Building a Kite

December 4, 2016December 1, 2016Leave a comment

The fourth and final kite-themed image for the SCBWI Postcard Illustration Contest.

Building a Kite

Star-Gazing

December 3, 2016December 1, 2016Leave a comment

My third kite-themed entry for the SCBWI Postcard Illustration Contest.

A boy and a girl use a telescope to look at a kite-shaped constellation in the night sky.

Flying a Kite

December 2, 2016December 1, 2016Leave a comment

My second kite-themed entry for the SCBWI Postcard Illustration Contest.

A delighted boy is carried aloft by his kite while his mother chases behind in a panic.

Tree and Kite

December 1, 2016December 1, 20163 Comments

The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) is having a Postcard Illustration Contest. I created some images for the competition. They are supposed to be kite-themed. Here’s the first one.

A five frame comic book page telling the story of a tree and a kite. A kite is abandoned, stuck in the limbs of a tree. The tree notices it and shakes it loose. Then it picks it up and flies it. This makes the tree happy.

Sunflower Drawing

April 13, 2013May 7, 20133 Comments

sunflower drawing 500

I plan to enter this in the Sunflower Art Fest contest.

Edit: This image has been accepted into the Sunflower Art Fest contest. It will be on displayed during the festival in De Soto, Kansas July 12th to the 14th.

Let’s Make Magic Poster for the SCBWI Conference

April 12, 2012May 14, 20121 Comment

Let’s Make Magic
Kansas SCBWI Annual Conference
October 26th and 27th 2012

Let’s Make Magic: Final – I Think

April 5, 2012May 14, 20127 Comments

I think this is the final version. I’ll put it aside for a week and then come back to it once the “Look at the masterpiece I just created!” buzz has faded. Then I should be able to judge it more objectively and see if anything needs to be changed.

In the meantime, there’s nothing to keep all of you from commenting. What do you think? Is there anything that I need to change about this? I haven’t double-checked the colors on my other monitor. Do they look okay or are they too bright? Does anything look awkward? The wrong color? Incorrect shadows? If you notice anything, pleas let me know. It’s digital, so I can still change quite a lot if necessary.