Drawing Lesson
It almost goes without saying that an illustrator should be a master draftsman. Picture book artists need to become very proficient at animals as well as children. Here is a cool video of an artist lesson drawing a bucking brunco.

Editorial review of PB art
Have you ever wondered what a picture book looks like before it’s a book? Here is a link to the art from a book coming out soon at Puffin. These are the full size pencils being approved: http://thepuffinblog.typepad.com/.a/6a00e5501c1be888330115705ac655970c-pi

Kitchen renovation – the Saga begins
Last weekend the hubby and I went and signed paperwork and put the down payment on all the work to be done to bring our kitchen into the 21st century. Right now it has to be at least 40 years old. Things are oddly laid out (at least I think so) and the cabinets are [...]

Interview with Picture Book Illustrator Bonnie Adamson
When did you get started illustrating for children? What did you do before? I started putting together a portfolio and joined SCBWI in 2000. Before that, I was a freelance graphic (print) designer and business writer: catalogs, ad copy, brochures, newsletters, etc. I am fortunate to have had clients (a children’s dance company, a local university) [...]

Can’t chew gum & draw at the same time
This is the size of my pencil before I decided I had to open the new package and throw this one out. I had a half dozen others about the same size, but this one won the “to the nub” crown. I can’t hold on to it when I put it in the sharpener. Definitely [...]