Illustration Friday - Renewal

I used a yoga pose to illustrate renewal, since I always feel renewed after yoga. Here is the full pose in a circular format:




And here is the full pose in a slightly different color scheme:

I used Crayola Chalk and Micron pen on Strathmore drawing paper, and I used a photo in Yoga Journal as the basis for my figure. The last version is the original version; I altered the color in the first two in Photoshop. The cropped version is my favorite.

Illustration Friday - Primitive

For this week's prompt, the Venus of Willendorf was my inspiration. This statuette is a woman with large breasts, belly, and thighs, suggesting fertility. The statuette was created 24,000-22,000 BC. Here is the statuette:

My idea was to start with the statuette and create a real woman in a real situation. Surprisingly, Venus of Willendorf looks right at home on the beach.

Crayola Drawing Chalk and Micron pen on Strathmore 500 Medium paper.

Illustration Friday - Heavy

The first thing that came to my mind for heavy was weight. I wanted to do a beautiful full-figured woman. Rubens is known for featuring full-figured women, so I used Venus in Front of the Mirror as inspiration for this drawing. Chalk and Micron pen on paper.