Tomie dePaola Illustrator Award Submission

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The excerpt was from Chicken Little, I had a lot of fun with this!

sigh.

some black and white stuff from my sad bunny comic for Mocca this coming year.

i know this is gloomy, but wait for it... the ending is so sweet!

illustration friday: vanity

monsters are pretty too, lookin' gooood.

illustration friday: silent

a sad bunny

something is bothering this little bunny, but what?

but no fear, there's sun behind your cloud little guy!

fall is my favorite time of year

(and bunnies are my favorite animal!)

illustration friday: stripes

hello marta and ned

I haven't posted anything all summer, but that always seems to be the case.

 Well now it's just about fall and time to get some work done, eh?

So, say hello to Marta and Ned, some characters from a story I'm working on.

I can't stop talking about talking to myself

A more cerebral turn this month as I ramble

in a slightly more organized fashion about

why oh why, are we always talking to ourselves?!

 

read: We're All Crazy, I Said To Myself.

 

I'm fascinated in a sick way by this topic, 

if you have any insight I'd love to hear it!

aaand i just figured out how to make screenshots...

so here's the screenshot of my artwork on Conan

and the nice tight zoom in they did of my name. 

my artwork on Conan = nerdy squeal of delight

Months and months ago I did some fan art of Conan O'Brien

 and then yesterday that very piece showed up on the television!

I'm so honored that who ever is in charge of picking out the fan art

that appears on the show, picked mine. Thanks interns! :)

To see it on the team coco website click HERE.

Or check out the Tina Fey episode to see it, 

it pops up right before her interview!

illustration friday: journey

there's a lot of world out there to see...

new story idea?

came out so pretty,  had to share!

mmmm, purples and green...

yaaay...

quick sketch

monsters!

A Doodle For An Oodle

Okay so apparently, i write sometimes now.

I have a new article up at starvingtalent.com

you can read it HERE

Starting next Wednesday I'm going to be contributing a 

monthly column to starvingtalent.com.

I'll be talking about different artsy things on my mind, 

about being an illustrator and designer in today's world and

whatever other random thoughts drift in...

so stay tuned, there will

be much pointless rambling in the future!

support culture and arts education

Hey, remember how fun art/music/drama class was in school?

the proposed 2012 budget calls for massive reductions to many arts and humanities programs including arts education.

 support culture stop and 

sign this petition

 

true things about when i was a kid.

i sat outside my house and tried to sell my artwork.

believe it or not, i made 25 cents!

i had a fantasy of conducting my very own dog, and sometimes bird, symphony.

i got carried away and drew on a pillow, a fancy velour throw pillow, with permanent marker.

(i. got. in. so. much. trouble.)

windy days are good days to pretend you are a mermaid.

hello spring time

It's officially spring, i think, right?

well, maybe not. 

But, today I ran away from my desk to enjoy 

some premature spring time sunshine 

at the Brooklyn Bridge Park.

and I got to break in my new red spring shoes!

yay, small accomplishments! 

my strange rambling debut as a writer

I wrote an article for Starvingtalent.com

you can read it...

here!

Thanks to starvingtalent.com and Sarah Mcginnis!

Taking a break...

...from drawing rabbits and wolves. 

sketched out some random people, 

they look like they are taking a break too.

le sigh...

Dun...Dun....DAH

oh dear, little rabbit. It looks like you are having a rough day.

but also, let's take a moment to appreciate the stealth of the wolf...

well done, sir.

illustration friday: reverse

the reverse side also has a reverse side...

the short and ill-fated con

 

 The wolf getting into disguise, 

....he thinks he looks pretty good.

Distractions...

a spread from my little red riding hood adaptation.
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lot's of distractions on the way to visit her grandfather rabbit...

but watch out little rabbit...

...you're being watched.

2011: year of the rabbit

pretty sure that's a good sign

 some pieces from my little red riding hood adaptation

and a sneak peek at this happy flower selling bear from a page in progress :)