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The Elephant in the Room
Very interesting topic of conversation spurred by Elizabeth Bluemle at the Shelftalker blog. Check out the illustrations, too!
Warm-up sketch: crazy-silly cartoony
Warm-up sketch: 3 preteens
I saw a stock photo of three preteen kids walking along in a field. Two were close together, one was a little further back. Why? Maybe the two forward characters were in a fight with the third? Or is the third one harassing the two? What's unique about number...
Warm up sketch…with china marker
Warm up sketch…with ink
More warm ups
Warm up sketches
Often I like to sketch "warm-up" drawings before doing "serious" drawings. Shakes the cobwebs off, reminds me how to coordinate my hand/eyes/brain.Sometimes I use photo references to get started, sometimes not. Here's one from a stock photo reference, of a preteen...
The Horn Book!
LUCKY BEANS by Becky Birtha was reviewed in the May/June issue of the Horn Book!It was written by Susan Dove Lemke, which feels like coming full circle, because it was an article written by her in the Horn Book called "The Faces in Picture Books" years ago that...
NESCBWI Conference
For an event I wasn't ready for, it was a whirlwind of fun, learning and inspiration. Anindita and Greg, with all the volunteers did an awesome job. It was neat to see my art on the big screen, too. 🙂 Surprisingly, we've now outgrown even this new conference space. I...
NESCBWI Conference!
It's this weekend! I'm glad it will be raining...that way I won't feel guilty about not spending time in the garden...:) It's tough to balance two passions like those.
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