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Happy Valentines everybody! Hope you got some hard candy hearts today!

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Happy new year everybody!

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Christmas countdown with my archive of winter-themed illustrations DAY 25:

Here we are! 25 illustrations later and I hope you all are waking up to a wonderful Christmas morning!

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Christmas countdown with my archive of winter-themed illustrations DAY 24:

Working with theaters I’ve done my share of literary mash-up posters. But this one was likely the best. I love the idea of a Xmas cookie making a run for it!

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Christmas countdown with my archive of winter-themed illustrations DAY 23:

A little penguin spot illustration from GOD GAVE US CHRISTMAS. 

FYI, I’m not above taking requests in this daily illustration countdown . . . 

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Christmas countdown with my archive of winter-themed illustrations DAY 22:

Discovered this one in an old sketchbook. A couple years back I was clearly super excited for Xmas morning presents!

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Christmas countdown with my archive of winter-themed illustrations DAY 21:

Interior illustration from GOD GAVE US CHRISTMAS. 

Is there anything more fun (and more exhausting) than an afternoon of sledding‽ 

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Christmas countdown with my archive of winter-themed illustrations DAY 20:

Sometimes you have to visit your parents, see their annual decorations, and THEN get reminded that “Hey, I did do another Xmas illustration!”

Sure it was like 20 years ago,  but still . . . there is no fan like your mom.

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Christmas countdown with my archive of winter-themed illustrations DAY 19:

Created for a different production of THE TOYMAKER’S APPRENTICE. 

It’s an unwritten rule that at some point every illustrator will do an homage to Alphonse Mucha’s design sensibility. 

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Christmas countdown with my archive of winter-themed illustrations DAY 17: The cover art to GOD GAVE US CHRISTMAS. I illustrated this book early in my career, but it continues to be popular every holiday season.

This was the first of many books I worked on with author Lisa Tawn Bergren

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Christmas countdown with my archive of winter-themed illustrations DAY 16:

At this point I’ve simply decided to embrace my fascination with glowing-thing-on-snowy-evenings preference.

When you’ve found what works I say just run with it.

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Christmas countdown with my archive of winter-themed illustrations DAY 15:

Created for a children’s theater holiday production of THE TOYMAKERS APPRENTICE.

I’d kill for studio windows this big and grand.

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Christmas countdown with my archive of winter-themed illustrations DAY 14:

Created for a children’s theater holiday production. I can still recall being taught the *alternate* words to Jingle Bells in 2nd grade by my buddy Paul. Decades later -- still funny.

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Christmas countdown with my archive of winter-themed illustrations DAY 13:

Created for a children’s theater production of THE LION THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE.

Working in picture books I don’t often get a chance to create visual-analogy based images. So when I can it’s a real treat!

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Christmas countdown with my archive of winter-themed illustrations DAY 12:

Created for a children’s theater production based on Laura Numeroff’s book MERRY CHRISTMAS, MOUSE!

I always liked how much of the story is communicated in the warped perspective of the tree ornament.

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Christmas countdown with my archive of winter-themed illustrations DAY 11:

This is just the kind of thing that I’d like to discover in the woods one winter evening.

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Christmas countdown with my archive of winter-themed illustrations DAY 10:

I drew up Santa’s house for a little project. If you note the clock is at 2:00. That’s ‘cause in the lead-up to Xmas, Santa is definitely a night-owl.