new sketches

Here's a peek at something new I'm working on. I'm creating a series of drawings, honing in on refining my style to fit markets with a middle-grade girl audience (like book covers!) I was inspired by the Artful Agenda drawings I did earlier this year, and just love creating little pieces like this! I plan to continue to develop these, and more like them, to apply to sellable products (notecards, greeting cards, small prints, etc.) and open up an etsy shop later on this year. These are the first few sketches I've been working on, and will be finished in full color.

New portrait

Just finished another commissioned wedding portrait--this one included the couple's baby, which was a fun challenge for me.

Artful Agenda on sale!

The Artful Agenda planners, calendars and diaries are now available on the designer's Etsy shop:

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=7221924

These are the black and white lettering projects that I had the very cool experience of working on with designer Stephanie Macdonald and a group of really wonderful contributing artists. Please stop by and check them out--and tell your friends! :)
Thanks!

Web site update!

Just added some new work to my website (finally!)

www.jeaninehenderson.com

Stop by if you have a chance--thanks!

new work

I'm going to be in the "Artist spotlight" on Altpick.com next week, and decided to use this as an opp to make some new work. This was a black and white drawing I had done for the Artful Agenda calendar--I added color traditionally and scanned in some textures that I lino-printed to create this. I'd like to continue to make work in this vein. I recently had a conversation with a co-designer who is very strong in working with illustrators on middle-grade book covers; she suggested I try to market myself a little more clearly to clients serving a middle-grade girl audience, as my style and subject matter lend to this and there is actually a good need for it in the industry (at least in books...) I am pretty excited about the idea!

If youd like to read my interview on Altpick, it will be on www.altpick.com from June 7-10.

New book cover

Just finished a YA book cover assignment for Egmont Publishing. This has to be my favorite job I have done so far--mostly becasue it's my dream: I created the concept, design, illustration and hand-lettering! Plus, I got to also design the interior, which allowed for some line art also. I really had so much creative freedom with developing the package as a whole, and I even got to do some marketing materials for it. (Plus, it's a super-cute story!) This will be published in December of this year.

more fruits!

I had a couple more pieces assigned from the advertising agency I did work for last month:




These have been really fun, and have made a nice little body of work. My fingers are crossed they may have packaging or other promotional needs down the line for this product!