Another quickie

Who could resist painting somebody with the name Kelly Bonelli? Especially if she is wide-eyed, is giving a sill grin, and has pompoms on wires sticking out of her head?! I was afraid of overdoing the wideness of the eyes but actually ended up not quite capturing the true pop-eyed quality of them, but otherwise I think I caught her.

Another quick Uniball sketch and sloppy paint job. Just a little fun to keep me from spending the entire day on the sofa watching TV!

"Kelly Bonelli"—Uniball pen and Paul Jackson watercolors on Strathmore 140-lb. coldpress, 9x12 inches.

Quick selfie

My furnace isn't working. This isn't the disaster in Los Angeles that it would be in Michigan, but it still gets damn cold inside my poorly insulated little bungalow when temps drop. So I'm currently doing my best impression of the Madonna, having read somewhere that you lose a huge amount of body heat (possibly as much as 40%!) out of your head (presumably out your ears?) and that if you keep it covered/wrapped up, you will be warmer all over. I'm keeping small beach towels, afghans, and throws in all the rooms, and wrapping up my head and shoulders while working at my computer, or sitting up in bed reading, or lounging on the sofa. Since it's the Christmas season, and also since I haven't done a selfie in a while, I decided to capture bundled-up me in a quick ink and watercolor portrait.

"MEmadonna"—drawn with a Uniball pen and then watercolored (Paul Jackson signature paints) on 140-lb. Strathmore coldpress, 9x12 inches. Merry Freezing Christmas.