Illustration Friday: Match

 

Sometimes you're not as much of a match as you think you are. This is from my childhood. I was actually about 5 when this happened but I decided to make the character a little older, maybe 7 or 8. I was head over hills in love with my next door neighbor who happened to be about 22. Hey age didn't bother me none. Anyway, one day I decided to let her know that I thought we were a perfect match and that I loved her so I sat out in front of my house and waited for her to get off work as I did every day but, this day she never showed and I sat there for hours waiting while the flowers proceeded to die. Finally my mom made me come into the house for supper so I threw the flowers away and went in. The next day when my neighbor got home she told me she had been on a date with her new boyfriend and and had not gotten home til very late. She told me she was sorry but she couldn't stay and talk as she had a date this evening too. Oh well, first of many broken hearts during my life time and I'm sure I haven't seen the last one yet. Drawn in graphite on bristol and then scanned into photoshop and colored.
Neil

 

Illustration Friday: Play

 

The Lion, the Rabbet and the magic Frog, Act 1, Scene 1. In elementary school the school plays are exciting little theaters. I always loved going to them though I was never in one myself. I always enjoyed going to them and watching my friends perform. Prismacolor on bristol scanned into photoshop and enhanced a little.
Neil