Children's Book Illustrations

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This past year I had the opportunity to illustrate my very first children's book!  A local couple reached out to me to help them illustrate a story the husband wrote for his grandchildren.  It's a wonderfully sweet story about the grandpa's wayward golf ball and the adventures little forest creatures have with it when they find it. Here are a couple of my favorite drawings from the book.






   

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