Drosselmeyer exploration

A Nutty Nutcracker Christmas will be released soon, so I thought I'd show a couple of character sketches prepared for this version's equivalent to the kindly, grandfatherly Drosselmeyer. I *might* have been thinking of Wallace Shawn with that fellow in the upper left.

Manilow Tickets!

Castaway Cutout

Chronicle Books is offering a free download of some paper cutouts I painted to help promote the pop up book, The Castaway Pirates. Check it out:

http://www.chroniclebooks.com/index/main,book-info/store,books/products_id,7151/title,The-Castaway-Pirates/

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Blest Beast

Nutty Nutcracker Christmas

Available for preorder from ChronicleBooks.com !!

The Band Preyed On

Cow Catcher

Feathered & Dithered

Valder-a

Gingerbread House

I am currently painting Christmas, and have been for some time now. As preparation for this project, I did this illustration last year. Happy Holidays!

Here Comes Santa

It's getting to be that time of year again. Anyone else a little nervous?

Illustrator's Day

It's late notice, but I'll be speaking on a panel in San Marino for LA's SCBWI Illustrator's Day. Come check it out!

http://www.scbwisocal.org/events/la_illustrators_day.html