A Sketch A Day, For Thirty Days #11

Wikipedia:
Remembrance Day – also known as Poppy Day, Armistice Day (the event it commemorates) or Veteran's day – is a day to commemorate the sacrifices of members of the armed forces and of civilians in times of war, specifically since the First World War.

The poppy's significance to Remembrance Day is a result of Canadian military physician John McCrae's poem In Flanders Fields. The poppy emblem was chosen because of the poppies that bloomed across some of the worst battlefields of Flanders in World War I, their red colour an appropriate symbol for the bloodshed of trench warfare.

A Sketch A Day, For Thirty Days #10

It was very chilly and windy outside today. It made me think of bundling up as a kid to go play outside in the cold and wind. Here, Momma Bunny is making sure that Little Bun is going to be nice and warm!

A Sketch A Day, For Thirty Days #9

Our instructor for our workshop at the SCBWI Dakotas conference gave us a piece of paper with a symbol drawn on it. We then had a few minutes to draw something from that symbol. It was a fun excercise. Out of 11 illustrators, I think only a couple of people duplicated once. It is a fun exercise to try!

A Sketch A Day, For Thirty Days #8

On our way home from the conference, we happened upon an intersection in Rapid City. A bunch of cars were parked along side the road, and we noticed signs "Puppies For Sale". Shih Tzus and Dachshunds! They were sooooo cute! We had no intentions of buying, but it was so fun to get a little puppy love for a minute :)

A Sketch A Day, For Thirty Days #7

We had a choice of a tour of the winery or the dinosaur museum when we attended the SCBWI conference in Hill City. Most of us Illustrators chose the dinosaur museum. I was really glad I did as I shot some amazing photographs. Here is a sketch I did from looking at the full skeleton of a Sabretooth type tiger. The lower sketch is a close up and different angle of another cat like creature. If you get the chance to stop, I recommend it. Very imformative staff and lots of bones, casts and info.