Fresh Melon

Many of my illustrations, doodles and paintings are inspired by the world around me - seasons, holidays, weather, travels, life experiences and food. After camping last weekend in over 100 degree heat my friends and I found respite in fresh and cool watermelon slices from the depths of the cooler.

Nothing beats the heat like the cool juice of a watermelon drizzling down your chin!

What are some of your fave creative inspirations??

You are what you eat.

Just a friendly reminder to myself and anyone out there who cares to listen.

Copyright Jennie Jacobs 2010

Photo credit Lilt Pepeyan 

Rainy Day Recovery

Most of the time a rainy day sucks the happiness from my heart. Some people love them so dearly, even covet them in a place like Santa Barbara, but not I. I like sunbeams and little dresses that you wear in warm weather and sandals and ice cream cones.

So what do you do when the winter season brings copious amounts of rain into your life? Usually I would say sulk and wait for the sun, but with the unusual amount of wetness this season I just have to find ways to cope. Today I managed my mood with these little nuggets of joy:


Puppy dog doodles on To Do lists:

A gift of a totally delicious rice krispie treat:



Reading someone else's cute blog when no one is looking:
http://cupcakesandcashmere.com/classic-chocolate-cake/


Wet weather window shots:


Moral of the story: weather happens, so deal with it.