This week’s Illustration Friday topic is “Stomach.”

I have to admit, when I first read the topic, I thought about skipping a week. But I am blogging to push myself to create art, and so far it is working. I thought about picking my own subject, or just working on some project I had already been thinking about.

But first I thought I’d just fire up Adobe Illustrator and see what would happen. And what happened was, I had fun. Not being particularly inspired by the week’s topic also meant that I didn’t go in with high expectations and I allowed myself to just play. I played with color and pattern and brushstrokes to my heart’s content. And when I stepped away, I realized I had a piece that said something. Without intention, I created artwork with a point of view. This is totally new for me.

Anyway, here she is: