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December 18, 2012
February 13, 2012
Geisha: watercolor sketch
The reference for this was a vintage black and white photo. I used a different brush than I'm used to, but that was kind of fun.
*When frost comes to the fall tundra*
It's been so long since I've posted on this blog! Partly because I've been using facebook more, and partly I suppose because I've been busy finishing a book illustration project. I'd like to get back in the routine here, though! In the meantime, here is a quick sketch I drew and painted the other day.
August 07, 2011
night kitty
I have had this half finished cat picture sitting on my shelf for over a year. Today I had some time to myself and felt inspired to work on it again. It is inspired by a cat I loved, who actually was a manx and had that little bob tail, but the picture just needed to have the tail so I'll have to do another one of Bird (yes I named my cat Bird) some other day. So I took it from daytime to night time, and had tons of fun working on it both in acrylics and then in Photoshop.
April 11, 2011
February 08, 2011
Website update
Hello! I updated my website! There is some new work and some you've seen here on the blog before. I used carbonmade, which was very easy to use. I'd recommend it if you are looking for a simple way to display your work online. There are also some really fun portfolios to look through. I eventually want a more personalized site, but for now it will work.
I've been happily working on sketches for a new children's book! It involves drawing lots of different animal species which is so much fun.
June 28, 2010
Horn Book Review
Thank you, Horn Book, for publishing a review of Turtle, Turtle, Watch Out, in your printed magazine. And for including one of the illustrations!
Here is a nice review from ForeWord Reviews that made me smile, too.
Turtle, Turtle, Watch Out!
Author: April Pulley Sayre
Publisher:
Charlesbridge Publishing (February 1, 2010)
ISBN:
9781580891486
Reviewed: May/June 2010
On a Florida beach one night, a baby
turtle begins her life as an egg, buried in the sand. Thanks to her own
instincts and the help of multiple young hands, she successfully
hatches, makes it to the water, grows up, and comes back to lay her own
eggs, twenty years later. The refrain, “Turtle, Turtle, watch out!”
warns readers when the turtle is about to encounter danger, and
highlights the actions young human hands can take to help turtles
survive. Gorgeous illustrations of evening and underwater scenes make
the turtle’s life look magical, and appendices list all seven sea turtle
species and worldwide efforts to help prevent their extinction. Actions
can be as simple as cleaning trash off beaches and out of the water, or
shutting off house lights near the beach so young turtles won’t crawl
away from the water and toward the houses. For ages four to ten. Teresa Scollon
May 17, 2010
May 10, 2010
May 09, 2010
Happy Mother's Day!
ACEO watercolor and colored pencil
April 21, 2010
April 18, 2010
April 10, 2010
sketching fairies
mostly pencil and watercolor, with a little bit of photoshop.
April 04, 2010
More Bunnies!
Planting seeds! Dancing in the moonlit garden! Mmmm fresh carrots! These watercolor illustrations are for sale in my Etsy shop here. Hoppy Spring!
March 13, 2010
Beach watercolor and other news
I painted this watercolor for my blog friend DJ, otherwise known as Barrier Island Girl, who shared with me her baby sea turtle photos when I was knee deep in illustrating Turtle Turtle Watch Out! I painted this from one of her gorgeous Florida beach photos. I'd like to be running toward that umbrella, with a beach bag full of books, sketchbook, watercolors, and a picnic! Actual size is 5 x 7 inches.
Speaking of Turtle Turtle, it's been reviewed in the Horn Book March 2010 newsletter and in the School Library Journal! Download SLJ review
