Illustrating Maggie the Cat

Wilhelmina on red

 

Welcome to the Maggie the Cat book series, starring spunky little Wilhelmina and her animal friends, including Maggie the Cat, and Pip and Barney, two equally spunky little goats. 

cat drawing

These stories take place largely on Grandpa Charlie’s apple farm and focus on love and family. They will leave you longing for the simple things, like spending time in the tree swing, the smell of apple bread baking, or fetching a Christmas tree with Grandpa.
green truck

It was a joy to work with author Julia Russo to bring to life her adorable characters. We worked together, approving pencil sketches and choosing the right colors for illustrations.

goat drawing

Both Maggie the Cat Who Came Home for Christmas and Maggie the Cat Loves Pip’s Thanksgiving Surprise are now available on Amazon.

two books

Drawing Ray-Ray

 

A Horse Named Ray-Ray is a collection of stories about the special bond between girls and horses and the challenges of competitive trail riding. Imagine keeping your horse calm as you’re handed an open umbrella, riding through bouncing balloons, or over a flapping tarp!

horse and umbrella picture

The goal of these illustrations was to express the trust, teamwork, joy and friendship, and to give a glimpse into the diversity of riders and horses from all over the world.

Proceeds from this book go toward recovery costs of the author’s sister Jenn, an avid horse rider who suffered a brain aneurysm as an adult. It was her brother Reed’s creation and repetition of these stories that helped to restore her memory! Available from Amazon.

jumping horse
 

Website | Up a level

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Site concrete specialists, East River Construction, had outgrown their website. Their jobs were bigger; the company was on a new level. As a subcontractor for even larger contractors, they now coordinate the needs of the entire project, from start to finish.

ERC asked me to showcase their beautiful, high quality work, while emphasizing the expanded scope of their services. The new site is polished, with large dynamic photos.

Explore the site here.