Pottermore Placement: Ravenclaw

When Pottermore opened to the public a week or so ago I created an account right away and couldn't wait to be sorted into my "official" house, which I knew would be Ravenclaw. 

"Wit beyond measure is man's greatest treasure"

Harry Potter and the wonderful world he lives in (c) JK Rowling

Yulanna the Keeper of Truth

I'm a big time Star Wars fan and gamer but not really into that World of Warcraft MMO genre. However when Bioware produced The Old Republic game I had to try it out and see if I would like it. I mean who doesn't want to be a Jedi knight right? Here is an illustration of Yulanna, Jedi Consular. Heavily inspired by D*sney's style here.

SWTOR (c) Bioware

Kiss The Girl

The Little Mermaid came out when I was 7 years old, I was THE demographic for that film so Ariel has really been my favorite princess since that age. I am proud to say that my daughter Ella(6) has of her own opinion decided Ariel is also her favorite so we were watching it and I decided that I'd try some background painting and integration with illustrator. After this success there will be more.

I always thought this was Ariel's equivalent to rape face.

Ariel and The Little Mermaid (c) Disney

Fan Art: Mass Effect Shepard

I've finally finished playing Mass Effect 3 so I bring you some fan art of the Shepard I played as through all 3 games.

So Much To Do

Concept for the cover art of the children's book that my husband is writing. It was my first experience with watercolors and I'm looking forward to redoing this piece now that I have a firmer grasp of the media.
The story is about the daily life of a little girl. Its inspired by our daughter Ella.

Happy Valentine's Day- Brie Mine

I made this Valentine for my husband Tim, he's my real life Alistair. Sure he doesn't share my love of cheese but he's got it where it counts.
I spent most of my Valentines Day in the ER with our daughter (she's ok)so I didn't really get to color it properly, may edit it later with better color.

Alistair & Dragon Age (c) Bioware
Lizzy

100 Challenge: 8 Innocence

Right now my son Lucius is 3 and at one of the most innocent stages in my opinion. He looks at me with these wide eyes and this smile that I can't do any wrong and the world is like a shiny new penny, which he will pick up and yell "Look mom! I got the monies!!!" Its just amazing.

100 Challenge: 7 Heaven

This was a hard one for me, for some reason I could only think of that song "Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows" and what is heaven without Flapjack? This is seriously the most exciting place ever. Done completely in Adobe Illustrator, and texture added in Photoshop.
Flapjack is (c) Nickelodeon

100 Challenge: 6 Breaking Away

This took me a week on and off to do in pencil.
Rapunzel is pretty much the embodiment of breaking away or free to me and probably others as well. I've seen so many drawings of Rapunzel that I wanted something different than I'm used to seeing and really says that she's breaking away.

Tangled (c) Disney

100 Challenge: 5 Seeking Solace

"Scully, I was like you once. I didn't know who to trust. Then I... I chose another path... another life, another fate, where I found my sister. The end of my world was unrecognizable and upside down. There was one thing that remained the same. You were my friend, and you told me the truth. Even when the world was falling apart, you were my constant. My touchstone. "

If any pair in the history of fan-dom ever consoled each other more I would be hard pressed to find it.

X-Files (c) Chris Carter
Mulder and Scully shipper loves belongs to the world.

100 Challenge: 4 Dark

When I think dark I seem to always go back to the book In a Dark Dark Room and other stories. The tale of Jenny and her green ribbon is one of those things you remember from childhood as just so dark and disturbing.

Poor Jenny.

Tried the coloring style here. [link]

100 Challenge: 3 Light

I've always thought that just a little light could always protect you from everything that lurks in the dark now matter how small the orb.

100 Challenge: 2 Love

Love is one of those things that is imperfect and tends to change its meaning as you get older. I wanted to represent that in my drawing, its messy and childlike at times but it can also be deep and 3 dimensional.
When I was younger I thought love was like a Disney film, but found out too soon that you may give you heart to someone but they will most likely have already given theirs away. As I grew older I realized that love wasn't something given easily and that true unconditional love is looking at someone when you're at your worst and all you see looking back is admiration and understanding.

"Love is like a friendship caught on fire. In the beginning a flame, very pretty, often hot and fierce, but still only light and flickering. As love grows older, our hearts mature and our love becomes as coals, deep-burning and unquenchable."~Bruce Lee

100 Challenge: 1 Introduction

Pretty much sums it up with me and art lately. Hence the reason of this challenge.

100 Drawings Challenge

Something I saw on a friend's page on Deviantart, a challenge of 100 drawings, I don't know if it was supposed to be 1 a day or what but I just want to use these to push myself and create things I usually wouldn't think of and work on things I need to improve on.

Here is the list and once I complete one I'll link it to the post.

1. Introduction
2. Love
3. Light
4. Dark
5. Seeking Solace
6. Break Away
7. Heaven
8. Innocence
9. Drive
10. Breathe Again
11. Memory
12. Insanity
13. Misfortune
14. Smile
15. Silence
16. Questioning
17. Blood
18. Rainbow
19. Gray
20. Fortitude
21. Vacation
22. Mother Nature
23. Cat
24. No Time
25. Trouble Lurking
26. Tears
27. Foreign
28. Sorrow
29. Happiness
30. Under the Rain
31. Flowers
32. Night
33. Expectations
34. Stars
35. Hold My Hand
36. Precious Treasure
37. Eyes
38. Abandoned
39. Dreams
40. Rated
41. Teamwork
42. Standing Still
43. Dying
44. Two Roads
45. Illusion
46. Family
47. Creation
48. Childhood
49. Stripes
50. Breaking the Rules
51. Sport
52. Deep in Thought
53. Keeping a Secret
54. Tower
55. Waiting
56. Danger Ahead
57. Sacrifice
58. Kick in the Head
59. No Way Out
60. Rejection
61. Fairy Tale
62. Magic
63. Do Not Disturb
64. Multitasking
65. Horror
66. Traps
67. Playing the Melody
68. Hero
69. Annoyance
70. 67%
71. Obsession
72. Mischief Managed
73. I Can't
74. Are You Challenging Me?
75. Mirror
76. Broken Pieces
77. Test
78. Drink
79. Starvation
80. Words
81. Pen and Paper
82. Can You Hear Me?
83. Heal
84. Out Cold
85. Spiral
86. Seeing Red
87. Food
88. Pain
89. Through the Fire
90. Triangle
91. Drowning
92. All That I Have
93. Give Up
94. Last Hope
95. Advertisement
96. In the Storm
97. Safety First
98. Puzzle
99. Solitude
100. Relaxation