Last few days, I’ve been juggling photo shoots, end of school year mayhem, dance performances, ER visits and illustration deadlines. All this makes a girl a bit creatively drained. Recuperating from it all, I’m making small attempts to begin sketches for long time client, Grand Rapids Community Foundation. Again, I’m looking back to old illustration I’ve done for their newsletter, Current, to see if I can find what I’m missing. That creative mojo.Here are a few spot illustrations from past issues of Current:

flight, originally uploaded by yodraws.

love dog, originally uploaded by yodraws.

Cute little Valentine’s day art I recently did for the Grand Rapids Community Foundation.

Props to the many helpers that made this project a reality!Beerhorst Family, Livvie Berger, Laurie Blase, Natalie & Vivienne Carmichael, Carmichael Family, Distel Family, Audrey Dunlap, Dunlap Family, Jordyn Ernst, Jeanne Fox, Fox Family, Olga & Rodolfo Gonzalez, India Gorman, Mary Gorman, Mike Gorman, Riley Gorman, Grand Raggidy Roller Girls, Akira & Bailey Katsumata-Smith, Katsumata-Smith Family, Hanna & Madelyn Kelly, Rose Kromer, Sue Kuzee, Lancaster Family, Genevieve LeBaron, Katja & Rebekah McBane, Claire & Lily Montague, Elizabeth Moore, Christine Morse, Moskal Family, Muse Boutique, Oosse Family, Katelyn Philipps, Philipps Family, Kate Phillips, Laurel Pruski, Colleen Rhein, Brynne Roberts, Stacy Schuster, Bridgeen & Reagan Shapton, Stella Sheckler, Square One Design, Thomas Family, Claire & Emerson & Gracen Williams, Williams Family, Siona Wilson, Wilson Family, Edie VanderLeek, VanderLeek Family, Leah & Sarah VanFossen, Kokie Zimmermann and especially CWD Real Estate Investment for the spacious studio (AKA Dress Factory).

one lonely table, originally uploaded by yodraws.

I hope to paint 71 more dresses in this lovely open studio. Quickly.

artprize wallpaper 1b, originally uploaded by ArtPrize.

Please choose my work for display in your space.

Thank you,Yolanda

published, originally uploaded by yodraws.

My photography in the spring & summer 2009 issue of Solace, a destination guide to West Michigan.

I’m digging this illustrator right now. His use of color & crayons make me smile. Today I bought 2 new moleskine sketchbooks to fill with a concept that I have brewing in my head. I’ll follow the dress/fashion themes shown here, here, or here. I’d like to explore creating actual dresses based on these paintings and maybe do a little photography. And, guess who will be my very willing model? India, of course.