Illustration Friday: Dust

The Dust of Stars, 2011

Watercolor and gouache

14 x 10.7 cm

© Kerry Schofield

If cats had wings, I think they would fly to heaven and sit on the moon.

Sometimes I think my cats think they can actually fly. Maybe that's why they like birds so much. Have you ever seen a cat jump and fly on trees only to get stuck. They seem to love high places for some reason. When they get in a wild mood, they run and leap with no thought of the ground. Then they get in all sorts of trouble getting stuck atop something, whether it be a shelf or on top of a roof!

If I must deal with dust, let it be star dust where I can dream of growing wings and sitting on the moon!

Peppermint Cane Tea

Peppermint Cane Tea
Illustrated Recipe

© Kerry Schofield

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This illustration was created for the They Cook and Draw holiday recipe contest in affiliation with the Food Network. It's illustrated in gouache and finalized digitally. I created the recipe myself and its's easy to make. I couldn't help but add the reindeer; although, it's not an ingredient in the recipe! To see the illustration and comment on the They Draw and Cook Web site, click on link: http://bit.ly/hJLvmP

Illustration Friday: Savour

Tagine Apple Sauce

Illustrated Recipe

© Kerry Schofield

(click on artwork to enlarge)

This illustration was created for the They Cook and Draw holiday recipe contest in affiliation with the Food Network. It's illustrated in gouache and finalized digitally. To see illustration and comment on the They Draw and Cook Web site, click on link: http://bit.ly/fB2fxo.

This apple sauce is made in a tagine, the Moroccan heavy clay cooking pot with a cone-shaped dome lid. I love cooking with tagines. If you have a favorite tagine recipe, I would love to hear about it!

The monarch butterfly is in remembrance of Gwen, my English Grandmother, who passed away from bone cancer on Nov. 21, 2010. She was 90 years old and was as fiesty as ever until just a few days before her death. On the Saturday before, a monarch butterfly flew by me. It made me think of her soul, on its way to making its journey to the afterlife. Thanks for taking care of me Grandma! I will love you always.

My Hair is the Flame

My Hair is the Flame

Ink Spot Series, 2010

Pen, colored ink and gouache, abstract

13 x 13.1 cm on Bristol board

21.6 x 28 cm mounted on mat board

© Kerry Schofield