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- JUNE 2026 NEWSLETTER
I hope this note finds you all well. I had some distressing health news and multiple tests back in ... - APRIL 2026 News – KICKSTARTER PreLAUNCH!
Here is the wrap-around cover painting for my upcoming novel, THE MIRROR OF TRUTH, my YA Retell... - 2025 HOLIDAY NEWSLETTER
ORIGINAL ART NEWS I've added SIX new original oil paintings to the LANDSCAPE original art page. ...
SPRING is coming!
Ten years ago this month I created this symbolic painting of the personification of spring. I have versions of summer and fall as well, and some day I will create one for winter. Don’t be fooled by the snow, this is depicting the end of winter, ushering in the new spring growth, which to me seems always to appear like magic at this time of year. I am always amazed to see crocuses popping out of the snow in my garden. I am offering this large limited edition archival print on sale for the month of April for 40% off.…
Horses, Horses, Horses: Exhibition News
I have two upcoming library shows in MA featuring my illustrations of horses: from covers for the Black Stallion and the Horse Diaries series, my fairytale illustrations, Hush Little Horsie by author Jane Yolen, and my biography…
Free Coloring Pages
Many of these free coloring page downloads go along with my YouTube colored pencil tutorials. Click on the image to download, or click the “Download” under an image and the file will go to your computer downloads…
JUNE 2026 NEWSLETTER
I hope this note finds you all well. I had some distressing health news and multiple tests back in late April. Still seeing specialists, but it does appear than my vision in one eye is shot permanently.…
ELIZABETH: Princess, Abbess, Saint
DESCRIPTION from the publisher: Saint Elizabeth the New Martyr is such an unusual princess. Her dramatic and inspirational life has made her one of the most popular contemporary saints. While there have been a variety of biographies…
APRIL 2026 News – KICKSTARTER PreLAUNCH!
Here is the wrap-around cover painting for my upcoming novel, THE MIRROR OF TRUTH, my YA Retelling of SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARVES. It’s big!–a 24×36 inch oil painting. FOLLOW my Campaign on Kickstarter as I…
2025 HOLIDAY NEWSLETTER
ORIGINAL ART NEWS I’ve added SIX new original oil paintings to the LANDSCAPE original art page. ______________________________________________________________ NANCY DREW! For Nancy Drew Fans: I illustrated the cover of a novella, CASE OF THE CURIOUS COLLECTION, only offered…
OCT. 2025: A STORM OF HORSES at the MAZZA MUSEUM
Much of my artwork from A STORM OF HORSES, my biography of French artist Rosa Bonheur is on view at the MAZZA Museum of picture book art at the University of Findlay Ohio, along with the first…
SEPT. 2025: A New Venture…
So….I have started a Substack publication titled FAIRY TALES: Mirrors of Truth, which will mainly be about retold fairy tales—articles by me and others, reviews, and my own process of creating fairy tales. I’m planning to post…
THE MIRROR OF TRUTH
JULY 15, 2025 I’m currently crafting query letters to agents for my first YA fantasy, THE MIRROR OF TRUTH. This story has been brewing for a very long time. I started the manuscript over ten years ago.…
Protected: Chapters 1 and 2 from The Mirror of Truth
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CLASSES in Writing and Illustrating Picture Books
I haven’t offered classes in writing and illustrating here in Massachusetts for many years. If you are around in July, I’m offering them on Monday and Thursday evenings in Florence, MA. (Near Northampton)
SPRING IS HERE!
My favorite thing to do for the past few years has been to paint outside, “en plein air” as it is called, basically meaning “in the open air.” I will be going out next week for the…
FAIRY PROCESSION free PDF download
Enjoy printing and coloring this fairy image on your choice of paper. The original painting is “Ride a Cock Horse” from my book Mother Goose and Friends.