Tons of images added to my Children's Gallery. Head over and check it out. This is now a comprehensive gallery of all my work throughout the years, featuring illustrations for books, magazines, covers, originals, etc....

One of my favorite things to illustrate is pigs! Here is what happens when I let my imagination run wild with the little oinkers. More to come.

Clover

Poem and Illustration by Jeffrey Duckworth

What's so great about four-leaf clovers?
They are the ones that are plucked from the ground.
Give me three leafs and let me keep my earth. 

This image is from the book I'm Squirrely by Brenda Lochinger, published by Rocket Science Productions.

This image is from the upcoming book The Crowded Backyard by P.T. Custard, published by Black Plume Books.

This is the newest sketch I'm working on for my portfolio, in which Dorothy first encounter The Scarecrow.

When I work, I keep a list/schedule of what I need to do in a given day in a notebook. I often sketch characters and creatures beside the lists of projects. I consider this my sketch book. Here is a sample of one of the sketches I did today.

Sketch of a cat.

Roger Bob meets Sasquatch

Roger Bob the bunny,
Was hungry for a meal.
So when he found a graden,
A carrot he did steal.

He wasn’t very smart,
His plan soon went to botch.
For the garden he stole from,
Belonged to Sasquatch.

Father Duck’s early attempts at Nursery Rhymes weren’t always successful. For example, The Real Jack and Jill…

The Real Jack and Jill

Jack and Jill went up the hill
To fetch a pail of water.
Jack fell down and broke his crown,
And was like “Dude! Really? Who puts a well at the at the top of a hill? I mean COME ON. What’s a boy gotta do to get indoor plumbing?!?.

After Katrina rejected his “Valenswine (click here to read),”Father Duck was heartbroken, having lost the love of his life. Until one day, she overcame her shyness and her true feelings were revealed.

Little Father Duck

by Katrina

Little Father Duck
Come kiss your pig.
Though you are small
And I am big.
You’ll marry me
It’s meant to be.
Someday we’ll have
A duck-piggy.

Hickory Rickory Ridge

Hickory Rickory Ridge
The cat went to the fridge
His thirst was foiled
The milk was spoiled
Hickory Rickory Ridge

Adrift

My mouse turned one year old today,
So I bought her a gift.
A balloon, what a bad idea!
My mouse is now adrift.

Nilly Jo-Peep, and her hidden sheep.

Nilly Jo-Peep

by Father Duck

Nilly Jo-Peep has lost her sheep,
And doesn’t know where they went.
She’s awfully dumb,
They’re under her bum,
Someone should give her a hint.