illustration friday~jungle

how could anyone resist this cute little baby cheetah (and his dragonfly friend)...?!
nothing scary here :)

ORIGINAL DRAWING~SOLD but there are PRINTS available here:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/96990268/baby-cheetah-on-branch-with-dragonfly

cute bugs?! hmmm...

http://nicolesnurseryart.blogspot.com/2012/04/todays-buzz.html

https://www.etsy.com/listing/97885728/cute-critters-nursery-art-set-originals?listing_id=97885728&listing_slug=cute-critters-nursery-art-set-originals

ok...so apparently i have a *thing* now....

for drawing CUTE baby animals :)

as i stated earlier in the week, i'm trying to work on selling (or shall i say "parting with") some ORIGINAL artwork. and i thought i great way to do that would be to "part with" some sketches/drawings right out of one of my sketchbooks. and, i have many of those...;)

here we have a cute little baby cheetah...with his dragonfly friend (because i couldn't bear for him to be out there in the jungle all by his little lonesome self, of course). he is FOR SALE HERE:

http://www.etsy.com/listing/96990268/baby-cheetah-on-branch-with-dragonfly

along with a sweet little Easter bunny who is waiting for a new home as well....:)
http://www.etsy.com/listing/96758366/baby-bunny-with-easter-egg-original

ahhh...sisterhood:)

meet hannah and her little sister ashley! they LOVE the fish pond...and each other:) hannah used to be one of my students a couple of years ago (she is the gorgeous little blonde girl in the pic below). ironically, i also went to high school with her mom...small world! this sketch is for hannah's birthday painting, which is at the end of april. her and her sister love the fish pond as well as the yellow daylilies that can be found there as well. i love little ashley's red hair and freckles so i can't wait to start painting this!

sakura~the japanese cherry blossom pixie

here is another addition to my 'petal pixie' series...and undoubtedly my absolute favorite one! anyone who knows me knows i am obsessed with all things japanese/chinese...seriously! and i am crazy, crazy, crazy about cherry blossom trees. especially the japanese sakura trees...they are just gorgeous and the smell is intoxicating. one day i hope to be able to travel to japan. it has always been my dream destination place. the culture, the beauty, the simplicty...i am fascinated by all of it. so little sakura here is my homage to those lovely trees/flowers. oh, and it's also the only perfume i wear;)
next up is my final 'petal pixie' for a while...lila.

then it's time to make a few special christmas gifts...one being a large, mixed media canvas which i am excited to do!