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Spotted Touch-Me-Not
I was out on yet another bike ride on the Wobegon Trail (where better to find all the nature that Central Minnesota has to offer?), when, what to my wandering eyes should appear, but Spotted Touch-Me-Nots! Having recently posted about Meadowhawk dragonflies it is only fitting that I should find–and photograph–the lovely little flowers from my as yet sole dragonfly drawing.
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Minnesota
Meadowhawks
It’s always fun to encounter a plant or animal I’ve drawn, and it’s especially fun when all I have to do is step outside my door and there it is. I went outside to water my plants recently, and behold: a meadowhawk dragonfly resting on my moss roses. I am no dragonfly expert, but I do know that mature meadowhawk males are ruby-red, while females and immature males are a golden tan. So this is probably a female taking a break just outside my window and most considerately letting me photograph her!
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Trillium
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| Large-flowered Trillium ~ Trillium grandiflorum, 2015 |
Come Mother’s Day in central Minnesota, it’s usually a good time to go driving by the woods. On the right year, the forest floors can be a carpet of showy white blossoms easily seen from the road. The trillium were close to a week late this year, but they’re finally out!
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Fantasy
New Flash Fiction!
Greetings! I’m excited to announce a new flash fiction piece, “Dragon Armor,” being published through Havok (formerly part of Splickety Magazine). It is this week’s Fantasy Friday piece, about finding a new use for something old and forgotten.
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Noveltea Tins
This isn’t a post about my artwork, or about any story I’ve written, as much as might I wish I could be part of the brilliant endeavor. It is, however, about literature, art, creativity, and–best of all–tea. Read More
Children's Book
Children's Book
Children’s Book Illustration: Part 5, the Final Artwork
The continuation of the process of my experiences in illustrating Isaac’s Ice Cream Tree (for the other posts on the process, see links at the end of this post):
July 1st: The initial sketches for each page were done. The colors had been chosen and approved. Time now, finally, to start the ultimate illustrations. Read more
Children's Book
Children’s Book Illustration: Part 4, Edits and Color Roughs
To continue the process of my experiences in illustrating Isaac’s Ice Cream Tree (for the other posts on the process, see links at the end of this post):
Roughly a week after sending in the initial sketches for each page, I received feedback from both the author and publisher on changes they would like to see. Our publisher kindly allowed the author the greater say (something that, from what I understand, is not always the case in the children’s book industry). Read more
Fantasy
Children's Book
Children’s Book Illustration: Part 3, First Round of Sketches
In continuation of the process of my experiences in illustrating Isaac’s Ice Cream Tree (for the other posts on the process, see links at the end of this post): Read more