When the World is Dreaming

Hello everyone! Today is publishing day for "When the World is Dreaming" written by Rita Gray and illustrated by me. I really like how this odd, quiet picture book turned out. A stronger lean towards traditional media, I worked more with watercolor on this one. Please enjoy and thanks for the lovely support. Published through HMH, ed. Kate O'Sullivan, AD Cara Llewellyn, and represented by Kirsten Hall.

First Review

Here’s my first review for my debut “Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn” coming out in August! Thank you for the lovely review, @publishersweekly​ http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-62779-415-2

A New Look

Here's another sneak from "Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn"
coming out 2016 through Henry Holt.

Something In The Works

A rough for a new picture book (who knows what it'll look like later!).

Book Signing and Reading

Hey guys! My new book Flowers Are Calling is out, and I'm doing a book reading and signing at Diesel Books Larkspur, CA. It's a pajama party for the kids! Please stop by if you're in the neighborhood!

First Look At Dinner

Here are the first glances at The Dinner That Cooked Itself. The folks at Flying Eye Books have been great, and Jenn and I couldn't be happier with the result. It comes out next month in the UK and in December for the US. Also check out this nifty review by Kirkus!

The Dinner That Cooked Itself: Coming Soon!

The Dinner That Cooked Itself is coming soon! This is our first book with Flying Eye Books, and we're excited to announce its publishing dates this November in the UK and December in the US. Jenn and I will have a signing in San Francisco, and there's even a cool video that I'll release soon. More later!

American Illustration Annual 33

Thank you American Illustration judges!  These two spreads from
"Have You Heard The Nesting Bird?" are in AI Annual #33.

Robin on Branch

Unused art from "Have You Heard The Nesting Bird?"

Experiment

This is a variation of something I'm working on for a new book.
You can see the other version at my tumblr.  I seem to prefer the
white in this version vs. the textured background.  I'll make an
announcement with more details later!

Red Birds and Open Cage

Out of my sketch book: pencil, pen, watercolor, and
some photoshop.

Regulars on Hollins St.

More characters from my ongoing project.  It's a picture book,
inspired by Sasek, Andrew Wyeth, WG Sebald, and my own
childhood memories of growing up in and around Baltimore.
I really like that Limbo game: how the story is a backdrop and
what you experience is the mood and remnants of the story.

Sunny, Mike, and TRVT

Characters I've been working on for a picture book project.
That's Sunny to the left.

Picture Book Preview Pt. 2

Here's another piece from the picture book I'm now wrapping up.
It'll be published through Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in the first
quarter of 2014. The image above is part of a cover idea that we
decided not to use.  What's Robin up to?