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Finnian was a mouse with a nose for trouble. This time it was a doozy!
Luckily, his brother Sylvester was there to fish him out of his predicament.

Ruby Rue

These are pages 14 and 15 of my book dummy.  I’m at the half way point, and trying to get it finished by the Houston SCBWI conference on April 9, 2011.

Here Ruby considers a menu change….. to say the least!!

And of Course… Eye of Newt

A light bulb moment at 5:00 in the morning… do I get up and draw it right now, or go back to sleep.Well… I didn’t get up, and I didn’t go back to sleep either!
There was no sleeping until Ruby got the new direction she was asking for.
Don’t you hate it… and love it when this happens!!!!

Ruby Rue and dummy book by Roberta Baird.

Eleven Pipers Plumbing

Poor Santa!   When the plunger won’t do…. and you’ve got a major….. err… back up, who does Santa call? The Eleven Pipers Plumbing Co.!

Join us at the Doodle Diner for the 12 Days of Christmas! Teri has her version of the Eleven Pipers up and it’s really a cute one. Then come back tomorrow as we finish our Doodle Diner Celebration.

Christmas in my sketchbook



Humbug

  1. Something intended to deceive; a hoax or fraud.
  2. A person who claims to be other than what he or she is; an impostor.
  3. Nonsense; rubbish.
  4. Pretense; deception.

I’ve been saving these to put up on my blog during the holiday season!
To see my completed sketchbook, click on the link below.
Come one now…. no more  Bah Humbugs!!!

My Sketchbook Project 2011 ~ Finished

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It’s finally finished and ready to be sent off!

I really didn’t think that this project would be so much work… you know, a sketch here a sketch there. But no… it was a constant, pencil in hand, bulldozing through… coming up with one twisted Nighttime story after another. Not that I didn’t like it. Indeed… I loved it!  The act in creating something daily, and following it through to completion is an invaluable experience.

Now it’s time to send it away. I wish I could keep it… but what sense would that make! I’ve made copies of everything though… Goodbye Nighttime Stories Sketchbook! I’ll visit you when you come my way in Austin!

The Sketchbook Project 2011 Tour