Endings and Beginnings

Above is a detail from a spread I'm working on for the Sled Ride book. I'm heading to the finish line with the final art...

... and here are the different stages of each page crossed off from my thumbnail list. (Very satisfying to see all those "x's" accumulate!) Next it will be time to look everything over for final tweaks and then...












... it's back to the beginning again, with sketches of this fine fellow!

It All Begins Here...

... with really rough thumbnail sketches.*

These are for a new book. I love the unlimited possibilities at this stage.

(*Actually, it really all begins in my head. Kind of awkward to photograph, though.)

All Thumbs

I'm starting thumbnails for a new project that I'm really excited about. Don't want to say too much yet. But it involves illustrations. And a book. Stay tuned!