illustration friday~children

i thought i'd share my sketches from the winter cover i did for SFC magazine last year. nothing like a little ring around the rosy with a group of children...and frosty of course ;)

http://www.lulu.com/shop/stories-for-children-publishing-llc/stories-for-children-magazine-holiday-2011/ebook/product-18776934.html

seriously winter obsessed....i need to move to the arctic!

BEST CHRISTMAS PRESENT EVER!!!

MY FIRST COVER!!!!

http://www.lulu.com/product/ebook/stories-for-children-magazine-holiday-2011/18776934

this is truly the very best christmas present ever!!!!

merry christmas to ME!!!:)))

~WINTER COVER FOR SFC MAGAZINE~

there must have been some magic in that old black hat they found...

well, here it is! in all it's snowy glory!:) the winter 2011/2012 COVER ILLUSTRATION for http://www.storiesforchildrenmagazine.com/

i truly loved every second of creating this piece. from the sketch posted below to the finished painting. winter has many wonders, from the blanket-like snow which often covers our region to the endless hours of play time for children to create adorable snow creatures out of the white stuff that falls from the sky.

i could go on and on...as winter is truly my favorite time of year:) i can't wait to see this piece at publication time in december (which is my favorite month by the way)!

WINTER 2011/2012 COVER SKETCH FOR SFC MAGAZINE

here is my APPROVED sketch for the winter 2011/2012 cover for stories for children magazine www.storiesforchildrenmagazine.com. i am so excited to have been given this opportunity to have my work showcased on the cover of such a wonderful magazine for children. the art director, rosemarie www.rosemariegillen.com, has just been so amazing to me in the last few months, allowing me to do an illustration for each issue. i absolutely love contributing and i love the challenge that each new piece brings.
this piece has a special place in my heart. as everyone who knows me knows i am CRAZY about WINTER! seriously. i love it all...snow, ice, cold air, winter sports...all of the wonders of winter. and december is my favorite month of the year. i swear i could probably live in an igloo and be ecstatically happy (yeah, i love winter THAT much)!
i wanted to convey the playfulness of childhood in winter and what better way than to illustrate a group of cute little multi-cultural kids building a snowman...and a cute snowman at that;) teamwork at it's best!
thank you again to rosemarie for being so sweet to me and for giving me all of the opportunities she has in the last few months to work with her and her team at such a great publication!