I don’t know what it is, but I have been in a foul mood all week. Perhaps it’s the inevitable ‘coming down’ after having a really, really good week or it could be the earthquake-with-a-shot-of-hurricane natural disaster cocktail Mother Nature is serving up to my little corner of the world, but I am not a happy camper.

I have accomplished nothing this week (unless reading the Regretsy archives, scowling, and dropping a lot of f-bombs can be considered worthwhile accomplishments). And being unproductive makes me very unpleasant to be around.

So, why am I telling you all of this? Well, because Cranky Ruth is extremely hard to please. And yet, Cranky Ruth found the following Illustration Friday submissions worthy of her crabby/grouchy/I-want-to-punch-everybody-in-the-face approval. And that’s a feather in your cap!

So, here it is, this week’s Friday Favorites : Crankypants Edition.

Influence by Sophie Corrigan

Chaos and a bird. Cool.

Rain Maker by Helen Wheeler-Shaw

Another nicely rendered bird.

Influence: Thank You Jack by Hazel Ang

A very lovely tribute.

Influence by Adrienne Trafford

Such a gorgeous, rich color palette.

Influence by Moira Birch Swiatkowski

The heavy lines and limited use of color make this a very striking image.

Influence by Jennifer Orkin Lewis

A great interpretation of the topic.

Influence by Tanya

Check out the animation. So cool.

Influence by Rod MacGregor

Warning: Naked people. Heh.

The Queen’s Influence by Eric Barclay

Awesome and adorable.

Influence by Pat

Yup.

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