A little piece of Fan Art...

So, I discovered an ebook called Demon Girl by Penelope Fletcher.  It turned out to be such a great read that I went ahead and read Demon Day (book 2) and Demon Dark (book 3) and am eagerly anticipating the release of Demon Boy (book 4) for the summer of 2012.

I was inspired by the main character, Rae Wilder and contacted the author to let her know I wanted to draw   Rae for fun.  I just needed to confirm her features for me.

Anywho, this is what I came up with...

I'm happy to say that when I sent it to Miss Fletcher, she loved it!  She even proudly posted it on her own blog.  How exciting is that?  Here is the link to her blog post:

http://fictionfierce.blogspot.com/2011/11/rae-wilder-fan-art.html

Rae only recently found out that she is a fairy, rather than a human.
She is also the fairy High Priestess and very powerful, so she is under a lot of pressure.
In this drawing I depicted her biting her lip and tugging at her hair,
just as she often does in the books!

Thanks for checking it out!

A Little Preview

When much of the work that's keeping me busy these days is complete, I intend to embark on a new children's book project of my own.  I've had the story written out for a while and toyed with the main character's look.  Finally, I came up with the above and I really like her.  She's perfect for the "part".

Without giving much of the story away, let's just say for now that you shouldn't let her appearance deceive you.  This is not one of those gothic/dark children's tales.  Though, I love those and my children find them pretty cool.  This girl is just, well, different.  And the story is more about friendship and love and wonderful surprises.  

I hope to have it completed and released by Spring of 2012.  That is the goal anyway!

Holiday Pencil Portrait Special

Stumped on what to get that special someone for the holidays?  How about a Pencil Portrait?

Right now, through November 31st, I am offering 50% my regular Pencil Portrait pricing as shown below.

Offer limited to one portrait per customer.  This means if you decide to order more than one portrait, only the first portrait will be 50% off.

8x10 or 9x12 - REG $50 -- DISCOUNTED $25

11x14 - REG $65 -- DISOUNTED $32.50

New Book!

My latest project is finally completed!

I am proud to announce that I have illustrated a children's book for an author friend of mine, Annette Oquendo, and the book is now available as a PDF ebook!

Click Here To Download PDF

The paperback copy is in the works and soon to follow.  I'd say a couple of weeks max, so stay tuned for that announcement!

Yes, at the moment, the link above will also offer a hard-cover copy of the book at $25.  That is a special edition hard cover that may or may not be available for a limited time.  You are free to purchase it at said price, but keep in mind that the paperback copy will be available at a much more reasonable price once we have tied that final loose end.

We are very excited about the release and you can be sure there will be some upcoming local reading and book signing events.  Of course, I will gladly announce those when the time comes.

Website Issues & Maintenance...

To anyone who has attempted to visit my website... Please be patient. The server I use has been having issues for the passed 48hrs and it is effecting the functionality of my site. Many links are not working, or they work sometimes then go off again. And some web pages disappear and reappear. Big mess. If I hadn't recently renewed my annual subscription, I would be switching to another provider.

Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators

I am now officially a member of the SCBWI, a wonderful resource for writers and illustrators in the children's book field!  I've been wanting to join for some time, but just never got around to it till recently.  I am learning so much about how to submit my work to publishers and what I need to do to get noticed as an artist.  It's going to take a lot of consistent work on my part, but I hope it will be worth it.

Here's my artist's page on the website...
http://www.scbwi.org/MemberProfile.aspx?u=2972405942210914

  It feels great to be a part of this and to be included among so many talented people!

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