Inspiration for Ozma

Jared Davis asked me if I wanted to do a dedication for our upcoming book Outsiders from Oz. I had to think about who I wanted to dedicate the book to because there are so many to choose. I finally decided to choose Georginna Trujillo, who is the inspiration on how I want my version of Ozma to look like. She is my childhood best friend, the girl next door, and one of the few people in this world I can truly say that I love.

Outsiders from Oz cover

Here is the cover i have been working on for Jared Davis' upcoming book Outsiders from Oz.

Jack has lost his head

Outsiders from Oz illustration

I have been working on a project with Jared Davis and this is an illustration he wanted me to do. There is an inside joke with the paintings and the initials N.H from the first book I illustrated.

Zoop

Here is a character from L. Frank Baum's silent movies.

Girls of Oz model sheet

Here is a model sheet of the girls of Oz I did to show the difference in height and overall look.

Unused Oz Illustrations

Sometimes I'm asked to work on a project for someone that ultimately gets shelved. Here are some pictures I  did for a story that got cut from the project. If you have an idea what these pictures were for, please keep it quiet for right now.