*cough, cough, cough* ugh....

Ugh, I have been sick for the past month and a half, and it has not been pretty. It was so bad, one night my cough was so bad I found myself wheezing and gasping for air. Definitely one of the most terrifying nights of my life. The flu that has been going around definitely got a hold of me, and the cold Texas weather didn't help! Nothing is worse than trying to illustrate with a 101 degree fever, so I had to take a break for a while. By the way, if you have a killer cough nothing works better than ginger tea. Yes, it is very strong, and yes is does taste like pepper and chili water, but it works!

Alas, I have finally kicked the sickness and I can get back to my illustrating. I thought it would be appropriate to come back with this painting of a sick bunny going to work. This is an accurate representation of me going to work, tissue box and all. My boss would rate how sick I was that day according to my tissue box and thermos. If would leave the tissues at home, I was feeling better, if I brought it with me, it was going to be a very long sick day.

I am also experimenting with texture brushes. I'm trying to get away from the "digital look" as some people may call it, and to a more hand rendered feel. I must say, I quite like it.