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This is the companion piece to the 'Student Driver'.
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ILLUSTRATION FRIDAY ~ SUIT(s)

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Robert's Snow ~ the flake has arrived ~

I am happy to say that I have begun work on my Robert's Snow snowflake. True, the backgound is only painted so far, but all the paints and the sketch I am working from are on the upstairs drawing table. I am so pleased to be able to participate, this year especailly. One year ago our little grandson, the "T man" was rushed to the hospital and subsequently diagnosed with a brain tumor. The initial prognosis was dreadful, but the surgery to remove the tumor was successful. Although he still travels to the Dana Farber Cancer Research Center for his follow up MRIs he is totally well. We pray that his success story will be repeated for many others due to the valuable research and treatments that are and will be forthcoming. You can read more about the brainchild of Grace Lin here at the Robert's Snow website.

School Visits

I spent a wonderful day with the children of Pierce Elementary School in Bennington, NH. We had a great time getting to know each other and I had a chance to show the students some of the ins and outs of digital artwork. Along the way we read from 'Princess Caitlin's Tiara' and 'The Adventures of Cali.' I brought along my own Princess Tiara to wear, just (well almost) like Caitlin's, and each child who listened to the story about Cali got to take home a Cali finger puppet. The one that I made is from cardstock, but the one that will be presented when the books come out later this summer will look like the fuzzy one shown here next to Cali's book cover.

I was really impressed with the attention, interest, and teriffic good manners of all the children!

An Online Art Gallery

If you haven't seen it yet, take a hop on over to the Picture Bookies Showcase. The online art gallery features the work of 50 children's illustrators. You won't want to miss the exceptional art and variety, so scroll through the entire gallery and enjoy all the lively offerings. New themes are posted each week.

ILLUSTRATION FRIDAY ~ MY OTHER PARADISE

Wouldn't you, if you could, just love to be able to fly like this, with such ease and delight.©Ginger *:)

ILLUSTRATION FRIDAY ~ MY PARADISE

©Ginger*:)