Ink doodlings

The Big Bad Wolf for twitter's sketch_dailies

a quick illustration from the fairy tale The Lassie and Her Godmother

and just a random chick doodle.

Donkeyskin

These are actually pretty old. I started them on separate occasions (which is why, although both are the same character in the story, they look completely different) and then just forgot about them. I came across them when I was cleaning up my hard drive and thought  I would finish them off. Donkeyskin is  sort of a variation on the Cinderella story. It's a little strange, but I like it.

More fairy tales!

Ah!  I hate it when you accidentally make a piece too small, and you don't realize it until you try to zoom in! Yep, that's what happened. Another fairy tale inspired illustration. This one is from East of the Sun and West of the Moon. It's sort of a Beauty and the Beast story, but different.

100th Post!

Wow, I can't believe it took this long to get to 100. Guess I should update more often. I did as a companion to the last piece, it's the paper ballerina from the Steadfast Tin Soldier.

Fairy Tales

If I had to choose a favorite fairy tale, I think The Steadfast Tin Soldier would probably be it. It's such a charming and tragic little story (like most of Hans Christian Anderson's tales) and I remember being moved by it even when I was young. I've always wanted to do something with it. Maybe I'll draw up some more characters from the story.