"He who hurries through life hurries to his grave."

- George R.R. Martin, A Clash of Kings (via lazyjane)

05
23

"He is terribly afraid of dying because he hasn’t yet lived."

- Franz Kafka (via lazyjane)

(Source: kuchisake)

05
23

Some drawings from Little Tokyo.

05
22

Medicine

From my other blog Illustration x3

05
22

Some drawings from Union Station.

05
22

Greatest interview with Maurice Sendak

05
21

Bathing Beauty drawing from my sketchbook. Have a happy summer :)

05
21

Pastry chef drawing from my sketchbook.

05
21

dhonragadio asked - "Hi Ellen! I adore your illustration style. Does it have a particular name?"

Thanks, I’m glad you like it. I don’t know if it has a name to be honest. I’m very inspired by nostalgia so I would hope that is reflected in my artwork. So you can call it whatever you think fits :)

-Ellen

05
21

Tea Party drawing from my sketchbook.

05
20

Treasure

From my other blog Illustration x3

05
20

Sarah Winchester and her Mystery House (Part 1 of 2)

While taking Drawing for Illustration with Gayle Donahue I chose to do a project on Sarah Winchester who is famously known for building The Winchester Mystery House in San Jose, California. All of these illustrations are inspired by Sarah and her life.

For the full story of Sarah’s life and an explanation of each drawing please click here

05
20

Sarah Winchester and her Mystery House (Part 2 of 2)

While taking Drawing for Illustration with Gayle Donahue I chose to do a project on Sarah Winchester who is famously known for building The Winchester Mystery House in San Jose, California. All of these illustrations are inspired by Sarah and her life.

For the full story of Sarah’s life and an explanation of each drawing please click here

05
19

Drawing of my mom doing one of the things she loves, cooking. From my sketchbook.