It's my birthday today and I love chocolate, so today's illustration is a chocolate truffle.
My favorite color is also a chartreuse green which coincides nicely with the fact that the gemstone for August is the peridot. Always confused by the varying pronunciations of this stone (pear-e-dot) or (pear-e-doe). Personally I prefer the second because it sounds rather French.
If only the painting were real I could have a little snack.
I've been inspired lately by several artists who create an amazing array of work on a daily basis. My current favorite is the Daily Drop Cap by Jessica Hische. Her wonderful sensibility to typography is truly superb. So, I'm carving out time at least three days a week to work on small stil life illustrations.
Here's the first in the series—a little pink cupcake confection with sugar sprinkles on top. It's also employed in my latest birthday invitation in my shoppe. This two-sided invitation is customizable—change the fonts, the message and color. I'm thinking of throwing an adult cupcake party with my girlfriends. Why should our kids have all the fun?
