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Animal Skeletons interior spread of exoskeletons.

Early Book Commissions: Animal Skeletons

November 25, 2022

In 1995, Franklin Watts published the Animal Skeletons book which I had immense joy in illustrating. I mean, who wouldn’t luuuurrv painting and drawing skeletons and bugs and hardshelled animals, etc?! When I started looking at the art direction and started thinking about what reference I’d need for the illustrations…

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In Publishing, Creativity Tags animal skeletons, Franklin Watts, flounder skeleton, exoskeletons, medical illustration, scientific illustration

The Komodo Dragon interior spread was flopped right and used for the wraparound cover.

Early Book Commissions: Creepy Creatures: Do They Scare You?

November 13, 2022

When I was just starting out in freelancing in 1992, company, Charlesbridge, contacted me to do the children’s book Creepy Creatures: Do They Scare You? I was utterly fascinated with getting to do the research to make the art. My very first book would be a bunch of the coolest animals! Teeth! Claws! Scales! Spines! Danger and grossness! Hooray!!

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In Publishing Tags weird animals, scary animals, komodo dragon, Creepy Creatures, Charlesbridge Publishing, deep sea angler fish, scorpion

Golden Pocket Guide: Endangered Animals

November 12, 2022

The great and venerable Western Publishing CO. sadly, was bought out by St Martin’s Press in the 90s but not before I got the chance to work with them on 5 books and a few pop up covers.

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In Publishing, Botanical Art Tags York PA artist, art in York PA, illustrator in PA, PA art, Endangered Animals art, Golden Guides, Western Publishing art, animals artist

Digital cover art. The 2023 Old Farmer’s Almanac calendar which can be found at your local ag center or big hardware store.

The Old Farmer's Almanac Gardening Calendar 2023

November 12, 2022

In 2003, I began doing the Old Farmer’s Almanac Garden Calendars for Yankee Publishing and today …20 years later, I’m still at it, working on 2024’s calendar.

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In Publishing, Illustration Tags botanical art, Kristin Kest Illustration, Old Farmer's Almanac art, artist in York PA, arts in PA, York PA artist, illustrators in PA, botanical art in PA
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