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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 ... - SPRING IS HERE!
My favorite thing to do for the past few years has been to paint outside, "en plein air" as it is c... - Happy Holidays!
My Father Christmas print was matted and framed by a customer, and she shared this photo of it fram...
A Storm of Horses
An inspiring picture book about Rosa Bonheur, the most famous female painter of her century, published to coincide with the 200th anniversary of the artist’s birth In a stunning ode to underrepresented women everywhere, award-winning illustrator Ruth…
A Starred Review for A Storm of Horses!
“Inspired by watching her father at work, young Rosa Bonheur dreamed of creating her own paintings and supporting herself someday. It was an unconventional, impractical notion in nineteenth-century France, but with her father’s guidance and her talent…
BOOK NEWS: New Picture Book in 2022
My first picture book biography for children, A STORM OF HORSES, the Story of Artist Rosa Bonheur is about a 19th century French woman artist whose gigantic painting of horses ( eight by sixteen feet!) has been hanging…
BOOK NEWS: New Release: DRAWING HORSES (Dec. 2021)
For years I have wanted to create a book on how to draw horses. Well, I’ve finally done it! It is 80 detailed pages. You can either order it on Amazon , or get a signed copy HERE. This is the…
How to Draw a Unicorn
This is a close-up of a unicorn head that I painted for a collector’s plate series years ago. Follow the steps below to draw him. These are similar to the steps for drawing horse heads in my…
How I Draw Horses
Different artists each have their own way of approaching how to draw horses. My book, Drawing Horses, is just one way. My method is based on the observation of real horses, usually ones I have photographed myself,…
A Castle Full of Cats
The queen’s cats have taken over the palace, and the king has had enough! Beloved artist Ruth Sanderson brings her signature detailed and lush style to this humorous story of royal compromise. Told in rhyme, and with…
Mother Goose and Friends
Whether at storytime, playtime, or bedtime, Mother Goose will once again have children giggling at jumpy Miss Muffet and clumsy Jack and Jill, twisting their tongues in knots with Peter Piper, and singing along to well-loved verses…