Happy Holidays 2020

Here's the winter holiday card image for 2020. This is my first holiday card created entirely in Procreate on my new iPad Pro. 

I had some ideas that would have captured the craziness of this year, but decided against them in favor of something cozy and peaceful.  I send my card to about 50 people and I haven't kept up with all of them over the course of the year.  There's a good chance that a few of them are in a very bad place right now.  An image of a tree with Covid-shaped ornaments might not go over too well.

I hope you are reading this post from a safe and healthy place. If not, I hope the new year brings healing and hope. 

Pandemic pen-n-inking

I drew the image above first in pencil, then inked it with a Pigma Micron size 01 pen in an old hard-sided wirebound sketchbook with good quality, acid-free pages (maybe a Strathmore 400 series?). It's not for a particular project. Just for fun. We're all a bit more trapped indoors these days. So to keep from being driven too crazy by that, I'm doing drawings that play up how cozy and inviting home can be.