Here comes the Sun!

The long and extremely cold winter is over.The spring however is so timid this year and has hard time making  up her mind.Just like a shy maid who does not know if she should stay or should go.It is April already but guess what?We had a winter storm yesterday.It snowed the whole day yesterday,piled up a couple of inches. Thank god it is all gone today and the sun is shining.Please,Spring,stay!!!And let the Sun shine!!!!!
These pictures  are from two weeks ago when my daughter and I took our first spring walk.

Arctic cold

Yeaaa,this is the coldest winter I have ever experienced in my life.It was arctic cold the last two or some weeks.-23-24F. And there is more to come.It looks beautiful  and sunny outside at the moment but it is coooold!It makes me want to snuggle up,put warm socks, drink tea and crave hot soups.The good side of the cold weather is that we have more time to read,sketch or browse the web on our tablets.My latest passion is to look at illustration blogs on Tumblr.My favorite ones at the moment are- phoebe bird,Missy Dunaway,someforeignletters,carnetimaginaire.They are so inspiring!

Winter Wonderland

Winter Wonderland in April???Yea , on April 12!I think the spring got lost in Antarctica.I am tired waiting for it,this year.The warm weather comes to tease us for a couple days and then the polar bears come down from Canada again bringing snow and ice.Well,what can we do?The last four pictures are from a week ago.My kid and I took a nice walk enjoying the warm weather taking tons of pictures and having lots of fun.The puddle is heart shaped!Can you see that?And the purple crocuses bloom in our garden.Their color is sooo beautiful!Can you spot the little birdie  in the first picture?

The first three

These three illustrations were the first three for 2013.I did not write any New Year's resolutions but I hope to find more time to draw this year.Whenever I can.Even for 5 minutes.With whatever medium I can find available at the moment.Doing good so far.
I could not participate in the last week challenge of Illustration Friday with the theme: STORM.I drew the illo but did not have the energy to upload it.I have been struggling with my cold for almost a couple of weeks already and still haven't overcome it.It appeared to be a tough one but it is high time to start feeling better.

Beautiful