Early Illo.....song....

well looky looky, an early illo submission from chacha. and no your eyes are not deceiving you. i have been waiting and waiting for a somewhat close topic to post this piece. this is one i did a few years back that i just cant get enough of. it was actually a piece i did for my final exam from one of the many still life displays set up for us to choose from. the guitar and bottle display was the most appealing one to me......and so you have it. a nice and simple still life done with watercolors and oil pastels. imagine the beautiful song or songs that could come out of that guitar. enjoy.

Another illo.....simple....

well here it is. the most simple sketch i could find in my archives. just a quick little thing that i did while wanting some more soda! it might seem weird, but simple has probably been the hardest illofriday topic yet. it could have been anything, yet it had to be just that, simple. so, even with a couple birthdays and valentines day to enjoy, i still had time to pull something quick out of my sketchbooks to share with you. enjoy.

Another newbie....

Well, it seems as though another friend of mine has joined us, not only here in the blogging world but also on the illofriday scene. i would like to welcome TJ to the fun and excitement, and also the addiction that he has yet to realize that will take him over from here on out. his blog has been added to the almighty 'list-o-blogs' on the right hand side of this page. he just started not too long ago, so there are only a few posts, but im sure in a couple weeks hell be booming with creative images. go and check him out at Hybrid Blog o' TJ and leave him some love. so TJ, heres to many more illofridays to be had.....welcome!

illofriday....chair....little lonely lawn chair to be exact...

well, i almost didnt make it....again....but here it is. chair was this weeks illofriday and of course i have a little story to go along with it. i was pressed for time this week with valentines day ideas and birthdays coming up so i just wanted to do something quick but still with a little pizazz! this picture was taking on the St. Pete Pier down here in Florida before you get on to the Skyway bridge. my boyfriend Curtis and I decided to go fishing off of it for a change in our regular scenery. however, all the bait shops on the pier were either out of bait or closed, putting a damper on our plans. so, seeing as how we always have the camera in tow, we decided to have a few drinks and take some photos. this pic was one that i had taken because the chair just looked like it was sitting and waiting for its kodak moment. after laughing over it and enjoying the day, the picture was dubbed 'little lonely lawn chair,' the perfect title for this spur of the moment shot. so here it is, after a few filters added in photoshop, little lonely lawn chair making its blog and illofriday debut. enjoy.

IlloFriday.....Glamour.....

and so we come to that time of the week again. the time of the week where i post my painting for illustration friday. when i heard the word glamour for the topic, i thought of sparkles, lace, glitz and elegance. i wanted to incorporate all of these things into one simple, yet sophisticated, piece. i wanted to start out with a nice little lace effect for the background that would accent the glitzy marque style of the word glamour. this piece came out exactly how i had pictured it in my mind, making this yet another one that i got right on the money in my point of view. and just to let you know how passionate i was about making this piece perfect, i glued on each and every one of those sequins with the help of two straight pins and some glue. im not exactly sure on how i feel about the picture for this post, but it was hard getting a good shot with the shine from the sequins. hopefully, you get the idea of how great it should look, like it does here in person. enjoy.