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Exciting Prospects
A few developments unfolding at various paces:
1. Contemplating self-publishing Racing Pajamas — Even though it’s not yet published, but I already have a considerable sales list. There’s much research to do on the matter. Hardcover binding and quality art (especially color) reproduction are important.
2. Writing another story about otters journeying to a new home. Perhaps I’ll illustrate it in “wottercolor.”
3. Beginning the first of what may become a series of children’s novels incorporating musicology. Think American Girl, but with music history.
4. Illustrating short stories for an online music education business! The style will look more cartoony than RP.
Kitty Drawings
People often tell me they want to have my cats. Now they can — in two dimensions! This week I completed two colored pencil drawings, one of each of my cats, on view in the gallery Pet Portraits. I plan to print the art on stationary cards.
Meow. >^..^<
(That is an ASCII cat.)
6.19.12
Caveat: Something distorted the resolution significantly during the upload. I will fiddle and fix that next week, after I return from working during Reunion. Also, WordPress doesn’t seem to think the gallery exists, so, until then,the pet gallery
6.25.12
Update: The new gallery works!
A Mind for Mammals
Lately, my projects have focused on animals, particularly small mammals. I am pursuing pet portraits (my cats) — one drawing is nearly done — and designing an otter greeting card to be painted in “wottercolor”. While strolling around the pond this morning, I discovered a mink and its den, so mink art might be in order. Stories about otters, a church mouse, and possibly a mink are also in the works — conceptualization, really.
RP2P
That’s short for “Racing Pajamas to publishers,” to which it did indeed go earlier this week. Putting the manuscripts in the post caused much rejoicing.
Now it’s time to keep creating. I have some medium and long story ideas in various stages of implementation, as well as some non-narrative art business ideas, so my job now is prioritizing, planning, and doing them.