Draw Me An Elephant or How to Hire An Illustrator
I often receive emails from writers who are interested in hiring me as an illustrator for their picture books. I tend to reply with the same questions and answers. I decided to create this post so it's easily accessible for future interested people. DO I NEED ILLUSTRATIONS TO SUBMIT MY MANUSCRIPT
Outdoors – Coloring Page
Hello you wonderful people! A new coloring page is ready for you and your little ones and it is all about having fun the old-fashioned way: Outdoors! So print your coloring page, grab some crayons and get out to the park or just your front lawn - shoes optional. Next week a
Memorial Day – Coloring Page
Hello there! And Happy Memorial Day to everyone! As promised, today we start the weekly SUMMER BREAK COLORING PAGES that will last until Monday, September 5th. This week I'm having a guest post at The Sketchables . The topic: "Memorial Day" so I came up with this non-traditional Memorial Day image that I
New Book Completed
I finished the artwork for a piggy book I've been working on since last October. It was a tight deadline! For this book, I continued experimenting with mixed media and this time I incorportated colored pencil. I had never done that before and I liked the results! Book will be out
Ceviche for “They Draw and Cook”
Nate Padavick and Salli Swindell started the blog "They Draw and Cook" a while back. There, illustrators submitted recipes that they felt like sharing. And although I hardly ever cook, I loved the idea of illustrating a Peruvian recipe so I picked my recipe immediately. Last week, I made time
New Directions – AKA Transportation
These last couple of months I've found a new direction to my work. I have looked back to my culture and ethnicity. With this I hope to bring a more meaningful body of work. There will be exploration, successes and failures. It's how it should be and I'll share as
Call to Hispanic/Latino Multicultural PB Artists
This post is an official call to other Hispanic/Latino Picture-Book Artists whose main focus of work is Multicultural Children's Illustration. The initial idea was to find an existing group of Hispanic/Latino Children's Illustrators to network with. Little did I know there was no such group. I looked online with no luck.
IF – Dip
From "Lellie the Different Elephant" coming this Summer :) > Stay updated via: email | rss | facebook
Of How Juana Celebrated Fans
Many personal traits may question my mental sanity. If numbers are involved, then the answer becomes clear to people: Juana is nuts! I can say to my defense: I'm not crazy, I'm precise. And the hubs can attest to that. So 2 weeks ago I jumped on the bandwagon, followed the
DOARD: Hey doggie
Some more DOARD*s. This time character study of a bandana doggie. > Stay updated via: email | rss | facebook