IN A MAGAZINE

A painting of mine, In the Chestnut Grove, has been reproduced in the magazine Artful Blogging. It was included in an article about the weekly blog-meme called Illustration Friday, in which I sometimes participate. The article runs several pages and includes many beautiful pieces by several artists. I'm only a very sporadic IF participant, so I was very surprised indeed that that one image was picked from the hundreds of fine artists and talented illustrators who enter every single week. But something about this painting caught their eye. A very pleasant surprise!



In the Chestnut Grove, 20 x 16 inches, oil on canvas

A NEW BOOK
for which I shot the cover photograph, is just coming out. I think you can pre-order the book from the publisher.

This book is aimed at teachers whose regular classroom includes kids with autism or any of the autism spectrum disorders so prevalent these days. The publishers wanted the cover photo to be absolutely authentic, and it really is! The little boy in the photo really does have autism, and really was in a regular classroom with some extra supports (you can see his wonderful aide behind him.) The teachers, students and administrators at the school, Philadelphia's Penn Alexander, could not have been nicer or more helpful to me. The whole job was a pleasure, from beginning to end.