Art in Progress: Bear Park pt. 1

o.k. new piece here!

hope you, my "imaginary readers", aren't too bored with these little exercises of mine...

i've been working on pumping up my portfolio of late. i have a children's book conference coming up in august and it's always nice to have some new work to show. (i should write about scbwi- the children's book organization that i belong to- perhaps in the next post)

this one i call bear park. a boy and his best bear pal. it's odd sometimes where ideas come from- trying to come up with a new stand alone piece. i think this one came to me in the shower. a shower is a good place to just let the mind wander, to ruminate on a germ of an idea and to flesh it out. (yeah, yeah- some bad puns and plays on words in that last line...so sue me :)

another way i like to work up ideas is on a nice drive. just make sure you have a pad of paper and pen handy or a tape recorder. just so there aren't any accidents along the way. you know, safety first.

anyways, back to the picture. here is the "inspirational thumbnail" for your perusal.

i'll post the next stage tomorrow to keep things moving along.

later

(btw- click on the image above for a larger view of this stage)