jeneart

Merry Christmas

2011-12-14T13:49:00.000-08:00

This year's mailer is finally done. Although, I would like to spend a few more hours on it.

IF: Mysterious

2011-09-02T16:50:00.000-07:00

This is one mysterious banker. This time I painted this one today. Hooray for me!

Monday I Was a Monkey.m4v

2011-09-02T15:20:00.000-07:00

Monday I was a Monkey

2011-07-18T07:44:00.000-07:00

Here it is: the cover of my up coming book. So, I've learned that the book will be here sometime the first week in August.

IF: Gesture

2011-07-15T15:15:00.000-07:00

This is a fair representation of my experience at Universal. Standing in lines is a great place to observe people. I loved it.

Too Early For Halloween?

2011-06-15T08:51:00.000-07:00

I'm attending a week long conference for children's writers and illustrators. One of the guest authors told us of her up coming book. This picture is inspired by it.

Pirate Map

2011-05-31T14:20:00.000-07:00

I imagine this is exactly how pirates drew their maps.

IF: Beginner

2011-05-06T12:31:00.001-07:00

Here are some beginners.
Again, a project for a client that I completed today.

Goldy Locks and the Three Bears

2011-05-03T13:32:00.000-07:00

Here is another tale picture.

It is finished

2011-04-30T10:23:00.000-07:00

Here's the finished drawing.

IF: Lesson

2011-04-29T21:12:00.000-07:00

"Red was about to learn a lesson she would not soon forget." This is a work in progress. Its an assignment for a client that I thought worked perfectly for this topic.

IF: Journey

2011-04-15T14:30:00.001-07:00

What started out as a pleasant family outing, soon took a dangerous twist.

IF topic: Toys

2011-03-25T09:51:00.000-07:00

So, I've wanted to participate in Illustration Friday for so long, but I never have time. So I'm excited to say that today I have an illustration that fits this topic perfectly. This is an illustration from my up coming book "Monday I was a Monkey."

And this is a turtle.

2011-01-21T11:55:00.001-08:00

The Nephew Crusher: Now in Color!

2011-01-21T11:33:00.001-08:00

Playing Monster Dress-up

2010-12-27T08:27:00.000-08:00

This is a great project I did awhile back and then I made a post card of it.

Melvin the Christmas Elephant

2010-12-06T13:42:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas everyone. May Melvin bring you joy this time of year.

Been meaning to post this one.

2010-10-25T13:49:00.000-07:00

My sister and I have worked on this project together. She wrote the story and I've done the illustrations. The book is called Mary had too Many Lambs. We've got a book dumby together and are in the process of shopping it around to publishers.
This is the one finished spread I did for the dumby. (For those of you unfamiliar with publishing terms "dumby" does not refer to the publisher or editor.)

Tea Time with the Nephew Crusher

2010-10-25T13:45:00.000-07:00

So I love Jeeves and Wooster. This is an homage to the very show I love. I'm in the process of painting it. For now we can all enjoy the sketch.

2010-06-17T10:36:00.000-07:00

Fun times and teachers.

My resuable bag design

2010-05-20T12:01:00.000-07:00

Kroger is having a bag design contest. So I decided to give it a go. Even if I don't win, It was way fun to do.

A Lamb Spread

2010-05-18T13:12:00.001-07:00

Here is the final spread, before color.

I shouldn't paint food while hungry

2010-03-01T13:00:00.001-08:00

And this is a cat.

Merry Christmas

2009-12-09T09:28:00.000-08:00

Here's my latest.

Just for fun

2009-11-04T10:28:00.001-08:00

Tell me you haven't felt this awkward at a dance.

Its only been a week!

2009-10-20T12:19:00.000-07:00

This is incredible. It hasn't been months just days and I have a new picture already. It might not be finished yet but then again it just might.

Pumpkin season is upon us once again.

2009-10-15T16:01:00.000-07:00

Here's a festive update.

Lambs

2009-06-05T09:54:00.000-07:00

I must admit. I love drawing lambs. I'm working on a book at the moment. So, I'll share some lambs with you other lamb fanatics.

Oh these years.

2009-06-05T09:37:00.001-07:00

So its been a long time, a very long time.
It doesn't mean that I haven't been working
on stuff. So here's a few.

Because Sometimes Babies are Too Cute to Not Paint

2009-01-19T14:31:00.000-08:00

This little number is just for fun and not done.

If its here before Christmas, its not late, right?

2008-12-18T20:15:00.000-08:00

Gingerbread houses always remind me of sitting in church as a child. I would imagine that the white bricks were whipped topping and that the pews were gram crackers. (I liked gram crackers better than gingerbread).
That was just a little trivia for all you folks out there.

Happy and/or Merry Kwanzaa, Hanukkah and/or Christmas

2008-12-13T12:06:00.000-08:00

I did this one for the papers when I was working at Studies Weekly. My favorite parts are the snow flakes.

turkey

2008-11-15T15:42:00.000-08:00

I love Thanksgiving and I love turkeys. But my all time favorite part about the TG meal is the mashed potatoes and gravy. You may say "But you can have that any old time" but my reply to you is "not so my friend." Thanksgiving is about the only time of year that I get to have gravy made from actual turkey drippings. It is far superior to the store bought mixes or the ever dreaded gravy from a bottle. And my favorite mashed potato recipe to go with it makes it the best potatoes and gravy of the year.
And so this post is in honor and anticipation for this blessed meal.

October Is Here

2008-10-07T08:00:00.000-07:00

This is my new home page illustration for the month. I've also designed a new logo for the month of October that can be seen on my website. Follow the "My Website" link to see it.

Chicken Little

2008-10-02T11:10:00.000-07:00

Well here's the up date you've all been waiting for. The new and improved Chicken Little illustrations.

2008-06-10T13:05:00.000-07:00

Oh, the fun of printing.

2008-06-06T12:48:00.001-07:00

Here is another picture that I had a lot of fun creating. This is another one for the paper.

2008-04-04T08:48:00.000-07:00

Ok, now its finished.
I must say this is a milestone for our company. Up until now all the art work that we've done for our papers have been very specific in style, coloring, and line work. The house cat vs lion is a pretty good example of the formula that we've used. Just this week we had a meeting with the art department and administration. During which Kris, the head illustrator, brought up some points about giving the artists a little bit more freedom in the creation of the artwork and playing to the individual strengths of each artist. So, when I started this piece Kris said, "Do whatever you want." Anyway, I'm very excited.

wagon treck

2008-04-03T07:36:00.000-07:00

Finally, another post.
This is a fun assignment. I hope to have the final up by today or tomorrow.

house cat vs lion

2008-02-29T13:39:00.000-08:00

I just finished this cartoon today. I liked this particular assignment and the visual contrast between the two cats. The article compared the colonies vs England as a cat going up against a lion. At first I was going to have the cat on top of a fallen lion, but since we all know the out come of the revolutionary war I decided to show how intimidating the odds look.

jeneart

2008-02-23T15:27:00.000-08:00

This is a test. This is only a test.

Okay, so this is my first post and first blog ever. And since
I'm not very technology savvy I have to just hope that everything turns out alright.

The man that you see on your left is a character that I drew Thursday night and painted today. I liked it so I figured I'd let everyone else enjoy it, as well.