This Week in the Studio

Painted the cover for "The Great Katie Kate Explains Diabetes". Scanned, color corrected and delivered this painting to the client. Sketched 12 pages for "Jack and the Toddler". Worked on thumbnails for additional pages of this project.
Well, I have officially delivered all of the final art for "The Great Katie Kate Explains Diabetes." I hope the client likes it :) While I wait for approval, I just wanted to share one of my favorite spreads. I just like the expressions on the kids' faces, and I like how Katie's hair turned out. Enjoy!

Book Signing

This past weekend, "Reuben Rides the Rails" was officially released at the Children's Museum of Indianpolis. It was such a fun day! I got to meet the author Barb McLaughlin in person. It is very rare that I actually get to meet the authors whose books I illustrate, so this was a rare treat for me! Together, we signed over 200 books (some pre-orders, some purchased on the day of the book signing)! We took pictures together in front of the engine that inspired the book, greeted parents and kids, and took photos with the children as well. Such a busy but very fun day! Thanks go out the the Children's Museum of Indianapolis and the Children's Museum Guild for this great project and for hosting us on Saturday. For those wishing to purchase a copy, hardbacks can be purchased from the store at the Children's Museum. Paperback copies can be puchased from Amazon.

Reuben Rides the Rails now available

Hi Everyone!
My first full picture book, "Reuben Rides the Rails", is now available for purchase! You can order the books from Amazon by clicking here. Also, on March 6th, The Children's Museum of Indianapolis will be holding a "grand release" for the book. From 11 AM - 2 PM that day, the public is welcome to come to meet both the author and me during a book signing. If you come, don't forget to stop by the "All Aboard" exhibit to see the real Reuben Wells Steam Engine that inspired the story! Hope to see you there!

New Digital Piece

I've been working on this piece for about a month now, from the sketch to as you see it now. This has been much more challenging than my previous digital pieces. It was my intent for this to be a more finished piece rather than an experimental exercise. Thank you to everyone who has seen this piece in its earlier stages and given advice! I am very pleased with the result, and have found myself feeling more comfortable with with a few favorite digital brushes. I'm looking forward to my next digital piece! It is fun to split my days between traditionally painted client projects and my own personal digital work. Thanks also to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, for writing "Hound of the Baskervilles". The audio book has been entertaining me through all of my projects today, and between that and a cup of hot chocolate, I have had a very nice afternoon in the studio!

More digital experimentation

Another experiment. I am starting to get a better feel for how the brushes behave., I think. I am noticing a difference in color between my Cintiq and my main monitor, though, which annoys me. The colors are nice and bright on my Cinitq, but sort of green-ish on my main screen. I am currently trusting the tablet, since my monitor is kind of cheap. However, if you think the colors look off, please let me know. All of feedback is welcome as well! Thanks, all!

Two more digital pieces

I have create two more digital pieces today. I would love to know your feedback. Still learning, but I feel I am making progress.

New Digital Experiment Piece

Per my agent's advice, I am trying to transition my artwork to digital, so that I can offer client both traditional and digital options for my work. I've been experimenting for a while, and finally have something that I feel is worth showing. This piece was done in Photoshop. I don't feel my digital artwork is quite at the same level of professionalism as my traditional work, but I would love to get some critiques and feedback. What's working? Is there anything in my traditional style that is strong but not coming through in the digital? Thanks all!