Portfolio Book Art Part 4

     This strange creature I made as an alien fly. It was a random project that inspired an idea of a special event at a zoo where they have alien animals. I did the original a few years ago as a photoshop piece. As it came closer to portfolio and with my teacher's asking, I made a watercolor version. It's playful creature that I can imagine to be in a children's book.

Portfolio Book Art Part 3

     The inspiration for this piece was a mixture of portfolio needs and a fictional world need. I'm working on a story that has a continent whose always in winter. So, I needed to make a vegetation that would work. Then I realize there needed to be a way to spread the seeds and pollination of plants, in result I created a butterfly made to handle the winter temperatures (And couldn't survive in warm environments). The other need for this piece was to be the back cover of the Portfolio book, so I made it match the cover in style.

Pioneer Day

       This is a holiday I never really thought much of until I lived out of state and realize it is not really heard of  outside the state. I knew it was a state holiday, but also know we, Americans, take every holiday we can get. Now that I'm back in state, I realize how little it is celebrated; only those who do usually have children, or like the fireworks and other events actually celebrate. It was very sad. I remembered all the events I went to as a child and enjoyed, not realizing how limited the celebration was. There is also a bit of bitter irony, as I a non-Mormon, celebrate their holiday while many who claim the faith do not. I would think it would be important for them. So, here is a picture in celebration and the hope I have for it. For those who do not know the holiday or it's history, click here.