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I have found a new feature on blogger. Well it maybe not actually be new, but it's new to me. I am not even sure I can explain it and do it justice. . .
Basically it is a place where you can add blogs that you want to follow or read the content as the artist/author updates it. I have a ton I follow. I like being connected to other artists. Don't you?
Anyway if you would like to get a look at the blogs I follow, you can see them on my profile page. Here is a link:
http://www.blogger.com/profile/17792716775800425045
You might find some pretty cool artist blogs on my list that you want to follow yourself. If your blog isn't listed on my follow list and you would like to kind of become blog buddies, just let me know I'd be happy to add you to my list.
Maybe we can get a whole group of us who can kind of support each other. It can be a lonely space inside your studio alone all day.
I used to use Jacketfalap to read my blogs, and still kind of do, but I think Google's Blogger is wonderful that you can actually tell someone you are following their blog.
Okay back to work for me. . .Take Care!
TaDa! Here is the final cover for the latest book I am illustrating for Sylvan Dell. It's titled Newton and Me. As the titled states it about gravity, friction, force and how they affect motion.
Great book! Cant' wait to hold a finished one in my hand.
I love red. . .it's my favorite color. The cover is red!!
I have a poll on my blog at the top by the header.
I am becoming very curious about Self-Publishers. I know there are varying feelings about it.
The poll would only take a second. . .and I will post the results later for everyone to learn from.
Thanks!
The Well-Red Child had a wonderful review of Paws, Claws, Hands and Feet which is a book I illustrated for Sylvan Dell Publishing! She called it a fantasy book!!! Wahoo!!! I love fantasy books. . .don't you?
Paws, Claws, Hands, and Feet by Kimberly Hutmacher, illustrated by Sherry Rogers
In this fantasy story, two kids, a girl and a boy, wake up in the middle of the night and take a journey around the world, visiting a lot of animal habitats: the jungle, the Savannah, the arctic, and the outback. Their bed magically takes them from place to place, and they meet tons of animals along the way.
I'm the first to admit that I'm not a fan of rhyming picture books, but this one works and flows nicely. The plethora of animals, habitats, and action verbs along the way make it a great book for learning purposes, but kids won't even realize they're learning. As with all of Sylvan Dell's books, a section in the back features activities and resources for further learning. In our house, my daughter is fascinated by all of Sherry Rogers's animal illustrations, and she loves to see where the bed is going to land next.
I am 25 pages into the first volume of Drawn to Life, 20 Golden years of Disney Master Classes and already I can see the total value of owning this book. It makes me wish I had a photographic memory.
It has discussed wonderful things like tangent lines why not to use them. I already knew about tangents and maybe you did too, but it shows tangent lines in unexpected places. Places I have never heard discussed before.
It also discusses motion and movement and how it effects proportions. Eye movement has also been discussed. . .
Here is a link to amazon to learn more. . .
Onward and upward. . .enjoy your day!
Sorry I have been so remiss in posting. For a while I was doing the sketches for the latest book I am illustrating for Sylvan Dell. Can't say enough about them! They are just the best people. Anyway I guess I got a bit tired after the endless sketching and have been working at a slower pace and letting my personal life creep in a bit. Not really been on the internet much. . .
I will show the cover of the book soon. The title is Newton and Me! Love it!
Anyway I hardly ever buy art books, but just today I bought three!! I am very excited.
You can read more about the books by following the links which are actually the rectangles below.
The first one is called Drawn to Life, 20 Golden years of Disney Master Classes Volume 1
The second is called Drawn to Life, 20 Golden years of Disney Master Classes Volume 2
Your probably asking yourself why I would buy Disney art books. Well I think there is a lot to be learned from Animator books. . .don't you.
And lastly I bought The Art and Feel of Making it Real
I'll let you know what I think when I get them. I am pretty Darn excited!!
There is definitely a hierarchy at this breakfast table. . .
Here is a video with some fantastic artists using a Cintiq tablet just like I draw on! I am not fond of all the art, but man can they draw. The video is sped up. . .
I am not one to preach about religion or my beliefs but I DVR'd Oprah the other day, which I usually do, that way I can pick and choose which ones I want to watch. I watched her Earth Day show and boy was I shocked and did I learn a lot.
I try to walk in our hilly neighborhood for exercise and usually take a bottle of water with me. Well I started to feel guilty about that, so I started to re-use the bottles and then I heard that isn't a good idea because of bacteria, even if you wash them. So I purchased the red water bottle below about a month ago.
After watching Oprahs Earth Day show I was moved to buy the two grocery bags below at my local Whole Foods Market.
If you have time go on over to Oprah's website and see some of the wonderful resources she has set up for people to use.
Here is a link:
Oprah
One of the biggest things that Oprah said was "Currently, scientists believe the world's largest garbage dump isn't on land…it's in the Pacific Ocean. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch stretches from the coast of California to Japan, and it's estimated to be twice the size of Texas. "This is the most shocking thing I have seen."
I love nature. I am an avid gardener and spend as much time as I can outside. So I am starting to take on more responsibility and try to help clean and conserve our natural resources.
Let's ban together and help out. . .Why not buy re-useable bags and stick them in your car? If you drink bottled water why not buy a re-usable bottle.
Below is an illustration I did for an educational job. . .thought it was appropriate.
I just so amazed at how much attention this book is getting. I am blown away and astounded. I loved this manuscript from the moment I read it. I never thought one of my books would get this much attention. I am so thrilled.
Sort It Out! had been nominated for Children's Choice awards, the voting is still in process. It received a Moonbeam GOLD award. Then, it was placed on the Texas 2×2 Reading List. Then the IRA-CBC Children’s Choices List, and now it's been nominated for the 
Kansas Reading Associations Bill Martin award. I am really am so excited and honored! Wahoo for Packy the pack rat!
Allison dreamed of someday being in Theater. . .but for now she will have to settle for practicing to be the flower girl in her Aunts wedding! She even made her bunny and bear be the bride and groom. . .and of course the dog is a wedding guest too.
Picture Book Artists Association (PBAA), which I belong to, has created a spring promotion poster to send out as a group. Below is a copy. I think it looks wonderful. . .don't you?
So you think it's an impossibility to not have fun at a birthday party. . .take a look at the middle girl on the couch. I think she might actually be the birthday girl!!
Some days just don't go very well.
Well it's about time I got a promo done. . .been pretty busy so I have been trying to do this in between jobs.
Here is the front. . .some of you may have already seen this one.
Here is the back. . .it's kind of what happens after the bird flies off and the cat. . .well he chases the cat and. . .
If you click on the image you can see a larger version
Time is fleeting. . .I can remember the days when my son and I used to fly our kite in the school yard. Those days are long gone, but our relationship remains strong. My son will be graduating from college this June! I treasure those fleeting moments. . .
I am so excited to have the opportunity to illustrate another picture book for Sylvan Dell Publishing. I love this manuscript. The title of the new book is Newton and Me and it's written by LynneMayer. The book is about a boy, his dog and how they learn about gravity, friction and force. I will tell you more about it as time goes on. The manuscript is so fun, I can't wait to start the sketches! But for now I have to finish up this educational book I am doing, which should be very soon. Wahoo! Thanks so much Sylvan Dell for picking such a wonderful manuscript for me to illustrate!
After a long hiatus the PICTURE BOOKIES SHOWCASE is reopening. We really look forward to welcoming everyone back.The guidlines are a bit different this time in order to make it easier for participants to post and enjoy the gallery.
- The artwork submitted must be geared to the CHILDREN'S BOOK ILLUSTRATION MARKET
- The participants may post whenever they wish, and hopefully that will be often
- There will be no weekly or monthly theme
- There will be no comments
- Each illustration should be labeled with a title or subject, illustrators name, website or blog, and the medium you used to create the work
An advantage of this showcase is that if you have no website or blog of your own, you can still get your work noticed on a professional site for free.
So why not go on over and check out the new Picture-Bookies Showcase!
http://picture-bookiesshowcase.blogspot.com/
Marion Edlridge has been experimenting with scanning and lossing contrast etc. She has been shairng her experience with a listserve that I belong to and I have learned so much.
One of the woman shared this:
In a commercial environment, images are first scanned in LAB. This is the largest color space available, very close to what our eye can see. Her husband archived his client's work in the LAB color space and considered it the "original". From this "original" he converted to RGB, sRGB, CMYK or grayscale, depending on the need.
Adobe RGB is the next largest color space and the appropriate scanning mode if you don't have LAB option.
sRGB is best for web (its a much smaller color space than Adobe RGB and intended for reproducing web safe color)
To see some of this wonderful experiment that Marion has been doing go on over to her blog. While your over there check out her wonderful art. I am a huge fan of her art.
http://marion-eldridgenews.blogspot.com/
Talisman: an object that is thought to have magic powers and to bring good luck.
Sketch boy thinks his pencil has magic powers and brings him good luck. His pencil even has legs and arms.
Hope you all don't mind, this is one I did a while back.
Have a great Friday!
Tomorrow April 1st a huge dangerous computer virus is suppose to hit. Be sure all your software for you computer and for virus protection is current and up to date. Probably the best scenario is to not have your PC on tomorrow. . .but who can do that. . .right?
Here is a new piece I did about a month ago. . .I have always loved spaceships.
With great ease and poise Billy's space ship glided into outerspace.
The Way Out West Puppeteers performed Burro's Tortillas at Terri Fields, the authors, large Barnes and Noble yesterday. I thought you might enjoy seeing a few photos of it. Terri is such a fun author. She is so great at promotion. She is in the bottom photo second from the left. This made me so happy to see the photos! Burro's came to life! Opps maybe I should mention that Burro's Tortillas is a book I illustrated.
Are those puppets cute or what!
This is an illustration from Sort it Out! a book I illustrated, which is published by Sylvan Dell Publishing and written by Barbara Mariconda.
It's a book about Packy the packrat whose collection is getting out of hand. His mother has told him to sort his things and put them away. Being a good little packrat Packy does as he is told. . .the only problem is that as he is sorting he notices that his collection is getting smaller. Someone is taking the opportunity to subract items from Packy's collection. Who can it be? Well I am not telling. . .you have to read the book to find out.
I had a great time illustrating this book and am honored to have worked with such a great manuscript (author) an incredible team of people on this project.
Sort it Out! is up for the children's choice awards!!! How cool is that?
Hope you all have a great week.
It is legendary/well known that pack rats love to dance and they are pretty darn good dressers too!
The 2010 Charlotte Committee has finalized the ballot for their suggested reading lists for the next award. They will present the ballot on March 31, 2009 at the annual NYSRA Conference.
Kersplatypus, written by Susan Mitchell published by Sylvan Dell and illustrated by ME is on the reading list finals and up for an Charlotte award. Only ten books made the ballot in each category for the 2010 ballot so I am honored and very excited! Wahoo for us!
The award was named for the main character in E.B. White’s Charlotte’s Web
The purpose of the Charlotte Award is to encourage students to read outstanding literature and ultimately become life-long readers. Additionally, the award recognizes the authors and illustrators of such literature. Students in New York State will read titles on the ballot and vote for their favorites. Votes were tallied, and the winners received their awards at the Annual NYSRA Statewide Conference.Keep your fingers crossed!
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Great idea Sherry- it does get lonley doing what we do! Thanks for your comment on my blog. By any chance,are you going to the LA conference? I'm getting the urge to go after seeing what's going on for the illustrators- did you get that email yesterday?
I'm goign to take a look at the blogs you follow now.
By the way- I LOVE THIS ILLUSTRATION! Your work is so amazing!
Hi Sherry, I have been following your blog along with others for a long time. You are the Queen of blog lists, however. What a wonderful list of artists you have created. I do miss seeing your side bar on the blog, but thanks for the link to your profile.
This illustration is one of my favorites. One friend helping another on the "climb" up! Just like you as you mentor and encourage others.