The Neighborhood’s Night – Page 4

March 27, 2021March 25, 20214 Comments

Here’s the second illustration for the book project I just finished for Learning A-Z. Page 4 of The Neighborhood’s Night by Juliana Catherine. This scene is in a cloud to show that it’s a flashback to the previous day when they family had all packed their emergency supplies in preparation to evacuate if the fires got too near. You can see a collection of emergency supplies laid out on the floor ready to be packed into duffle bags, one per person. Mama is putting a tag on little Amir’s ankle so that he can be reunited with the family if he gets separated.

An illustration for page 4 of The Neighborhood's Night by Juliana Catherine.

Sleepover

May 1, 2020May 11, 2020Leave a comment

Here’s a new one for that series I’m doing with this group of middle school kids. This one’s a sleepover and our main character (I should really give her a name) is having a sleepover with all her BFFs. She’s playing a video game (Mario Cart, perhaps?) against her very best bestie. Two more friends are painting nails on the floor and a fifth girl has already conked out and gone to sleep. (Hopefully they won’t put her bra in the freezer later!)

Edit: It was too green, so I made it bluer and updated the image. Better now, I think. 🙂

Safety Book – Interior Image – Page 15

March 30, 2020February 17, 2020Leave a comment

Here’s an image for page 15 of a safety-themed coloring book commissioned by Positive Promotions. This page is about cyber safety. The two siblings are each using their devices to access online content.

Safety Book – Interior Image – Page 14

March 28, 2020February 17, 2020Leave a comment

Here’s an image for page 14 of a safety-themed coloring book commissioned by Positive Promotions. This page covers bullying. A boy is picking up his books, presumably after some bullies knocked them onto the floor. Probably the same boys that are smirking at him from the other side of the room. But, luckily for him, a friend has stopped to help him pick up his books. Isn’t that nice?

Safety Book - Interior Page 14

Safety Book – Interior Image – Page 13

March 26, 2020February 17, 2020Leave a comment

Here’s an image for page 13 of a safety-themed coloring book commissioned by Positive Promotions. This is the, “Say, ‘no,’ to drugs,” page. So a girl is politely refusing a cigarette another girl is offering her. And there’s beer, tobacco, and pills in the, “No,” symbol below.

Safety Book - Interior Page 13

Safety Book – Interior Image – Page 12

March 24, 2020February 17, 2020Leave a comment

Here’s an image for page 12 of a safety-themed coloring book commissioned by Positive Promotions. This one uses the same scene as the one on the cover, only this time it’s too boys and they’re waiting at the curb, since the light still shows the, “Don’t Walk,” symbol.

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Safety Book – Interior Image – Page 11

March 22, 2020February 17, 2020Leave a comment

Here’s an image for page 11 of a safety-themed coloring book commissioned by Positive Promotions. Why is it so much fun to draw children behaving badly? In this case, we have a girl (accidentally) kicking a boy that walked too close to the swings, a boy pushing in front of the line, and two boys horsing around and playing too rough.

Safety Book – Interior Image – Page 10

March 20, 2020February 17, 2020Leave a comment

Here’s an image for page 10 of a safety-themed coloring book commissioned by Positive Promotions. This one covers the subject of stranger danger. While there may very well be nothing nefarious at all about this friendly man in his unmarked panel van, it’s suspicious and he could be dangerous. Better for the kids to stay away and not risk it.

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Safety Book – Interior Image – Page 8

March 16, 2020February 17, 2020Leave a comment

Here’s an image for page 8 of a safety-themed coloring book commissioned by Positive Promotions. This shows children playing in the yard in front of their home.

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I just noticed I messed up the girl’s feet a little. The angle I drew them at doesn’t match the angle of the sidewalk. 😦

See Food

February 17, 2020May 11, 2020Leave a comment

I just finished this new portfolio piece. It’s for my series of middle school kids starring that girl on the left there. (I should probably give her an actual name.) She’s grossing out a friend of hers by showing him her lunch.

Lunch