My original watercolor from Waiting Through Winter is on display in Seattle at the Washington State Convention Center, Level 2, South Galleria. Head down between July 1 and September 30 for the Super Duper Summer Show and experience the work of 75 illustrators from the Inland Northwest and Western Washington SCBWI.

I participated in a live painting event at Moscow Artwalk 2016. I was unable to complete the painting at the event, but here’s a detail from the finished product. (Painted from photo by Bill Church).

Thanks for 35 years of faithful service to hundreds and hundreds of children, Mr. G. The world will feel the impact for many generations to come. 

Our kid’s school superintendent of 35 years is moving on to a new chapter of his life and career. I drew this portrait to honor him and presented it to him this weekend… well, that’s a bit grand. I drew it and wrapped it and handed it to him. He opened it. I think he liked it.

I participated in a live painting event at the 12th Annual Moscow (Idaho) Artwalk. I had a lot of fun chatting with folks. The piece I was working on was auctioned off in a silent auction during the event.

Sometimes story ideas come with visuals and you have to get them down on paper. Don’t know when this fairy tale will see the light of day, but I’m excited about the prospect.

I was delighted to be invited, with my daughters, to a charming Mother/Daughter Tea last weekend to read Waiting Through Winter. Thank you Anita and Beth for the lovely welcome!

I have a lot of respect for librarians. They are the keepers of literature, art, technology, information, and history.

Today I had the privilege of helping attend the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators of the Inland Northwest table at the Washington Library Association Conference at the Davenport in Spokane, Washington. I have rarely seen such enthusiasm for books, even in my highly erudite college-town, Moscow, Idaho.

Support your local library, folks!

(Here I am with a couple of highly talented Inland Northwest authors—Mary Cronk Farrell and Rani Iyer—showing off our books).

I’m pretty excited about the last illustration I finished. It’s getting pretty springy around here, and by that, I mean lots and lots of precipitation. And we all know what happens when copious amounts of water absorb into the earth. That’s right. Mud.

This painting has mud. I won’t show the whole picture. Oh no. That would give too much away. But here’s the detail with the mud. Happy Spring!

A perfect book for Easter: Waiting Through Winter is a book about Expectation. For spring… and other things! Available at BookPeople of Moscow, Amazon.com, BN.com, IndieBound.org and Jovial Press.