Morning Sketches

Posted on: January 18, 2012 by: Roberta Comments: 2 Comments

sketch [skɛtʃ] n

1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) a rapid drawing or painting, often a study for subsequent elaboration

A peek into my sketchbook of some morning warm up sketches…. rodent inspired!

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Stir

Posted on: March 11, 2011 by: Roberta Comments: 11 Comments

Finnian was a mouse with a nose for trouble. This time it was a doozy!
Luckily, his brother Sylvester was there to fish him out of his predicament.

Illustration Friday ~ Immovable

Posted on: August 27, 2010 by: Roberta Comments: 12 Comments

Ella Rena

Ballerina

Pachyderm Divine!

Come take a chance

And watch her dance

But make sure

You read the sign!

“Front Row Seats Available!”

By Roberta Baird

Illustration Friday ~ Detective

Posted on: April 16, 2010 by: Roberta Comments: 16 Comments

Who stole the cookies from the cookie jar?

Illustration Friday ~ Pattern

Posted on: September 25, 2009 by: Roberta Comments: 21 Comments

I’m told if you leave a mouse sized morsel next to a pile of socks that need darning, pants that need patches or a shirt with missing buttons, in the morning you’ll find the cheese gone and your clothes carefully mended.

I’ve also heard he’s partial to Gouda!

Please keep voting for Sorry Doesn’t Clean it Up in the ABC’s Children’s Picture Book Competition. Vote daily until Oct. 4, 2009

http://www.abcbookcompetition.org/5th_comp/SorryDoesntCleanItUp.html

Illustration Friday ~ Welcome

Posted on: September 11, 2009 by: Roberta Comments: 21 Comments

Sherman was so glad to see his Cousin that he decided to treat him to a grand feast…. after the cat had gone to sleep of course.

Better beans and bacon in peace than cakes and ale in fear!

Too Many Cooks Book Inspiration

Posted on: July 15, 2009 by: Roberta Comments: 3 Comments

rat_wragg

I picked up this book Too Many Cooks written by Margaret McNamara and illustrated by Nate Wragg, at the bookstore yesterday. I gotta tell ya…. I keep pouring over it again and again. Sure I bought for the kid….not!

But I’ll share!

What a delightful rhyming book and the illustrations are nothing short of brilliant!