Mid-Week Music and A Work in Progress

I'm working on a bunch of new art work now and have been in a kind of dark mood lately. Don't worry though, my dark moods can be a huge source of my inspiration. So I wanted to post a little bit of music I've been listening to. I had only heard of Agnes Obel really recently, isn't her music lovely?

Oh, here is what I am currently working on...This is my work in progress for Illustration Friday.  This weeks word is "Separated".  I'll post it again when it is finished.

 

I better get painting....

Illustration Friday...Swept.

 Ok, I am one day late...again. But here is my illustration for this/last weeks Illustration Friday challenge, The word was "Swept" and I immediately thought of the 19th Century romantic notion of being swept out sea. Of course, it is only romantic if you are somehow looking for a lost love and dying to be reunited, which this young lady indeed is.

Hope you like her.

Illustration Friday...Asleep

Here is a little painting I did for this weeks topic, "Asleep" for the Illustration Friday blog. I the love sweetness of sleeping animals and this little squirrel just seemed like a especially cute one to draw.  I'll will admit, I can't do super cute without throwing in a splash of darkness. In my mind cute always ends up a little bit creepy...

I hope you all like him.

Illustration Friday...the sweater.

Here is the first Illustration Friday post I've done in a while. It is such a fun site. I really, really should do it more. How does it work? Each week you get a new word to draw. Post it on their site and they will link back to your site. Give it a shot. Anyone can participate...This week the word was, "sweater" next week, "layer".

I am a day behind, but you won't tell will you? Here is my piece, I hope you like it.

I had a sweater just like this when I was a kid, I loved to roll myself up into a small ball...I tended to make myself very,very tiny...