It's been awhile since I posted and I don't have any good excuses. I wanted to include an image I made for my good friend Hayden for Christmas. He proposed to his girlfriend, Laura, in Central Park over the holidays and loves penguins, so this was his present from his mom and dad.

Speaking of penguins, my agent is busy pursuing editors to try to place my penguin book,
It Took A Little Patience, with a publisher. That continues to be my mantra as well. Fingers crossed!

Also, I include a painting I did a while back for one of my best friends who loves Dalmatians.

Happy Holidays to all!

Just signed with Ronnie Herman Literary Agency!

I'm headed to LA next weekend for the SCBWI National Conference. So excited and nervous. This will be my first national Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators conference. I've posted the promo cards I had made and will be showing my portfolio and picture book dummy. The best news was getting a contract from Ronnie Herman. We have been revising and working hard on my penguin picture book, "It Took A Little Patience." Now, it's Ronnie's turn to try to land a publisher. She's had plenty of experience and she used to work as an art director at Random House and as an associate publisher at PENGUIN. I love that.

This is side one and side two of the promo cards pictured here.

Illustration Friday "Asleep"

This is Walton the Weasel. SHE borrowed a park ranger's hat and is asleep at the Cape Cod National Seashore. Shhhhhh....

Art Catalog - Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

I'm participating in the annual Silent Auction here. Lots of great art from some of the region's best artists. Check it out.


Art Catalog - Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

Long Black Coat

Patience the penguin gets so hot she wishes she could take off her long black coat. Here is a sweet little video that Fed Ex put together about the penguin rescue during Katrina. I could watch it over and over again.

Working on Patience and her penguins. This is the policeman who actually lived at the New Orleans Aquarium during Katrina-- Officer Dan Kinney. He fed the penguins for a week until the staff could get back to evacuate them. What a nice guy.

Hugging Patience

Working on my kid's picture book with penguins. Attended the SCBWI Houston conference this weekend which was great. Getting all my penguins in a row so to speak so I can start sending out my "dummy" to agents.