1.  Happy New Year!
    I have just finished up the last project of last year; illustrations for The Amazing Adventures of MAX The Mindful Mouse. There were many firsts in this project, one being working on a book about a meditating mouse, another being working with a Psychologist on a children’s book...though I have to admit that I did work with a Psychiatrist on Tales from the River Periyar - Kerala Folktales. Another first was developing my own hand lettering in Procreate for the cover art as seen below.

     

    There were also a couple of opportunities to paint a giant golden Buddha statue which was an honour, along with accompanying quotes from the Dalai Lama. The little girl in the story, Katey, has a mother from Thailand and a father from NYC. All of the art for this book was drawn and rendered in Procreate on an iPad Pro with an Apple Pencil. Photoshop was used sparingly for a few adjustments and for font selection.
    Katey meets Max
    A few more interior illustrations below:
    Hello from Max!
    Red brick Brownstone in Brooklyn

    Max, in the mouse hole, describing his encounter with humans 

    The IRT subway entrance to Columbia University

    Katey meditating by the golden Buddha statue

    Max' mom meets Katey's mom

     The Great Race between Kermit the cat and Mike 


    Kermit giving rides to the mice children


    Manny and Max playing Jump, Tumble and Roll
    Max watches the meditators

    Mouse hide and seek. How many mice can you find?

    Max speaks at Columbia

    The parachute jump on Max by Manny

     Special thanks to Rich Fields and his wife Deborah Jerome who were a pleasure to work with. Hopefully the book will be in print in the next few months.





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