bamboo doodles

I bought a Wacom Bamboo this time last year, and returned it for fear that the learning curve might kill me. And then I received one for Christmas and stashed it in the back of the closet for the same reason.

I decided to suck it up and finally give it a try over reading week. And guess what? It's the best. Honestly. No learning curve, no frustrations - just super fun times. It's been a long time since I've been this excited about drawing! Here are a few of the things I've been up to.

ron king bird illustrations

It's late and I'm feeling sleepy, but before I head to bed I want to share some of what we've been up to today.

We decided to hibernate on this lovely holiday, and cross many things off our to do lists - including many small repairs and home improvements we've been meaning to get to. Another thing we've been meaning to do is update our shop with these amazing bird prints!

These prints hail from a late 1960's children's book I've been hoarding for years. I absolutely love them! They're by an illustrator named Ron King. The graphic style, the bold colours, the textures - everything. It's a shame to see the book pulled apart, but I still have these pictures, and I'll always have my eye out for another copy.