Phew! I spent all weekend printing high-quality inkjet prints on photo paper of the above image. This is for my agent's group mailing which goes out in March. As usual, it's agony for me to choose a design. I brought this and several other images (many as pencil sketches) to my artist group and most folks chose this one. It's a story concept based on my experiences as a child in Texas, very much embellished! "Slimy Green Shorts" refers to the time my sister and I went down to the culvert because we wanted to see tadpoles. We weren't allowed there, because of the danger of flash floods, but we snuck down there anyway. We slipped and fell in the tunnel, getting our white shorts all slimy-green. Think Mom will notice?? We got in big trouble, of course. :)

Too dark

Here's the one I talked about earlier. It's too blue...too dark. Not to mention the drawing isn't right, either. I ignored proportions in favor of capturing the melancholy mood.

Ballet

Here's the image I'm using for a new Winter/Valentine's mailing my agent is doing. I have a really hard time choosing or making art for my portfolio, because I want it to be perfect and put too much pressure on myself. This one I painted just for fun a few weeks ago, when I was working on an educational project about kids going to see a ballet.

Me

This is me!

My blog is called Chocolate Luck because of this little drawing.



What I like best about my artwork is that it is kind of loose and lively. This is the first ink drawing I did where I was able to relax and get a nice result without feeling like I had to make every line perfect. It also combines two things I'm interested in drawing: fantasy and children of color. And chocolate...well, that is my absolute favorite thing to eat. And luck? Can't talk about it, I might jinx it!

Josias, Hold the Book

I've recently received copies from my publisher of my newest book! It will be released in March. The book is about a young boy in Haiti who grows a small plot of vegetables for his family. When the beans don't come up, he begins to worry. Find out how he solves his problem and learn a bit about Haiti by reading the book!

First Blog!

Well here's my first post!