Look on the sunny side

I figured that since today has been so gloomy and rainy, I would post a sunny pic. I did this one in chalk pastels. I really like it, although I think the scan isn't as good as the original.

However, I have been experimenting with my basic 'painter' feature that comes with my computer and I inverted the colors on this piece. I actually like the opposite just as much as I do the original. Both ways look good to me. What do you all think?

Sunny

This is a really small piece that I did awhile ago. At the time, it seemed like a good idea, but it really didn't turn out exactly as I had planned. Then again, if you've read my earlier posts, you know that I don't exactly plan ahead all the time. :)
However, it seems like a good header, so I thought I would share it at the top this time. I hope you guys like it! :)

Over the Weekend

Well, I've been at it again. :) I always try to create a little something on the weekends, since that's when I have the most time. So now, I have a couple of new pictures to add to my growing collection. :)

I know this first one is a little early, but I just can't help but get a head start for some winter pics. :) I liked this one because it looks so...cozy.

This other one that I did is more summery. :) It's supposed to be a bird flying over a tree and house. I've had the bird for awhile, I just didn't know where to put him.

You know what's funny is that I keep having to tell myself that this is something I can do. It's not really that I don't want to do it, it's just that I keep thinking that maybe I can't. Maybe that I won't be as good as all of those other professional illustrators out there. Maybe I won't ever have any books or art published with my work in them. Maybe I'm not as good as an artist as I thought.

And perhaps I'm not. But I'll never know if I don't try. So if anyone else out there is having the same thoughts, just remember that you can do anything you put your mind to. I know there are other famous illustrators and artists out there who never had an ounce of education, so there's hope for me, too. :) Maybe one day I'll have my work published and it will be the number one best seller of all time. LOL! Here's to hoping!