Now considered vintage, these two books—The Ultimate Bug Book (1993) and The Ultimate Ocean Book (1995)—were published by Western Publishing Co. I painted the covers for both titles, while other artists and paper designers handled the interior artwork.
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Rainforest, oil on gessoed paper approx., 12” x 15”. 2003.
Rainforest cover for Harcourt Publishing Co.
What I particularly enjoyed about doing this cover was envisioning the distant landscape from the treetops and canopy of the South American continental rain forest. I hope that the American kids who had this book in school enjoyed daydreaming about the faraway vistas in these lands. I hope it inspired them to dream about creating a better environmental future.
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Earth Day poster, 2004. Oils, 22” x 30”.
Earth Day Poster
Every year on Earth Day I think of this piece and how much I enjoyed making it and I wonder who and where it’s affecting the world right now.
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Russell Cave and a portrayal of the native archaic peoples. Acrylic on board, 36” x 40”.
National Parks: Russell Cave National Monument
Not in my wildest dreams would I have imagined I’d end up creating a brochure for the National Parks ….
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Moonlight Toad, 12" x 15" Oil on gesssoed paper. 2005 (?). The piece was created as an advertisement for my work in the Picture Book directory and recently sold at IlluXCon.
Moonlight Toad
My agent suggested that I try my hand at anthropomorphizing a few of my favorite animals to see if I could make a transition into the narrative side of the children’s market. Aside from medical illustration, opportunities to work in hard science illustration were becoming…
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