Happy Holidays!

Tis The Season!  Happy Holidays!

Spring Is Here!

Spring is here! Life abounds. Hurrah!

Holy Cow Butterfly

Holy Cow! Butterfly #54  -  Graphic Illustration  -  2.23.12

The Cow

    The friendly cow all red and white,
    I love with all my heart:
    She gives me cream with all her might,
    To eat with apple-tart.

    She wanders lowing here and there,
    And yet she cannot stray,
    All in the pleasant open air,
    The pleasant light of day;

    And blown by all the winds that pass
    And wet with all the showers,
    She walks among the meadow grass
    And eats the meadow flowers.

- by Robert Louis Stephenson

In honor of my friend Anne Woerner, Happy Birthday!

Happy Home

Happy Home Butterfly  #53  -  Sketch, Digital Mixed Media Illustration  -  2.22.12

When I Think Of Home

When I think of 'home' I think of cherry pies
When I think of 'home' I think of mulberry trees
When I think of 'home' I think of butterflies
When I think of 'home' I think of bumble bees

When I think of 'home' I think of hummingbirds
When I think of 'home' I think of sun brewed tea
When I think of 'home' I think of morning walks
When I think of 'home' I think of Grandma and me

When I think of 'home' I think of hidden trails
When I think of 'home' I think of lullabies
When I think of 'home' I think of signs of spring
When I think of 'home' I think of pumpkin pies

When I think of 'home' I think of bedtime stories
When I think of 'home' I think of I think of honeysuckle
When I think of 'home' I think of roses blooming
When I think of 'home' I can't help but chuckle

Because when I think of 'home' I think Heaven
When I think of 'home' I think of all thats kind
When I think of 'home' I think of dancing
When I think of 'home' Grandma comes to mind


- Catlin L. Crawford

there's a flutter on my nose...

there's a flutter on my nose  -  Graphic Illustration  -  2.15.12

The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough. 

- Rabindranath Tagore

Vintage Parlor Butterfly Swirls

Vintage Parlor Butterfly Swirls - Textile and Paper Design  © Tanja Nikolic - 2012

“Everyone is like a butterfly, they start out ugly and awkward and then morph into 

beautiful graceful butterflies that everyone loves.”  - Drew Barrymore

Winter's Night Illustration Study

"Winter's Night"

Mixed Media Illustration

Storybook Illustration Concept Art

Illustration Study - In Progress - Still working this piece out.