Sky Fishing, Revised Sketch

The above sketch is the next phase of developing the rough layout of the sky fisherman that you see below. I enjoyed working on this while sitting in our woodsy back yard over the last couple of warm summer evenings. I worked off my lap on a lapboard. 

I decided to come in closer on the boat to give it more emphasis, and edit out the little dinghy. The fish, by the way, is a grouper. Next I will paint the sky and clouds. Then a lot of time will be devoted to rendering the color on the boat to make it look weathered. 

Have you seen my other blog, The Trowbridge Chronicles? 

Sunday Sermon Sketch

Like many illustrators, I carry some paper in my back pocket in case I find someone sketchable during the Sunday sermon. This is our friend, Tracy, who sat still, absorbed in the sermon, unaware that her image was being captured for all the world to see.

Tracy is a talented artist. Check out her children's book titles, Kaila's Garden, I Wish I Was an Animal, I Wish I Were a Princess, and Exploring Careers in Art, at Lulu. com  http://www.lulu.com/browse/search.php?fListingClass=0&fSearch=Tracy+Fortune

We've had a lot of good times, especially Mexican lunches, with Tracy and her husband, my buddy, Darrell Fortune. Darrell is the founder and host of Northwest Convergence Zone, a podcast that features Pacific Northwest as well as nationally known musicians and comedians.