Drink & Draw Night

Had a little adventure, drink & draw night with my friend Anne.

We walked down by the river.

Where we planted our selves and had a little picnic.

No Starving Artists Here! 

Wondering whats in my painting travel bag?

 Gauche, 4 Brushes, Palette Knife, S & XS Faber-Castell Ink Pens, Rubber Eraser, Pen Eraser, Pencil Sharpener, 2B & B Pencil with Pencil Extender, Sketchbook, 12 sheets of 3"x2.5" Bristle Paper, 8x11 Board, Artists Tape, Water Dish and a Big Bag to carry it all!

 I'm armed with a book too, this time its "On Writing" by Steven King

It was a gorgeous evening for painting the Ross Island Bridge

Afterwards we packed up back to Anne's house where I meet her chickens

Martha and Louise

After dinner Anne & her Husband Yo showed me their art, personal and collection.

So many Buddha's, so much peace.

 Until all of the fireworks started to go off!  

It was so nice to have a relaxing evening filled with friends,

drinking wine, drawing and conversing about art. 

Happy 4th of July

Happy Independence Day! Need a way to celebrate?

Grab a Comic Book, put on some Jazz and enjoy our amazing american art forms! 

Highly recommend starting with Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz 

and listening to the 

Vince Guaraldi Trio 

Happy celebrations and artistic freedom to all!

Put up your Dukes!

Visited my friend Andy Morrissey at his studio and noticed that he had beautiful tattoo art hanging on the wall. But he had no Bunny Art! 

Well that had to change, so I made a tough guy bunny for his studio walls! 

Penciled

Inked

Boxing Hare © Liz Cleaves Illustration 

Journey to the East

Holy Bunnies, June has been a crazy month! 

Lots of work, and play. 

Visited PA, amazing adventures where had. Pancakes,Wedding, Les Miserables, New Pants and catching up with my Artist friends.

Hannah Brooker Illustration, Liz Cleaves Illustration, Michelle Furbush Illustration 

& The Art of Emily Adleblute 

Here are also some of my other artist friends who I saw but was not able to photograph

Andy Morrissey, Mike J. Kelly, Kurt Hershey, Sam Warren, & Alex Jones

Dancing with Pappy at the Wedding

Now that things are coming back to normal, its going to be back to the drawing board!

Thanks for holding fast Ya'll 

(which going back east I realized how much I missed hearing 

"thank you mam" in a southern accent) 

Impromptu Jazz Night: Jonathan Rowden Group Sketch

Impromptu jazz night! Saw the Jonathan Rowden Group. They where amazing! Here is the sketch from the show with a background of their song Snowing in Paradise. They have a new album out called Becoming. If you love jazz it's worth it to check it out!http://www.jonathanrowden.com/

Jonathan Rowden Group Sketch © Liz Cleaves Illustration 

The Early Bird

the Early Bird © Liz Cleaves Illustration 

Meadow Tea

The summer sun is coming and so is meadow tea!

Meadow Tea © Liz Cleaves Illustration