Come say hi at Books by the Banks Festival in Cincinnati at the Duke Energy Convention Center on November 18th.
I’ll bring my binder full of behind-the-scenes sketches I made for THE REAL RILEY MAYES and some free postcards. I’ll also be on the Middle Grade Books panel, currently planned for 11:30 am.
Are you interested in writing and / or illustrating books for young readers? Do you enjoy creeks, rural places, staying in a nice little cabin, and making friends? Then you’d love attending a Highlights Foundation in-person class, workshop, or retreat! You might be familiar with the Highlights for Children magazine… the foundation is dedicated to helping folks who create books for kids, whether in the beginning stages of their career, or further down their journey.
If you click on PORTFOLIO and then COLOR ILLUSTRATION, you’ll find some new work! These are all mixed media pieces. There’s a little bit of correction going on in Photoshop, but most of what you see is true to the original illustration on paper.
The Great Heron.
Watercolor, colored pencil, and brushmarker with pigment-based ink on watercolor paper.
Snow Shovelling
Watercolor, colored pencil. brushmarker with pigment-based ink on watercolor paper.
Watercolor, colored pencil, alcohol marker, brushmarker with pigment-based ink on watercolor paper.
Rachel Elliott 