Family Illustrated

A good family usually includes good friends. Friends who are there when the going gets rough, and friends that care enough to give you a call, even though you haven't taken the time to pick up the phone to call them in a long while. These are not only friends, but persons good enough to be considered as part of the family.

The icon at the top of my page is an illustration of two of my dear friends. The illustration you see above is their daughter's family on vacation. Family Illustrated begins with Friends Of The Family.

The illustrations were composed with colored pencils and a black bic fine point roller ball pen (as seen above) on 140 lb. water color paper

I have a few friends on Facebook, and appreciate each of them. There are a few of my fellow artists who have inspired me, as their art transcends that which they create.

Not too long ago, I purchased art from two good artists. I've never met them in person. Two artists recently posted pictures of their visit to a market together on Facebook. Although the ladies are not related to each other, what I saw in the photograph was a different story. From what I've seen of these ladies, they support the arts and their fellow artists. They help each other in the arts. They care for their family, friends, and each other. They are passionate about their work. They volunteer their time to help others, and are members of The Art of Elysium.

Although most people may consider their photo as unremarkable, I saw something more than that. These ladies were not only friends, they were family. To me, they were not only artists, they were living works of art. The ladies illustrated above are Kimberly Wlassak of Gurushia's New World and Rochelle Rosenchild of ShellRose Creations.

Last year my Aunt forwarded me a picture of her beautiful little Great Grand Daughter. Upon looking at the photograph, I saw an illustration of love.

This is an example of a Great Grand Mother with her Great Grand Children at Christmas. This composition was done with colored pencils and a prismacolor fine point marker.

One way to give the holiday a personal touch is a warm greeting from the family. This illustration is an example of my Aunt's little Mikayla's first Christmas.