With the sky blue and the temperature tolerable outside, I sat with my coffee next to an open window this morning at breakfast. I listened to the bird’s chorus outside. There’s something deeply comforting about the promise of spring after a winter that has been a bit too long. It’s like waking […]
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The Harbinger of Spring
Posted by robert on February 24, 2014
https://www.mandieanderson.com/2014/02/the-harbinger-of-spring/
Book Dummy Concept – The Vikings Who Came for Dinner
Over the next few months I’m participating in a “Picture Book Dummy Challenge” through SCBWI (Society of Children’s Book Writer’s and Illustrators). While the challenge hasn’t begun quite yet, I’ve decided to go ahead and dive in to this lively and raucous concept. And I’m having the time of my life doing it! This piece […]
Posted by robert on February 13, 2014
https://www.mandieanderson.com/2014/02/book-dummy-concept-the-vikings-who-came-for-dinner/
Mr. and Mrs. Shrew-Complete!
It’s an unwritten goal of mine to paint at least one traditional illustration each year. While this painting was actually completed in the wee early days of 2014, I still count it towards fulfilling my 2013 year-end goals. Moreover, I am pleased with the timing of this picture because mountains of snow hem my husband […]
Posted by mandie on January 7, 2014
https://www.mandieanderson.com/2014/01/mr-and-mrs-shrew-complete/
Mr. and Mrs. Shrew Sneak-Peek!
In honor of the first blanket of snow to cover the ground this season, I’d like to share progress on what might be the coziest painting I’ve ever worked on. It’s about 60% complete, and I’m painting it in my favorite traditional medium, gouache. I’m also taking a bit of a different approach than normal […]
Posted by mandie on December 6, 2013
https://www.mandieanderson.com/2013/12/mr-and-mrs-shrew-sneak-peek/
Illustration Friday – Underwater
Back on the Illustration Friday challenge! This week’s word: Underwater. I’m playing texture and depth in my digital work. Over the past few years I have been dedicated to the task of meeting some financial goals for my family. While I’m blessed to be illustrating and designing almost full time, I’ve put speed and efficiency […]
Posted by mandie on October 10, 2013
https://www.mandieanderson.com/2013/10/illustration-friday-underwater/
Starting a New Project with a Client: My Communication Essentials
Recently I was asked an interesting question by a friend who coaches small business owners. She asked me and a few other artists what we need from clients when we start a new project with them. This got my wheels turning a bit. As I’ve been freelancing for about a year and a half, and working as […]
Posted by mandie on December 3, 2012
https://www.mandieanderson.com/2012/12/starting-a-new-project-with-a-client-the-essentials/
Thankful for Thotful
This morning I woke early to be a guest speaker in my friend’s high school drawing class. With Starbucks in hand (liquid courage) and a stack of my freshly printed books and portfolios, I headed off to what I hope is the first of many opportunities to encourage up-and-coming artists about the joys of a […]
Posted by mandie on November 26, 2012
https://www.mandieanderson.com/2012/11/thankful-for-thotful/
Paintings for the Advent Season
This year I made a festive contribution to my church in the form of 5 Advent paintings. Each week leading up to Christmas, the church revealed a new painting, telling a bit of the story leading up to Christ’s miraculous birth. These whimsical paintings each come with a bit of hand-written scripture which inspired each […]
Posted by mandie on December 19, 2011
https://www.mandieanderson.com/2011/12/paintings-for-the-advent-season/
Meet Fatima and Fumo
My latest project is inviting some exciting new challenges in character design! A quick project overview: my client, a humanitarian aid group working in the Central African Republic, asked me to illustrate and design a book that teaches children how avoid getting worms. According to research, worms is a plight that effects 40% of all […]
Posted by mandie on September 2, 2011
https://www.mandieanderson.com/2011/09/meet-fatima-and-fumo/
Illustration Friday: Influence
This week’s Illustration Friday word is ‘influence.’ With this in mind, I chose the classic subject of a flower to demonstrate how light and reflection influence an object. This image is a festival of jewel tones spotted by the eye of my artist friend, Heidi (also mentioned in my post, IF: Gesture) on her recent […]
Posted by mandie on August 23, 2011
https://www.mandieanderson.com/2011/08/if-indulge/
