Sometimes abundance is working against you...but I like the challenge! I'm getting ready to make another Youtube video for my chann...

I learned long ago that trying to get someone to like you doesn't work - eventually you have to let go of the tail and then you u...

Some updates and announcements first. Jake Parker and I are teaching an online children's book class. It's not too late to bu...

In this video I answer a question from David - a Southwest Airlines employee who has 3 days off/week and loves to draw comics during hi...

Finished! Working on Santa Pups for Scholastic was a blast! This was such a fun book written by Jerry Pallotta! Can you see my little Poo...

We had a great meeting tonight using Go To Meeting - we're sorry if you couldn't get in - we filled up pretty quickly. If you ...

Jake Parker and I are going to be testing out the GoToMeeting software this Thursday at 8:00 PM MST (10:00PM east coast and 7:00PM west c...

I get asked many times each week if I can take a look at someone's portfolio, project, drawings, or paintings and give them a critiq...

I've been having such a great time working on my next book - Santa Pups by Jerry Pallatta - Scholastic. It's a very simple but ...

Imagine an alternate universe. A place where kids that are good at computation and reading skills are cute but are good for "elective c...

I know this is very short notice but today at 4:00 PM MST Jake Parker and I are going to be teaching a short lesson for FREE in Mark Mitchel...

I am often asked, "How can I get my story in front of an editor?" I've always tried to answer as best I can without spendin...

If you're enrolled in our "Illustration For Storytellers" class - FULL or LITE version please watch this video...it is de...

Jake and I are so pleased that our FULL class has SOLD OUT - but we still have the LITE class available. We are humbled to realize that ...

We are excited to launch our new online live Illustration For Storytellers class! We are filling up fast so if you're at all interest...

I'm heavy into the sketches for my next book - Santa Pups written by Jerry Pollatta - published by Scholastic. It's a super funny...

I made this video for a few people who were kind enough to point out that I didn't do the best job explaining warm and cool colors in...

I'm so excited to be able to give more information on our online story art class that's coming up! First: There will be a web...

 In the video above I answer some questions from a fellow artist in Serbia who is trying to break into the children's book market. I ...

I just finished the last illustration in my new book - "Skeleton for Dinner" by Margery Cuyler. It's due out sometime befor...

I'm teaching a class called "Imagination & Visual Literacy" at UVU right now. I love this class. It's all the good ...

Today's post is a teaser! Personally I hate teasers - please don't tease me! :) In the next 4-6 weeks I will be announcing my n...

I painted this for my class at UVU for our next assignment. I don't work in this style so I wanted to work up a little example of wha...

I've been working on one of the funnest books I've ever had the privilege to illustrate. "Skeleton For Dinner" by Marge...

In the video below I show how I'm using Procreate to make drawings for my children's books, iPad apps, personal and freelance work. ...

In this video I discuss the fact that public schools didn't prepare us to learn art (big surprise right?). The fact that there are rules...

I created this image using Procreate on my iPad - I love this app! I just got back from the SCBWI Southern Breeze conference in Atlanta...

I created the image above for my digital painting class this semester as an example of what I want my students to do for our "circle...

In the video below I took the time to explain the changes I've seen happen in illustration markets over the past 20 years and what I thi...

Well obviously I must think so or this would be a really short post right? First let me just say that I'm like a lot of you - "NO...