Illustration Friday - Propagate

for this topic I immediately thought of Jay-Z's rap on P.Diddy's song Young G's, thinking back to his school days he says: "I hated algebra but I loved to multiply". Love that line and the whole song

Illustration Friday - Adrift

a pastel I did a while ago of a swan on the Grand River near Elora, Ontario

Illustration Friday - Muddy

The great blues singer and guitarist, Muddy Waters. Back in 1973 when I met my wife one of our first dates was seeing Muddy and his band at the Colonial Tavern in Toronto. He was already in his late fifties and sat down throughout his performance but his voice and guitar playing were wonderful.

illustration Friday - Focused

A late night self portrait, for various reasons these late night efforts require more focus

Illustration Friday - Clumsy

some clumsy shading here though I like to think it was deliberate, and definitely a clumsy attempt to make this picture fit the topic

Illustration Friday - Wilderness

the beautiful Pacific rain forest in British Columbia

Illustration Friday - Confined

I originally did this pastel from a photo I took at Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo, I eliminated the cage bars for my pastel. For this topic I put them in using Gimp. I have mixed feelings about zoos, on one hand it's great to see th animals close up, on the other hand they are often confined to rather small areas