Abbydora Design

31 Jul New art that’s yellow and noisy

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Hi Friends! This is what is sitting on my drawing table, right now. Ta-da! A new children's illustration of adorable six yellow ducklings. My inspiration was from the pre-school song "Six Little Ducks". Do you know it? But the...

24 Jul Amy’s Book Jacket Jacket

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{photo by Ruby Western seen here} Ready for a little Friday fun? Children's authors and illustrators are my kind of people—creative, talented, and a little silly. For example, author and filmmaker Amy Krouse Rosenthal has created a "Book Jacket Jacket"...

30 Jun Day Dreamers, Dogs, and Ducklings

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{Afternoon sun on my drawing table} Happy Summer Vacation and July 4th all! To celebrate, I thought I'd share with you what's on my drawing table and has my current energy. At the moment it's all about day dreamers, dogs,...

23 Jun What you…

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Ever since I've returned from France, I've been doing quite a bit of yoga. And Sunday was even International Day of Yoga! Love it. With my yoga practice I am able to stay grounded and quiet the mental chatter, so...

19 Jun Travel Sketches: France Part 2

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{The flower boxes were everywhere in Paris. Aren't they gorgeous?!} Hello Friends! On this trip to France, I made an effort to capture moments of beauty with my sketchbook and camera too. I want to share with you about a...

16 Jun Travel Sketches: France Part 1

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{It's been a dream of mine to actually see and visit Mont St. Michel in France.} Bonjour mes amis! I've just returned from an amazing trip with my husband to France! The art, architecture, food, landscape were all so beautiful...

08 May Not THIS Bear!

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Oh happy day friends! It's Friday, it's sunny and warm, and there's a new picture available that I designed! (huge grin) This is the first book of the renown librarian Nancy Pearl's new BOOK CRUSH REDISCOVERIES series for children and young...

24 Apr A Journey begins…

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{art seen here} Happy Friday! I thought we'd start the weekend with a inspiration quote. I found this lovely and modern print at minted.com. I know this message rings true with me as I begin to set out on...

10 Apr Pencils are Awesome

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{Pencil sketch in my journal} I love pencils! No surprise right, being an artist? Graphite or colored, there is something delicious and utterly satisfying about dragging the tip of a pencil across paper. I have always loved them starting back...

27 Mar Circus Train: New Picture Book

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{Hot off the presses!} It's a rainy, blah day here, so I thought I'd shake things up and share with you one of my latest's picture books that I designed. It's called CIRCUS TRAIN by Jennifer Cole Judd and...