Middle Grade Mystery

I'm working on developing some more middle grade art.  I'm starting out with a prep school mystery solving team.  Here's the first one:

Another Rework

So this one started as a redo but kind of turned into it's own thing.  I feel like these have similar elements but have  a very different feel.

Refining

So I'm going through a few pieces from my portfolio and approaching them with the word "refine" in mind.  What that means for me is sharpening my line on the foreground/main character, adding depth, and making all the pieces more cohesive overall.  Here's the new "Heading to Fall" followed by the original:

National Underwear Day

A day or so late, but here's one of some cute animals dancing it out for National Underwear Day

Fit Mom Dummy Book

I'm trying to decide on the final look for my latest dummy book.  Here are the styles I've tried out so far.  I'm leaning towards the more minimalist one but I may change up the way the background color looks...

Meditating Monsters

I did several versions of color on this one but here are the two I like the best.  One is done entirely in my sketchbook so the colors are a bit muddier which I think gives it a more retro vibe.  The other I painted first on a light board then went back over with pen.  I like that the colors are clean here but I prefer the other drawing slightly more.

More Nursery Paintings

Here are the last two monster paintings for Hudson's nursery.