A few weeks ago I was asked how I manage my time to accomplish items on my to do list. First let me just say that my situation affor...

I've been wanting to do this for quite a while - paint an image I drew when I was a kid! I remember being in the phase of drawin...

Not THE Creator :) When I first left school in 1992 I was eager to get illustration assignments. After a few months and a few freelanc...

So here's another children's story app I'm working on right now. I'm calling this the SUMMER OF APPS as I've been workin...

Many of you know I'm a big fan of failing and failing often in order to learn and grow. Well, my Kickstarter campaign didn't ...

Remember when you knew it all? For some it was way back in grade school. For others it was up until you went to college and realiz...

You're thinking of going to art school, you're going to art school, or you went to art school...or you didn't go to school but b...

I'm working on a project right now that I thought would make a great little tutorial for working with spot images. What used to take...

I'm in my mid forties now and I've realized - I'm an artist for life. I've met a lot of artists - some successful and s...

"I've decided to throw my hat in the ring and become an illustrator - what should I do?" I get asked this question all the tim...

As many of you know I'm working on a few iPad apps at the moment and starting two more book projects and in the middle of a very frustr...

I've been wanting to make this post for a long time and it's taken a long time to formulate my opinions on this subject. If you'...

Malcolm Gladwell talks about the importance of opportunity in the success of the successful in "Outliers". I totally buy into this...

I just launched a new Kickstarter project called - "I HATE READING!" A humorous story of natural consequences, I HATE READING! te...

Is there anything wrong with that? I realize that loving snow is probably politically incorrect...and I understand that by declaring my l...

I've come to realize a few things about my illustration journey. Telling a visual story is number one and I've been way too busy ...

I suspect that most of us would never think of telling a neurosurgeon how and where to cut on a loved one. Instead we'd probably pray...

I met so many wonderful and talented people at the conference - it was a real treat to be able to get to know them. I was inspired by the...

A quick shout out to Terri Murphy and Janet McDonnell who have taken time out of their busy schedules to organize the SCBWI ILLINOIS IL...

In the past few years the word "Like" has taken on a whole new meaning. Instead of being more of a feeling it's become a w...

I've had the privlege of teaching in the past for WIFYR back in 2009 and 2010 and let me just say that this is one of the best confere...