The Reptile House Amy Bogard and I went to the Cincinnati Zoo after this week's Illustrators Lunch to sketch for a little while. He...

Chapter 5:Dash just had his hand bitten... Scotti Cohn and I are finally getting ready to bring Wordsworth and the Dragon to th...

The Duomo in Milan We flew in and out of Milan. It was beautiful but c-c-cold and raining when we were there. I hope to go back to see m...

This was drawn after a very rainy morning. I need to design that urban sketcher sit-upon. Only cooler than the ones we made in girl scouts...

Wine tasting platter. We each got one... As promised, more Italy. These posts take a lot of time so are less frequent. There is so much ...

I went sketching with Vanessa on Saturday in her neighborhood. There are some beautiful homes close to the Xavier campus. Vine Video: h...

Cherry Blossoms in Spring Grove I know I need to post more Italy sketches, but here is another little intermission. We FINALLY got ...

Deep conversations... Although I am paying due penance for taking a vacation in the form of a mountain of deadlines, I sneaked out this ...

Family who traveled with me: Tom, Maria, Gaby, Susan(Mom), Rosie and me peeking from behind. This was in Greve in Chianti as part of our ...

Siena circa 2006 This is a crazy week of deadlines and prep to head out to Italy next week. To warm up since the weather has kept me fro...

Cosmo the Papillon I have been super-swamped lately. Plus, I am preparing to go on vacation to Florence and Milan, Italy mid-March so de...

Chapter 7 Full Page Illustration I have had so much fun working on these black and white illustrations for Wordsworth and the Dragon ! I...

Where is Bette Davis when you need her... As many know, I have been a huge Downton Abbey fan. So, of course, last night's episode wa...

A little quick painting to celebrate the season! And of course a little Ultimate Sinister concept painting showing the heartbreak of jil...

Amy Bogard and I took a quick detour to the Cincinnati Art Museum to sketch after the Illustrators Lunch at Arthur's. We could not...

Quick Watercolor Study I did a couple quick sketches for my class of David Tennant Thursday evening. Here are some scans. He has an in...