PS Did you hear about my painting giveaway?
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The cover of "A Dog Named Blue," now available from Blurb publishers. When I first painted Amelia I never imagined that she would be re-christened "Blue" and inspire a book. In her defense, Amelia had a number of other partners in crime - animals who's portraits seemed to fall into a specific color category and prompt color-centric names. In typical ADD fashion, my brain started spinning 100mph. What if I turned those muses' paintings into a picture book for animal loving kids? I shared my idea with three friends in the industry, and they eagerly offered their expertise. I am truly indebted to them. Illustrator and author Matt Faulkner and children's book author and literacy expert Kristen Remenar edited an early version of the draft. They suggested key plot/conceptual changes that made it oodles better. Designer Elizabeth St. Hilaire Nelson worked her magic, pairing the images with perfectly color...
Really funny post.. love it! LOve your Yoda. I think that we have at least one or two Yoda dolls in our collection at home. Congrats on finishing the 30 in 30! It was a fun challenge and quite a feat!
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Gwen
Thanks, Gwen!! How can we NOT love Yoda?! I love the 30 day challenges! glad to hear that you enjoyed it too!!
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