I had to speed through this one to make the Illustration Friday deadline, so you’ll notice it’s quites sketchy. It’s a play off another illustration I did quite some time ago: Momentum

I ran out of time for a completed illustration this week, so a sketch’ll haveta do ya!

Anyone who has kids who can speak know that it’s near impossible to keep ahead with finances.

Family dynamics are always fun to illustrate. Growing up with 6 sisters and 1 brother gives me lots of fodder for humorous banter.

Here’s something I did a while ago that matches this week’s Illustration Friday theme perfectly:

Perhaps instinct drew them together to bathe in this one particular puddle. Either that or I did.

I just love drawing fat fingers and little kids’ toes. Nothing fierce about those at all.

Click to see it larger. Watercolor and ink with brush.

Click to see larger.

Watercolor and ink with brush.

Any dentist that uses needles, drills, picks, cold water, abrasives, scissors, floss, anything with high pitch sounds or tastes bad is still in the dark ages as far as I’m concerned. Brushed ink lines and watercolor wash.

No time for color this week, just a couple sketches.

Faith is overshadowed by superstition here. The basic idea of this one was from my wife. She may not be artistic, but she’s definitely creative.

It’s a good thing that Thanksgiving is between Halloween and Christmas (at least in the States it is). Acts as a buffer and gives the two extremes a bit of breathing room. The turkey always gets it in the end anyway despite his intentions to make peace.

Hmmm… this might work well for this years’ “Happy Holidays” card.