Ink in sketchbook then digitally painted in Painter
My Illustration Friday post yesterday was lame. I didn’t have a single interesting idea of what to do with citrus other than a literal drawing of a lemon. But today I had another idea and quickly sketched it and then spent an hour or so coloring it in Painter. Now I feel better.
Actually, I feel better about my IF post and my back is feeling 50% better today. The work my physical therapist did on me yesterday and the exercises she gave me that I did today seem to be helping. I do miss being able to lay in bed with my laptop looking at blogs but she warned me that it’s about the worst thing I can do for my back. I’ve had lower back problems forever and know how to care for it but never had upper back pain until I started reclining with my laptop.
Yippee! Getting better…makes me want to jump for joy and dance and juggle citrus!
Jana Bouc, Artist 
17 replies on “Illustration Friday (redux): Citrus (Juggler)”
SO FUN! I love the juggling citrus and his red hair!! And most … that his entire outfit is citrus colored!!! Bring such a smile to my face!
SO GLAD your back is better, Jana! I agree — this scrunched up posture for blog-viewing is terrible on the body — but oh, what it does for the mind and imagination!
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Jana, I LOVE this one!!! How FUN!!! I can relate to the back problems, I had to go home after 3 hours because I threw my back out…Hope your keeps feeling better.
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Cool! This is fun! Glad your back is okay now, Jana!
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he-he—we have a slightly similar idea! how fun!
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nice one! hope you get back to normal soon.
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Now this is an illustration that wants to get you up and jumpin! Such fun and a great take on ill.F. Oh, I hope your back just gets baetter and better…keep being kind to it, you still need it for a long long time…
Ronell
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this just made me smile
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Great illustration, made me smile too 🙂
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You are so good at illustration’s… great use of the word citrus.
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Lots of movement! Great fun! Fun colors too!
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I like this, made me smile. Afraid I could not come up with anything interesting to do with citrus (in fact when I read the topic I groaned) so gave it a miss, so well done for coming up with something lively and fun too.
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What a fun answer to IF!! Love the action and colors.
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Fun! And glad to hear you’re feeling better.
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How fun! Great work.
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Hello Jana,
I tagged you! Go to my blog for the rules and have fun,
kind regards from
Claudia
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just so you know i really did love that lemon on the blue plate! You did a beautiful job, it’s filled with life and it’s an old lemon! But this is fun and wonderful and happy! Love the juggling idea and execution! Lovely colours and whimsey! Glad you’re feeling better too!
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Great picture! Lively and full of colour!
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