“Thank heaven for little girls!”

Here’s a new character design for a promotional piece I’m working on. I have some more of her emotions on the drawing table as we speak.

I must say I’ve grown quite fond of her!

This is an illustration of a Humpback Whale I created for a story called Sounds at Sea written by the incredibly talented Jada Goksan, age 11! Boy can this kid write!

To read this story head over to  Stories for Children Magazine, in the December issue.

This is my illustration from A Haunting on Walnut Lane, in the October issue of Stories for Children Magazine. Read it Here!

Cinder was a running dog. She ran through the school and the janitor chased her. Soon after, the principal took up the chase.
Some of the teachers even chased her… and at recess, she played with the children and they chased her. Cinder just wanted to run!

Later that night Cinder ran though the playground greeting all the neighbors! “Who’s dog is this?” they asked. Nobody knew and for weeks nobody claimed her.

True story! That’s how Cinder came to live at my house. I looked for that dog’s owner for a long time but nobody claimed her. Maybe they were tired of chasing this dog who would bolt through any open door!
The kids and I were seen on more than one occasion sprinting through the neighborhood behind Cinder, who of course thought it was all a game. Then one day she just stopped and decided to stay… for thirteen years!

My sweet little dog finally gave in to the disease that took away her ability to run. She passed away on Sunday and though I will miss her terribly…I know she’s chasing squirrels in dog heaven.

I celebrate Cinder 1996-2009.

The theme over at Monday Artday is “Alphabet.” While I didn’t have time this week to do all twenty-six letters, I did have this idea for the pangram which includes all the letters.

Monday Artday is an online group of very friendly people and wonderful artists. It’s run by the very talented, Bearuh. Visit her at her blog Bearuh Blogger. What a fun group!

None of the cats or the dog were injured in the making of this picture.

They were however, apprehended while running away to join the circus!

Go figure.