The illustrations in my eBooks are created on the computer, the line art is drawn in Adobe Illustrator and then colored in Adobe PhotoShop. The process lends itself to experimentation because missteps can be undone without too much grief (unlike painting). Sometimes during the coloring phase I'll have 2 alternate versions of the page developing side by side, then I'll keep the TIF file that most pleases the eye.

For some time I've been wondering how I could include my paintings in an eBook. I would need an appropriate narrative to tie the various landscapes together. The thought occurred that the "story" could be a poem about the experience of taking in a landscape painting, the process of slowing down and appreciating the details. I chose my favorite paintings and placed them into a variety of illustrated rooms to create the impression of walking through a museum. Under a Blue Sky is a poem for children that celebrates those first youthful glimpses at the complexity and scale of our world.