now they tell us! We definitely appreciate the things we took for granted before we left, so in saying that, I’m glad that we took the chances that we did when we decided to move.

So now instead of sitting on my bum all day looking for a job in NC, I’m doing it in VA, with much better results! I honestly can’t wait to start working again.. this whole temporary retirement thing has had me bummed out and stagnant… Posting something up on the blog has brightened my day though, so maybe I’ll continue to do a little more of that! The sketch above is a snippit from my M2 spread 40 on my sketchdump blog. Cheers!!!

there’s always one in the bunch that wants to live on, so it found the Fountain ‘O’ Youth!

It’s been awhile! I think I was burnt out from the pressure of sketching, creating and finishing up home projects, and was soooo relieved that we actually had a few weekends to relax. I’m starting back up again! I’m also in my interior decorating mood, and have started planning, laying out, measuring, etc… all the upstairs bedrooms, halls and bathrooms!! I’m a little slow on the uptake, so this weeks effort was a little weak, but I wanted to contribute to help get me motivated again.

She’s enjoying a nice cup of cocoa in a big comfy chair in a quiet coffee shop, after a brisk walk in the bitter cold. yum.

:::UPDATE::: I’ve been told that Booples already exist so sad.. mine are cuter!! So they can no longer be called Booples… Any name ideas???

I’m couldn’t think of anything else to call them, so Booples seemed fitting. I’m thinking of painting these guys on three pretty decent sized panels. Most likely will use acrylics, since I’m ok with them. Any thoughts and ideas?

moleskine sketch page

MooDude sent me a wonderful package of his stickers this past weekend! I had had a long day at the office, and recieving this colorful pieces of stickiness really made my day!

Thought I’d share few old sketches. This was sketched out years, and I mean yee-ears ago. I have always thought of doing more with it, like an life-size painting with this style. I’ve done a bird using this illustration style, but stopped there. sigh.. one of these days!

Yay! I’ve been meaning to get this started forever, and I finally had the time to scan, and upload all the pages from my MoleSkine sketchbook. This book now goes everywhere I go. I’m getting braver and am actually opening it up in public to make a few sketches! I’m still a little shy about drawing in public. *grin* I hope you get a chance to look at it, and that you can draw some inspiration or motivation from it!

Check it out! SillyMonkee Sketchblog

Sidetrack from a major brainstorm about creating a positive ad campaign…. didn’t realize how difficult it was, especially with the subject matter I have to create it for… argh… I’ve got a few good ideas… what a challenge.

Afro man started out as a pair of eyes and a brow. I wondered what it would look like if I created his face out of shapes, and this is what happened! The Hope poster, was created after Afro man, as the continuation of my brainstorming!