Progress . . .

So the new illustration is still in progress.


So far it's gone from this:

To this:

She's still a draft.  I still want to incorporate a couple of ideas.  I'm leaning toward a cat.  Poodles are so typical.  

I want to give it some more energy.  I'm thinking the legs could be exaggerated for the energy I'm trying to capture.

However, I don't want to clean it up too terribly much.  It needs to stay loose and whimsical.  

I'll be visiting peeps and fam in Atlanta this weekend.  This will probably take longer than I originally planned.  But once I get my mind set on something, it gets done when it gets done. 

And it's always worth it!

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My Best Ideas Happen . . .

  . . . in the morning between my first and second cup of coffee.  


Did I mention my cup holds two cups of coffee?  So by the time I can see the bottom of my favorite coffee cup while sipping, if I have an idea, it's already scratched out in rough draft.


A recent conversation in my head went something like this:


What if I used the same 'Audrey's Martini' concept in different poses, with different props??


No!


Scratch that.


Same props but different pose.


 . . . and a dog!


No.


A cat!  


Wait.


A poodle?


Ugh.  


Just get a rough draft down for now.  I'm gonna be late for work!  


I grabbed my pad and came up with this rough draft:

Audrey rough draft 1 by Steven Hall/Doodle Divas

Audrey's Martini

Now the idea is at least down and I can play around with some ideas.  Rarely does the idea match the actual rough draft.  Rarely does the rough draft match the final illustration.


So between now and the next 24-72 hours, I'm gonna toss around some ideas and have a completed illustration.


My ideas:

• legs crossed at the knee versus the ankle
• poodle in her lap
• cat in her lap
• red sofa
• red background
• curled up in chair versus sitting

What do you think?  Like any of the above?  Have other suggestions altogether?  


Every participant gets entered in a drawing.  So one person can end up with the finished illustration, (matted, signed, plastic sleeve, etc), just for passing along an idea.  


Meanwhile, I'll keep you posted on the progress.  


nighty-night!  :-)

The Bright Spot of My Day

Today was one of those days.  Well it was Monday.  So it started off bad by default.


It was dreary.  I didn't get enough sleep.  It was Monday.  


Oh yeah.  I said that already.


By the end of the day, I was ready to go home.  But no.  There was still grocery shopping, a department store, and a drugstore to get to.


I canceled dinner plans.


I was in no mood.


I was the walking dead.   


Finally, home sweet home.  I was uber eager to say 'Goodbye day! Hello bed!'


I did the ritual of stopping by my mailbox before parking in front of my pad.  


Junk mail.  


Bills.  


Pre-approved credit notifications.


 . . . wait a minute.


What's this unusual brown flat square thingy?  Is it a dvd?  A cd?   . . . 


No!


IT'S SO MUCH BETTER!


It's a surprise package from the one and only "supremely skilled southpaw" Kristilyn , owner, creator and master genius of Zombie Romance!!!


Suddenly I'm ripping the package apart and hear myself gasp in utterly awed appreciation of the contents:

(WARNING:  NOT FOR THE SQUEAMISH)

This would be an adorable Doodle Diva inspired Zombie Diva as only uber talented Kristilyn can imagine and create.  


Isn't it disturbing?


Isn't it twisted?


Isn't it just the cutest thing you ever did see?!!


I love this girl's creations.  And mark my words:  I predict Kristilyn's Zombie Romance is going to be a very, Very, VERY big deal sooner than later.

A little note from my fellow Southpaw

Too adorable.  Check out those eyelashes and the adorableness of these little fawns. Meanwhile, their fearless leader is wearing a skeleton.  I love the way the stark contrast just coincide like business as usual.

Meanwhile, her surprise got me my second wind.  Suddenly, Monday doesn't seem bad at all.  I have a Zombie Romance original inspired by Doodle Divas.


WHAT?!


And it tickles me to know that while my girls are positioning themselves to take over the world one walk-in closet at a time, Zombie Romance's gals are taking over the world as well . . . 


 . . . one brain at a time!   :-)



                 












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Diva Sightings - Poochie Poochie Coo!

Spotted this furry slice of cuteness downtown one weekend.  I'm guessing any owner of such a pedigree has at least an ounce or two of diva blood coursing through their veins!  :-)