Balloon Lift Off

Happy Friday! Inspiration struck early this week for this week's colour_collective with the prompt color Portland Orange. Balloons! High in the sky with a kid holding on and being lifted into the blue.  This is about how it unfolded for me as I painted this in Procreate. I started with a dark blue background, then with a big, blocky brush I splotted on orange, red balloons in a new layer. Some green below, some lighter blue, a swath of sidewalk, a girl holding onto the balloons, then, of course 'cause there's always gotta be a dog, her pup standing beside her all concerned. Mostly I painted this with my finger, but the Apple Pencil came in handy with adding the final details, which is what was missing in my paint play before on the old iPad with no pencil.

I had a ton of fun painting this. I hope it brings you some joy viewing it. Have a great weekend filled with balloons and good times!

©2017 Traci Van Wagoner, all rights reserved

Hump Day!

My Animal Parade Camel has been working overtime to bring smiles and push away the mid week blues. This week he's strapped on some skis to celebrate the Winter Olympics.

HAPPY OLYMPIC HUMP DAY!

Illustration Friday: SWIM

Just keep swimming!
How many silly things can you find on the left?

Under the Sea by Traci Van Wagoner

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Happy Holidays and Season's Greetings!

It has been a good and productive year. Many exciting things in the works for the upcoming year. Submissions will begin on my middle grade book, Thunderbird Dreams, and I will be busy painting like a mad woman for the first couple months to complete the artwork for the picture book in works for Pauline Books and Media. It's all good, and I'm happy to have plenty of little things, and big things, to celebrate.

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