West Austin Studio Tour

I'm about to bid farewell to this little girl for a couple of weeks. She will be a part of the “Austin SCBWI Illustrators & the Art of' Children’s Books” display at the Twin Oaks Branch Austin Public Library from May 2-17. This is one part of the larger West Austin Studio Tour exhibit going on this month.

I'm a little bit nervous letting my baby go, but I know she'll be in good hands, and she'll get to mingle with all of the other fantastic pieces from a group of very talented artists.

And if you get a chance, stop by and see what is sure to be a wonderful exhibit!

xo

nessa dee

It's Raining A's and B's

This is my latest portfolio piece. Lucy, as my son dubbed the spunky redhead, has inspired a new picture book idea, which I started writing last weekend. I'm not quite sure how her story is going to end, yet, but I've got to set it aside to finish another story first. It's a little hard to focus on current projects when this wild, bright red hair keeps interrupting my thoughts. All in good time, Lucy, all in good time.

xo 

nessa dee

Finally…

I finally added these guys to my shop. Feel free to buy them. I don’t mind. Really. I don’t.

If you don’t buy them, I’ll sick this storm trooper on you.

Just kidding. It’s not really a storm trooper. It’s just Audrie.

She can be quite the feisty one, though, so if I were you, I’d consider buying the paintings.

;)

xo

nessa dee

Robot Russian Nesting Doll with an Umbrella in Space

How’s that for a catchy title?

These little guys will be making their way to the shop soon.

xo

nessa dee

Impatience

Sometimes waiting for rain in the middle of a drought can really test your patience.

xo

nessa dee

This One’s A Keeper

If you were to come to my house, you might notice that there aren’t many pieces of children’s art like you see in my shop hanging in my house. I’m notorious for making art to sell, but never taking the time to create pieces for my own home, or my own children. Well, I finally sat myself down and made a piece to go in the kids’ bathroom. The idea was Audrie’s, and she has several other ideas for a whole matching set. I don’t know when or if I’ll get to the other paintings, but the fact that I made one to keep is a big accomplishment. Meet Miss Umbrella Bird:

She’ll be hanging in the kiddos’ bathroom soon, and I’ll post pics once she’s up. And speaking of posting pictures of rooms, I had some requests after this post to show pictures of my kids rooms and I plan to soon…I just have to add a few finishing touches before I do so.

xo

Nessa Dee