A day with Mo

I know what you are thinking, has she gone nuts? How many videos is she posting?!

Oh... but you'll enjoy them all so much plus they are very short and one comes right after the other so I wanted you all to get the full Mo experience. :o)

Speaking of Mo Willems, after watching all these videos make sure to hop over to Kelly Light's Ripple blog because he was wonderful enough to donate some cards made by him! The cards are available today at 50$ each and all the proceedings will be donated to two charities helping the victims of the oil spill. C'mon, this is your chance to own a Mo Willems one of a kind original! How cool is that!

Now I leave you with the one and only, Mo Willems (may I just say, Mo you rock!).

Enjoy! :o)

Ripple: Rise above, Great Egret

Another piece for the Ripple blog - I didn't realize how addictive it would be to keep painting these tiny cards! I encourage you all to try your hand at it, and hopefully buy some originals too.

I don't know where this phrase came from, but it either popped into my head looking at Google Images or I saw it - don't you hate that feeling? What a noble looking bird. I hate to think of him with even a splash of oil on his white feathers.

Please visit Ripple for this and hundreds of other works of art.

more ripples..

Yes, we can make a difference.

You can find the card
along with with these other two:

in
Kelly Light's Ripple Blog.


Please visit and purchase one of the many beautiful artist's cards featured on the blog.
With only 10$ you will be doing so much good.


These poor animals have no fault.
Helping them this way is the least we can do..

Ripple cont'd

Digital art which will be printed on good quality archival card stock.

3.5 x 2.5

Thank you, Kelly, for creating a platform where illustrators can contribute in a positive way. This is my piece that I'm sending in for Ripple (#384). I realize that Sea Otters do not live in the Gulf of Mexico but they too have been affected by oil spills in the past.

So let's just pretend that this little guy is celebrating that it isn't his habitat this time.

Be sure to dig through the pages, there are some wonderful pieces to choose from. I have found mine and I'm going to go make my donation now so don't steal this from me. It's by a wonderful up and coming artist named Gabriel Padrón.

"Ripple" week on the PBJ Blog

The tragedy of the gulf coast mess has all of us feeling helpless and yes, completely horrified. Artist Kelly Light has decided to do something about it! Kelly has created a project that creates a bridge for all of us artists to help in a way that may seem small at first, but is very BIG in heart, and the movement is growing! The project is called "Ripple" and allows artists to donate artworks. Then, for a $10 donation, anyone may 'purchase' the mini-masterpiece!

This week, the PBJ's will share some of our "Ripple" offerings. Above is my first contribution to "Ripple". I initially named it "Ripple" after the project, but when Kelly titled the post "the new fossils", I thought is was a much more apt description for the piece (great word-smithing Kelly!)

My piece above  is 2.5" x 3.5", illustration board base, India ink & nib, and Pitt Pen original drawing. I hope you enjoy.

You can purchase this piece by following the E-Z instructions on the Ripple blog!

Today is WORLD OCEAN DAY!

Did you hear? Today Is World Ocean Day!
What a better day to help the victims of the oil spill.

All you have to do is visit Ripple and buy a beautiful artist card made specially for you. With only 10$ you will be doing so much good. The innocent animals need your help.

After all they didn't do this. WE did...
It's the least we could do don't you think?

Help victims of the oil spill! The Ripple- Kelly Light effect

My two kids and I made these cards today to help raise money for the poor innocent animals being threatened by the awful oil spill.

Kelly Light is a wonderful and talented artist who decided to do something about this instead of just stare at the news and sigh at the horrible pictures..

If you want to be proactive and do something about this too, now is your chance!

Hop over to Kelly's new blog Ripple (great name isn't it?) and help with the cause. With only 10$ per card you will be doing some good and that's just the best feeling ever.

It would be great is you help spread the word too. Thanks!