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Bearly Floating

September 12, 2018

It's hard to stay afloat after so many snacks and tropical punches (he's Bearly Floating as it is!) But this bear is doing it, and making a big splash into the holiday weekend!

He hopes you're enjoying the last bits of summer too! 

In Art & Illustration (mine) Tags bear, summer, fun, floating, beach, pool, animals, cute, quirky, relax, illustration, painting, art, artist, illustrator, nature, animal, kid lit, kid lit art, kidlit, kidlitart, children's illustration, children's art, childrens illustration, kids, children, sketch, sketchbook, paint, tradtional art, artwork, original, fantasy art, sweet, holiday, summer fun, Gretchen Ellen Powers, brown bear
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I See the Moon

June 1, 2018

I See the Moon   watercolor on paper

Stargazing is her favorite hobby.

In Art & Illustration (mine) Tags moon, man in the moon, cute, sweet, vintage, rabbit, bunny, telescope, stars, star gazing, stargazing, constellation, astronomy, lepus, lupus, charming, 1920s, jazz age, jazz, animals in clothes, whimsy, whimsical, Gretchen Ellen Powers, Gretchen Powers, kid lit, kid lit art, picture book art, picture book artist, character design, design, classic, retro, sketchbook, sketch, drawing, watercolor, watercolur, watercolour, watercolors, paint, painting, nature, floral, flowers, pretty, girly, girlie, surreal, magic, magical, dream, dreaming, dreamer, day dream, head in the clouds, love, i love you to the moon and back, illo, illustrator, illustration, children's art, childrens illustration, kids, girl, children, pink, blue, white, hobby, hobbies, fun, playing, pretend, believe, original, original art, artwork, artist
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It's Only a Paper Moon

May 30, 2018

Paper Moon   watercolor on paper

'It is only a paper moon
Hanging over a cardboard sea
But it wouldn't be make believe
If you believe in me...
' -Nat King Cole, It's Only a Paper Moon

In Art & Illustration (mine) Tags it's only a paper moon, paper moon, paper, moon, crescent, bunny, bunnies, rabbit, rabbits, cute, whimsy, whimsical, retro, photograph, photo, photography, sweetheart, sweet hearts, love, bunny rabbit, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, fashion, old fashion, old fashioned, watercolor, watercolors, watercolur, painting, paint, art, artwork, artist, illustrator, illustation, illo, character design, character, kid lit, kid lit art, sweet, picture book, picture book artist, children's art, children's illustration, happy, fun, nat king cole, jazz, jazz age, animals in clothes, animals, music, song, stars, surreal, fantasy, fantasy art, fantasy illustration, friends, Gretchen Ellen Powers, Gretchen Powers, sketchbook, sketch, drawing, design, kids, girl, boy, children
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Simon Squirrel

April 3, 2018

Simon Squirrel   watercolor on paper

There's no nut he finds too tough to crack. To be sure, he's one smart squirrel.

In Art & Illustration (mine) Tags squirrel, grey squirrel, cute, smart, nut, nerd, geek, geeky, nerdy, watercolor, watercolour, watercolors, illustration, illustrator, kid lit, kid lit art, art, artwork, artist, simon, paper, watercolours, aquarelle, drawing, sketch, sketchbook, childrens art, children's illustration, Children's Art, childrens illustration, woodland, woodland animals, forest, rustic, anthro, anthropomorphic, glasses, book worm, book nerd, plaid, genius, eccentric, blue, red, surreal, fantasy, fantasy art, charming, wildlife, animals, Animals In Clothes, Gretchen Ellen Powers, illo, character, character design, creative, blog, studio
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The Wearing of the Green

March 17, 2018

Happy St. Patrick's Day! Lucky me, this wild Irish rose sprang up in my sketchbook. Saint Patrick's Day in our household has always been a fun celebration. I'm greatly looking forward to the cabbage and carrots and potatoes!

Hope you remember to do your wearing of the green and be sure to keep your eyes peeled for the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.

In Art & Illustration (mine) Tags Happy St Patrick's Day, St patricks day, st patrick's day, irish, ireland, wearing of the green, erin go bragh, green, leprechaun, red head, lass, girl, four leaf clover, shamrock, red, claddagh, necklace, character, character design, illustration, illustrator, watercolor, watercolors, children, kids, drawing, mixed media, painting, paint, sketchbook, sketch, march, march 17th, vintage, retro, kiss me I'm irish
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The Valentine

February 14, 2018

The Valentine,   watercolor on paper

These two young sweethearts are holding hands, the boy in snowshoes is steading the girl on her wobbly ice-skates. She's presenting him with her homemade valentine, and he has a little bouquet of flowers behind his back to surprise her with. 

Wishing you a LOVE-ly and Happy Valentine's Day!

In Art & Illustration (mine) Tags happy Valentine's Day, valentine, valentine's day, st valentine, be my valentine, sweet, sweetheart, sweet heart, sweet hearts, sweethearts, cute, kids, kid lit, kid lit art, painting, watercolor, character, characters, character design, design, February, february 14, ice skates, skates, skating, winter, snow, heart, hearts, romance, love, love birds, love bird, snowshoes, snow shoes, pink, red, blue, vintage, retro, charming, cutie, whimsy, whimsical, nostalgic, fashion, puppy love, young love, coral, flower, flowers, floral, happy, fun, drawing, sketch, sketchbook, watercolors, watercolour, watercolor illustration, colored pencil, colored pencils, mixed media, paint, art, artwork, original, original painting, fantasy, fantasy art, home decor, artist, artsy, creative, illustration, illustrator, nature, wildlife, games, playing, play
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Berry Happy

January 26, 2018

Berry Happy   watercolor on paper

Dreaming of warm weather and sweet wild strawberries. Two things that make me Berry Happy indeed!

In Art & Illustration (mine) Tags mouse, mice, cute, fruit, berry, strawberry, wild strawberry, flower, floral, flowers, painting, illustration, illustrator, paint, artist, artwork, art, fruity, vegetarian, vegan, animals, wildlife, nature, woodland, spring, happy spring, outdoors, winter, Gretchen Ellen Powers, watercolor, watercolour, watercolor illustration, watercolor art, illustrated, charming, whimsy, whimsical, fairy tale, happy, fun, drawing, draw, sketch, sketchbook, red, white, green, flora, food, foodie, yummy
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Wings & Petals

January 19, 2018

Wings & Petals   watercolor on paper

On a cold, wintery morning I found my thoughts filled with flights of fancy and warm spring blooms. This is the result of that wintery day-dream. 

In Art & Illustration (mine) Tags winter, spring, butterfly, moth, floral, flowers, cosmos, white, pink, wings, flight, happy, spring has sprung, fauna, flora, nature, wildlife, botanical, botany, art, artwork, woodland, pretty, moths, butterflies, animals, outdoors, cute, artist, naturalist, naturalism, scientific illustration, scientific, science, natural science, study, studies, sketch, sketchbook, sketching, sketches, watercolor, watercolour, illustration, fine art, fairy tale, fairy wings, fairy, fantasy, fantasy art, surreal, surrealism, realism, paper, mixed media, pencil, drawing, colored pencils, coral, peach, pretty in pink, painting, paint, wip, January 2018, 2018, january, sweet, wall art, decor, design, graphic design, graphic, nature study, wintery, happy spring, first of spring, bloom, blooms, blossoms, petals, flower, posy, posie, posies
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Father Time

January 12, 2018

Father Time    watercolor on paper

Walking through the ages, holding time tenderly in the crook of his arm. Father Time himself has been on my mind a bit, seeing as we have left one year and gone into another, but it is true that he walks amoung us every calendar day of our lives. You may or may not know this, but Father Time is also a friend to Mother Nature, so I put some little woodland friends in there as well!

Happy Twenty-Eighteen, hoping it's off to a lovely beginning for you!

In Art & Illustration (mine) Tags time, new year, 2018, twenty eighteen, happy new year, new years eve, father time, fairytale, fairy tale, storybook, character, painting, paint, watercolor, drawing, sketch, sketchbook, animals, woodland, winter, snow, January, nature, wildlife, paper, art, artist, crossroads, travel, Mother Nature, wanderlust, directions, clock, birds, time flies, time marching, vintage, retro, surreal, surrealism, original art, fantasy art, original, originals, Gretchen Ellen Powers, illustration, illo, watercolors, time marches on, time and tide, traveling, happy, friends, fox, rabbit, deer, woodland animals, animal, rustic, Woodland, forest, new years resolution, artwork, illustrator, sweet, cute
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Lion King

May 10, 2017

Another something sweet from the same project as my deer & mushrooms. It certainly looks like that crown suits him. 

In Art & Illustration (mine) Tags king, royal, royalty, lion, jungle, surreal, crown, animals, Animals In Clothes, hat, lion king, art, illustration, black and white, black & white, b & w, graphite, grey, gray, grey scale, gray scale, artwork, illustrator, monochromatic, sketch, sketchbook, ink, pencil, draw, drawing, doodle, watercolor, watercolour, painting, paint, original, artist, artsy, creative, design, anthro, anthropomorphic, graphic design, decor, home decor, doodles, whimsy, whimsical, kids, kid lit, kid lit art, green, yellow, King, children, cute, sweet, picture book, nursery, boy, boys, fun, happy, fairy tale, storybook
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Deer & Mushrooms

May 8, 2017

This is part of something very fun that I have been working on!  

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A Sneak-Peek Bunny Sketch

April 13, 2017

Sharing a few bunny thoughts before Easter. Feeling very spring-y this week.

{Painted version coming tomorrow!}

In Art & Illustration (mine) Tags wip, sketch, sketchbook, rabbit, rabbits, bunny, bunnies, Easter, Easter Bunny, cute, sweet, charming, surreal, whimsical, whimsy, gardening, garden, plant, planting, veggies, vegetables, food, foodie, farm, farmer, farming, farm life, country, animals, animal, Animals In Clothes, nature, wildlife, woodland, draw, drawing, work in progress, process, artist, artsy, Easter Sunday, illustration, bonnet, Easter Bonnet, hare, cabbage, green, green thumb, illustrator, artwork, anthropomorphic, farm fresh, veggie, vintage, grow
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Drawing Cozy

March 22, 2017

Something I have been busy working on lately that has a lot to do with coziness. Finished watercolor to follow.

In Art & Illustration (mine) Tags ink, sketch, illustration, painting, wip, sneak peek, art, artwork, kid lit, kid lit art, children's art, children's illustration, children, kids, cute, sweet, hygge, scandinavian, danish, nordic, swedish, girl, boy, bear, ram, sheep, wolf, anthro, anthropomorphic, animals, animal, Animals In Clothes, wildlife, nature, woodland, home, house, cozy, coziness, comfort, friends, friendship, food, tea, sweaters, winter, spring, happy spring, happy first of spring, springtime, draw, drawing, pen and ink, sketchbook, progress, process, work in progress, linework, line art, soup, foodie, comfort food, mountain, denmark, forest, surreal, whimsy, whimsical, charming, bread, baking, cooking, knitting, picnic, vintage, rustic
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Book Cover: WIP #1

March 8, 2017

The beginnings of a fun project I am working on. Painting mice and a friendly snake, for a book cover on Python computer programming! 

More sneaky peeks coming soon!

In Art & Illustration (mine) Tags python, computer, programming, programming language, computer language, book, book cover, cover, cover art, illustration, illo, illustrator, painting, mouse, watercolor, watercolour, ink, pen and ink, artwork, mousemice, school, school house, snake, python snake, mice, children, kids, photo, photography, nature, wildlife, woodland, literature, kid lit, kid lit art, publishing, book worm, book art, linework, graphic design, design, character, characters, friends, vintage, whimsy, anthro, anthropomorphic, school mouse, field mouse, naturalist, animals, animals in clothes, surreal, whimsical, children's illustration, non-fiction, nonfiction, non fiction, books, wip, sneak peek, work in progress, glimpse, progress, process, painting process, bell, school bell, kindergarten, back to school, learning, lunch pail, rustic, school books, homework, home work, friendship, happy, sweet, cute, forest, charming, photograph, picture, picture book, pen, drawing, draw, doodle, sketch, sketchbook, black & white, b & w, grey, gray, gray scale, grey scale
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Picnics in Winter

January 16, 2017

The beginnings of things.

Also, my thoughts are officially on spring now thanks to this fun little picnic taking place.

In Art & Illustration (mine) Tags sketch, sketchbook, wip, watercolor, painting, watercolour, illustration, kids, children, children's book, Children's Art, art, process, illustrator, artwork, paint, color, red, pink, green, white, work, work flow, spring, winter, January, fox, owl, rabbit, sneak peek, detail, pinic, fruit, orchard, nature, wildlife, woodland, surreal, fairy tale, storybook, kidlitart, kidlit, pencil, drawing, apples, apple, fun, family, friends, love, happy, cute, whimsy, whimsical, anthro, anthropomorphic, sweet, dessert, food, pie, photo, photography, studio, picnic, children's art, character, character design, characters, design, graphic design, style, stylize, mixed media, stylist, floral, charming, retro, vintage, camera, photograph, picture, picture book, animals, animals in clothes, forest
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Winter Sketching

January 13, 2017

Sketching in the wee hours by lamplight. Fueled by cup after cup of Tetley tea.

In Art & Illustration (mine) Tags drawing, draw, doodle, sketch, sketchbook, illustration, pencil, graphite, sketching, sketches, children's art, children's illustration, picture book, commission, tea, black tea, black and white, b&w, animals, fox, rabbit, anthro, anthropomorphic, animals in clothes, cute, woodland, charming, surreal, whimsy, whimsical, character, character design, storybook, fairy tale, reading, books, book, illustrator, sneak peek, wip, process, doodling, line, linework, paper, watercolor, watercolour, painting, paint, January, 2017, winter, fun, play, kids, children, animal, red fox, forest, creative, design, graphic design, sweet, work, work flow, art, artwork, artist, artists on Tumblr, pencils, eraser, tetley
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Wildflowers & Bunnies

October 14, 2016

A sweetheart of a bunny is enjoying her fragrant clover. She'll probably nibble on it in a minute or two, but for now she's taking time to stop and smell the posies. 

In Art & Illustration (mine) Tags clover, bunny, rabbit, cute, floral, art, artwork, nature, wildlife, flowers, plants, plant, garden, photography, blog, illustration, ink, inktober, inktober2016, Inktober, inking, pen and ink, painting, WIP, draw, drawing, doodle, wip, process, sketch, sketching, sketchbook, autumn, fall, October, harvest, sweet, children, kids, animals, Animals In Clothes, anthro, anthropomorphic, posies, sweetheart, love, lovely, whimsy, whimsical, surreal, fairy tale, victorian, naturalism, naturalist, bunnies, rabbits, vintage, retro, wildflowers, picture, flower, flower garden, work, work in progress
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Inktober: Day 7

October 7, 2016

A gathered group of owls are called a parliament, and I couldn't resist. Tucked under a wing is his book of law, and he is residing over the local Aviary Parliament.

In Art & Illustration (mine) Tags inktober, inktober2016, ink, illustration, art, owl, victorian, book, parliament, law, branch, woodland, forest, wings, bird, birds, owls, barn owl, powdered wig, colonial, vintage, retro, feathers, flight, quill pen, october, autumn, fall, nature, wildlife, surreal, anthro, anthropomorphic, animals, animal, animals in clothes, sweet, cute, kids, children, WIP, sketch, sketchbook, pen and ink, pen, trees, picture book, whimsical, whimsy, fairy tale
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Inktober: Day 5

October 5, 2016

Inking tiny mushroom homes and white cabbage moths. A secret woodland retreat. Find myself wishing I saw more real estate listings that resembled this.

In Art & Illustration (mine) Tags inktober, inktober2016, ink, mushroom, mushrooms, house, houses, home, gnome, elf, elves, fairy, fairies, fairie, garden, woodland, sketch, drawing, draw, sketchbook, art, illustration, kids, children, cute, wildlife, plant, nature, surreal, fairy tale, forest, October, fall, autumn, play, sweet, moth, insect, cabbage moth, wings, windows, painting, WIP, october, artwork, artist, happy
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Inktober: Day 4

October 4, 2016

Another day of inking in October: White clover and a friendly bumble bee. 

In Art & Illustration (mine) Tags Inktober, ink, inktober2016, inktober, inking, sketch, clover, floral, flowers, bee, honey bee, bumblebee, bumble bee, nature, wildlife, illustration, sketchbook, draw, drawing, doodle, art, artwork, artist, photo, photography, WIP, process, woodland, autumn, fall, harvest, pencil, graphite, pen, pen and ink, Woodland, cute, children's book, children's illustration, Children's Art, pinecones, pine, picture, pic, fun, autumn leaves, fall harvest, happy, play, make, creative, craft, Tuesday, plant, scientific illustration, botanical, botany
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