Day 4’s prompt was “spell”…
Then I missed a few days… Day 8’s prompt was “Star” and made me think of God’s promise to Abraham…
“… and then He told me: Count the stars– if you can… your children shall be as numerous as they are…” (Genesis 15:5, roughly translated)
Not only do you get a drawing, you also get one of my Special Poems :)
Now tell me I’m not the only one who turns into a demon when the sun sets….
I mentioned in an earlier post that I’ve been doing sketches of my Facebook friends. Some of them have drawn me in return, so it’s become a kind of portrait-swap thing, and it’s really fun(ny) to see how very different I look in all my friends’ drawings!
Here are some of the results of the portrait swaps. As you can see, my friends have varying levels of talent, but what matters is that they took the time to draw me and I appreciate their efforts!
Some of them are really fabulous… and some of them just make me laugh (and think to myself, dear G-d, do I really look like that…?)
You’d never know this was all the same person, would you?
(Except for my nose. My nose looks the same in every single picture. *sigh*)
Took a break from my children’s illustration to do a commission drawing of my old high school. Except, way back when I was there, they had a much smaller building! 
I just finished illustrating a story called “The Master of Prayer,” to be published as a 5-volume set by the Breslov Institute.
Here’s the cover that I just completed today:
Then there are 19 black-and-white illustrations inside the book. Here’s a preview!
Rebbe Nachman’s stories are parables used to impart deeply spiritual messages, but they read like fairy tales. Kings and queens, demons and dungeons, castles and quests! These elements of magic and fantasy make the illustrations really fun, especially for someone like me who grew up devouring the children’s fantasy section in the library.
For this book I am using Micron pens for the drawings, and inserting the textured background digitally. This is the fourth book in a set of five, so one more story to go!
Thanks for looking! Leave a comment & make my day!
Consider this my Purim gift to you! Print, color, display, admire!
Achashverosh: Let’s get this party started!
Esther: Not just another pretty face.
Haman: That’s a noose, not a lasso!
Vashti: What are you staring at?!
(Why does Vashti have a tail? What if I don’t want Vashti with a tail? Read my comments at the bottom of this post!)
Mordechai: Why can’t we all just get along?
Please share with your friends! Happy Purim!!
VASHTI UPDATE: I have been receiving comments from people that they’d like to have Vashti without a tail, so I have added it below. If you are curious to know more about Vashti and why she had a tail (I always found her to be one of the more intriguing Purim characters) there’s a great history of Vashti here on Aish.com. It’s worth reading! Happy Purim :)
