January is a special month for writers and illustrators with all of the special events now through January 15 with the Kidlit Birthday Bash and giveaways. Most children’s writers, authors, and illustrators are familiar with Kidlit 411, a website and blog that gives resources, and information that is very helpful and informative. There is […]
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My October And November Illustrations fo...
It is time to catch up with posting my October and November illustrations for Doodle Day. Doodle Day for those of you that are not familiar with it, is a FaceBook group for children and adults that like to draw or doodle. The experience level ranges from beginner to professional but the focus is to […]
Jasmine’s Got Talent Book Review
There is a new book available just in time for the holidays for children on Amazon called Jasmine’s Got Talent. I found out about this from my friend of a several years, Jo Linsdell. She is the illustrator for this book. The book is written by author, Maria Rochelle. The story is about […]
Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, C...
[storepage page=’details’ cid=’877017′] Thanksgiving is over and as we all relish the memories of all the yummy food, we now enter the shopping weekend of Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and then Cyber Monday. These three days represent not only retail businesses big and small with tremendous discounts on Friday, but Saturday, November 29 […]
The History of The Picture Book
November is picture book month which made me wonder what is the history of the picture book? I was surprised to learn that the date of the first picture book goes back to 1658. Orbis Pictus, a book by John Amos Comenius was the earliest illustrated book specifically for children. The format was more […]
Illustrators Sketchbook Event – Atlanta
Recently I attended the SCBWI – Southern Breeze Illustrators sketchbook event to Atlanta Botanical Gardens. The sketchbook events are always fun and it is great to meet with other like-minded people like myself that like to draw and illustrate. I was especially excited about this […]
Last Minute Halloween Memories
Halloween is here. Do you have your costumes and treats ready? This year my church had Trunk R Treat and I participated in it for the first time. Some people went to great lengths to decorate their trunks and to dress up in Halloween costumes. I dressed up as a crazy artist and had […]
Halloween Card Maker App Review
Making cards has always been fun for me so I wanted to share this Halloween Card Maker App Review. I found it in the Apple App Store and love that it is free. It offers choices of graphics, backgrounds, fonts and colors and it is very easy to size each element. You can also […]
Spectacular Halloween Costumes and Louan...
Although Halloween is a couple of weeks away, it is not too early to think about spectacular Halloween costumes. We are in luck because Louann Brown and Jason Nemeth have some very creative ideas in […]
Second Birthday For My Book Drabsville
This month marks the second birthday for my book, Drabsville. I came up with the idea for the book around 1980 when I was attending Georgia State University. I had always wanted to write and illustrate a picture book but had no idea how to do so. I was taking art education courses and […]