Page 10 and 11

More picture book images.  This one’s a two-page spread.

Page 10 and 11 of a picture book commissioned by Amy Templeton.

Leveret

Here’s leveret photos I took the weekend before last.

This little guy (and two others) were hiding under a plume of ornamental grass in my backyard.  Hubby found them when he went to trim it.  So, I laid in the grass for awhile taking pictures.  They were too little to know what to think of me and didn’t run off like they should have.  They were actually pretty good models and even let me move grass and leaves off of them to get a better shot.  Even when they did eventually get fed up with me and ran, I just picked them up and put them back and took more pictures.

They were actually more patient than my own kids.

Eventually I let them go with (probably) a rather confused idea of what humans want from hares.

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Baby Hare in the Tall Grass

P1070239 2 500It’s spring.  So, I poked around under the tall grass in the corner of the yard.  And, sure enough, look what I found!  A baby hare.  smiley 15

Baby Bunny Sketch

Something a little different today. 🙂

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The Tortoise and The Hare – Without Hidden Pictures

The Tortoise and The Hare – Hidden Picture – Final

And here’s the end result.  I’ll set it aside for a week or so and look at it again once the newness wears off and make any changes it needs.  Then I’ll send it off.  🙂

The Tortoise and The Hare – Work in Progress – Finished Lines

Can you find the hidden objects?

envelope, light bulb, crayon, ruler, book, tennis ball, lollipop, umbrella

The Tortoise and The Hare – Work in Progress – Sketch

The Tortoise and The Hare – Hidden Picture – Sketch

I’ve decided to do a hidden picture and send it off to High Five Magazine.   This is the sketch.  I’ve sketched in 7 hidden things.  I want to have one or two more before I’m finished.

Rabbit Pictures (or maybe it’s a hare)

So, today I went out to my garden to see if there were any peas to pick.  Someone had left the gate open, and there was a bunny inside.  So, I closed the gate and went back in for my camera.  These are the pictures I took before I let the bunny out again.  I think I need to weed the garden.

Yes, I let him go when I was done.  Maybe the fright will teach him to stay out of my garden.