Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Happy Halloween Illustration



Have a Happy Halloween Everyone! 


© Liz Cleaves Illustration


Monday, October 29, 2012

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Horse Heaven


This is an illustration painting, shown from start to finish.
The topic was to illustrate a dream. 



Pencil Sketch



Line Drawing



Finished Painting of Horse Heaven



Monday, October 22, 2012


Pony Friends


© Liz Cleaves Illustration

Modern Day Fertility Goddess


This scribble has been posted on my website lizcleavesillustration.com and to my Facebook page, Liz Cleaves Illustration. It was made in the summer of 2012 and it has a back story that I would like 
to share. 

I was working at a local farm stand one midsummer's day when a woman came in. She was extremely pregnant, wearing this bright orange sun dress, gold bangles, bug eyed designer sunglasses and four inch wedges! Instantly she brought to mind the teachings of Art History, in particular  "The Venus of Willendorf", a fertility goddess figurine made around 28,000 - 25,000 BCE.  
This woman was a walking talking modern day fertility goddess, the manifestation of "Venus of Willendorf". She was so overwhelming in her virility that she had to be documented as a 
divine sighting. 



© Liz Cleaves Illustration

Sunday, October 21, 2012


Illustration 24 and 24 Hour Comics day happened this weekend. It was hosted by Pennsylvania College of Art and Design and it was a great event. Lots of great work was created by some great artists. Go and visit my Facebook page to see some of the comics and to learn more about the artists who created them. 
 http://www.facebook.com/LizCleavesIllustration

Monday, October 15, 2012

Creative Building Blocks


These are some blocks from my childhood. I forgot they existed until I found them recently.
I am so happy to have them back in my life and I can not wait to see what kind of creative mischief they spur. Here are some close ups of favorite blocks. 




Sunday, October 14, 2012

I'm New in the Bog of Blogging





I'm new in the Bog of Blogging. For the folks who follow my Liz Cleaves Illustration Facebook Page and LCleavesIllustration Twitter you can now keep watch closer watch of thoughts, rantings and process of Liz Cleaves Illustration. I also invite you to go to my website at lizcleavesillustration.com So put on your rubber boots and go wading in the mud, it will become more interesting as we go on. 


© Liz Cleaves Illustration