A Summer Sketch

July 13, 2016July 13, 2016Leave a comment

Girl in a Swimsuit

Boy Reading Published in SCBWI

May 11, 2016May 11, 20161 Comment

So, I received my copy of the SCBWI Bulletin in the mail yesterday and I found out which of my images they picked to publish. Turns out it’s Boy Reading, an image I sent them in May of 2012. Yay! So, when they say they hang onto artwork to use later, they really aren’t kidding!

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Zazzle Poster

March 29, 2016April 28, 20212 Comments

Zazzle tube I received a packing tube from Zazzle today.

Yay! Stuff in the mail!

So, I originally created that monkey image for my daughter, who loves monkeys. I did already print it on just regular photo paper for her on my home printer, but she wanted an actual poster of it too.

Since I had it up for sale on Zazzle as a poster, I decided it was a chance to kill two birds with one stone. So, I ordered a Zazzle poster to make Katie happy, and I also get to use it as a proof print to make sure the image is printing nicely from Zazzle.

monkey poster So, here it is on the closet door. I think the colors came out pretty much perfect. On the screen I’m on the fence on whether or not the image is too garishly fluorescent-bright. But as a printed poster, it looks excellent.

So, I’m happy.

~~Would you like your own poster? It’s here on Zazzle.~~

~~Also here on iStock.~~

Edit: I no longer have iStock and Zazzle accounts, for various reasons revolving mostly around both company’s fees and payments that I won’t get into here. But it is here on Shutterstock.

Standing in Line

March 23, 2016March 23, 2016Leave a comment

So… I drew some people.

Standing in Line

Purchase a print from Zazzle.

Katie’s Monkey

March 15, 2016April 28, 2021Leave a comment

Here’s the finished image. I was playing with different ways to do cartoony jungle tree trunks and branches.

Available as a print from Zazzle.
Download and print rights available from iStock.

Monkey for iStock

Katie’s Monkey

March 8, 2016March 8, 20162 Comments

Here’s a work in progress for a personal project I’m working on. My daughter wanted a poster of a monkey swinging by its tail from a tree with a banana. I’ve just about got the monkey done, next to tackle the scenery. I’m working in Illustrator because I’m not sure how big she’s going to want me to print it. Vector graphics are infinitely scaleable, unlike raster art. Monkey for Katie