The Wisdom of Trees
Available on March 2, 2021!
When You Need Wings
When You Need Wings
is now available!
The Making of When You Need Wings
Creative Process Videos
Even the Smallest Will Grow
Available on April 20, 2021!
Mary’s Monster
Penguin Flies Home
Penguin loves everything about flying: the wind beneath his wings, the song that rises from his belly, and the sight of new and wonderful places. Still, he misses his penguin friends in the South Pole. So, he flips and flaps back home, ready to teach them the magic of flight!
But when he arrives, his enthusiasm for flying doesn’t get quite the reaction he expected. Will Penguin’s friends still like him, even if they don’t share his soaring dreams?
My New Etsy Shop
A little part of me has always dreamed of living in the English countryside above a little shop where I could paint, and share creativity with whimsical pieces of art for sale. There’d be tea and cake, and shop kitties to greet everyone who entered! Alas, that will remain just a dream, but I’ve decided I can have an online shop. I can’t serve tea, but I can share creativity and art, and of course the kitties are here to greet everyone. So I’ve opened an Etsy shop. I invite you to check it out. Please bring your imagination, and a cup of tea (or coffee if that is your thing) and join me there.
Dreaming of blue sky spring days filled with song and flowers, and happy musing. SOON, everyone!
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Mar 6
Hello friends! Meet the two characters in my next picture book. Can't wait to share more soon.
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Mar 5
It's been a good week! Thanks everyone for the support of my book release!
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Mar 4
A little sneak peek at my process while working on THE WISDOM OF TREES. Swipe to the second slide to see both parts.
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Mar 3
It's Release day for THE WISDOM OF TREES!! Signed books on my Etsy shop and the link is in my bio! Can't wait to share with kids that trees are super organisms, communicating with one another, feeding one another, working together to ward off attacking insects, and literally helping one another survive disease or injury. They have a sense of community and a cooperative wisdom.
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Mar 2
Oh my goodness, I have a book releasing tomorrow. THE WISDOM OF TREES. Yes, I'm excited!
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Mar 1
Sharing another close-up of an illustration from my book, THE WISDOM OF TREES (coming out next Tuesday). A print is on my etsy shop with a link in my profile. How I love sessile oaks awakening in spring!
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Feb 28
Wishing everyone the strength to see their way through these times, until we can all be safe and healthy. (A close up from my book, When You Need Wings.)
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Feb 27
Yesterday was my husband's birthday, so there is cake in the house! CAKE!!
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Feb 26
Sharing a close up winter birch from my book, The Wisdom of Trees. I’ve posted signed books (which can be personalized) along with prints of several illustrations to my etsy shop. Release on March 2nd!
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Feb 25
Sharing a warm up sketch today as I get into a new project. Daily sketching is something I try to do, even when painting final art for a book, or writing. Most end up on my studio floor, but it's fun to share a few.
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Feb 24
Another goofy pup to start off your Monday.
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Feb 22
Just a little Mousey fun to start off your Sunday.
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Feb 21
Snow, and more snow has been falling, it looks like Narnia outside. I just made a print of this painting available on my etsy shop - LitaJudgeShop.etsy.com (follow link in my profile).
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Feb 20
A close-up from my book, THE WISDOM OF TREES, coming out Mar 2nd! I am so excited to share this book about how trees communicate and work together. The topic feels very close to me. I was born on a small island, deep in the Tongass National Forest of Alaska and grew up under the giant Douglas Fir of the coastal rainforest. Now I live tucked in the NH woods. This fawn was born outside my studio window. (A print of this is at LitaJudgeShop.etsy.com, follow link in profile.)
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Feb 19
