2nd Annual Chuy Run

Here's a new tshirt design for the 2nd Annual Los Chupacabras de la Noche 10K Trail Run, happenin' in San Antonio, Texas on July 17th. If you're interested and live in that area...here's a link to their Facebook page Also, I'd love to see photos of the event...esp. with people wearing the tee's!

Les Belles de la Mer

Ok, first, I'm not even sure "Les Belles de la Mer" makes sense in French...but it sounds good to me! Je parle francais comme une vache espagnole.

Regardless of my terrible French...here is the first of many Mermaid drawings I've wanted to illustrate for some time now. I have this pile of sketches from last year that I haven't had time to get to. Now, I do. Unless some freelance work comes in. In which case, I will put the sketch pile aside and happily work on whatever that fabulous assignment is. PLUS, I'll be thrilled that I won't have to sell off my furniture in a yard sale next month!! Yipes. Freelance can be wildly exciting and scary sometimes.

Enjoy the Mermaids!

Cutey Critters

So, this past year I haven't really had time to do any personal work..which is fine and all because drawing my own little critters and stuff doesn't generally get the bills paid. Plus, I'm not about to complain about actual work that comes my way! No way, Jose!
However, it's a dream of mine to get some of my personal work to parlay into income at some point in time. If that doesn't pan out...it's still, always, good to draw for the fun of it. Right?! Keeps the creative juices flowin'!

I started this series of spring themed drawings (aka personal work) last year and have finally had a little down time to draw a couple more! Yay! Just in time for summer!!

Juicy Gossip

Ah, love it when I get to see another new bookcover of mine on the bookshelf! The lastest is called "Juicy Gossip" and it's part of the Candy Apple Series for Scholastic (book # 19) written by Erin Downing. Art Directed by Steve Scott.

I'm posting my art without the title because, frankly, the scan of the book I purchased last night looks terrible and I don't have a decent sized version of the artwork WITH the titles...here's a tiny one lifted from the web.

Scholastic Web Store

OMG! STOP TALKING!

OH HI! DON'T CHA LOVE IT WHEN YOU GO TO THE MOVIES AND SIT YOURSELF BEHIND LITTLE MISS CHATTY CATHY? OR WORSE, IN MY BOOK- LOUD POPCORN EATERS! THEY DRIVES ME NUTS! CRUNCH, SNORKLE, NUM NUM. OR, OR, OR... THE PEOPLE WHO SLOOOOOOOOWLY OPEN THEIR CANDY WRAPPERS! WHAT ABOUT THOSE GUYS? GAH! GET ON WITH IT ALREADY!! OR, WHEN TWO MEN GO TO THE MOVIES AND NEED TO SIT A FULL SEAT AWAY FROM EACH OTHER...REALLY?! ANNOYING. ALSO, I'M NOT A FAN OF PEOPLE WHO WRITE IN ALL CAPS, ALL THE TIME. IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE I'M BEING YELLED AT.

phew. Ok. That was kinda fun...just letting off a little steam. The above illustration was for the teen magazine "YIKES!" Summer 2009.

HAVE A NICE DAY!

Liberty Porter, First Daughter

Looking for a great book to purchase your 8-12 year old daughter this summer? Thought so! This sweet book will be out in bookstores this July and you can already pre-order it on Amazon and the Simon Schuster websites! Written by the fabulous Julia DeVillers, beautifully book designed by Karin Paprocki and illustrated by yours truly! (me!!)

I'll share some of the interior illustrations once the book is out.

Spring-ness

I know it's not technically springtime yet but it's another gorgeous day here in Los Angeles. With all the recent rains washing away the crud, it sort of feels like Spring. And well, I guess it's spring in my brain. That counts, right?

Have a beautiful day, people!