Goldie Socks in progress
illustration processOh, happy day! My computer, before it had its nervous breakdown earlier this year, absolutely refused to recognize some of my old disks. Now I pop in a disk and voilà!—some old files I'd thought were lost forever are back again.
I worked…
Cover ideas for Pete’s Disappearing Act
book promotion, illustration processBack when Jenny Tripp's fabulous sequel to Pete and Fremont was still in production, the story—in which Pete leaves the circus in search of a new life—didn't yet have a title. Things were becoming so desperate AD Samantha McFerrin was…
T Rex on a trampoline
book promotion, illustration processThumbnails and tight sketch from Dear Tyrannosaurus Rex.
Dear T Rex cover
book promotion, illustration processMy computer had a nervous breakdown in March and I thought I'd lost all my images from this title, Dear Tyrannosaurus Rex. Here are some that follow the development of the cover art I found on a disk.
The story's about a girl who sends a…
Painting over the underpainting
illustration processJoanie asks:
I have yet another question if you don't mind since you have been so kind to answer all my others! I understand the importance of an underpainting since it establishes all the values before you add the color but when you are painting…
7 Imp
book promotion, illustration processMy pal Jules over at Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast has a fab new post featuring the Famous Nini!
Festival in Venice
book promotion, illustration processThere's a scene in The Famous Nini when the king declares National Nini Day and everyone celebrates.
Kerry Martin, the senior design editor, wasn't happy with the scene as I'd depicted it in the thumbnail sketch with crowds on a bridge over…
More of that Wizards’ reunion art
illustration processSome shots of the image I've been working on for the Wizards' reunion. The Wizards were a bunch of us callow art students who formed a club for the express purpose of throwing parties. This image will get put on a T shirt for the big weekend. …
Sam
illustration processModel sheet for a character from a canceled project.
Doorman & Dream Mom
illustration processCharacters from a canceled storybook project. The doorman was sort of Mephistopheles and Dream Mom Helen of Troy.
Dream Mom is supposed to be the ideal of a six-year-old boy. I tried to blend aspects of the dream girls from my earliest…