You don’t have to spend hours on something to feel like it’s worthwhile.

You have a hard time remembering this, especially when it comes to art. You say “what can I get done in fifteen minutes? Half an hour? An hour?” And instead of starting something you watch TV instead. However, even one minute of making something is better than time spent consuming. Put things out there and slowly they will grow.

a secret place, 2020

Picture book color proofs and F&Gs make the very best wrapping paper, and @charlessantoso illustrations for WATCH OUT FOR WOLF! always make me smile

Happy 8th night of Hanukkah! Thank you for looking at this little 8-night story about running out of candles for your menorah and having friends literally light up your life.  This has been a hard year, I’m glad I could share a little light.

Flutter

A little picture book about a moth princess on a journey to bring back the lights in the night sky. Intended to be cut out in the shape of a moth which I’m going to do as soon as I have access to nice paper again!

“No man can kill me.”  “…I am no man!”

hello! Here is the cover reveal for What Will You Be? written by Yamile Saied Méndez and illustrated by me!

it will be published simultaneously in English and Spanish on May 4 2021, by HarperCollins US.

🤩

Watercolor bear on crap paper. I need to stop thinking I’m wasting Arches when I have about 10 blocks of it.

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Happiness can be found in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.

A shortcut to mushrooms

a quick sketch from yesterday

And the full train spread! 

Brian Wildsmith - The Easter Story 2/2

via @brian_wildsmith

Brian Wildsmith - The Easter Story ½

via @brian_wildsmith

miau.

3 nice boys

“Please Treat My Daughter Like She’s Human” a piece on respect for special needs kids for Today’s Parent.

companions 🍒

Pirate Merman for today’s Sketch Dailies prompt.

In my pursuit of one day becoming a children’s book illustrator, I’m trying to do more of that type of art…so here’s ‘Aquatic Adventures’!