Illustration Friday: Deja-vu and Resolutions...

here's some quick doodling from last week... as I look at these, it seems to me, I had already drawn something like this... Deja-vu!

2011 - Out with the old, in with the new! --So they say!

I took a break over the holidays and like most people, had the opportunity to reflect on my goals and direction. I thought about what my goals were at the beginning of 2010 and assessed how many of those goals I met or didn't meet and why.
As 2011 gets started and I think of what I want to accomplish this year ( I really need to clone myself!). There's so much I want to accomplish, but I need to be realistic with my time as well. I have been more aggressive in pursuing my website and graphic design business. I even started a blog in Wordpress dedicated just to that and I've had great results so far. However, my goal of entering the children's illustration market has not been forgotten and for 2011 my focus is:

• Expand my mailing list
• Send a promotional piece at least every quarter
• Update www.thomidis.com and keep it current
• Make thomidis.com more search engine friendly
  
• Draw every day for a month (thinking of February since it's short!)... even if I'm short on time, just a quick doodle. Not sure if time will allow me to blog about it.
  
• Update this blog at least once a month

So there you have it, not a long list or one that seems unreasonable. Will it yield results... we shall see...

Happy 2011 Everyone!

Character Study

Work in progress...

Any comments or feedback are always welcomed...

SKETCHBOOK

These are two sketches I worked on last week. I tweaked them in Photoshop to get a better composition and straighter lines... I may work them in color, but I'm not sure yet.

sketches and spot illustrations of children

I took my son to the playground yesterday and was very inspired by all the kids that were there. I made a few sketches and then turned some of them to color and timed myself just for practice. I was pleased with the outcome.

Sketches

This one is from a couple of weeks ago at gymnastics

Girl with teddy and blanket. Acrylics and ink (under 1 hour)

This little girl was just adorable!

Sad Girl. Color pencils and ink. (about 1 hour)

Fall, Summer, Spring Sketches

Here are the sketches I worked on to showcase my style. I am doing these as an exercise, and if I like the outcome I may use them as promotional pieces. The idea is to keep the main composition the same with the tree framing the piece and kids and animals as the visual focus.

I have been in a bit of a funk creatively lately and I may take a break from the children characters and animals. As I said on my previous post, I am in the midst of finding a style that is marketable and quick to do while being true to myself. I am not sure where I stand on the style or quickness of things and I think I need to step away for a little while to get some perspective.

spring

summer

fall

In the mean time, I'll probably work on a piece I've been wanting to paint. We'll see how the week progresses.

Your thoughts and feedback are really welcomed!