For the last week, I have been humbled and awed, saddened and inspired, by my return to teaching in a high school art room. Tragically, Sean...

Here's a sneak peak of the CAT DIARIES cover art. This was taken with a digital camera, so the color is a little different, but it's...

A wee bit different than most of the drawings that you'll find here... Tor and Del Ray, here I come!

In the spirit of the day, here is a great link to a new children's book on the subject of recycling and reuse. Check out Anna Alter'...

Recently, I helped the Sno-Isle Library System (north of Seattle) to redesign their Kids page. For the most part, this meant creating a mas...

My daughter and I did a little sculpting recently. She made flowers, and I made a penguin. Then she flew the coop... or waddled off to a exc...

Chérie Stihler, the author behind Polar Polka , has been sending me lots of publicity updates. Good news all around! First, it appears that ...

Well... I guess it still needs a cover. In any case, this week I put the finishing touches on 70+ interior images for Cat Diaries . Cat-acly...

My daughter's Montessori Pre-School is gearing up for their semi-annual fundraising auction. It's a terrific school, with incredibly...

I shouldn't write too much tonight, but I've been back n' fourth across the country twice in the last three weeks, and both trip...

The Sno Isle Library website will debut a brand new children's area in February, with illustrations by moi!

Another experimental painting for my next picturebook. This particular version is watercolor with a charcoal line... More sketches of Zina ...

Finally, winter has arrived in earnest. The view from my window looked a lot like this for much of the day on December 31st. There's a T...

A few views from in and around my studio yesterday: First, my daughter and I walked home from the school bus stop under this spectacular Dec...

Happy Thanksgiving!