balcony garden
this is featured in @ishanijasmin‘s passionfruit magazine (issue #4: small and beautiful) which you should definitely check out bc it has some really gorgeous and heart-achey poetry.
Tag: art
the goblin queen
the haunted mirror.
most adventures start with a little inspiration.
A year of illustration.
Rambling, analysis, and links to the pieces are below the cut.
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December.
I’ve been working on my illustration all year. Like, that’s all I’ve been doing. I feel like it’s paid off. In terms of skill, not money, jeeze. Now is probably the time to point out that I can only do this because my husband works and his income supports me. February’s piece was right at the very limits of my ability. I’ve come a long way.
In January I made a lot of fan art. In February I had a tech breakthrough and also found some art communities online. In March I created five pieces/week, in order to build up a portfolio. In April I made better work. In May I was exhausted. In June I turned 25 and started illustrating a phonics book. In July I finished the phonics book. In August I took Nathan Fowkes’ composition course on Schoolism. In September I illustrated another phonics book. In October I visited Books Illustrated and they gave me advice on my portfolio. At the end of November I got two commission emails on the same weekend. Now, I’m trying to focus and rebuild my portfolio. My art is better now. I’m excited for the new year. I have new hopes and dreams and goals and vague ideas.
It’s been a good year.
who wants to write a little poem to sit in the sky?
Inktober: Day 11
Inktober: Day 6
I found a big eyed face in my sketchbook and decided to roll with it. This is obviously more cartoony than the stuff I normally do but it was pretty fun. I need to build up my repertoire of background objects though… And what is she staring at through the hole in the wall? idk, you might find out tomorrow.
Inktober: Day 4
I’m relatively happy with this pic, but mostly I’m happy because this is part one of two and I’m super excited about tomorrow’s picture and am thinking I may actually write a story because I currently have cause to do so. So yeah. Tune in tomorrow 🙂
Sylvia Morris 