Encouragement for Creatives

Just found another very helpful site! Check out For the Creators for tips and encouragement for creatives.

We can all use some encouragement along the way and I'm so thankful for sites like this and the time invested by those who write these articles. Yaaaaay!

Movember Broccoli

My friends at Broccoli Creative Design have included my silly moustache photo on their blog! This was the challenge for Movember....that's right, Movember!

This group hosts a fun creative challenge each Saturday, called #saturdayscribbles. You can follow them on twitter @hellobroccoli:)

Crazy Cartoon Experiment

I'm so excited to have been included in my first comic collaboration! Check out Jon Esparza's Crazy Cartoon Experiment, AKA,  CCE Rewind to see my entry, along with many others.

Many thanks, Jon, for allowing me to participate!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving (if you celebrate it:)! I sure did.

Now I'm getting back to work, which, for now is mainly promoting and selling Brother Prairie Dog Goes to Town. There's a new post on my blog which goes with the book. You can click on the page tab above to go there.

Boo-Boo Bear

A quick #saturdayscribbles picture I did last Saturday, incorporating the themes bear and bandage.

Next Project?

Now that Brother Prairie Dog is completed, I'm looking at other projects....one of them is a children's book I'm illustrating and writing, which I started a few months ago. If I don't end up needing to work on something else, this will be my next book. The main character is a lizard. I may have mentioned this before, but now that I'm returning to it, I'm mentioning it again:)

Here's a sneak preview:

Christmas Penguin

When I'm not too busy promoting Brother Prairie Dog, I'm also working on some Christmas designs.

Here's one which, incidentally, involves a penguin, which seems to be my other favorite subject lately:)

Penguins and Fireworks...Naturally!

Another penguin piece. Done for #saturdayscribbles on twitter....the theme was fireworks.

It was fun....I love using colored pencils!

Picture Book Character Dynamics

Just read a great article about Picture Book Character Dynamics on Words and Pictures: SCBWI British Isles Magazine.

It was written by John Shelley, illustrator of, I believe, 40 children's books, whose work is lovely.

Very helpful! Thanks, John. Lots of practical tips to help us grow as illustrators.

Happy Halloween!

Consider End Papers

Nice blog article from Tara Lazar  on end papers in children's books. Nice to know!

Thanks, Tara:)

Brother Prairie Dog Blog

Wondering where to find Brother Prairie Dog and his friends? 
 Watch for a link to the Brother Prairie Dog Blog right here! I'm setting up the site with some fun activities!

Don't worry, guys. It'll be here soon!

Brother Prairie Dog is at the Printer!

Okay, it's official: Brother Prairie Dog Goes to Town is at the printer!

Ordering info soon......

....and a link to the Brother Prairie Dog Blog is also coming soon.....for all the latest news and info about Brother Prairie Dog and his friends plus educational fun.

Be Afraid, Mr Puggles...Be VERY Afraid....

I know it's been a while...been workin' hard to finish up on Brother Prairie Dog Goes to Town. Finally got everything submitted. We'll be getting back a proof soon! YAAAAY!


In the meantime, did a fun comic sketch for the #saturdayscribbles on twitter, hosted by the @hellobroccoli group.

This week's theme was animals....I decided to draw one of my favorite animals, the dog, and one of my favorite dogs, the pug, and plugged it into a Halloween theme.