After play

Someone played too much and now he is really tired... Time to go to bed, little one.

Finally I finished this illustration! I posted its sketch here some days ago. I was going to save it for later... but I couldn't help myself about posting it on my blog right now.

Nothing interesting to say today, just that I will be busy these days, and that I'm planing to draw some new traditional illustrations. Of course, I will still keep drawing digitally (I have some digital illustrations finished to show you in the near future), but I will try to take advantage of these days to use more my pencil colors, gouaches, some new crayons I got...but without stress, I want to enjoy the process ;)

Have fun and see you!!

Slip

This little mouse fell and got hurt! Doctor is ready to heal him (and to comfort him) till he feels better.

I had a lot of fun while I was drawing it. I love little animals :)!!

These days (more like this week) are festive in my country, so maybe I will be more absent here than usual (if I got time I will to post more things), but I'm still drawing, and I'll be looking for documentation for things I'll be working from now on. I have many things to do!!

Anyway, hope you have fun and a good start of the week!!

Pages and pages

April is the month of books, and actually, those were mainly my birthday presents this year. I'm really grateful, as I really love books. I can't ask for anything better >u<.

I'm sure this little boy will enjoy his book :). In my case I will use those books to keep learning and to try new techniques for my illustrations, now I only need to find time to practice them. Always learning, I can't stop now!! ;)

Now back to work, hope you have a nice day!! See you!!

Red shoes

I remember a dress I loved when I was a child, or to put it another way, a combination of clothes once my mother chose for me which I loved at first sight. That outfit would be used for my birthday party, when I was six or seven years old. That day I wore for the first time a pair of red shoes (my first red shoes!), stockings with lace and a green skirt with tights.

That day I felt really beautifull, it was so different from my other clothes!. I can't remember that birthday party too well, just the final part with my piñata and candies, but I remember looking at my new shoes and stockings while smiling. I'm glad my parents took many photos that day!!

Today, some years later, is my birthday again, and I couldn't help myself but to draw that dress I still associate with my birthday. It brings me good memories... and also "bad" ones. I remember how I didn't use those shoes too much, as their thin lace broke while I was playing outside some days later. I cried a lot that day. Those were my favourite shoes ever!! why those? Now, looking back, I can't help but smile.

Maybe today I'm not wearing a dress as special as that one, and maybe birthdays are not that special or exciting for me anymore, as I'm growing older, but here I'm looking for that little girl who was so happy that day about here birthday. It makes me feel glad for what I have, my family and friends. Sometimes I wish I could go back to that day, if even for a few minutes, to feel those emotions... but at the same time, I'm glad I'm starting to appreciate what is really important.

Be always by my side little Carmen and watch my back while I'm growing older. Hard times are coming but if I can look back for a little to you, while I'm down, I know I can keep going forward ;)

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So, Happy Birthday to me!! and to celebrate, what about some books and a surprise cake (really it was a surprise, It's been many years for my last birthday cake :D)!!

Today is no day for worries, lets just enjoy!! Have fun and see you!!

Brush

New digital illustration!! It's one of the newest I have been working on lately, but I couldn't help myself showing it here now :). I love Japanese culture and its tradition (specially all related to the geisha's world), so I wanted to show my admiration for it with an illustration, in some way. In this case, a Japanese girl brushing her hair, comparing her hair to the bamboo's vertical direction.

Simplicity, harmony and elegance are really important in Japan's culture ;)

By the way! As I was out almost all day yesterday I couldn't write here about an exhibition I'm participating with an exclusive illustration. In this case, it's an exhibition created by Leyre Valiente, a young designer from my country. She was looking for some illustrators to create an interpretation of some of her creations, to show both of them in a same place. Yesterday was its inauguration in Madrid. It's called "Mujeres Valientes". I participate in it, together with my sister (there as Noemí Gómez) and many talented illustrators.

I'm sure you will love it!! if you are in Madrid till May 17th, please don't hesitate to visit it, you will love it!! You can see the  poster of this exhibition here, and some photos of  it will appear here little by little :).

I will show this illustration here really soon, but for now, it's a "mystery".

Have fun!!!

Sweet chef

In a "sweet" mood lately!! I couldn't help myself to draw these chefs wearing a cupcake-like hat. I showed a detail of this illustration in my Twitter, if you are curious.

After some really busy days here I'm again!! Many things left to do these days... but I can do it!! I want it to be a productive week ;). It's gonna be a good month, a productive one, I'll do my best to get it!

Also, tomorrow I will write here about something that will see the light tomorrow. It's something new for me, so I'm really happy with it :).

Hope you have a really nice day! See you tomorrow!!