Garden of Love, Where LOVE is blind

Not only dragons in these family gardens!  Here are some big-headed love birds, they need the protection of the Garden Dragons, especially when in love...they are less able to see danger in the "love" state of mind...  There is a Love Dragon hiding in here somewhere, but did not wish to be included in this image.  I'll get the Love Dragon's portrait soon, they can be elusive and so shy sometimes!  This image was one of my attempts at adobe illustrator,  I enjoy using technology, but my first love is with traditional materials.  My training as an artist took place in the 80's, we used traditional art materials back then!!!   I do have my eye on some new technology, the Cintiq series, but it is costly.  It is on my wishlist:) These Love Birds could care less how their image came to be, love is blind.

Desert Night Bloom or Dark Night of the Soul?  This is from my current sketchbook.  I sometimes don't process art for a long time after creating it.  This is one of my attempts at Illustrator, I'll post the sketch next.   The family tree can be a faulty tree, as demonstrated by my own flawed health.  Our battles, both physical and emotional are ones we essentially fight alone.  The beauty is, we grow and get stronger.  If a plant, dependent upon water to grow, can grow in a desert and even bloom, then so can we.  Sick or not, we are genetically coded to survive, like the desert night bloom;)