I’ve been working on a new book with Danual Berkley titled “Davy’s Pirate Ship Adventure.” It will available online (Amazon and www.barnesandnoble.com) April 25th! Davy’s Pirate Ship Adventure is a children’s book with a twist. Davy builds a magical pirate ship so he and his family can search for gold, […]
Monthly Archives: March 2018
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“What if I fall? Oh,but my darling,what if you fly?” -Erin Hanson I love the work of Erin Hanson! The print above is titled “Dare” and it is available here. Have a wonderful weekend!
In the above illustration, Morning Walk, I was thinking about an English countryside. When I need inspiration I will go to Pinterest or Instagram and browse pictures. I get a lot of ideas for color palettes and scenery that way. In one particular picture there was a cute stone wall […]
My entry for this week’s Illustration Friday topic “Rose.” The title of this illustration is “If You Give A Monster A Rose.” The bellybutton was an accident, but I really like it anyways : )
I often have trouble coming up with titles. They are either too descriptive or too referential. Usually I come up with a title after I scan my artwork. When I save it to my computer I have to name it something and that’s pretty much crunch time when it […]
This post is an advertisement for why you should never give up, and always practice. The illustration on the left was one of my very first illustrations six or seven years ago. Before that I don’t know that I ever even drew a single illustration. Sometimes it can feel like […]
I’m feeling sleepy because it’s been a really long but good day. I have a lot of freelance work I’m doing, and I’m finishing up a book (Davy’s Pirate Ship Adventure Coming April 25th). I will have some sneak peeks on the latter coming soon 🙂 In addition to my […]
My big accomplishment this week has been designing a new business card. I plan to use this girl in some of them but will also make other versions with different kids. However, the font, logo, tagline, and stars that you see below will remain the same. You will also be […]
I have a new art print in my Etsy shop. The title is This Is Unexpected and it is available here. With this illustration my goal was to give it a lot of energy with the stars and quirky clothing, without having the boy moving. I’m doing far fewer “straight […]