ahhhh, chickens

I needed to take a short break from the books that I’m  illustrating. And inspired by seeing some illustrations by of one of my favorite artists, Garth Williams, at the Eric Carle Picture Book Museum thought it would be fun to practice my penwork.  Until seeing his beautiful sketches and inks of Fern and Wilbur up close, I hadn’t realized what a big influence his work has been on mine. And I so loved seeing his different versions of the Charlotte’s Web cover art. I’d love to see a book of his collected work and sketches. I would eat it up.

a very shy dinosaur

(He’s so shy, he’s hiding behind a city.)

a very shy elephant

I don’t know why she’s shy- she just is.

a very shy giraffe

Andy, being Mr. Wine Guy in his street clothes.

Andy, Flying

This is my pal, Andy. He’s a sommelier and a metal head, and now he’s flying over DC. I’m looking forward to animating him.

More Rabbits!

Rabbits with Handbags!

A little diversion from the ocean. This is for project I’m working on with my pal, Carolyn. I just love these rabbits!

Siggy Waits For the Fog To Lift

The world of crazy balloonists

John and I are working on a new project all about the 18th century aeronauts, Blanchard and Jeffries. Right now I’m in the sketching stage- just trying to work out the general look and palette. I love working on projects that involve an irascible French man!