It's Cultural

            Hallo, bonjour, hola, hi there! Everybody's got their own way of saying hello and llamas are no exception. In this picture, Bob is preparing to tack up for a nice ride. He's wearing an alpaca sleeveless sweater, boots and jodhpurs. The llama has been spending his morning lounging in a cheerful wool blanket. His blanket is inspired by Sears & Roebucks "Zev" horse blanket catalogue copy (c.a. 1926): "The young fellows like a nice plaid blanket for their horse and we have not forgotten them this year."


          I debuted some new illustrations at a nifty little art fair hosted by Battery Street Jeans. (A great big thank you to everyone who made it happen, It was awesome!)
          Below is a picture of my table. I decided to put today's featured picture on my business cards because I was so pleased with how it turned out (and because it was small and I could fit more information next to it). I sold a few cards and greatly enjoyed seeing the public's varied and sometimes strong reactions to my pictures. Some people seemed disturbed by them (I really couldn't imagine why), some people were delighted and others even saw themselves or friends of theirs in Bob.

Overall, I would say the art fair was a great experience and I would definitely go again.

Miss Ingerman
the illustrator

Beach Gallop

     Smooth, sandy, beaches are one of the best places for galloping a leggy friend and Bob has found a choice one. He's in his green wool bathing suit now, with matching espadrilles, and the llama's got on a simple bridle. They are thundering along, carefree and bareback, through the surf.

Miss Ingerman,
the illustrator
 

Out on the Lake

    I decided to cut back on the inking, partly because all the little black lines weren't making a smooth transition to the computer and partly because I really want to go for that continental style that I mentioned earlier. The result is a new look for Bob and his llama. What do you think?

    In this week's picture, it's warm, it's summer, and Bob and his llama are plowing along in their sailboat. Bob has switched out his plus fours for a pair of light flannels and he's tucked his sixpence away, where it won't blow off in the wind. His trusty llama is acting as skipper for the day. 

Miss Ingerman,

the illustrator