IF: Adapt

"...Faust had a different take: throughout his life, she said, Lincoln adapted to his surroundings, rather than withdrawing. Noting his changing attitudes toward military service and religion, she said Lincoln “was a learner—he continually evolved.”
Drew Faust, Harvard Magazine,Who Was Lincoln, Really, Feb 10, 2009

Original Sketch(pen and ink)> AI (watercolor effect)>Live Trace> colored digitally

Weeping Cherry in Blue

I really like how you can experiment so much in Illustrator.
If only you could change the color of your living room as easily:)

Feels Like Summer

Really hot here!

Ranunculus: Three versions

Ilustrator: Flip Flops

Simple sketch scanned in, and colored in Illustrator. Looks like it is going to be summery weather for the weekend.

IF: Subtract

I really want to work on a series of simple portraits. This started as a traditional watercolor and then I used the cutout effect in Illustrator--but it subtracted an eye!

Illustrator Effects: Cutout

Some interesting effects in Illustrator with "cutout".

Illustration

I have been experimenting with putting some old illustrations into Illustrator CS2. This illustration was done long ago for an invitation to a political fundraising breakfast held at a restaurant called Tiffanys that occupied an old bank (adaptive reuse at its best).