shadrieka Great news! WHITE WATER is the winner of the 2011 Oppenheim Toy Portfolio “Best Book” Award! Thank you to Joanne Oppenheim and her daughter Stephanie Oppenheim for reading and selecting WHITE WATER for an award this year!
Today we headed to Fells Point to draw. It was warm and sunny out which led to a couple of drawings I am really happy with. I am drawing with a Pentel brush pen in an Archie Grand Jumbo sketchbook which opens up to a generous spread of 16″ x 24″. City Pier @ Fells … Read more
What a whirlwind! Yesterday I visited students at Barrow Elementary School in Athens, GA. We had a great time. The kids even convinced me to draw on the spot for them! Here are a few pics from the event. Thanks so much to NBAF, Barrow Elementary staff and students, and Morris Gardner at the Auburn … Read more
Here’s a quick watercolor demo I did for one of my students yesterday. As a professional, I tend to forget how much my students need to learn at this level. I am really having to think about every facet of making illustration and how to convey that clearly to a group. I am also spending … Read more
A few drawings from Cross Street Market~ Happiness is drawing on location 🙂 Cross Street Bar Joe – Cross Street Seafood Ellen at Rosie’s Posies
The trailer for WHITE WATER is finally finished! Thanks to Southern Peach Media for the great work~
Today was the first day of my Visual Journalism class. Luck has it that Baltimore is hosting the 2011 Grand Prix. I took the students down to the Baltimore Convention Center to draw race cars at the Paddock. For many of us, it was a brand new experience. The drawings were impressive from everyone! I … Read more
Today is the earth shaking release of WHITE WATER! Run to your local bookseller and grab a copy! Check out a great review of WW from The Happy Nappy Bookseller, where she says: I was very surprised by how much I enjoyed White Water. Many times historical picture books are so focused on teaching, there’s … Read more
Wow, it’s been a minute since I’ve blogged, but I’ve been busy, busy, busy. WHITE WATER debuts in 3 days! I’ve been working on a promotional material for that, including a shiny new trailer for my youtube channel (coming soon) ;-). School starts in a week and I’ve been obsessing over my syllabi, meeting people … Read more
Have you seen the new book, WE ARE AMERICA, by Walter Dean Myers and Christopher Myers? If not, run to your local bookstore and pick up a copy! It is a gorgeous tribute to our nation’s triumphs, it’s struggles, and all of the rich and varied people who make up our country. I am so … Read more