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Sneak Peek: The Neighborhood

June 14, 2016

All week I have been illustrating a happy scene from a street in Brooklyn. Here's an earlier sneak peek of the work in progress. 

In Art & Illustration (mine) Tags watercolor, illustration, painting, wip, work in progress, nature, brooklyn, new york, mixed media, children, urban, landscape, floral, cherry trees, process, detail, gouache, pencil, graphite, city, big apple, kids, Kids Lit Art, kid lit art, children's book, Children's Art, children's illustration, illustrator, watercolor illustration, paint, multimedia, red, pink, trees, street, art, scene, neighborhood, neighbors, culture, stork, surreal, whimsical, whimsy, anthro, anthropomorphic, sweet, cute, animals, Animals In Clothes, sneak peek, artists of tumblr, artists on Tumblr, creative, suburban, NY, party, birthday, mother, child, brownstone, apartments, big city, city life, modern, new york ny, ny, street art, artwork, artist, graphic design, character, characters, character design, picture book, kids lit, kid lit, painting process, details of paintings, pastel, fashion, flowers, colors, colorful, photo, photography, picture, house, houses, row house, row houses, town house, apartment, apartment buidlings, buildings, brick
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Rambling Jack Rabbit

April 20, 2016

Rambling Jack Rabbit   7"x7"  Watercolor, gouache & ink on paper

Rambling Jack has wanderlust and loves a good adventure. Most rabbits are content to stay in their woods and fields, but Jack is on his way to see the world. Right now he is going to visit his Aunt Hattie and three little cousins, Elliot, Rose, and Buttons.  

He's asking directions from a local owl, as Jack had heard they are supposed to be very wise. 

In Art & Illustration (mine) Tags rabbit, bunny, owl, barn owl, cottontail, travel, wanderlust, landscape, country, country living, countryside, nature, wildlife, anthro, anthropomorphic, surreal, storybook, fairy tale, childrens illustration, children's art, children's book, Animals In Clothes, crossroads, watercolor, watercolor illustration, water colour, water color, gouache, ink, pen and ink, wandering, pastoral, scenic, art, artwork, painting, artists on tumblr, artists of tumblr, creative, graphic design, floral, character design, character, hobo, picture book, nursery

A Wise Old Owl

April 19, 2016

A detail of an illustration featuring a rabbit with wanderlust, (as previously promised).

Here's the wise old owl he's asking directions from. 

 

In Art & Illustration (mine) Tags owl, barn owl, feather, bird, birds, owls, nature, wildlife, watercolor, watercolor illustration, ink, water colour, watercolour, anthro, anthropomorphic, children's book, Children's Art, picture book, surreal, cute, children, fairy tale, storybook, mixed media, detail, process, painting process, WIP, work in progress, art, illustration, artwork, character design, crossroads, country, landscape, artists of tumblr, artists on tumblr, travel, wander, rabbit
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Sketch & Work in Progress: Rambling Jack Rabbit

April 5, 2016

New painting coming soon: "Rambling Jack Rabbit"

Here is my sketch of the traveling bun, Jack Rabbit. I'm smitten with this 'fella.
I'll share the painting with all of you shortly. Until then... happy trails!

In Art & Illustration (mine) Tags WIP, work in progress, painting process, process, sketch, sketchbook, sketching, drawing, graphite, paper, pencil, rabbit, bunny, surreal, fairy tale, storybook, wanderlust, travel, traveling, adventure, sight seeing, travels, crossroads, country, country living, country life, rabbits, owl, wings, feathers, illustration, artists of tumblr, artists on Tumblr, Children's Art, children's book, childrens illustration, painting, picture book, character, character design, graphic design, creative, illustrator, design, kids lit art, wildlife, nature, animals, animals in clothes, anthropomorphic, cute, children, landscape, pastoral, whimsical, England, english, english countryside, countryside, outdoors, birds, directions, spring, watercolor, progress, sneak peek, road, sign, anthro

Geese WIP (Work In Progress)

February 10, 2016

Sneak peek of something that is currently in the works. Now that the sketch is completed, the paper is finally ready for the first kiss of watercolor.

In Art & Illustration (mine) Tags animals, geese, goose, sketch, WIP, work in progress, painting process, charcoal, colored pencils, mixed media, surreal, graphite, pencil, wildlife, children's art, kids lit art, character design, artists of tumblr, artists on Tumblr, art, artwork, painting, illustration, illustrator, watercolor illustration, editorial, editorial illustration, cute, bird, feathers, wings, farm life, farm, country, landscape, country living, water colour
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The Rat and His River   14"x11"  gouache on paperRatty is perhaps my favorite Wind in the Willows character. He’s sweet, sensible, down to earth and content. All he needs is his boat and the river and he considers himself well-off.“B…

The Rat and His River   14"x11"  gouache on paper

Ratty is perhaps my favorite Wind in the Willows character. He’s sweet, sensible, down to earth and content. All he needs is his boat and the river and he considers himself well-off.

“Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.” -Ratty of The Wind in the Willows (Kenneth Grahame)

The Rat and His River

November 2, 2015
Tags Wind in the Willows, classic, nautical, gouache, watercolor, water colour, character design, ink, rat, anthropomorphic, Animals In Clothes, surreal, storybook, book, children's book, kids lit, kids lit art, literature, picture book, pastoral, woodland, river, boat, boating, river boat, river rat, Kenneth Grahame, paper, trees, landscape
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