Ink a Bink a Bottle of Ink

Here is a work-in-progress pic of what's on the drawing board these days. Transferring and inking 82 spot illustrations for a piano music book. This one is called "Leaping in Ballet Class." This project has been the most fun! Great mental exercise for the ol' bean trying to come up with little pictures to go with the cute titles I've been given, and the people I'm working with couldn't be more amazing if they tried. It makes me feel so good to hear how happy they've been with my little drawings and they have been so patient with me (a non-piano player) when I get some (er, most) of the technique-based illustrations wrong (yay for revisions!). Just feeling extremely fortunate to work with such kindhearted people, I feel like that little leaping frog! Looking forward to working on the next four books in the series after I finish this one (and I'll for sure let you know when they come out). Thanks for stopping by, I hope this finds you well!

Cinco de Mayo

oh Me oh My oh, it's Cinco de Mayo!

Here is a new coloring page for  

musical crocodilians everywhere! 

(click, print, share, enjoy)

This is my very first sketch for this idea

(my desk is littered with little scraps of paper like this with 

new jokes and tiny bits of ideas scribbled on them). 

Thought about adding in some Egyptian plovers and then 

decided against it as wikipedia debunked the happy idea 

that they might actually live in harmony together 

(although the whole mariachi band theme I went with is a bit 

on the unrealistic side if I am being completely honest here).

Pigeons and Horses and Loons, Oh My!

These three pieces of mine will be hanging in a skyway in Minneapolis along with artwork by my friends Anne Adix Fabie, Barbara Björnson, Sara Weingartner, and Sharon Wagner. I must now include the song Skyway from Jeremy Messersmith's album The Silver City as a treat for your ears. So lovely.


Here is where our art will be during the month of May:

UCare Skyway Senior Center
950 Nicollet Mall, Suite 290
Minneapolis, MN  55403

Deer Me

Busy sketching away for my current project. Making little spot illustrations like this just fills me with happiness. Fawns are often born as twins, I gave one fewer spots that the other to make sure they didn't look identical. In about a year, this sketch will be worth 2 Bucks!!!

Goose, Goose, Duck

The sobbing fellow in this illustration does not reflect my experience at the NESCBWI conference. I had a really nice time! This painting was part of my homework assignment for an illustration academy I signed up for. Walking away from the conference with new ideas, great feedback, and a great big high from meeting so many talented people in person. It will be a great experience for me to draw on in the future! ;)

Gnu England

Hopping on an airplane tomorrow morning to the NESCBWI conference.

This is the poster I made for their poster contest: the theme is A Whole New World. Wouldn't it be fun to see GNU Zealand play the GNUnited States at the World Cup? I had a really fun time searching through old soccer posters and learning all about uniforms (the New Zealand All Whites are nicknamed "Ferns" and their away uniforms are all black; not to be confused with the All Blacks, New Zealand's rugby team). So while these fellas are gnu to football, their uniforms are pretty authentic, minus corporate sponsorship. ;)

I'll be sure to post about the conference when I get back home again.

Wish me luck! Hope you are all well! xoxo

Upsy Daisy

These are some daisies I drew for a gal I used to

live on the same street with when we were kids.

She is marrying her sweetheart in June and

needed some flowers for her wedding invites.

Please join me in wishing Sarah and Joseph

a lifetime of love, health, and happiness!