Run Rabbit Run

This is for a good friend of mine, she'll know who she is.  I think it will come pretty close to what she imagines a healing hermit would look like.  Or not; in fact, the longer I look at it, the more I think it will fit rather awkwardly into her mind's definition.  And no, the hermit is not naked, just wearing a skimpy bathing suit because it is really hot there, and also, she's a hermit, so who's going to see?  Unless she is more of an urban hermit, like one that lives in High park or something, because where else would that snake find lawn ornaments?  Also, she would have to replenish her first aid kit sometimes, and even though her hair is very long and hermit like, it looks suspiciously smooth and well tended for a true hole-in-the-ground dwelling hermit.   

Amanda F. came by last night and we had an enjoyable time of eating chips and drawing an image for this weeks illustration friday word, which is 'prepare'.  Apparently, this bird is preparing for some sort of fight or battle.  Not sure why he is dressed as a clown.  Clown fight maybe?  I'd pay to see that.

I am indebted to Amanda for the suggestion of chevron pants for the bird clown.
So dynamic and stylish! 

Question: Why must all my bird people be brandishing swords and knives, or, as I like to call them, shivs?

The cat family sketch redrawn and coloured in photoshop...
I kind of wish I had a dress like the older sister has on...

This is a quick little drawing of an image that has been percolating in my mind for quite some time.  I have been wanting to create this scene of a cat family posed portrait with puppets but haven't quite figured out how yet.  So why not draw it?  The original idea was to have a mother and two daughters, but for this one we have the classic mother, father, older sister and younger brother, who is definitely not happy to be there.  The girl is though.  She's a darling angel.  Her parents must be proud.
Why does only the mother have whiskers?  I don't know.  Maybe the children are too young and the father shaved his off.

Generally, when drawing an illustration, I keep the line work controlled and neat, because I like the way it looks when I draw that way; also, I can control the addition of colour more easily.  However, I also really like the way some of my sketches turn out and not wanting to finesse them into a tidy drawing, leave them as is.  This in turn means that if I colour it digitally I am leaving quite a bit of it up to chance, and whether I closed in an area or not. 
Fun!