Saturday, December 30, 2017

Breakfast of Champions

When I was a kid I was obsessed with drawing pigs and I have always been obsessed with pancakes. It looks like there is bacon on one of the plates, tho, so I don't think I thought this one all the way through when I drew it so many years ago... Best wishes to you for a happy new year filled with all of your favorite things!

Thursday, December 28, 2017

Friday, December 15, 2017

Field Trip

I'm including this as a sketch because I drew it rather quickly for a recent storytelling & bookmaking field trip at The Mid-Continent Oceanographic Institute. This was my 20th time volunteering as a field trip illustrator! The kids come up with the silliest stories, it is the most fun!

Friday, December 1, 2017

Marching into December

This little birdie is going to be in a piano music book that I just finished illustrating. And now it is December! Where o' where has 2017 gone? Happy December, Friends! xo

Thursday, November 30, 2017

Thursday, November 23, 2017

Happy Thanksgiving!

Appreciating being a part of The Sketchables and 

Thank You ~ To Every Single One Of You Who Have Stopped By For A Visit!! 

Sweet Autumn Cheers,
Priscilla

Friday, November 17, 2017

hopscotch

This is a hoppy little sketch from a new music book that I am working on.

Thursday, November 16, 2017

Friday, November 3, 2017

Inktober

This is a photo from the 18th of October, just over the half-way mark for the month of inktober. 

Friday, October 20, 2017

Deep

Still having fun with inktober. Today's prompt was "deep" and so an alligator seemed about right.

Thursday, October 12, 2017

Friday, October 6, 2017

sword

Happy Inktober! Here is the list of prompts and the sword I drew today.

Thursday, October 5, 2017

Friday, September 22, 2017

Hand Lettering

I really enjoy hand lettering things and would like to do more of it. This is from a piece from The Frog Prince that I just finished painting last night, back when I was first transferring the sketch to my watercolor paper. I used my favorite font, Georgia, for the text in my illustration.

Thursday, September 14, 2017

Brown-Bag-It Day

Although officially this holiday falls on May 25, these friends find ways to celebrate it any day, and in their own way.

Friday, September 8, 2017

Thursday, September 7, 2017

Friday, August 25, 2017

Friday, August 11, 2017

Berry Nice

I think I prefer the fragrance of real berries over Sharpie berries. 

Thursday, August 10, 2017

Summer Day Picnic

They shared a honey sandwich and named today Teddy Bear Picnic by the Sea with a Bee Day.

Thursday, August 3, 2017

Trading Places With Your BFF Day

If there isn't already, there ought to be a holiday just for trading places for a day with your Best Friend, in her book.

Happy Beginning of August to you all!
~ Priscilla

Thursday, July 6, 2017

Summertime Fun!

Kalia loves summertime and her (toy) swim friend, Hani.
(enjoyed listening to Hawaiian music as I was sketching…)

Thursday, June 22, 2017

Giraffe Day

He knows June 21st was World Giraffe Day, but giraffes are his favorite, so he is still celebrating.

Saturday, June 17, 2017

Thursday, June 15, 2017

Thursday, June 1, 2017

Listening Friends

"I don't know. Maybe I need to go take a nap again."

(They take turns listening throughout the day.  They found it works best that way.)

Friday, May 19, 2017

Thank You, Tracing Paper

Here are an assortment of sketches from the music books I am working on currently. Tracing paper really saves the day when you need to move things around, flip things around, keep things symmetrical, and when you're old school like me. Happy Friday!

Thursday, May 18, 2017

Busy Days Break



Busy Bees sometimes take sweet, short singing breaks with their tea.

Happy Thursday!
Priscilla

Friday, May 12, 2017

Secondary Characters

I'm working on sketches for another book idea. This pooch is just one character. I always start with characters before anything. To me it's of course the funnest part!

Have a great weekend!
Joy

Friday, May 5, 2017

Handy

Drawing hands is not easy. I drew this, erased it, re-drew it, and so on for quite a long time before I got it the way I liked it. Bicycles are also very hard to draw. Luckily, this was not a picture of a hand pointing to a bicycle. That would have been horrible.

Thursday, May 4, 2017

Conversations


Edward was always the one starting conversations at family gatherings.

Thursday, April 27, 2017

Friday, April 21, 2017

car wash

It's springtime in Minnesota and the classic cars are waking up from their long winter naps.

Thursday, April 13, 2017

Friday, April 7, 2017

Metallic

Testing my mettle with metallic ink and a crow quill pen. Super fun! Thanks for the inks, Andi!

Thursday, April 6, 2017

Story Ideas

I sure love her enthusiasm.  I should tell her to start with the story that wants to be told first.

Happy Thursday!
Priscilla

Friday, March 24, 2017

Fish

sometimes you need to jot an idea down real fast so you don't forget it!

Friday, March 10, 2017

Sad Doxie

I was recently at a vet tech convention to get CE credits so I can keep up my certification. One of the lectures I attended was peppered with photos of cute dogs that were up on screen ever so briefly. This forlorn dachshund was the most gorgeous copper color.

Thursday, March 9, 2017

Summery Thoughts

Long way to summer days, but one doesn't soon forget the fresh, breezy salty air in one's hair.
And those waves.  And the warm sunshine. Ahhh.
Happy Thursday!
Priscilla