No.1 The Larch

Useful information from Monty Python

This is (as it should be) a bit of a silly one. I don't really know what got me thinking about Monty Python but I always like the ridiculous, seemingly unconnected, in between bits. "How to recognise different trees from quite a long way away," is one of those bits that always makes me wonder where the Pythons' came up with it. Is there a book somewhere in the world with this title? Perhaps there is a whole series broken down into volumes covering all the major continents (except Antartica of course, it would be very empty)? Has anyone ever needed to identify a tree from quite a long way away?

Regardless if you want to get a head start on recognising trees make sure you get hold of this design. Its available from Redbubble and Society6 on T-shirts, prints, iPhone cases and stickers. All the details are on the Doodle Dojo Store.

December Calendar Draw Up For Voting

December 2012 Calendar Page

The Doodlers Anonymous 2012 Calendar draw for December is now open for voting. This one (like the last two) is to get featured in their 2012 calendar, available from the Doodlers Anonymous site later in the year. As usual the only rule is no computers, so it was time to get stuck into a sketchbook and scribble away furiously.

The theme is nice and easy for December at least! You don't really have a lot of choice in that one, the only question left is what exactly to draw. In my opinion the tree is the most important Christmas decoration of them all. You have to have one to keep your presents under at the very least. So thats what I went with. Hope you like it, any votes are very much appreciated!

Sleeping Birds

Sleeping Birds

This is my entry for Illustration Friday. The topic this week is asleep and I think they fit the bill pretty well. We have budgies and they get into this pose at bed time. They don't get quite as nice scenery to hang around in though!

I wasn't actually intending to enter but I was doodling away and came up with these guys. They just seemed perfect so as its a holiday today I used my time wisely by putting them into vector mode and posting them up. Tried to get away from the black outlines just for a change as well, I quite like the effect in the end.

I'm not thinking about putting these onto anything for the store. They are just hanging around having a snooze in a tree for the fun of it.