Shark Week 2011!

I've been really busy lately and I'm no doubtedly coming down with a cold, but I'd be so disappointed in myself if I let Shark Week go by this year without paying homage! I started an illustration LAST year during Shark Week and have been keeping it in an "unfinished art" folder on my desktop this WHOLE time. No kidding. :) I need to thank Ellen for reminding me that I can bend people any which way in a drawing :D

Here's what I started out with from last year:

I thought I'd spare the poor seal (because that brown blob is supposed to be a seal, haha) in favor of some sailboating humans. It's no coincidence that my friend Taryn has recently gotten me into sailing. I just won't be venturing out into the open waters anytime soon :) The Charles River works for me.

Betta Wall

I've been spending lots of time at pet stores lately and can't help but notice the stacks and stacks of betta fish bowls. I used to have one, his name was Delphinium and I drove all the way home to PA with him (5 hours both ways) and back about 3 times. I feel bad for the bettas, they must get bored. Luckily, my friend Tami recently rescued one from utter pet store boredom.

*This piece is also part of the latest project I've been working on in between all the others. :)