THE TAIL OF THE RACCOON

This book series was very rewarding to work on.  Creating illustrations that reminded me of classic, adventure stories while being mindful of the powerful message the books were communicating.  This is a great example of the power of combining words and visuals.

You can find links to the books on  my website BOOKS page at   http://www.stevenjamespetruccio.com/books-1.html

You can check out additional information at the authors' channel   https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUM9HLVbrlQaJyFgMnClPcQ

Been A While...again

2018 marked 35 years for me as a professional freelance illustrator and artist.  During that time I've created art for many books, 80+, including some for Scholastic, Inc.  They have also acquired some of my books for their book club.  Always had great experience with the art directors and editors there.  Here's a look at my Scholastic books from their website.

You can still find these books on the secondary market on amazon.com , barnesandnoble.com  other and  other sites  as well.

Spring Flew By...

I've been working away on many illustration projects and related things.  The college Illustration class I teach has ended for the semester, I just finished my school visits for the 2017-18 school year and I'm completing the art for a new book.  I also take small breaks to just paint and draw, which every artist needs to do to keep our skills up to a professional level.  Here's some recent work...

A " Garden Critter" 

...inspired by the frogs, bugs, snails and stuff in my garden.

Imagine going to the moon!

An illustration for my new book.

"Forsythia"

A watercolor painting as seen along a local road.

Don't forget to follow me on Instagram 

@sjpetruccioart

The 10th Millbrook Book Festival

I'm always happy to attend book fairs, festivals and conferences especially this one.  I was a program presenter at the first Millbrook Book Festival and a few more after that.  Scott Meyer, who founded the festival, was a great  friend and supporter of local authors and illustrators.  I look forward to meeting a lot of book fans!

School Visits

That's me at work in my studio...

...and me visiting students and teachers at a school!

I love visiting with students, teachers and groups interested in making books and the hart of illustration.  Above is a flyer  with contact information to arrange a visit!

Daylight Savings Time...

I've been working on some new projects but took a little time to remind my followers on FB, Instagram and Twitter to set their clocks ahead one hour.  This illustration should do the trick.

So Much Social Media!!

...and now back to my blog.  I haven't posted here in quite a while because I've been busy working on illustration projects and paintings and also trying to keep up with all my social media platforms, now a necessity in the marketing world.  I'm on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram as well as my agent's site, my illustrators group - picturebookartists.org, SCBWI portfolio, Behance portfolio /Linkedin, Pinterest, Tumbler and my personal websites....whew.  That's a job in itself and truly I can't keep everything updated all the time but I'm back here now so here's some artwork I've been creating.  Enjoy it and feel free to contact me through any of my social media sites!