I have been working on the illustrations for my new picture book, Lucy And Pablo’s Garden. Lucy is a very girly ladybug and Pablo is a curious boot-wearing preying mantis. This is one of the opening illustrations for the book.
Be Creative – Sketch Day 4
The last couple of days have taken up with long meetings, but I worked on a couple of sketches developing character for another new book. Right now I am just getting ideas so this might not be the final characters. It is a start and sometimes just taking time to compare the characters and think […]
Be Creative – Sketch Day 3
Today I did a sketch involving circles. My idea behind it was all alike but different expressions with different feelings about the same activity. They are synchronized emoticons (smileys). The characters are one of the ideas I have for an educational Math concept storybook I am working on. I am not sure if this will […]
Author Interview With Bo Zaunders
Recently I had the pleasure of interviewing Bo Zaunders, photographer, author and illustrator. A couple of weeks ago I did a review on this blog about his storybook app, The Artist, Mortimer. When did you decide to become an author and what impact has this had on your life? Bo Zaunders: From being an art […]
Southern Breeze Illustrators Sketchbook ...
On March 9, 2013, we had our second Sketchbook event for Southern Breeze, SCBWI illustrators to the historic Fox Theatre in downtown Atlanta, Ga. Being a native of Atlanta ,I have many memories of going there as a child. It has always been a place of wonder and magic to me and I have enjoyed sharing it […]
Interview with Children’s Book Author An
For this week’s blog, I had the pleasure of interviewing Heather Dickinson, author and illustrator of children’s books, from Manchester, England. 1. When did you decide to become an author and what impact has this had on your life? Heather: I can’t remember a time when I didn’t jot down stories or ideas. When I […]
Roxie’s Doors – Kids’ Interactive Activi
Anyone that has been around children know how they get bored very easily. Roxie’s Doors is a kids’ interactive activity IPad App and offers an immediate remedy for bored children. The app reminds me of children’s books that are written with the idea of search and find. The ones I have seen are usually large […]
Author, Illustrator- New Year -New Websi...
[polldaddy poll=6872731] A year and a half ago I paid to have a website created. I designed it but had a company write the code for me and put it up. I have decided it is time for a change and recently separated my fine art from my children’s books and writings so now I […]
My First Picture Book – Drabsville
I was very proud to publish my first picture book, Drabsville to say the least, but the fact that the idea came to me over 30 years ago made it an even greater accomplishment. Writing and illustrating a children’s book was something I had always wanted to do. While taking an art education course when […]
Be Creative – The New Year And New Goals
Happy New Year! A full year has now come and gone. It seems with each year older I become the quicker time goes by. How does that happen? As the year ended I began thinking about 2012 and what I had accomplished. I think it is good to review the goals that were set […]