March 2012 – Casey Girard Illustration

Dancing Dinosaur

I put together two of my favorite things to draw, dancers and dinosaurs. Taking a large animal and making it a ballerina has been done many times but, a brachiosaurus seemed just right. Her neck is so delicate. She is just beginning. And the Fab SALE is now live! Go here to place anContinue reading “Dancing Dinosaur”

New England Facebook Page Choice

I can not get ahead of this year. I keep finding myself about a day behind where I should be. Here is the piece I was trying to wrap up yesterday. It is the first banner image for the New England SCBWI facebook page. Come over and fan us! In other news my fab.com saleContinue reading “New England Facebook Page Choice”

Sketchbook Snippet

Today isn’t coming together quite how I wanted. So, rather than rush finishing a sketch for you I have chosen a snippet from my sketchbook to share. On the left is a little girl surrounded by legs so tall you can’t even see their torsos(hard to see this is a very rough sketch). She isContinue reading “Sketchbook Snippet”

Fab.com’s Choice

Big news, my Letters are going to go on sale at Fab.com! To participate in the sale you do have to be a member of Fab.com which, is free. They have fantastic sales on beautiful items. I highly recommend signing up! My items will be there March 28th – April 4th. Here’s a preview ofContinue reading “Fab.com’s Choice”

Third Visit to California

Hello Blog followers! I am so sorry for my complete lack of posting this week. It was unintended however, I needed the past couple of days to regroup and get my head somewhat back together. Last week my family and I were in California, the Bay Area. It was only my third time visiting theContinue reading “Third Visit to California”

Laughing Seal

Yes this is definitely based off the hottest photo on the internet of a seal laughing. I believe the original photo credit goes to ©Hinrich Baesemann/Corbis. It was my warm up sketch a couple of nights ago. It had me giggling.

Betsy Bird’s Choice

There is usually a contest or some web request for art-inspired-by-such-and-such-topic available on a weekly if not daily basis. It’s impossible to keep up with them all but, Betsy Bird’s request to draw a Dr. Seuss image in the style of another illustrator seemed like one to make time for. Dr. Seuss was the firstContinue reading “Betsy Bird’s Choice”