I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how one piece of art can multiply and transform into many different versions as colorists (people who love to color in coloring books) approach the same line drawing with their own color preferences, creative vision, tools, technical skills, …
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Shih Tzu Mania – Contest Announcement!
To celebrate the release of a new PDF Bundle of Shih Tzu illustrations, I am running a contest on Facebook and Instagram! There will be one winner on each platform, so visit soon – contest ends Sunday, June 10, 2018 at noon ET. And you …
Lion, Hare & Moon: Lesson Learned
My latest illustration for coloring, the Lion, Hare & Moon, was a learning lesson once I starting filling it with color, so I thought it might be useful to share my mistakes with those of you who use (or want to try) watercolor pencils in …
Take 2 (or 3) of the flowered horse
I’ve probably colored this horse illustration (which I designed as a coloring page) at least three times now, though I’ve finished none. Yet. I get sidetracked with new projects and once set aside, a colored illustration might not see the light of day for months. …
wild, wild dogs: a new page to color
I feel very lucky to have seen African wild dogs (also called painted dogs or painted wolves) at the Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe over twenty years ago. Even then, their numbers were perilously low and the park rangers said we were very fortunate to …
What’s new with the Ruby Charm Colors project?
Going Digital: First coloring book now available as a downloadable, printable series of PDFs! I was a little worried about making my first book of illustrations available for download, mostly due to stories about other artists seeing their work appear in places they never authorized …
A Valentine Gift for You!
Hello! It’s Superbowl Sunday and I’ve been working on a special gift for the fabulous people I have met through Instagram, Etsy, and Facebook – an original Ruby Charm Colors Valentine Butterfly drawn especially for you to download and color–no strings attached! It’s the best …
