The Sketch Book

if your earmuffs don't scare you, they're not big enough

It is currently ten degrees here in NYC but with the windchill it "feels like two degrees"I never understand that differentiation. Isn't the temperature always what it "feels like"? Why else would ...

still sketching

i'm still sketching in the gold tipped sketchbook. here's a recent addition.it has been a little tricky to keep up the motivation to sketch in here as the days begin to develop projects and proble...

Lily

 I am in love with this blog Lily Says GoApparently everyone else already knew about it? Ahh where have I been? And I took one look at her and said to myself, "this girl is a dancer". Lily, am I ri...

THANK YOU

WOW!!!!You all are the best friends a girl could ask for. Look how many of you came to my rescue with amazing input about my last post. I am brimming over with appreciation and love for you all. Th...

girlfriends, i need your help

 Hello friends. Let's gossip over coffee. We can talk about our feelings and dreams and about how justified we were for throwing that fit/buying that bag/judging that engagement ring. I'll convince...

tassel earrings and pink arugula

When it comes to thinking about buying four hundred dollar costume jewelry earrings, you have to ask yourself two questions:1. who do you think you are?and 2. which color is most practical?These ar...

Emerald Fur

Hello! Welcome to the  first sketch of 2013, swathed in emerald fur. I figured what better way to start fresh than with the pantone color of the year?This sketch is part of a new sketch book I unwr...

Happy New Year 2013

 Happy New Years Eve. It's almost 2013! Time to release the new calendar girls!January has a certain confidence in her stride, doesn't she? Ready to tackle a blank slate full of possibilities. I ho...

merry merry

Christmas is here! Time to pop the champagne!Here's my holiday sketch for the Layla Grayce Blog. Hope you and yours are merry and bright this week.

Family Tradition

Every year I create a new illustration for my family's Christmas card. It is a tradition we've kept up now for about twenty years. Here is this year's design, featuring our beloved dachshunds, Eloi...