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Little Red Pug

     

Wild Thing Lyrics & Art Mashup for Sharing Our Notebooks

This piece was just published in Sharing Our Notebooks! Wild Thing Mash-up Lyrics & Art!: www.sharingournotebooks.amylv.com/p/from-karen-windness-1.html

Tree Man

Been busy working on some new things. I call this one Tree Man. He is a hand cut paper collage piece, a new technique for me! The man is drawn on recycled paper bags and the background is made from... Continue Reading →

Sack Face Girl

This one's a self portrait:

Paper Critter Art

A couple new ones!

Paper Bag Illustrations

After returning from the LA SCBWI conference (which was amazing!) I got a nasty flu. And I got depressed. This dark cloud settled over me, and I just couldn't shake it. It was not a pretty place to be, and... Continue Reading →

Throwback Thursday, Illustration Style

Here's another piece I recently reworked. I wanted to bring the focus to the little guinea pig and push the idea of dark on light. I liked the original colors, but it was a strange color palette, so I tried... Continue Reading →

Throw Back Thursday, Illustration Style

I've been busy updating my portfolio for the upcoming LA SCBWI conference. Instead of creating all new work (I'm doing that, too), I thought I'd rework some older pieces using my new understanding of composition, light and color. (If you're... Continue Reading →

Gordie’s School

I'm working up some sample artwork for a pet book project of mine. Gordie Pumpkinhead is a student at Mrs. Witch's School for Ghouls. Here's his notebook and ID: And now you can get your own DECOMPOSITION book at my... Continue Reading →

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