wisdom from Jon Burgerman

I just watched this short clip of John Burgerman. It's fantastic, at 2:56  he offers great wisdom for life as he speaks about the mental well being that comes from allowing oneself to let go, to play and to create.

12x12

This year in addition to working on my illustrations, I am keen to start writing a little more.

To keep myself accountable and moving forward I signed up for Julie Hedlund's 12x12 Challenge. It's such a great group of writers - so encouraging and motivated! So here I go, with plans on writing 12 stories this year.

#kidlitart28 day challenge is underway!

The #kidlitart28 day challenge began yesterday. So through the month of February I'll be trying to post a sketch everyday on Instagram and on my blog.

These challenges are always great at encouraging me to be consistent. The best part, is that there's always improvement when one is drawing every day.

Manga Hair

I am so excited to have the opportunity to be a candidate to illustrate a book by a published author. I am working on two spreads that will act as my 'test' so see if my style fits, etc...

I am really happy with the compositions that I've settled on, I just have to finish the actual painting. I am still toying with the hair...for some reason the hair styles I've chosen don't seem to be quite right for the characters, but I have just come across two sheets of manga hair online that have given me some better ideas....