Illustration Friday - "Remember"

A truth to remember all year long - not just at Christmas.

This is one my Christmas card designs that I license to greeting card companies. You can see more of my greeting card designs on my website: www.kristivaliant.com

Illustration Friday - "Green"

The light turned green and the hare took off.
The tortoise stared up at the green light. "Green, yes, that's green," he mumbled. At a speed the tortoise had never before acheived, he deliberately placed one foot on the stone path.
After transfering his weight, he placed another foot. "Wow, watch me go!"

Illustration Friday - "Snap"

"You'll catch on... ice skating's a snap!"

Illustration Friday - "I Spy"

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I Spy fireworks, Jack-o-Lanterns, Easter eggs,
Bunny-eared Santa, Cupid's leprechaun legs,

A cheerleader pyramid, a witch's bat,
Lanterns, a turkey, Easter Bunny's green hat.

My two-year-old nephew loves the "I Spy" books. He's super perceptive and can spot the smallest details in all of the images.

Illustration Friday - "Hide"

This is one of my sweet lil' friends, Michelle. This sketch seemed to go well with this week's Illustration Friday topic, "Hide".

Illustration Friday - "Communication" 2nd entry

These are some of the illustrations I created for an upscale clothing store in Indianapolis called Angela David. I thought they fit well with the Illustration Friday topic, Communication: writing, reading, and cell phoning.

"Sugar & Spice & Everything Nice" - Communication IF

This illustration brought to mind that sweet poem that begins, "Sugar and spice and everything nice, that's what little girls are made of". That's exactly right.

What's a better way to communicate than through drawing and writing... even if it's on the wall.

I created this piece just for my portfolio and sent out postcards of it as a promotional piece to children's book publishers.

"Quiet" (in color)

Still working on this.

Illustration Friday - Quiet 2

Here's my second submission for "Quiet" based on my first one, but I think better. I love the cute tiny mouse waiting to see what will happen when the lil' boy sneaking downstairs and Santa sneaking upstairs meet.

I plan on painting this one so check back for the final later on.

Illustration Friday - "Quiet"

A quick sketch for Illustration Friday. This sweet lil' boy is trying to quietly sneak downstairs to see if Santa has come yet. Don't think he'll get too far.

I have another idea based on this drawing for "Quiet". I'll try to sketch that one too before Friday. Can I submit more than one to IF? Hmmm...