Zoo Day

Zoo Day with the local SCBWI Illustrator group was very exciting! It is wonderful capturing the movement and life of the animals, especially the monkeys. It was especially fun when the children visitors were hooting right along with the rowdy gibbons!

Illustrators at the Chemers Gallery!

What a wonderful experience I had at the Chemer's Gallery Children's Book illustrator event last weekend! I got to meet Illustrators such as Kelly Murphy, Ronald Himler, and Kristina Swarner, among others. There were demonstrations, book signings, and displayed artwork. Above is a picture of me with Ronald Himler. What an honor to meet such accomplished and experienced illustrators! They have this event every year so I recommend checking it out!

Noah's Birthday Card

This is a super quick sketch card for my nephew. I love doing art for kids!

Holiday Postcard

I just created this postcard for the holidays in watercolors and watercolor inks. I will be sending some out soon!

Book Cover Project

Preliminary sketches for the book cover to Joyce Jennison's new book "We're Having the Time of Our Lives".

Portfolio

Possible portfolio pieces for Illustrator's Day. Feedback is welcome. Thanks!











Africa













Balloon Mice











India












Shell Whisper












Beauty and the Beast



















compilation













Vampire Owls, Hawaii











Tiger in School














Tidepool Poster, The Force of Stillness

















Animal Alphabet book











Max and the Wild Things














Sketches












Nature Paintings












Petting Dragon






Not sure about putting these in:





alligators and birds









asia













tropicana bee







This is a rough, unedited sketch of a new piece I will TRY to get done for the portfolio:







explorer



All images copyright © 2009 Heather Soodak

Shell Whisper

Just finished this today as another portfolio piece. This is a scene from a children's book idea about a girl and her sea adventures. This reproduction is a bit off from the original, but close enough for now. Feel free to give feedback and critique on it. Enjoy!