Poem Collaboration

tonight I will pretend
I can shoot water from my fingertips
in the shower

tonight I will imagine
the carpet is made of lava
and the couches are the rocks

tonight I will pretend
a blanket tied around my neck
makes me Wonder Woman

tonight I will imagine
my room is being sieged by dragons
and I, the princess, must slay every single one

tonight,
I will pretend I can go back.

childhood fascinations

by Allyssa Barker

You can see more of her Poems her: http://inkedsummit.tumblr.com/ 

A Painter's Spat

This one took a little longer than I expected because I did so much background. Its hard for me to keep the character looking consistant too. I suppose I'll learn as I go, right? Post of the actual painting coming soon!

Best V-day ever!

All but the thumbnail was done in photoshop. This is a pretty big step for me. I hope ya'll like it!

Cleopatra in SpAAAAAAAAce!!!

I was doodling in my sketchbook, periodically looking over some of my favorite websites. One is a webcomic called... you guessed it! Cleopatra in Space by Mike Miahack. It took a good part of the day to do, but it was a great test drive for me.

Fan Art for Cleopatra in Space

I love seeing other people's process, so I thought I'd share mine!

Date Night Adventures

I dressed up for a sweet date with Mike at a local Japanese Steakhouse. We only did sushi, but that was plenty to fill us up. Mike also ordered a bunch of uncooked slabs of fish. Well... that included Tako. Which is a slice of uncooked octopus tentacle. Needless to say.... It didn't quite tickle the palate. My darling sweetheart captured the experience all on video....

Stop!

This little fellow is a character idea I have for a short story done in graphic novel style. I'm still figuring out the details, but I thought it'd be fun to share a preview.

From the Good ol' Sketch Book...

Pretty quick color job, but I gotta do soooomethin' after my Christmas Hiatus. I have a bunch of journal comics backing up too. I have so much to do!!!

Kill Two Birds with one Stone

Hear are some more theme cookie designs. I don't know if they'd even be possible to create, but it'd be a fun challenge don't you think? But while I made these designs for a job application, its good practice to try something new with a specific goal.

Meanwhile...

"Ode to the Natural Egg 2"

So while I take your suggestions to work on the previous one, I thought I'd show you my first scanned/digital piece! Yay! Its a work in progress as well. I'd like add some light and darks, while keeping it a bit flat and graphic for fun. I'm really having a blast. Yay for new scanners and computers!!!

More Eggs

You may be wondering why her jeans are like footsie pajamas.... well. Its faster at the moment. I'll give her shoes eventually. I want to try a flat and graphic version and a more painterly version. I'll try to post one tomorrow!!

.....and I just noticed that it looks like she's holding a potato.... hmm. I'll fix that.

Muahahhahahhhahaaa

Oh Octopus, I do love thee!

Thy tentacles are so lovely,

as long as they don't strangle me......

If Wacom were Crayons

Just for Fun.. I thought I'd color it in simple.