SURPRISE! SCBWI Draw this!

This month prompt is Surprise!
Here are two of my sketches:

Surprise!
copyright 2017
Andrea K. Lawson

Surprise! Miniature Pets-in-A-Box
by Andrea K. Lawson
copyright 2017

Love! #sbwidrawthis

Childhood, Dream with Cuddly Blanket

Flying on Cuddly Blanket by Andrea K. Lawson copyright 2016

Illustration Friday- Tribal

HI! Here is this week's drawing for Tribal, copyright 2016 Andreaklawson.com
ink and wash on paper

3 or 4 Wolves

LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD MEETS THE WOLF

 

 

 

 

several versios that I tried for fun looking for a very sneaky wolf?

Draw This! SCBWI bimonthly prompt is "Enchanted"

Enchanted!

ink and watercolor by Andrea K. Lawson 

copyright 2015

Here is  in grayscale
(note: the wand is a carrot)

I'm looking forward to the SCBWI Summer Conference!!!

This will be my first time attending the L.A. conference. I was born in Hollywood so it will be  nice to visit my family as well. I'm going to LACMa and will definitely see "Levitated Mass".
https://www.scbwi.org/events/44th-annual-scbwi-summer-conference-in-los-angeles/

I'll be bringing my picture book dummy for It's Raining Cats and Frogs: Folk Sayings About Rain

From Around the World

"It's raining shrimp in Thailand"

Adventure!

ink on paper copyright 2015

Bounce!

pen and walnut ink, 2015

"Dog SmellPotion Lotion"

The night before last I had an odd dream. I very clearly saw a bottle on a table with a black and white label. This stuff was called "Dog Smell". I was curious about it and almost opened the bottle wondering if it was going to be a nice smell to put on dogs or a disgusting dog smell.  Unfortunately or fortunately, my dream changed or I woke up before I found out. Perhaps it was somehow inspired by watching Super Chicken which my musician friend Tom P. from The Spin Glo's lent me the other day.
Here is a sketch of the label:

Shine for the SCBWI Jan/Feb inspiration challenge:

The SCBWI Bulletin is in black and white but I did it originally in color, so here are both. I was remembering the Waldorf School lantern festivals that we use to take our daughters to.

 Shine

Ink and watercolor

Shine

Black and white version

Illustration Friday is Passion this week!

Here is my sketch

Passion

pencil sketch

Invitation to the SCBWI Illustrator's Show, Meet the artists, refreshments art making and fun!

I'll be there doing art with whoever joins me!

I am really excited to be included in the 2nd Annual SCBWI Illustrator's Exhibit!

I am excited to announce that my Pet Parade, Port Townsend, illustration will be included in the 2nd Annual Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) exhibit at the Washington State Historical Museum in Tacoma, Washington. Follow this link for directions:  http://www.washingtonhistory.org/visit/wshm/directions/
The exhibit will be on view from November 19th, 2014 through January 18th, 2015.
Please come to the show and see a variety of exceptional work from noted Washington State artists!

Port Townsend Pet Parade

ink and guache on paper

(On view at the SCBWI Exhibit at the Washington State Historical Society, Tacoma, opening November 19th, 2014)

Getting Ready for the Port Townsend Pet Parade

ink and gouache on paper

Sketches of Musicians

These are from last winter but I just found the little 4 x 6" sketchbook when I cleaned up  my room.

By Andrea K.Lawson

By Andrea K. Lawson

By Andrea K. Lawson

2013 SCBWI Tomie dePaola Award

This was my entry this year for the Tomie dePaola Award.
Tomie's directions were to  illustrate the poem, Sneeze  with  an 8 by 8"inch composition
using any color or medium. The illustration was to target the 2 months to 2 year age group!
You can find the other entries in the Unofficial Gallery of the Tomie dePaola Award 
and see the winners at http://www.scbwi.org/winner-of-the-2014-tomie-depaola-award-is-announced/

Sneeze

My black and white  illustration of Little Women won an honorable mention from Tomie dePaola last year. It was a challenge to have to use only black and white!

 

http://www.andreaklawson.com/page/httpwwwandreaklawsoncomillustration

This is the 2013 First Prize winning illustration from Akiko White :

Here is my friend Rowena Russell's entry, I love the simplicity and idea of the sneezing snowman!

Paintings Drying on my floor

 Waiting and waiting for them to dry so that I can find room to walk around and  paint some more!

Holiday Cookies

I missed the SCBWI meeting this time, but we still had an inspiring time making cookies at our house.
Cookies are works of art, but I am told that they have to be eaten!

My daughters holiday cookies.

Illustration Friday: Fresh

Acting Fresh!

Illustration Friday: Hybrid

Hybrid Fish of the Sea