Remember

I "remember" that crazy little thing called love.

Wildflowers

This morning I strolled through my front yard and snapped a shot of this wildflower called Pestomine. Not sure if that's how its spelled. Then I played around with the color correction curves in Mirage. Mirage is the same program I designed the animated kaleidoscope with in my previous post. I got a kick out of the results, so I decided to post it to my blog. Thank you all for your kind comments on my blog!

Think Green

Hi Everyone! This morning upon learning that this weeks Illustration Friday topic is "Green", I decided to dabble in animated GIF's again. I'm in awe of how beautiful my new surroundings are here on the outskirts of Tucson, as Springtime spews forth her "Green" bounty.

Two Illo Friday posts!

This is the first of my two Illo Friday posts today. I "Snapped" a photo of a Cactus Wren in an Ocotillo last week and decided to do a little illo of the critter singing a "snappy" little tune.



At first I had a tough time coming up with an idea to suit the "Snap" topic. Then I remembered a flyer given to me by a park ranger at the Saguaro National Park a few weeks ago. It had a section describing what to do should you encounter a Mountain Lion. I've decided to post an older digital image I created of a Puma (or Mountain Lion) .So if you'd rather not see these critters "Snap"... Here is a list of a few of the recommendations advised by the Parks Dept.
DO NOT approach the cat.
DO NOT run. Running triggers their chase instinct.
DO NOT bend over or crouch down. If you pick up small children, do so without bending over
or turning away.
MAINTAIN EYE CONTACT with the Lion at all times. Never look away.
MAKE YOURSELF APPEAR LARGER and more aggressive. Open your jacket. raise your
arms, and throw rocks or sticks to discourage predatory behavior. Speak loudly and slowly.
BACK AWAY SLOWLY. Do not run.
REPORT the sighting to Park authorities.

Pixeloosa's Portfolio

Shortly before I started packing up to move out here to Arizona, I started working on my new illustration portfolio. It has a few of the images posted here on my blog, in addition to a few others that are not. If you'd like to check it out you can find it HERE. Any comments or feedback will be greatly appreciated. Thanks again for moseying on in!

I Spy For Illo Fri

This is my post for this weeks Illustration Friday topic "I Spy". It is an old illustration digitally remastered in Mirage for your viewing pleasure. Thanks again for visiting my blog!

Total Boredom

Well its been quite some time since I've added a post to my blog. I've been in and around Tucson house hunting, and sightseeing. I wasn't on-line the first month I was here, but I am now. So I thought I'd get around to posting something for Illustration Friday's topic "total".
I've been so very very busy lately with little time to commit to new projects, so I thought I'd upload an old one. I drew this little mandalaish motif, while "Totally" bored at an orientation meeting after being hired at a large hotel chain. I sketched it out in pencil then a few years later colored it in photoshop.
I'm having a blast here in Tucson, and I've managed to take a handful of shots of some of the critters in my yard, and a few scenes from my other travels throughout southern Az. If you'd like to peek at some of the shots they are over here, at my other blog. Thanks for visiting. I'm glad to be back on line where I can finally visit all of the Illustration Friday's participants blogs.

BUZZed

This weeks "Illustration Friday" topic is "Buzz". Having learned that, my mind wandered off to Alice in Wonderland, and Jefferson Airplane. Hope everyone's new year is getting off to a great start.
Oooops! I tried editing this illo, and wound up accidentally deleting all your comments. Sorry!

Phoenix Rising

This is my post for this weeks "Illustration Friday" topic "Phoenix". Things have been so crazy these days, and yesterday I really needed some down time, so I fiddled away at this image for a good chunk of the day. Man that felt good! You can click on the image to enlarge it. Happy new Year everybody!

Peace to All!

Peace to All, and big fat hugs to everyone who has left encouraging comments on my blog.

Saquasohuh

Things have been quite hectic for me of late. I'm in the process of packing everything up to move to Arizona. I could not, however, resist the temptation to draw out a quick design for this weeks Illustration Friday topic "mask". The topic reminded me of the ancient Hopi prophecy of Saquasohuh. According to the prophecy the fifth world will emerge and there will be a time of purification upon the arrival of the "Blue Star Kachina" (otherwise known as Saquasohuh). He shall remove his mask during a dance in the plaza before uninitiated children, and this will bring about the emergence of the fifth world.
If you like to read up on the subject, I found an article here that goes into more detail about the fascinating Hopi prophecies.

Might

I just might take a ride on that mighty iron horse!

Dragonfly and Fractle

I've been awfully busy lately, and haven't had enough time to participate in Illustration Friday's weekly challenge regularly. I thought I'd squeeze some time in this morning. This is an older vector graphic, that I slapped up over a fractle image. This morning I added some new features, colors and textures. I could really use some feedback on the load time of this blog. Does it load okay, or does it require a heck of a lot of patience? Thanks for popping in.

Ghost Rider

Illustration Friday's topic of the week..."Ghost", got the song "Ghost Riders in the Sky" stuck in my mind. So I drew this out in Mirage for this weeks challenge.

Cupid thinks he's Rambo

This is a character I started playing with this Summer. It just so happens to fit in with this weeks "IF" theme.... "smitten". He's the character in a song I wrote and recorded in 1999, up at Widlfire Studios in Anchorage Ak. Someday he will be animated for a music video to accompany the song "Cupids Ammo". If you have Quicktime installed you can give it an ear. I had trouble converting it to an mp3, so it might take half a minute to load. Wanna hear it? ...... then....
click here.....and enjoy!

Leopard

A Leopard doesn't change it's spots. Will someone remind Liberman? Liberman the Chameleon...hee hee. He would get along great with "Karma Karma". I don't really relish the idea of political commentary on my blogs, yet this little bit pretty much fits the topic.

Another Silly Gif

I've just been playing with kaleidescopes today. So I figured I'd post a sample.

Two Sorrel's

This is my weekly post for "Illustration Friday". I grew up drawing and riding horses, so I was happy to see this weeks topic "Farm". Ever sinced I switched to blogger beta, I've been wrangling with comment issues. If you see a coment from "Pixelpalette"...its just me. Have a great week!

Safe?

In light of recent events, I designed this illustration for "IF's" topic safe. Respect mother nature, for safety's sake

Sketch Test

This is a pencil Sketch I drew several years ago. I'm posting it as a test. I've been trying to achieve the ability to have more controll over the size of the image as it posts on the main page of my blog. Someone suggested uploading the image url from an image hosting site. I tried this and the first time I was successful, yet after resizing it a scoche on my computer, all of the following attempts failed. The latter experiments left the image woefully distorted. Alas I'll figure out how to accomplish this sooner or later.