I’m getting antsy. Maybe it’s because I’m waiting for a call from the printer saying my promotional cards are completed, or maybe it’s because I’ve yet to pack, or perhaps I’m antsy simply because I’m about to have my NYC cherry popped.  Or maybe it’s because I’m having issues with my website portfolio not showing the changes I just made.  That certainly doesn’t help.  I’ll work on that a bit more but I gotta be careful that I don’t get stuck in the OCD world that is trying to figure out what’s up with a website.  I still have much to do before the trip (which is less than 24 hours away) so I better get to it.  Anyways here’s the front and back cover illustrations from the dummy board book “Hey Evan!  Watcha’ Eatin’?”.

Front Cover

Back Cover

Since my previous posts mentioning this went away with my old site, I figure I better put up a new post mentioning my contribution to the Wall Dolls for sale on Etsy – Roads & Rails wall stickers and Warbirds wall stickers. These things are really cool.  Really!  Click Here for to check them out.

Well, I’m rolling downhill in my preparations for the trip to NYC.  It was pretty intense for awhile there.   The dummy is done and being put together, my promotional cards and biz cards should be done tomorrow, and I’m updating the website tonight.   What else….oh yeah, I still need to organize my portfolio, pack, organize conference information and the trip itinerary.  Finally, I have to make sure I’m at the airport on time.  Anyways, enough about that.  Here’s another illustration from the board book / short picture book dummy “Hey Evan! Watcha’ Eatin’?”  This one is a spread.   That’s all for now.  I may be rolling downhill but I still got to steer this wagon, lest I roll right over to the couch.

Foot in mouth

Here’s another board book illustration.  I seriously have been living in my studio, only coming out to eat and sleep….as soon as I’m done with this project I am going for a monster run with no headphones in order to readjust to the outside world.  Sadly, now a days a monster run will probably end up being two miles. I digress.

Yummy Remote

Tightening up the paintings now.  Still much to do!

Board book page

Next weekend I’ll be in New York for the winter conference of the Society of Children’s Books Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI).   I’m excited, anxious and still have much to do.  Currently I’m putting together a board book dummy to go with my portfolio and have included a few examples of that work in progress below.  I also need to customize my portfolio itself, get the content off my old iWeb site up on my new WordPress site, get new art director postcards made, pack, etc.   It’s going to be a nutty week and a half but I’ll be posting updates on how the preparations are going.  More soon!

Working out the details of the board book dummy

Old Pizza

Example of unfinished art from a board book spread

Well, it may not be the best timing but I’m switching my iWeb site over to WordPress.   I’m crazy busy right now getting stuff together for my upcoming trip to NY .   Details on that  to come.  Thanks for bearing with me!