"Art Stack" sounds like a character name.
Thursday, June 20, 2013
Friday, June 7, 2013
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...
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...
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Guest Blog Post
Fun stuff-- I was invited to post some of my thoughts about promotional postcards over at the Sub It Club blog. Click on over! (Give the rest of the blog a read, too. Great tips!)
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Cape Author Fest
Time to hit the road again to one of my favorite states, evah!– for the Cape Author Fest in Cape Elizabeth, Maine! Check out this amazing group of authors and illustrators, here... and I hope to see you there! (Details, here...)
The Cape Author Fest
Saturday, May 11, 2013
2:00-5:00 p.m.
at Cape Elizabeth High School
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Auction Art at BEA 2013
Words are powerful.
On May 29th the American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression will hold their
19th Annual Children's Book Silent Auction at BookExpo America. Anyone can bid on artwork donated by children's book creators to help in the fight against censorship of
books for young readers. It's an excellent cause.
I've donated two pieces from upcoming books:
(Helen Keller's Best Friend Belle...)
(There are No Moose on this island!...)
Take a look at ABFFE's pinterest page to see all the wonderful donations...
And here's more information about the auction if you'd like to bid. (There will also be an online auction ahead of time with even more amazing art!)
On May 29th the American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression will hold their
19th Annual Children's Book Silent Auction at BookExpo America. Anyone can bid on artwork donated by children's book creators to help in the fight against censorship of
books for young readers. It's an excellent cause.
I've donated two pieces from upcoming books:
(Helen Keller's Best Friend Belle...)
(There are No Moose on this island!...)
Take a look at ABFFE's pinterest page to see all the wonderful donations...
And here's more information about the auction if you'd like to bid. (There will also be an online auction ahead of time with even more amazing art!)
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Black-and-White-Step-by-Step
Here's a step-by-step progression of the black & white sample I was working on last week:
Thumbnail sketch:
Rough sketch, larger:
Cleaned up sketch:
And voilá, the final piece:
Thumbnail sketch:
Rough sketch, larger:
Cleaned up sketch:
And voilá, the final piece:
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
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