The Hare King!

New personal artwork! I've been working hard lately to rearrange my time and schedule so that I can put more energy toward personal pieces. This is the first piece to come out of such efforts.

The concept came from one of my mid-morning sketchbook brainstorms over jasmine-green tea. It was the glimpse of a young boy standing in a circle of snow hares, being crowned their king. Like many of my self-motivated pieces, the image did not need to arise from a full understanding of an entire story, but rather came from trying to fully envision and illustrate the scene I had snared in my mind's eye. I'm still having fun imagining the story behind the scene...

Snow = Magic

Today I awoke to a winter wonderland....







Ask anyone who knows me, I LOVE snow. I get absolutely giddy when I see flakes gliding gently though the lamplight out the window.

I think it is wonderful.
I think it is magical.

I feel sorry for the "grown ups" to whom it is just an inconvenience.... for they have lost their sense of wonder.

There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. --Albert Einstein

And boy I'm glad I look upon snow favorably.... currently our area of Northern VA has a winter weather advisory for up to 20 inches Friday-Saturday! Can you say blizzard?

Spring Snow and Hummingbird-ish Birds

Finally an update! I opted for hummingbird-ish birds...I also added a necklace and flower "crown" and I tried to correct some of the anatomy issues.

I can't believe it is snowing outside. Just when I'm thinking spring has started. I know winter isn't officially over yet, but still.

In other news, I'm getting very close to starting on my next book cover. At the moment, the author, publisher, and I are in the "bouncing" ideas phase. Next up: thumbnail sketches.