brass monkeys

Oh Man. I am in Edinburgh today, teaching 3rd Year Illustration students, but the heating is off and it's so COLD!
All the students are wearing hoodies - it looks like some kind of gang meeting, except there is no gun's n' bling.
I may have to wear my puffa jacket. Maybe I could complain and go home, because it is such a beautiful day outside.

However, the work that the students are doing is really good quality, so I am looking forward to seeing what the rest of them come up with. I set a postage stamp project...looks like they had fun.

Also, I am delighted to be up there on the Illustration Mundo front page...keep those votes coming in.
http://www.illustrationmundo.com

Better go do some star jumps to warm up...

new wolf picture - mid progress

Its a freebie I am working on for a very good designer - I was given the theme of "LONE {wolf}" and get a whole page to play with.
When I get asked for things like this, I always like to try something quite different to my normal illustration - something maybe more mysterious, or more playful. Its good for the soul to be able to work differently sometimes.
This is just me mucking about, but I kind of like it - it has a snowy peacefulness to it. The sky needs work though...it's too flat.
The hills obviously come from the same piece of artwork - so that needs variation too. But the red and the turquoise - I like that combo for sure.
I'll let you all know what becomes of the wolf picture.

Excitement! This is my first ever blog...ever.
So, be patient with me while I get used to all the blog elements and buttons and things I can do to make my blog more interesting for you.
I am kind of impulsive, so, of course I set up the blog without reading the instruction manuals...but I can go do that now, I suppose.

Quick intro -
Name - Jill Calder
Occupation - Illustrator and college lecturer
Lives - Scotland
Loves - drawing, dogs and more of all that later.