Blast off!

Blast off!  I’m excited to share my next Hello, World! book with you.  Although it’s not out yet, it is available for pre-order.  Drawing rockets & machines is fun but it’s even more satisfying to learn about what these cool contraptions can do!  We’ll cover rockets, rovers, space shuttles and much more. 🚀

 

Spooky season

 

🔸 It's upon us! 🔸

It's back!

I wanted to share the meet the artist interview I did for Little Sleepies & let you know that the Around the World print I made for them is back.  Hope you enjoy learning a little more about this print and my art here.

Have you picked a pumpkin?

 So, here we are one week into October & now it feels appropriate to share a little more about my latest Hello, World! board book From Seed to Pumpkin.

 

This book shares the life cycle of a pumpkin, tells how the tradition of carving jack-o-lanterns started in the U.S. and offers a helpful tip on what to do with carved pumpkin after Halloween.  Like all my Hello, World! books I learned some new things & it's my hope/goal that you do too!

 

 

If you have a little one in your life who likes to color, this new coloring page has been added to my website.  Enjoy for some fall fun!

 

We went to the apple orchard (Red Barn Orchard in Weston Mo.) two weeks ago.  We've gone each year since my son was 3. (He's 17 now!)  This time was our hottest trip yet with a temp of 95 degrees.  Apple doughnuts didn't sound as good this year in the heat.  That said the pumpkins looked great in the bright, hot sun.  These ones with long stems caught my eye.

Did you know the art in my Hello, World! series starts out with cut paper characters & shapes?  I scan each item & continue creating in Photoshop.  I'm sharing a photo of a beginning stage.  Sometimes it feels like I'm making paper dolls.  I still like to play!

Fall flower fun

 I find making patterns so relaxing & fun.  This one is a crescendo of spicy fall color & shape.             

 

With no hard frost yet, I'm happy to report the flowers are still going strong!

Types of apples

 

I painted a few of my favorite kinds of apples.  Pink Lady apples are at the top of my list! Apples are in rose family, called Rosaceae.  I find this so cool & when you look at the calyx you can kind of see the similarities.  I can say (from experience) that painting an apple is so much easier than successfully painting a rose!

Shifting seasons

 

Mid September in my studio, where the light is soft and shining.