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.)
Tag: boy
Petting Zoo – Image 3
One last image for the Petting Zoo commission for Learning A-Z.
Petting Zoo – Image 2
A second image for the Petting Zoo commission for Learning A-Z.
Moving Day – Image 2
This commission only had two images. So, here’s the second of the Moving Day set for Learning A-Z. The boy is packing up his room. Looks like he’s a Yankees fan.
Moving Day – Image 1
Another commission for Learning A-Z. This one is a family packing up their living room and kitchen, getting ready to move.
One problem with this scene was that they wanted both rooms to show, but in a portrait-oriented image. So, I decided to make this house a front-to-back split with a short stairway between the two levels. That let me put the two rooms one in front of the other, but with the kitchen a half-story higher so as to increase the height of the image and keep the living room from blocking it.
It’s done entirely in one-point perspective. Everything except the people and a few curves was drawn with virtual rulers.
It’s probably a small mid-eighties tract home, judging by the layout. One that’s been updated with wood floors and new appliances. But the kitchen is still too small and it doesn’t have a dishwasher. I’d move too, if I were them.
Veterinarian’s Office – Image 3
One more piece for Learning A-Z. A different view of the waiting room in a veterinarian’s office.
Veterinarian’s Office – Image 1
Here’s a recent piece for Learning A-Z. The waiting room in a veterinarian’s office. The unusual clientele is because this is for the educational market. The words for the animals (except for the cat) all have unusual plural forms. Wolf/wolves, sheep/sheep, goose/geese, mouse/mice.
Neighborhood Park – Image 1
Here’s a piece I finished recently for Learning A-Z. Children playing in a neighborhood park.
Houston Public Library
John P. McGovern Foundation
Summer Reading Program
This was a tremendously fun project to do. The theme, Explore the Unknown, was meant to refer to all sorts of fun cryptozoological, mythical, and sci-fi subjects. Included in this piece is a UFO with Roswell-style aliens, a unicorn, a big foot, the Loch Ness Monster, a kraken, and a mermaid. The font is Black Pearl by JoannaVu.
Standing Up to the Bullies – Image 13
Here’s the thirteenth of thirteen images.
Standing Up to the Bullies by Ashley Kazery, commissioned by Learning A-Z, illustrated by me.
[Edit: I’ve updated the image. This is the final they’re using for the book.]
Karen B. Jones - Illustrator 