Just Keep Drawing...

I've Been Working...

Well, the house and yard are beginning to resemble Grey Gardens, but that's pretty normal around deadline time. It's been a fun and busy spring!

There's much art in progress in my little studio. I'm a big fan of cozy clutter, can you tell?
(*Do you see the newest addition to our menagerie in the center of the photo?)









I'm painting, drawing, painting the next book, making notes to myself about where each piece is at. It's satisfying to see the check-marks accumulate, even though I'll go over each spread one more time at the end, for touch-ups.

 A snippet in progress, from a few weeks back...

*And below, our newest addition:

He's in training now, observing and napping...

... when not making mischief of one kind and another...

Relief, Reward, and Random Happy Puppy

Relief: New client + 13 map illustrations + 3-1/2 weeks for finished art + fed ex didn't lose the box = deadline met/happy client/happy me.














Reward: New Notebooks! Which color to use first? (Why, red, of course!!!)














Random Happy Puppy: Well, wouldn't you be happy to have your own matching plush?