An Angry Gesture

It's not too hard to come up with angry/frustrated gestures for my character lately. 

All I need to do is look out the window.

And the news says more to come in a few days?

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...

Illustrating the Adventures of a South Pole Pig

 If you happen to be in downtown Iowa City over the next several weeks, pop into the Iowa City Public Library and say 'hi' to Flora.

 Here are some little snippets of a display that I've done in the Children's wing, "Illustrating the Adventures of a South Pole Pig."

 I tried to show how an illustrator thinks about and develops a character.

 I used the actual 'galley proofs' from the book as "wallpaper". These big pages show an illustrator what size to make the pictures and where they will be placed in the book.

The text that is pink highlights the passage that the art director and editor would like the illustrator to draw.

What a perfect time of year to stop into the ICPL!

"Hello, Flora!"

Good Morning, Phil

Oh, well... Happy Groundhog Day!

What the groundhog saw...

 Well, Phil might not have seen his shadow... but we saw plenty of this this morning.

 Many, many inches blizzarded in last night. 

What's odd is how many of us, from all over the country 

have pictures just like this this year?

  

Here's to snuggling up with some hot chocolate. 

 At least Phil says an early spring!?