A New Postcard!

They just arrived! Another set of postcards… another mailing…. more crossed fingers and toes!
Now to get those witchey ladies to Vista for my Halloween postcard.

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Illustration Friday ~ Atmosphere

So you thought that all the Halloween candy and those plastic goblins that scream just as your three year shouts “trick or treat” came from the store? Oh no my friends, these fine ladies are in the business of conjuring up a darn spooky atmosphere!

“Fillet of a marsh snake, In the cauldron boil and bake:
Eye of newt and toes of frog, Wool of bat and tongue of dog,
Adder’s fork and blind worm’s sting, Lizard’s leg and owlet’s wing,
For a charm of powerful trouble, Like a hell-broth boil and bubble.”

“Double, double, toil and trouble, fire burn and cauldron bubble!”

Sketchbook Project 2011~ Cover

So this is my cover and end papers for my sketchbook. I glued the front in but not the back, as I’m not sure how thick this sketchbook is going to end up. I’m really having fun with this project!Page 0ne

And Away We Go


The second time is the charm! After getting lost in FedEx land, Vista resent my order with a confirmed arrival on the 14th of July!

Happy dance… Squeee!

Send off dance Squeeeeeeee!

Fingers and toes crossed dance squeee…. eeee…..eee!

Time ter clean yer ole room there Matey!

Arrrg…. Do ya be needin a map just ter navigate yer room Matey? Is there a serpent a swimmin in the Sea o’ Dirty Laundry? Aaarrrg… it jes might be time to clean yer room!!

This is actually a piece taken from a dummy book that I’ve been working on for ages. I thought it might make a great promotional piece. I’m pretty pleased with the outcome!

Aaaarrgh! Well me hearties, it’s time for me to weigh anchor and go swab the poop deck!
Fair winds to ye!

Plant a Radish


Plant a radish. Get a radish.
Never any doubt.
That’s why I love vegetables;
You know what you’re about!

Plant a turnip. Get a turnip.
Maybe you’ll get two.
That’s why I love vegetables;
You know that they’ll come through!

They’re dependable!
They’re befriendable!
They’re the best pal a parent’s ever known!
While with children, It’s bewilderin’.
You don’t know until the seed is nearly grown
Just what you’ve sown.

Lyrics by Harvey Schmidt for the musical The Fantasticks

From Sketch to Finished Illustration

urban_robertabaird72urbansketchI think it’s always interesting to see the first step of an illustration next to a finished piece.

Sometimes the  the sketch is void of detail, and other times it stays pretty true to form.

I’ll add this piece to my portfolio.

Illustration Friday ~ Hatch

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“Listen to the mustn’ts, child. Listen to the don’ts.
Listen to the shouldn’ts, the impossibles, the won’ts.
Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me…
Anything can happen, child. Anything can be.”

-Shel Silverstein