Coming soon…

Mary Nethery, author of The Famous Nini, created a book trailer!

Proofs and f&g’s!

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Kerry Martin—senior design editor over at Clarion—sent me all kinds of goodies from the print production of The Famous Nini! Here are proofs and f&gs. Proofs show all the spreads from a book.  A spread is two pages side-by-side…

In Transit

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Yippee!  I've been approved; signed the paperwork and forked over my rent & security deposit.  I'll begin renting a studio space in Oil City's Transit Building on May Day—the maddest, merriest day of all the glad new year.  In the meantime,…

Amazing library cat

An interesting little article about a real-life Clarence the Copy Cat—although this kitty seems to enjoy his de-mousing duties.

Have a sense of proportion!

My friend Paul sent me the link to this fun time-waster called Balldroppings. It's simple: balls drop from a hole on the upper-left corner of your screen.  By clicking and dragging with your mouse you can draw lines on the screen—barriers…

PSI newsletter

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The April 2010 Pittsburgh Society of Illustrators' newsletter, PSInside, is here!

Listening to books

I'm a big audiobook fan.  While I stand and paint, or drive to out-of-town schools, I devour books by listening to them. Sally Alexander, a friend of mine through the western Pennsylvania chapter of the Society of Children's Book Writers &…

There’ll be some changes made

Okay, right now it doesn't look like much.  Add a filing cabinet and it becomes an Edward Hopper painting.  But if I'm approved, this is the studio space I'll be occupying beginning next month.  I need to move out of the dining room and into…

Nibble Yer Greens!

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For a truly rip-roaring sea-shanty singalong, you can't beat this old buccaneer bunny favourite. Nautical rabbits have enjoyed this one for centuries, and can oft be heard belting out a chorus in lusty bunny voices (to the tune of Blow the Man…