Illustration Friday: Imperfect

I gave up perfectionism long ago, so imperfect is practically a motto for me. Almost anything I do would fit this theme! Last week, I spent some time at the beach with my family and found this battered piece of seaweed as I walked along the shore and decided to do a quick watercolor study. It seems like a great example of beauty in the imperfect.

Illustration Friday: Perennial

"The immortality of flowers must enrich our own"
- Emily Dickinson

I love flowers, so I had to do this topic in a fairly literal way. On gloomy February days, I love looking out my window and seeing the hellebore in bloom. I had so much fun working on this topic, I actually did a small series which you can see here if you're interested.