Mary’s stories

This collection of stories, featuring little Mary and her family, tackle a range of topics that could be hard to grasp… such as letting your light shine like a firefly, knowing Jesus as your Shepherd, and what it means to share a yoke with Jesus.

Jesus

Mary, the author, and I worked out a storyboard for each book. And then I used Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, to turn those pencil sketches into digital artwork.

My goal was to make the illustrations bright, simple, and printable. I needed to convey emotions like joy that matched the author’s vision. Another challenge was creating some characters that looked like real family members.

drawing of little girl in garden

All six of the Mary Perrone Davis books are available on Amazon.

Mary's books

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