Meet the Woozy

When I asked which picture people would like to see, nobody picked this one. This one is one of my personal favorites because I enjoy drawing Scraps, even though she takes a long time to draw.

When Pigs Fly

A scene from The Wishing Horse of Oz. Pigasus is one of my favorite characters created by Ruth Plumly Thompson. You might notice that I even put him in two of the books I illustrated.

Bunbury

A scene from The Emerald City of Oz.

A Gift for Ozma

Here is a scene from Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz in which the Wizard presents Ozma with one of the nine piglets as a gift.

Dorothy

If you are an artist who is a fan of Oz, you are probably influenced by John R. Neill. Even though I love the Oz stories, I think I was more interested in Neill's artwork than Baum's writing. My style is no where near the kind of art that Neill did. I do prefer drawing in my own style, but I thought I'd try and draw a little more like him. Right now I think it's still a pale imitation of his work.

Lion

Here is a look at the Cowardly Lion using a different style than my own. I thought it would be interesting to try  and illustrate a book some what like John R Neill.

Ice skating with the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman

Recently I was contacted about using some of my pictures for a figure skating program. Later they decided not to use them, but it did inspire me to do this picture.