Wednesday, April 29, 2015. You might remember this middle-grade series which started with All Four Stars. In the sequel, we follow twelve-year-old Gladys Gatsby on her summer plans.

Saturday, May 16, 2015. One of my favorite books growing up was Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing. So I painted a little 3 part piece showing a moment not explicitly described in the story. In the actual art, the piece is horizontal, but here I moved things around here for the blog. Tuesday, May 12, 2015. Tuesday, April 21, 2015.

A place where I can show my painting a day project to everyone. Sunday, March 27, 2011. I will soon be blogging on my newly updated website. Please visit my main site for all new work and posts. Wednesday, May 13, 2009. My first painting after the portraits.

Thursday, May 14, 2015. In February, I went to NYC for the Annual SCBWI Winter Conference. Three days of inspiring and thought provoking lectures from many of my kidlit heroes. I especially enjoyed hearing Pat Cummings. Another highlight was hearing Kwame Alexander. Maybe the gateway to Narnia? In April.

Saturday, April 1, 2017. Illustrated by Steve Jenkins, Henry Holt Books for Young Readers, May 12, 2015. Starred Review, School Library Journal. 8220;Sayre introduces the distinctively noisy woodpecker and the rhythmic cadences that fill its industrious life through a rhyming, sound word-filled text. I loved her presentations! March 23rd, 2017.