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A Mouse in the House
The blog of children's illustrator Roberta Baird

Orin the Ordinary #5 ~ The Escape

He returned to the house where his chair used to sit,
But the house was locked up and his key didn’t fit.

So he sat drinking tea wondering what he should do…
“I guess I’ll go back to room 142.”

May 12, 2010 | Roberta | Posted in: a mouse in the house, Orin the Ordinary, Random Sketches, roberta baird | Tags: black and white, elderly, ordinary orin, Orin the Ordinary, roberta baird, the escape | 2 Comments »

Orin the Ordinary #4

What happened to the fellow who never feared a dream?
This place could not be home to him…..so he devised a little scheme!

April 20, 2010 | Roberta | Posted in: a mouse in the house, artwork, Orin the Ordinary, roberta baird | Tags: a mouse in the house, black and white, elderly, escape, illustration, Orin the Ordinary, Random Sketches, roberta baird | No Comments »

Preliminary Sketch

Fresh out of the sketch book… ready to clean up and put some color to it! Interplanetary marbles!

April 18, 2010 | Roberta | Posted in: a mouse in the house, artwork, Random Sketches, roberta baird, sketches | Tags: a mouse in the house, black and white, boys, children's illustration, illustration, marbles, monsters, roberta baird, sketch | 1 Comment »

Orin the Ordinary #3

They all seemed very friendly…. so Orin tried his best.
It’s just that he had things to do. It wasn’t time to rest!

April 14, 2010 | Roberta | Posted in: a mouse in the house, artwork, Orin the Ordinary, poetry, sketches, Uncategorized | Tags: a mouse in the house, black and white, elderly, illustration, Orin the Ordinary, poetry, roberta baird | 2 Comments »

Orin the Ordinary #2

The children soon took notice that Father’s not all there.
So they packed away the memories and gave away the chair…

April 8, 2010 | Roberta | Posted in: artwork, children's illustration, Orin the Ordinary, poetry, Random Sketches, roberta baird | Tags: a mouse in the house, black and white, elderly, illustration, Orin, Orin the Ordinary, poetry, Random Sketches, roberta baird | 3 Comments »

Orin the Ordinary #1


In a dimly lighted room,   In a scruffy beat up chair,
Orin sat amongst the memories…. and wished that she was there.

stay tuned…..

April 5, 2010 | Roberta | Posted in: a mouse in the house, artwork, children's illustration, Orin the Ordinary, poetry, Random Sketches, roberta baird | Tags: a mouse in the house, black and white, children's illustration, elderly, illustration, Orin the Ordinary, poetry, Random Sketches, roberta baird | 2 Comments »

Inch Worm

Inch worm, inch worm, measuring the Marigolds

Seems to me, you’d stop and see how beautiful they are!

March 22, 2010 | Roberta | Posted in: a mouse in the house, artwork, children's illustration, digital art, roberta baird | Tags: a mouse in the house, black and white, children's illustration, digital art, illustration, inch worm, roberta baird | 5 Comments »

Black and White Fairy Sketch

A book is like a garden carried in the pocket.  ~Chinese Proverb

March 19, 2010 | Roberta | Posted in: a mouse in the house, artwork, children's illustration, digital art, Random Sketches, roberta baird, sketches | Tags: a mouse in the house, black and white, children's illustration, digital art, fairy, houston, illustration, mushroom, read, roberta baird | No Comments »
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