"You Gotta Love the Weird"

I'm so pleased to report that HENNY just got a shout-out from the New York Public Library's 

Betsy Bird on her School Library Journal blog, A Fuse #8 Production!

Henny is clapping her little hands in delight!

Here's what Ms. Bird wrote about the bird in question ;) --

"HENNY by Elizabeth Rose Stanton . . .
because sometimes you gotta love the weird. Weird is easy to write but hard to do well. This book is about a chicken with human arms. To those of you who are instantly interested, this one’s for you. It is done exceedingly well."


This hopefully bodes well for the future of our fine feathered-and-armed (in a good way) friend! Be sure to click the Fuse #8 link to see some of the other really fun-looking 2014 books Betsy highlighted :)

And here's a gentle reminder-- to get your very own copy of HENNY, you can order** from: amazon, Barnes and Noble and, best of all, your own independent bookstore*.

*If you would like a signed copy, I will post the direct link as soon as the order function is up-and-running at The Secret Garden Bookshop here in Seattle.  Stay tuned!  :)

**Remember, pre-orders count!  (Click HERE to find out why).

Henny and I thank you from the bottom of our hearts! xxoo

Challenging

I have a little challenge going with another illustrator friend of mine. We try to post, daily if possible, a sketch on to Facebook.  It keeps us coming up with new characters and ideas.  It's pretty fun, but it IS challenging to come up with something post-able every day.  I can't say I've made it every day, but -- almost.  Here are a few "recents."  Do you have a favorite?                                                                                                          

                   

All illustrations are in watercolor and pencil on cold press watercolor paper.

Tall

For those of you who saw my post about Julia and her hat, here she is again, slightly more refined. Since the Illustration Friday topic this week is "Tall," I thought this new little rendering of her fit the bill quite nicely.
Julia is finding that the world goes all soft and quiet when she puts the hat on.
It also it makes her feel a bit taller.  She finds this combination most satisfying.
She is, however, still oblivious to her hitchhiker  ;)
I'm kind of partial to this new version of her.  What do you think?

A Secret Life

Mr. Tweety -- the Walter Mitty of the orinthological world ;)

copyright 2012 Elizabeth Rose Stanton

Shiny

Illustration Friday this week: "Shiny"
Here's one I dusted off that I think fits the bill...or beak, as the case may be ;)
...a missed meal due to a shiny distraction:

gouache on paper

A Fowl Brigade

The recruits are lining up...

for Illustration Friday  copyright 2011 E.R.Stanton

Off again!

I'm zipping off again-- this time for a quick trip to The Big Apple. See you next week!!

Gilbert has 'em fooled...

It's all about the SOCKS...
Illustration Friday "Stripes"

copyright 2011 Elizabeth Rose Stanton

The Harpy from St. Germaine

I took up the challenge for Underneath the Juniper Tree's latest contest, and this is what happened:
and the winner is...

copyright 2011 E.R.Stanton

OK, so I haven't lost my mind (well, I suppose one could debate this), but...Halloween IS coming, after all.
Seriously, I have been having a devilishly good time doing some of the art work for this journal.
I promise I will get back to chickens and frogs...soon ;)

copyright 2011 E.R.Stanton

Happy Mother's Day

A little morning sketch for Mother's Day...
poor Ms Hen doesn't know what she's in for ;)

Bird Studies

 Development/color study for one of my bird series.

"Banded Flit" pen & ink, wax pencil

Working on some new characters...

"Herr Vogel"

Bird Guy