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Sunday, June 28, 2009 3:24:26 PM
connie karst wrote a blog post titled Questions from Disneyland:
connie said, "Picture book illustrators routinely get inquiries from self-publishers. In general, self publishing is a bad idea, and 99.9 times out of 100, getting involved with it is a recipe for heartache and/or a garage-full of unsold books. While I get my..." more
Sunday, June 28, 2009 3:24:26 PM
connie karst wrote a blog post titled Ready, Set . . . Paint!:
connie said, "In addition to the book cover sketch I posted last week, I have two more Spanish nursery rhyme poster sketches ready to paint. Two more posters after that, then on to the rest of the book. I need to keep the BIC for the rest of this month.I'm..." more
Sunday, June 28, 2009 3:24:26 PM
connie karst wrote a blog post titled Illustrators vs. Google:
connie said, ". . . the Endless Battle to SurviveFinancially in the 21st CenturyA couple of weeks ago, the NY Times ran an article about Gary Taxali's response to Google's offer to provide them free usage of his artwork. While the controversy may seem an..." more
Sunday, June 28, 2009 3:24:26 PM
connie karst wrote a blog post titled Next Book Cover:
connie said, "For a book about how animals behave before a hurricane"
Sunday, June 28, 2009 3:18:27 PM
connie karst wrote a blog post titled Another Nursery Rhyme Poster:
connie said, "13.5 x 20" oil on Arches paperThis is Spanish nursery rhyme about a little brown duck who is sad because he has lost his lady duck.For reference, I drew from my enormous library of pictures of my son. During his first eight years, in addition to..." more
Sunday, June 28, 2009 3:18:27 PM
connie karst wrote a blog post titled The Next Mountain:
connie said, "Cover sketch for a book about how animals behave before a hurricaneHow do you illustrate a book? The same way you climb a mountain or eat a whale: one step or one bite at a time. And take the path of least resistance. Most people want to rough out..." more
Sunday, June 28, 2009 3:15:30 PM
connie karst wrote a blog post titled Split Personality:
connie said, "I ask you: can the personality that produced both of these pieces with equal enthusiasm ever find a consistent style or niche in the art world? Is someone evenly divided between the left and right brain cut out to be an artist at all? I could..." more
Sunday, June 28, 2009 3:15:30 PM
connie karst wrote a blog post titled Udder Compromise:
connie said, "Top half of image (in progress) for a Spanish nursery rhyme poster about a milk cowAwhile back, the illustrators in the Picture Book Artists Association discussed at length some publishers' refusal to show cows with udders. While making a milk cow..." more
Sunday, June 28, 2009 3:15:30 PM
connie karst wrote a blog post titled Life is Short--Have Dessert First:
connie said, "o/c; border section of a food distributor's large calendar"Craving"--Today's Illustration Friday topicTo me, food is one of the easier subjects--such great color. When it's right, sometimes I imagine that buttery paint I'm smearing on is the food..." more
Sunday, June 28, 2009 3:12:28 PM
connie karst wrote a blog post titled Adapt:
connie said, "Mothers adapt.Top: spots from Whose Nest is This?, still awaiting publicationBottom: "I Saw a Ship" from Mother Osprey, available now"Adapt"--this week's Illustration Friday theme"
Sunday, June 28, 2009 3:12:27 PM
connie karst wrote a blog post titled Drifting:
connie said, "From the closing spread of River Beds, acrylicFor today's Illustration Friday topic: "Drifting"Although I am paddling, career wise I also have been drifting for awhile. I have been working steadily for a several years now, which is a good thing. But..." more
Sunday, June 28, 2009 3:09:37 PM
connie karst wrote a blog post titled Ick--Contagious?:
connie said, "Acrylic (huge); termite infestation illo for pest control companyToday's Illustration Friday theme: "Contagious"One thing about illustration: over the years, you learn a little about a lot of random things. A large termite colony can have millions..." more
Sunday, June 28, 2009 3:09:35 PM
connie karst wrote a blog post titled Small Rewards:
connie said, "The wine my dinner guests brought us last night had my illustrations on the labels. The designer has adapted the original art (which had the California hills under a blue sky) to fit various varieties. I love illustrating wine and gourmet food..." more
Sunday, June 28, 2009 3:09:34 PM
connie karst wrote a blog post titled Cracked:
connie said, ""Cracked"--today's Illustration Friday themew/c, 5 x 7 Although I was never able to do it daily, in February-March of 2007, I had a great time painting, posting and auctioning these little "daily painting"-type things on eBay. I have not had time to..." more
Sunday, June 28, 2009 3:06:27 PM
connie karst wrote a blog post titled One more time:
connie said, "Two down, eight to go; a day of regrouping, then back to work. (Oh yeah--it's Mother's Day, isn't it? So I qualify for a day off.)Probably the single most difficult thing about illustration for me is that it is always on the clock--art with a timer..." more
Sunday, June 28, 2009 3:03:27 PM
connie karst wrote a blog post titled Theater:
connie said, "Pencil, 16 x 20; "Theater"--this week's Illustration Friday theme"All the world's a stage and most of us are desperately unrehearsed" ~ Sean O'Casey (1880 - 1964)This is one of my long-ago, $.50/hour, did-it-because-that's-what-I-do projects--a..." more
Sunday, June 28, 2009 3:03:27 PM
connie karst wrote a blog post titled Sometimes work is hard (duh):
connie said, "Warning: a bad wolf is rearing its head today--the one who tells me how inept I am.I had been planning a post explaining the demise of my former blog, but so far, it's just too much effort.So instead, I will post my current project. I am struggling..." more
Sunday, June 28, 2009 3:03:27 PM
connie karst wrote a blog post titled Fleeting:
connie said, "Oil on canvas; cropped from original 16 x 20, for publication"Fleeting"--this week's Illustration Friday themeI can't think of anything more fleeting than flowers--and childhood."
Sunday, June 28, 2009 3:03:27 PM
connie karst wrote a blog post titled Impossibility:
connie said, "Charcoal, white pastel, ink spatter on vellum"Impossibility"--this week's Illustration Friday themeThis poster image for a run was one of my very first jobs--a lo-o-o-ng time ago.Three weeks ago, this also seemed like a near impossibility: A CLEAN..." more
Sunday, June 28, 2009 3:00:33 PM
connie karst wrote a blog post titled Bits and Pieces:
connie said, "Alternate chef sketchAs I attempt to sort through the crushing mass of accumulated detritus in my studio, in addition to some embarrassingly bad early work, I occasionally come across something I had forgotten that doesn't seem completely..." more
Sunday, June 28, 2009 3:00:33 PM
connie karst wrote a blog post titled Evacuation complete:
connie said, "9:00 a.m. My studio--furniture removed, old carpet (cat in window)Everything has been cleaned out except the nightmare in the closet. All the furniture, books, files, etc. now fill the living room and hall, and I am gobsmacked to see how much..." more
Sunday, June 28, 2009 2:57:26 PM
connie karst wrote a blog post titled Spring "Break"?:
connie said, "LavenderTaking a cue from my picture-book-illustrator-and-fellow-Academy-alumni friend Paula, since I have no new work to show this week, I am posting some of the spring flowers blooming in our yard. I have precious little time to enjoy them, as I..." more
Sunday, November 8, 2009 2:06:40 PM
connie karst commented on connie karst's Profile:
connie said, "I would like to commend Monika Mira on her Hawaiian Reef Fish Coloring Book! I wonder if she is going to do more of these? I plan to devise some lesson plans for the schools here as we live in a semi-arid desert about 4 hours away from the Pacific cold wa"