a sketch of my dear ant ruth

This is a rough draft of Spuk, my make-believe cat. She will appear in most of new current, published illustrations in some form.

E is for expressions. Part 2 from a previous post.

Here’s a random page from one of my sketchbooks.
More to come…

Caught off guard before the camera… er… I mean… before the pencil sketched.

This was entitled faces blue and was a demonstration of how the viewer brings his or her own experiences into reading a story or viewing a piece of artwork. What do you think this woman is saying to you? I’d love to see comments on this one.

This rough depicts much of what my week was like as I felt that I lacked the strength to make it. Happy endings though.

Taking a break from illustration Friday for a bit to do more project specific sketching. The character below is evolving as I write a book of poetry that she narrates. Paintings of her in lush backgrounds will accompany the writings.

Have you seen me? Perhaps in some remote location or distant afar…or even kennbivins.com

Cold feet. Cold day. Cold steel.

Fresh milk…get yours.

I’m sure this will become something more beautiful and refined another day but for now I escape from the norm to share with you a ten-minute incomplete sketch of Stella Black to depict this week’s topic, escape.

I created this quiet tribute to the victims of Hurricane Katrina a few days ago but it speaks loudly of depth.