A Special Sketch

On Monday night I had posted about doing a special sketch that I couldn't yet reveal. I made this sketch for one of my friends. She has worked with me for the past year as she was working on her Master's Degree in Engineering Management & Leadership. Tomorrow she graduates and will be traveling back to India.

I have learned a lot from Nikita this past year: there are still young people out there who are willing to work hard, to reach for your goals despite what others think you should do, and that "there are opportunities out there, you just have to take them!" just to name a few. I also learned a lot from her about Indian culture, traditions, and her personal stories and struggles.

I got to show her about America's Halloween and she taught me about India's Diwali - "Festival of Lights."

Which brings me to the sketch...

Throughout the year she kept telling me that she wanted to bring one of my sketches back home with her. I wasn't sure what to sketch, but wanted to make sure it was special. On Halloween she had come to our house for our Halloween party. Her very first American Halloween party! She was dressed up as an adorable Minnie Mouse... this is what I decided to sketch for her:

Halloween 2015
Dr. Pamela Lillian Isley and Minnie Mouse
(Me) and (Nikita)

Sketching the Night Away

Tonight I'm working on a special sketch, but I can't reveal too much about it right now because it is a surprise for someone special. So instead of sharing what I'm currently working on, I decided to share with you a couple of my past sketches.

The first sketch is from the animated film "Surf's Up" and is of the main surfing penguin, Zeke. I sketched this back in 2011 for my little cousin, Jaxon, as he LOVED the movie at the time. I had forgotten about this sketch until going through my studio earlier this year. 

The second sketch is one I did more recently, just about a month or so ago. I was feeling silly and decided a baby giraffe acting silly was exactly the way I felt. Someone commented that it looked like a dead giraffe, haha, but he's definitely alive and well! :)