Speed

©Kathleen Rietz
A dancer needs to gather speed to achieve a grande jette!
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I'm excited!!

I am illustrating this new book, "The ABC's of Yoga for Kids", written by Teresa Anne Power. Should be ready for pre-ordering in December! You can check my blog or my website for updates.

Zombies : )

Happy Halloween!

©Kathleen Rietz
Prints and notecards of my illustration "Happy Halloween" are now available and on sale through the month of October at my online shop!

All of my hard work in print : )

Here is the full cover spread for my latest book illustration project "Little Black Ant on Park Street" published by Soundprints for the Smithsonian Institution. It is scheduled for release in Sring 2009.
And here is the catalog shot!

I have 14 more double page spreads to paint for the interior of the book. Lots of hard work, but the publisher is wonderful and it is such a good feeling to see this in print.

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Character Study

©Kathleen Rietz
Only 3 studies of one character instead of 4...but I always liked how this turned out and wanted to show it.

SUMMER!

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Hair

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Kate's Sketchbook Class

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A page of demos I did for the sketchbook class I am teaching at Wheaton. I took the students outside this evening and had them collect items from nature to "sketch" in watercolor.

S L E E E E E P

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Jungle

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The Opposite of War....

©Kathleen Rietz
These are the people who get left behind.

Dinosaur

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Spring Dance

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ICE CREAM!

©Kathleen Rietz
Okay, so it's not a Willie Wonka piece, but it is about the sweet stuff we adore as children and on into adulthood! Isn't that what's it's all about?

Monthly Winner for March

The winner for the month of March is...

Kathleen Rietz!!!

Congrats, Kate! Your enthusiastic participation, talent, ability to charm us all, and excellence in illustrating the challenges makes you a deserving winner. Thanks for being part of Monday Artday!

Thirst

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Happy Easter Everyone!

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Wee Folk

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These guys are not faeries or sprites or brownies, but they are wee folk living in their own little garden world.

CHANGE

©Kathleen Rietz
A change for the better... :) Can't wait to see butterflies in my yard again instead of snow.