on the second day of christmas, sugar plums are dancing over my head. i’m collecting christmas recipes, and getting quite crafty:
if you’d like an itty bitty treat from me, just let me know! the stack will just grow and grow….
Good Tidings!
children's illustration, christmas, digital, sketches
autumn’s end
autumn, children's illustration, collageautumn is ending,
things are changing.
{light collage, watercolor}
i am finally feeling my creative work is taking precedence, and have exciting projects on the horizon.
this is when i feel like kicking up some leaves, you know?
{light collage, watercolor}i feel like drawing lots of trees and leaves right now, so this piece is an ode to that, and my inner playful five-year-old self.
sketch bulk
children's illustration, sketches, yum and tummy new assignment is to create a team of middle grade characters.
here is the start:
and otherwise,
here’s the bulk of the november sketchbook:
a big pile
children's illustration, digital, sketches
hand turkey? hand turkey!
collage, holiday, inspirationhappy thanks giving,
my hand turkey centerpiece,
courtesy of
toy store job
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craft day at the store (makedo craft – basically, tools to re-invent the cardboard box)
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playing and creating with kids
love,
n
moment of autumn
fine art, watercolor
yellows and greens, along the charles. sketch and watercolor painting.
happy late autumn.
happy thanksgiving.
happiness.
love
n
co-pandas
children's illustration, sketches, yum and tumyum and tum are my co-pandas, my adventurous little bears in the big city.
here are some color sketches i’ve been playing around with:
and finally, here are the cubs having tea:
the little cap just seems savvy enough for a young female panda, don’t you think?
stylish!
love,
n
finally…a glimspe of mud pup!
children's illustration, mud pup, sketchesstarting from most recent to oldest, here are some sketches of mud pup I’ve been experimenting with:
this is a digital sketch, very rough still..
this is a watercolor, probably also my favorite!
and finally, a watercolor, pup in the puddle
i still have mud pup’s plans to explore all of boston. stay tuned!
love,
n
preview of november
children's illustration, sketchesi got back into the sketchbook this month! yay! i have lots of little new tidbits to show.
think of it as an early thanksgiving present.
all good things!
Nicole Gsell 
