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You’ve heard that, right, that no man is an island? It’s pretty cool that being three miles out to sea (give or take several strokes, if you are swimming the Peaks to Portland Race) doesn’t necessarily put me off the map. I’ve hit the online trifecta with recent blogposts that feature my work. Three cheers and a splash for my mermaid cohort, Judith Hunt, in the Maine Illustrators Collective for posting bios of all those featured in the current show at the Kennebunk Free Library. Hooray to Liz Yanoff of the New York Reading Association Youth Book Blog. I was...
Read Moreseeds of conflict and peace
One aspect of illustration I relish is the chance to do research. Maybe I miss doing those book reports from school, or maybe it’s my keen curiosity. I had a fantastic opportunity to go back in time, waaaay back, when I worked on a project for Cricket Magazine. “Jason and Jonathan” is a story by Eric Kimmel, set in ancient Judea. Two boys from opposite sides of their village, one Greek, the other Judean, meet in the caves above the town and become friends. Art director Karen Kohn provided some reference, mostly of Greek soldiers and Greek vase art, while I scoured the local...
Read Moreso many moons
Whoa! The summer pace of activity has reached a sweaty pitch. I’ve been dashing to art events, scribbling towards deadlines, and swatting mosquitoes. Who said summer was a lazy idyll? I blasted down to Kennebunk for the MEIC exhibit opening at the Kennebunk Free Library. What a lovely gathering of talent and delectable food. I saw some familiar faces, like Cristina Siravo, a busy MECA grad who creates sweet whimsy with her watercolors and sushi cats. And I made a new friend, Robin Swennes, who I swear I met years ago, maybe at the former Imageset. She now does every manner of design,...
Read Morepixie peeps
Here’s a detail from the piece that is in the Maine Illustrators Collective’s “Working Artists Show” at the Kennebunk Free Library. Man, that is a lovely library. When delivering my art, we got there a bit before it opened. We enjoyed taking in the magnificent entrance, complete with cheery cafe umbrellas outside and a bronze statue of kids reading on a bench. There is a stellar permanent collection of Maine children’s book art that includes familiar greats like Kevin Hawkes, Melissa Sweet, Charlotte Agell, Lisa Jahn-Clough, Judith Hunt, Wade Zahares, Holly...
Read Morewriters and wizards
What’s on the top of my reading stack at the moment? “The Cutting” by island neighbor and debut author, James Hayman, is a graphic thriller set in Portland, Maine. I bought two copies at the Hayman’s recent book launch party, one to give away. But Marty grabbed one and so we’re feverishly reading the book at the same time. This pretty much never happens. He’s ahead of me, and he better not spill any details. Be warned: you can’t put this book down. We knew Jim had been writing a book; who isn’t these days? We rejoiced when he found an agent,...
Read Moreworking artists show
This original illustration will be part of an upcoming show: The WORKING ARTISTS SHOW, organized by the Maine Illustrators’ Collective, will be featuring art by many nationally known and internationally published artists at Kennebunk Free Library in Hank’s Room, a gallery space, in Kennebunk, ME. Show runs July 2nd-July 31st. Artist’s Reception is July 8th 4:30-7:30pm. The public is welcome. This show, featuring professional, commercial artists was created to promote public awareness of an art form usually seen for a few fleeting moments in print or film. Most consumers are...
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