National Velvet
National Velvet by Enid Bagnold One classic I haven’t read is National Velvet. You can tell because I’ve painted a show jumper not a...
Work in Progress
When I first turned my career towards story illustration, I had no idea the amount of prep work that goes into making a stunning piece....
Down the Rabbit Hole
Alice in Wonderland By Lewis Carroll As an artist It’s hard to pick just one character from Alice in Wonderland to illustrate. I hope...
Autumn Book Reads
Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier This first book from Auxlier sets an uneasy undertone as our two main characters orphan siblings Molly...
One Corpse Too Many
Brother Cadfael Mysteries One Corpse Too Many Ellis Peters The King’s Man: The Brother Cadfael mystery series, though simple and plan-and...
Never Smile
Peter Pan JM Barry Ode to my favorite character from this classic kids book. Not Hook. Not Pan. The poor crocodile who swallowed an alarm...
Thoughtful Dodger
Flavia de Luce Series by Alan Bradley Delightfully original series follows Flavia De Luce, her two sisters, their stamp collecting father...
Mole Has Lost His Spectacles
The Wind in the Willows Kenneth Grahame Do you remember the first time you read The Wind in the Willows? Or who read it to you? My family...
War Horse
War Horse by Michael Morpurgo Though not truly a sequel to Black Beauty, this book touches the reader in much the same way. Joey’s life...
Adventure anyone?
The Dragon's Tooth (Ashtown Burials #1) by N. D. Wilson Imagine a hot placid summer day with acute levels of boredom alleviated only by ...