Fairy Godmother’s Ambition

Keep Off My Lawn

We all know this woman. We may even be her…

Jump Rope Girl

Here’s a doodle from this morning, digitally colored:

Girl with Pink Flower

I recreated the image of the girl in my prior post. I brought the doodle into Inkscape, a freeware vector graphics program, created the color areas, then imported the image into GIMP so I could use the same background. The lines are much cleaner in this version.

Time for Vector Graphics

So here’s an image I created from a doodle I did at lunch today. I scanned the image when I got home from work, then used GIMP to create the background and solid color areas.

I really love this one, except it’s too pixelated. I need to try this again in a vector graphics program and see what happens. It should be good practice, given that I’ve done very little work with vector images.

Cute Chicks (of the Feathered Kind)

I started drawing the little chick (below) many years ago and have revived it as part of reclaiming cuteness in my life.

The first image is a drawing I did this week that I then colored digitally. The photo is of a lazy susan I painted about five years ago. I sold a couple of them, one through a local gift shop, the other at a charity auction.

Cute Tufted Titmouse

What can I say but “Tweet”?

Happy Sunflowers

Here is another little doodle. I did this one this morning and then colored it digitally. This one puts a smile on my face.

Super Office Girl!

I continue to be inspired by cuteness, so today during lunch, I did a bit of doodling. Below is a doodle of me (basically, except for the bangs, which I don’t have because they just kink up) in what I wore to work today.

Just call me office “girl.” I mail. I file. I phone. I am super office girl!

Wanted: Cuteness Expert

I have a confession: I am a closet cute freak. I love cute little illustrations with butterflies, and clouds, sunshine and blue skies, and little girls flying around in frilly or funky dresses. Unfortunately I have found that I’m not that great at cute, but occasionally I try, in an attempt to purge the craving from my system.

It seldom works, but here’s one anyway.

If you have expertise in cuteness, your advice is dearly desired.