Happy Holidays, everyone!!!

Lots of great things in the works and being busy at the holidays is sort of fun for me!

Just opened a new Etsy shop, where you can buy prints of some of my 

"for fun" pieces and have started doing Illustrated Pet Portraits again!

http://www.etsy.com/listing/86903354/unwrap-a-smile

http://nikkiboetger.blogspot.com/2011/11/pet-portraits.html

Stop by to see what's going on!!!

And you can always visit me at

Nikki Boetger Illustrations Fan Page on Facebook!

Cathy June

End of Boat Ride by Cathy June

Pastel
CathyJune.com

Kit Grady

www.kitgrady.com

Happy Halloween!

Cathy June

Bubbles and Dishes by Cathy June
From Wash the Dishes
to be released in the Fall of 2011
Geneus English, LLC (yes, that's spelled right :)
CathyJune.com

Project in Progress!

Hey everyone!

Long time, NO POST!

I apologize for that, but I have been VERY busy with lots of crazy things including 

the current project I am working on.

After over a year, the first product is on store shelves and I can reveal information!!

Meet the Learnalots!

They are 8 characters that will help making learning special subjects fun through multiple products.

(L to R: Sofie, Leo, Kit, Scout, Piper, Zak, Flora and Bo)

The first product on shelves NOW (Sam's and Costco across US)

are giant floor pad activity books.

There is one for Preschool, Kindergarten, 1st Grade and a Ready for Reading Book.

If you go into a Sam's of Costco, go look in the book section and give me a shout.

You can find me on Facebook - Nikki Boetger Illustrations

Twitter - NikkiLBoetger

or my blog - Nikki Boetger Illustrations!

I am keeping a giant map of LAL Sightings. So far, friends have found in Washington, Utah, Montana, Kentucky, Michigan, North Carolina and Ohio!!! I would love to add YOUR town/state to my map!!!

Enjoy!

Gunther the Underwater Elephant

I have posted this news a few times, but wanted to share it with the Picture Bookies Showcase.
Gunther the Underwater Elephant is at the printers. I should have my copies about the same time the book is released.  That would be around September 15.  It is especially exciting for me because although I have illustrated over 20 books, this is the first one I have written and illustrated.  Once the reviews are out I will know if little Gunther will sink or swim *:)   There will be giveaways once the book is released.

Kit Grady

www.kitgrady.com

Dummy Book Page

A page from a dummy book I'm working on.  Hoping to get this story published one day. 

NEWS!!!

Hey Everyone!!!

Long time, no post! I know... Sorry!!

I have been SUPER busy this last year working with an educational Mass Market publisher who has now hired me as a full time illustrator!!!

Above is the characters that we spent almost a year in development!

And the first product in the brand is NOW AVAILABLE for purchase!!

Visit www.brightstartlearning.com to see more!!!

Also, I have just updated a new web site, that features old stuff and some more Learnalots art!!!

Check it out!!!

www.nikkiboetgerillustrations.com

And while you are doing your daily web surfing... Stop by Facebook an "like"

my fan page, Nikki Boetger Illustrations!!!

Enjoy!!!

Kit Grady

Garden keepers

Open for comments

The Picture Bookies Showcase is going to experiment with comment moderation. This will allow visitors to comment on the work shown by the artists who belong to the showcase.   We hope that this will invite more viewers to the site and help promoting the artists who participate on a regular basis.

We will also be adding interviews in the near future as well as a listing of the latest books, awards, and accomplishments of the participating artists.

As of today any new posts will be open for your discussion.

.

Roberta Baird

My entry is one of the ten finalists! Go here to vote!
http://opinio.scholastic.com/opinio/s?s=5869

Sharey the Sharefish

Here is a little preview of something I am working on now that I am really excited about.

This is Sharey the Sharefish. I'll put up more samples soon on my blog and facebook art page.

Kit Grady

Ginger Nielson ~ Promotional Mailer

and for the backside... a happily unexpected landing....

©Ginger Nielson 2011

Roberta Baird

 

Do you ever wonder how animals sleep?

Coming in June 2011

Dylan's Tale

Illustration from Dylan's Tale, by Harry Porter, 

illustrated by ©Mandy Hedrick and 4RV Publishing LLC

Mandy Hedrick website ... blog

Ann Pilicer

    All in for Candy?   

     annpilicer.com
     annpilicerillustration.blogspot.com

Cathy June

No Turning Back Now
digital
Cathy June
cathyjune.com

Dylan's Tale

Illustration from Dylan's Tale, by Harry Porter, 

illustrated by ©Mandy Hedrick and 4RV Publishing LLC

Mandy Hedrick website ... blog

Kit Grady

Diana Delosh -Year of the Rabbit

Red Hare
© Diana Ting Delosh
Ink & Watercolor

Wishing all a Happy, Creative, Productive and Prosperous Year of the Hare!

web: dianadelosh.com

blog: dtdelosh.blogspot.com 

Lisa J. Michaels

This little guy is anticipating his first solo flight, 

and is a bit hesitant!

 Portfolio piece/Copyright 2011 

Click here to view more of Lisa's work,

or head on over to visit her blog!

To contact Lisa, click here.

Ginger Nielson

©Ginger Nielson 2011

The Year of the Rabbit promises to bring forth good fortune and multiply your blessings.

Lisa J. Michaels

Opening page for "Heide"

Submission for the "SCBWI 2011 Tomie diPaola Award"

To view more of Lisa's work, please click here > www.ljmichaels-illustrator.com

Kit Grady

Kit Grady
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

Ginger Nielson

Merry Christmas to all and to all a Blessed New Year!  

©Ginger Nielson

Kathleen Rietz

This is the spread I created for the month of September in the upcoming picture book "Prairie Storms", by Sylvan Dell Publishing, due for release in 2011.
Kathleen Rietz - website
Kathleen Rietz - blog

Kit Grady

New Release

Kit Grady

Kit's Creations

Ginger Nielson

Illustration from Daniel and the Harmonica, by Rob Dubreuil, illustrated by 

©Ginger Nielson and Stemmer House Publishing
Ginger Nielson

Penny Weber

Yuck!
acrylic collage on paper

I have a new website coming soon!
Please see more of my work at:
http://pennyweber.blogspot.com
www.pennyweberart.com
Penny is represented by WendyLynn & Company
www.wendylynn.com

Kristi Valiant

Kristi Valiant
www.kristivaliant.com
http://kristivaliant.blogspot.com

Mary Uhles

Long time, no post, so here's some new art from a piece that got a lot of praise at a recent SCBWI conference.

See more at www. maryuhles.com or read my blog at www.fabulousillustrator.com

Lisa J. Michaels

To see more of Lisa's illustrations, click here!

You can also visit her blog, Whimsical Scribbles,

-or- 

send her an e-mail!

Old Sketch Finally Painted!

Finally got around to painting this sketch from one of my sketchbooks...

Working on adding ideas to my "Illustration To-Do" list...

And hoping that this zone of creating new pieces for the portfolio will stick around!!!

Cathy June

Two Scoops Deluxe
pastel
Cathy June
cathyjune.com

Kit Grady

New Book coming soon

Roberta Baird ~ Up, Up and Away!

Would you like to fly in my beautiful balloon?

Promotional Piece by Roberta Baird

www.robertabaird.com

A Mouse in the House

Sneak Peek of my next book!

Here is a sneak peek inside my next book, Stork Musters& Critter Clusters...

A surfeit of skunks acted like punks.

This is book 2 in a set of 3 of the Critter Series.

Book 1 was released in January, Lemur Troops & Critter Groups, can

be purchased via 4RV Publishing's site, Amazon or Barnes and Noble.com.

If you use Facebook to keep in touch with what your friends are doing,

I would like to invite you to stop by my fan page, Nikki Boetger Illustrations!

Enjoy!!!

Kit Grady

www.kitgrady.com

Kit Gradys Creations

Ann Pilicer

Escape
© Ann Pilicer
www.annpilicer.com
www.annpilicerillustration.blogspot.com

Cathy June

Cathy June
Splash!
www.cathyjune.com

Dancing in Color

Dancing in Color

www.MandyHedrick.com

Coloring Contest!

Starting today and ending June 22nd, I am having a coloring contest for my picture book, Lemur Troops & Critter Groups. The contest is open to children 10 and under. All you have to do is copy the sheet above and give to a child to color. Once the sheet has been colored, scan it and email it back to me and I will be posting them in a special slideshow and album.

Each child who enters will be put into a special drawing for a chance to win a book related prize. If for some reason you can't scan it, please contact me for a way to mail it in.

Enjoy!

Kit Grady

Kit Grady Creations
Kit Grady

Michelle Henninger

Teacher's Pet

© Michelle Henninger

www.michellehenninger.com

www.michellehenninger.blogspot.com