I Know You're in There!

My cat, Timmy, likes to sleep next to me when I draw or write. He doesn't know it, but his purring kind of puts me at ease and I'll study him while he lays there. Sometimes I just watch, sometimes I draw him, and sometimes (probably too often) those drawings make it onto a piece of paper. 

In this case, he fit right in to an ink and colored pencil commission from my Etsy store:

And in this case, some sketches for a sample I did earlier this year: 

And in this case, I discovered the technique I developed for fur...also works with pine trees!

One of my New Years Resolutions is to make sure I keep my eyes open for everything the way I do for Timmy. Those great ideas and character sketches are in there somewhere and they may be right in front of my eyes and I don't even know it yet.

2014 is getting off to a very slow start, but I am hopeful! So, I will try to be conscious, maintain a positive attitude in this difficult business....and keep pursuing.

I wish each and every one of you a very Happy and Healthy New Year!

Cheers!

~Renee

Colored Pencils and Packing

My husband and I are packing up our cozy, little Somerville apartment and moving to the suburbs very soon. It's s surreal experience, knowing that in a month I'll be leaving the hustle and bustle of the city behind. I've been living in Boston for about 14 years and my head is craving quiet!

While packing, I discovered a bounty of neglected colored pencils. I chose a few to carry in my pencil pouch and decided to add some color to these regular sketches of mine. I'll keep posting when I can, but things are about to get even busier for me with two book deadlines and a moving day approaching!

As always, I appreciate you checking in on my little corner of the internet. :)

Cheers!

~Renee

Snow Dudes!

I recently worked on a quick character study job for my friend Evan's company Hero 4 Hire Creative. These guys didn't end up getting used in the final animated product, but they're still moderately fun to look at!

These poor guys...

...almost never saw the light of day - until TODAY! Some unused character studies from work. :)

More birthdays!

 

And more fun characters :)