Hommage to Norman Rockwell and Happy Holidays!

It is always great challenge to to try to capture a bit of great artists's style and approach without copying them. Nostalgia and charm. 

Happy Holidays! Little boy presenting a holidays gift to a solder.

Little boy with present (detail)

Adult Coloring mermaid dream

I have been working on an adult coloring book for a while now. I asked some friends to test color the ready pages. They all loved the variety and the little twist on the Surprisingly it takes at least a day to finish one page from pencil sketching to the ready coloring page. It is joyful and relaxing to create them too.

Mermaid Dream

Amelia Earhart Queen of Aviation

 I have always been amazed by brave women as well as machines. Amelia Earhart flew across the Atlantic Ocean alone....I wanted to draw her first aero-plane the Canary too so I did a little research. Look at the vessel...I am fascinated and shocked because it looks somewhat simple as if you could DIY it at home. Would you try flying on it? :) I would probably chicken away.

Amelia Earhart, aviation queen from the 1930s (personal project)

Lion Combing

Lion combing(detail) from Rhino Tales