Mar 14 2011
I’ve been making strides recently to be a better self-promoter. I’m still not on Facebook, but hey, I’ve been on Twitter for a while… and now I’ve got bookmarks! OK, bookmarks are as old-timey a promotional item as possible and not “social” in any way, shape, or form… but I’ve had good luck in the …
Mar 08 2011
Tonight’s portrait night subject is writer W.H. Auden, as suggested by Eric Newsom via Twitter. This isn’t a bad likeness, but it’s definitely a lot more literal/less cartoony than I’d like. I need to try next week to really, really push things toward a more abstract and less detailed rendering. I should really subject myself …
Feb 21 2011
Richard Scarry is the “Kashmir” of children’s book illustrators; he’s so ubiquitous it can be easy to let rote familiarity blind you to how good the work itself is. Like any child who grew up in the 70s, I had a Richard Scarry book or two. My recent re-exposure to his work, though, is via …
Dec 01 2010
I admit, there’s not much point to this post other than, “These things look cool,” but hey, they do look pretty cool. I’m lucky enough be be the recipient of a slow trickle of old family books, mostly from the part of my family that originates in the Lancaster, PA area. I did a post …
Sep 17 2010
I’m fortunate enough to have a daughter who’s really interested in books. As a result, I’ve become immersed in the world of children’s book authors and illustrators over the last few years. She’s a fan of the old standbys–Dr. Seuss, Maurice Sendak–and I’ve subjected her to my childhood favorites, particularly the wonderful Tomi Ungerer, but …
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