Introducing Ribbon Girl

I've starting doodling a girl I have nicknamed Ribbon Girl. Here are the first few iterations (you might need to click to enlarge to see how purdy she is)...

Ribbon Girl Meets Ribbon Boy
Ribbon Girl Dances a Groove (this will probably also be my submission for this week's Illustration Friday challenge of "Music")

Ribbon Girl Goes for a Swim

Not sure where Ribbon Girl came from, or where the ribbons came symbolize (if anything), but she seems to be pouring out of my pen at the moment, so I am giving her time to play.

After I took these pictures, I added a small item to each of these (in this order): a heart, a musical note, a fish. They add a bit of a story, and in some ways I like them.... but I also like them just like this. Something I will ponder about as she evolves...

Two doodles in blue from Rhodes

These are two doodles I did yesterday... (you can click on them to enlarge and see the details)

This first one really excited me when I looked at it today, though it is hard to put my finger on exactly why. But there is "something about it" that speaks to me. I feel it is one of the better pieces I've done...
I started this next doodle while I was at the beach yesterday, inspired by the waves, then finished it last night. The little coloured boxes on the right symbolize the seaside huts I saw. The big dark blue eye-shaped blob: that's supposed to be an old boat I saw on the shore with fishing nets next to it... Andhat's me, in the lower right hand corner, doodling... and I added in one of the Greek cats that really are everywhere; I ran into half a dozen as I was walking to the beach...

My Illustration Friday submission for "blur"

Well, except I didn't submit it in time... But I did do it!! Funny, I actually did it the day the theme came out, but forgot to upload it... I see it is going to take a rhythm to actually participate in Illustration Friday weekly, but I'm working on it...

My Illustration Friday submission for "skinny"

I have decided to begin participating in Illustration Friday, and the theme this week was "skinny". Here is my very first submission (you can click the pic to enlarge it for details):
What is Illustration Friday? Here's the blurb from their site:

Illustration Friday is a weekly creative outlet/participatory art exhibit for illustrators and artists of all skill levels. It was designed to challenge participants creatively. We believe that every person has a little creative bone in their body. Illustration Friday just gives a no-pressure, fun excuse to use it. No clients looking for a particular thing. No one judging the outcome of the work. It's a chance to experiment and explore and play with visual art. So welcome, novices and pros alike.

I'm looking forward to what inspiration my ongoing participation will bring...

Spain doodles: more purples

More doodles from Spain in the purple theme I was using at the time...

Yeah, some I seem to only have pics of as I was creating them, generally over beer...

This was actually taken at a little bar adjacent to the very original Roman city wall that surrounded Barcelona...

Spain doodles: Gaudi inspired

I figured it was about time I started uploading my doodles from my trip... This batch was from my first destination, Barcelona, and were doodled while I was up on the roof of Gaudi's La Pedrera in July:

Visiting La Pedrera was definitely one of my trip highlights, and I have observed Gaudi-inspired shapes and curves appearing in a lot of my doodles ever since...