Pumpkin pie anyone?

Fall Illustration Promotional

Now that I finished the last illustrations for the book, I have had time to create a fall promotional.  When my kids were little, we took all four of them to a pumpkin patch every fall. They picked out a pumpkin they could carry and we took them home and painted them. Sometimes they even added hats and wigs.  We had so much fun every year.  I never outgrow pumpkin painting! I hope they never do either.

Frederick

Frederick was one of my favorite picture books growing up. I actually think of it quite often because I relate with Frederick so much.  While all the other mice are busy doing important jobs, Frederick stores up words and colors.  No one sees any validity to what he spends his time doing.  Even Frederick doubts the importance of his creative tasks.  Then, when winter strikes and all the food the other mice have stored is eaten and gone, the days are filled with grey and misery. Frederick then shares all the words and colors he has stored and gives something that fills their souls and hearts.
Yes, I love that story!   (previous blog)

EMBRACE THE CHANGE

Very fitting for this situation--being forced to create a whole new blog--Embrace The Change, even though at first it is VERY uncomfortable...and I might mention time consuming!!!

My old blog:www.mrossillustrates.blogspot.com

New Blog

Google did something totally irrational and as far as I can tell totally unfix-able!  My account was merged with my daughters and none of her or my log in passwords, etc work so I can no longer access the blog I have had for two years.  Just a little frustrating!!!

So... I am starting a new one.  I will keep the old one up for awhile because all the promos I just sent out have that blog address as well as my website and everything else.  Ugh!  Here a little, there a little, I will be reconstructing my blog.