Tag: portraiture

Finished the Illustrations

Finished the illustrations for Julie Anne Ford, an Australian author. She just published a young children’s book entitled “GABBY Loves to Talk”. It is a cute short story about a girl that talks and talks and talks.

I used a bright and free kind of style with watercolor pencils and then finished up with regular “brush” watercolors. The main character has red hair and lots to say, and she was a lot of fun to draw. You can see a copy on Amazon at this link;

Gabby Likes to Talk by Julie Anne Ford

If you like it please remember to leave her a good review.

Hunting in a Farmers World

John Dini Deer Sktch 1
Hunting in a Farmers World, a book by John Dini is not about hunting for wildlife, instead, it is a business book. You should check it out, especially if you are an entrepreneur. I like the way he tells about how things work in the business world for the different personality types. How these personalities interact in a company. When you think about it, if you know what your intrinsic gifts and skills are, your decisions change as you start out on your new venture.

Pencil Sketching

Here are some of the pencil drawings I did for John Dini. They are prehistoric era pencil sketches of hunting village people and hunting. He isn’t using these drawings in his book. He is going to use them in the slide show presentation that he does on his book tours. I love being able to envision what a book tour would be like through clients like him.

I have not gone out on book tours myself, but when I finish my book on drawing in perspective that may change. Leading a much more reclusive artist existence, I only share my desktop view with you of what I draw for others. Whenever I draw there are many references close at hand to help keep the style consistent throughout the project.