tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12766769015992544992011-11-26T19:17:41.570-08:00Joan Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10523860267313130697noreply@blogger.comBlogger41100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1276676901599254499.post-13177562301867675842009-04-29T22:02:00.000-07:002009-04-29T22:07:03.513-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QnJ-VAyPhoU/Sfkx6PGcMgI/AAAAAAAAAEE/BIeinYkoeoE/s1600-h/theater.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 362px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QnJ-VAyPhoU/Sfkx6PGcMgI/AAAAAAAAAEE/BIeinYkoeoE/s400/theater.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330346510525411842" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Pomodoro and his Performing Pigs - a bit of theater inspired by Lloyd Alexander's "The Rope Trick."<br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1276676901599254499-1317756230186767584?l=lemonblend.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joan Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10523860267313130697noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1276676901599254499.post-59243072539384858722009-03-15T17:08:00.000-07:002009-03-15T17:57:06.690-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QnJ-VAyPhoU/Sb2jwwa36ZI/AAAAAAAAAD8/Oua7EyRTeH0/s1600-h/bigfoot.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 271px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QnJ-VAyPhoU/Sb2jwwa36ZI/AAAAAAAAAD8/Oua7EyRTeH0/s400/bigfoot.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313583193393719698" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;">The softer side of a legendary creature: Bigfoot meets the Bluebird of Happiness.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1276676901599254499-5924307253938485872?l=lemonblend.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joan Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10523860267313130697noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1276676901599254499.post-87449268333062844522008-11-15T14:36:00.000-08:002009-03-15T17:58:26.974-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QnJ-VAyPhoU/SR9Rh8x8O6I/AAAAAAAAADc/Ug7boPhWdlE/s1600-h/joan_charles_pretend.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QnJ-VAyPhoU/SR9Rh8x8O6I/AAAAAAAAADc/Ug7boPhWdlE/s400/joan_charles_pretend.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269019732739898274" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I made this sketch for a story I'm working on. It seemed perfect for this Illustration Friday post, so I decided to scan it and paint it in Photoshop. In this scene, Wynne and Claire are pretending to act naturally as they try to spirit away the golden bird.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1276676901599254499-8744926833306284452?l=lemonblend.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joan Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10523860267313130697noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1276676901599254499.post-35067175668547592382008-08-23T09:08:00.000-07:002008-08-24T13:26:08.453-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QnJ-VAyPhoU/SLA2tabJzNI/AAAAAAAAACI/eEnO1rNHFkU/s1600-h/routine.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QnJ-VAyPhoU/SLA2tabJzNI/AAAAAAAAACI/eEnO1rNHFkU/s400/routine.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237746520447110354" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">In the true spirit of Illustration Friday, I decided to give myself one hour to do this sketch. Making the sketch in that time was no problem; it was setting up the blog that was a hassle. But here it is - my one hour sketch. Of course at this point it's technically Illustration Saturday, but I did it!</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1276676901599254499-3506717566854759238?l=lemonblend.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joan Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10523860267313130697noreply@blogger.com17