Bird Sketch

June 26, 2021October 25, 2021Leave a comment

I think I’ll post some sketches. Here’s one I drew today between turns in a game of Dungeons and Dragons with my husband and daughters.

Color Version of Inktober #28

November 26, 2020November 30, 2020Leave a comment

Inktober #28 was Float. Here’s that one colored in.

Girls at a sleepover playing Light as a feather, stiff as a board. One girl levitates in midair while 5 friends chant the magic words. The floating girl observes that "This feels weird!"

Color Version of Inktober #24

November 4, 2020October 28, 2020Leave a comment

And here’s a color version of #24 – Dig. I think the dirt thrown back is still fading into the larger pile a bit too much.

Color Version of Inktober #9

November 3, 2020April 28, 2021Leave a comment

And here’s a color version of #9 – Throw. Just made the fox and the ball orange.

Illustration for the nineth day of the 2020 Inktober illustration prompt: Throw.

Color Version of Inktober #29

November 2, 2020October 24, 2020Leave a comment

And here’s a color version of #29 – Shoes. I used a muted, art marker style of color for this one because I wanted it to look soft.

A cartoon drawing of a toddler chewing on his shoe that he pulled off his foot. It's in color.

Color Version of Inktober #26

November 1, 2020October 21, 2020Leave a comment

So, I finished the Inktober series, but I wanted to go back and finish off some of them in color. Here’s the first one I colored. Inktober #26 – Hide.

A cartoon of a boy hiding behind a door while a big purple tentacle searches for him.

Inktober 2020 #27 – Music

October 27, 2020October 27, 20202 Comments

Siren song counts as music, right? I hope so, but really… I just felt like drawing a mermaid. 🙂

It seems like every time I draw water, I do it differently. This style seems pretty good for mid-ocean swells.

A mermaid floats in the ocean in the foreground. Under the water, you can see her fishtail. She is singing. In the distance is a sailing ship. It's nighttime and a full moon is in the sky. The image is a black and white ink drawing.

Kissing Story Sample – Version 2

July 9, 2019July 9, 2019Leave a comment

So, here’s the new version of the Kissing Story page I posted before. If you remember, there was some concern that the public display of affection was too much for the children’s market in the original version. So, here is a new version with the parental kissing off-panel.

Page 1 Sample v2 for Web

One Empty Girl Cover

June 3, 2019June 3, 2019Leave a comment

Here’s a cover I created for Alexandra Townsend for her upcoming middle grade novel.

(The title and byline here are just a mock-up and are a little sloppy. The final text layout will differ.)

Cover - Final v3 with Text for Web

No More iStock

March 12, 2018Leave a comment

I decided to close my iStock account. Unfortunately, some of the royalty amounts were coming out to less than a penny an image. Now, I don’t expect to make much per image for stock. The idea is you’re supposed to make it up on bulk. However, less than a penny? Really? That would be insulting if the whole system wasn’t so impersonal.

I’m still offering my images through Shutterstock. Their royalty rates, while still paltry, are at least better than iStock.

I may look around and see if there are any other stock image sites around that would be worth setting up an account. Anyone have any suggestions for stock sites they’ve had good luck with?