Illustration Friday: UNDONE

Two years ago, I responded to the Illustration Friday prompt word "juggle" with a picture of a chef juggling the ingredients for strawberry shortcake. Maybe you remember?

Then this fall I had an art show at a local restaurant and sold that illustration. Hurray, right? Yes, but someone else wanted to buy that piece. So I was commissioned to do another drawing like... well, a lot like that one. With a twist, to keep things interesting. This is the result:



A recipe is just a finished meal undone, right? Broken down to its most basic elements.

Well, hello there!

It's been nothing but crickets here lately, hasn't it? Maybe my longest creative dry spell since I started this blog and re-started my art production two years ago.

There were lots of reasons, but what do they matter now? I'm back in business! I don't know how many local Cincinnati readers I have here, but if you're in town, stop by Habanero in Clifton sometime in the next few weeks. Their salsa is divine, but their walls aren't so bad right now either: I'm exhibiting my illustrations there for the next month or so!!

I've shown work in a few collaborative shows in the last few years, but this one's all me--a first. The opening reception is Friday. Maybe I'll take some pictures so you can see how delightful it all looks. :)





















Updated! Scenes from the opening...

HeART of ART

If you're in the Cincinnati area, stop by the Kennedy Heights Art Center between now and March 22 to check out the HeART of ART exhibit, including four drawings by yours truly. Here are three of them, all dolled up in mats and frames and ready for delivery.

The Kennedy Heights Art Center is a fairly new gallery- and classroom-space in a beautiful old house on the east side of town. The building was set for demolition when the community rallied to reclaim it for this awesome purpose. Definitely worth a visit!