New illustrations for my newest book

 My new illustrations for my newest picture book-

Working on character sketches for my new book The Adventures of Pajama Boy for sketch dummy

Igor the Piano Pug - a picture book by me - cover art sample.

Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick

Just saw the film Wonderstruck based on Brian Selznick's wondrous book at the Tivoli art cinema on the 19th. Brian was there to MC and answer questions. The event was sponsored by the Rabbit Hole children's book experience raising funds now to be a full immersion children's book living museum here in KC. They used to be my favorite Children's Book store- The Reading Reptile here in Kc with wild and oversized sculptures of children's book characters filling the space, an art area, films and even puppet shows by some of the world's best authors and illustrators of children's books.www.rabbitholekc.org/.

Good News, Awards from Hollins and Critiques from Simon and Schuster

My one of a kind mono print got a positive review from Laurent Linn art director at Simon and Schuster while at the awesome SCBWI Illustrator Event.
I was was awarded the Editor Award for my Pug story at Hollins 2016 and just awarded the Literature Award for 2017.

Updating my Portfolio today

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Working on Photoshop today and testing twitterfeed.

At my MFA program at Hollins University now.

My newest Watercolor illustration character studies. The Boy with the Balloons won 3rd place in the SCBWI illustrations contest for last November's State Conference.

My watercolor studies with writer illustrator Ashley Wolff... more to come.

Lyrical Language Lab Course Graduate!

Just completed a wonderful writing course. I highly recommend it!

The Poetry Friday Anthology: THE MORTIMER MINUTE: A Guest Post by Janet Wong

Taking a Lyrical Lanuage Course with poet and children's Author Renee La Tulippe Featured in Poetry Friday
 The Poetry Friday Anthology: THE MORTIMER MINUTE: A Guest Post by Janet Wong: Earlier this month children's author  April Halprin Wayland   invited me to follow her in a  Children's Poetry Blog Hop.  Welcome t...

Pug Studies for Piano Pug Picture Book

Picture Book Summit Today With Emma Walton Hamilton and More

Enjoying Picture book summit with author illustrator Peter Brown and Andrea Davis Pinkney and agents and editors today!

          Here is a mixed media printmaking illustration I did, Dreams of the Sea.

The Giant Story Illustrations From this Summer at Hollins!

Fall 2014 Stay Tuned!

Researching Art Education web resources! There is so much out there I will share!

https://www.etsy.com/shop/ArtCharmPaintings
See and follow my new Art Charm Paintings shop at Etsy!
Just sold 3 of my first!

Artist in Residence Starts Now!

I will begin my Artist in Residency at the Lester Raymer Red Barn Studio in Lindsborg Kansas where I will focus on my children's books writing and illustrating.

Angel in the Snow Media studies

Media studies Angel in the Snow; water color pencil. MM

Attended SCBWI Conference in KC

The KC SCBWI conference was this past weekend. I had my real live first Editor Critique and it went very well.  Submitting next! Continue working on the Adventures of Pajama Boy, writing and illustrating. Learning digital media now in the Creative Suite Course and Life Drawing Course.