12 Apr New April Drawings
In between book design and introducing myself to new publishers across the country I was able to find time to sit down and draw this week. It was an afternoon of explosive creativity! I was able to compose 3 new...
09 Apr Rainy Day Thoughts
{print from the wheatfield} After several weeks of "Second Winter" Rochester is now enjoying Spring-like weather. Yay! What does that mean exactly? Well, the cynical side of me says, "That means it's now gray and rainy out." But I'm...
04 Apr My Ideal Bookshelf
GIFT ALERT! With Mother's Day, Father's Day, and graduations coming up in the next few months I thought I'd share with you a REALLY NEAT book. It's a book about books (huge grin). It's called MY IDEAL BOOKSHELF and in...
01 Apr New Art for a New Baby
It's Spring and I've hit favorite time to paint and create. I wanted to share with you one of my newest paintings! I call it Star Gazing and it features a Mother Rabbit and her Little Daughter snuggled together...
26 Mar Vote for Abby on Minted!
minted.com I've entered into a holiday card contest at minted.com and I NEED YOUR VOTE TO WIN! If I win, then my Flying Dove card (shown above) will be available for purchase at minted.com. Whoo-ooo! To cast your vote for my...
18 Mar RIT Spring Art Festival 2013
It's a busy week! First off, THIS Friday I will be at the RIT Spring Art Festival from 8:30am-4:30pm. The Festival will be held in the lobby of the SAU on RIT's campus. I'll have a table filled with Spring...
14 Mar The Tea & Books Club
My friend and I have started a new tradition. We are now meeting up about once a month or so and sharing our favorite illustrated books! A lot of the time they are illustrated picture books. It's delightful to ...
11 Mar Subway Libraries
Yesterday morning on NPR I heard a report that public transportation riding levels are up. That means more and more people across the country are taking trains, subways, buses, and ferries and have more time to READ! A group...
07 Mar 2013 Children’s Book Week
Have you heard yet? Children's Book Week is May 13-19th this year. CBW is a wonderful annual tradition where schools, libraries, and even families take time to recognize books for young people and the joy of reading. Sounds good to...
05 Mar Custom Cat Art
{the stately Simon} Happy March everyone! February flew by, didn't? In fact it came and went so quickly that I never got to share with you the final paintings of two new custom pet portraits I created. These two...