Bromeliads

In this latest illustration, a rainy day has interrupted Bob's quest for the owner of the missing notebook. He bides his time and cultivates bromeliads with the llama. 

Three new Illustrations

After making the super detailed living room scene last week, I wanted to rework some of the previous pages to match. 

Bob got a new sweater vest and his Aunt Cynthia switched to a blue dress. I gave them a simple white background to help them stand out. 

I made the horse in this second illustration a little more wild. 

And this third illustration shows Bob on a mission to return lost property. 

Armchair

At last he held the book up for the llama to see. "Well, pal. What do you make of this?" 

Character Design

      As fun as they are, Bob and his llama can't really carry much of a plot by themselves. I have had to sit down and add more people and critters to their world. Too keep organized, I've made some very rough sketches of those new characters, which you can see below. The small creature on the lady's shoulder (top, left) is a cockatoo, and and other small creature being held on the lower left is a min pin.  

-Miss Ingerman, 

  the illustrator 

Pruning the Plants

The llama thinks the flowers are looking overgrown and could use a trim. Bob isn't too sure.

Bob and his llama have been on vacation for the last couple of weeks because I've been illustrating for Winter Moose. You can see what I've been doing here: www.wintermoose.com. They are back now though, and I have come up with a new project in which to feature them. Actually my friends and followers came up with a new project, and I've finally given in to their whims/demands/requests. Bob and His llama are going to appear in a book.

I've got a little plot for them, a few secondary characters, a sprinkling of suspense and a dash of adventure. It's going to take a while for me to put it all together, but I will be posting here as I go along.

I hope you enjoy watching my process and thank you for the suggestions,

-Miss Ingerman,
  the illustrator

Billiards

Bob and his llama are playing billiards again.

Bikers

         Bob and his llama have their helmets on and are ready to roar off on another adventure, kicking up a ruckus and leaving behind a trail of dust and astonished glances.

        This illustration has taken more reference material to complete than any of my others to date. I used five  photos and advertising illustrations to figure out the motorcycle and side car, another one for the helmets and goggles, and a whole bunch more to figure out what Bob would be wearing. 1930s motorcycle jackets are really diverse, and all so stylish that I couldn't decide on one for Bob. I ended up combining features from a couple different models.

       Of all the reference pictures I used, one stands out as my favorite:

-Miss Ingerman,

  the illustrator