Dance Challenge / Art Challenge

The Dance Challenge is off to a great start. I have Six - count them - Six songs I'm working on currently. One in particular is throwing me for a mental loop and it's going to be really really interesting to see what comes of it. But the challenge is exciting - really pulling me out of my box in a host of different directions.

Meanwhile, I noticed that my illustration portfolio is sadly lacking in portraits - something which used to be my thing. So I put a call out to my friends on who I should illustrate, and after a few questions (no, no bellydancers; yes, men and women; and a variety of professions) I got a good starter list. The one suggestion that really caught my eye was Gregor Mendel...
...oh Gregor, how I love you. My introduction to high school biology, my love affair with genetics...
Perfect first subject.

And as he was a friar, and sort of the godfather of modern genetics, it seemed only right to make an Icon of him.

Next will be a lighthearted portrait of my friend Amanda, as a fairy.