I forgot that we had not posted the portrait of my grandkids to my blog, so here it is (just a little blurry).
Meet Colby and Savanna Snider:

This has been a really fun book to illustrate; I can use lots of imagination...

Here are a couple of the pages...

Here are a few of my illustrations from "Andy and Spirit Meet the Rodeo Queen", another great sequel written by Mary Jean Kelso.
 

You've seen the cover so here are just a few of the illustrations to give you a peak.

Well, we gave my son and daughter-in-law the portrait of my grandkids and then we gave my daughter and son-in-law their wedding portrait at Christmas and both were a great hit!  Here is the newlyweds' portrait in pastel:

Just in time for Christmas, "Baby Jesus Is Missing" written by Dixie Phillips has been released.  K.C. is very proud of her collaboration with Dixie and looks forward to more joint projects.
Here's the trailer designed by Dixie:

K.C. is so proud to announce that "Preston, The Not-So-Perfect Pig" written by her niece, Janie Robinson, has been released.  K.C. just giggled as she illustrated this wonderful story.
Janie wrote the music used for the trailer, too.

K.C. is so proud of Joshua Pengra, the winner of the Newberry Award for the 2009 Angel to Angel Book Writing Contest.  Joshua was in Ms. Zistil's 4th grade class where K.C. spoke about illustrating to help the kids with their writing/illustrating project.  He was one of the local finalists for the public library's book writing contest.  K.C. was instrumental in getting the five Redmond finalists' book projects submitted for the Angel to Angel contest.  Joshua's book was the national winner.  K.C. recently met with Joshua and his family to present him with his award.  It was a total surprise to him.  Needless to say, he was very pleased and his parents were 'over the moon.'
You can read Joshua's story at
http://www.guardianangelpublishing.com/angeltoangel.htm
Here is a photo of the winner with K.C.:

Just wanted to share my three newest book covers: 

 

What an exciting weekend!  K.C. just returned from the 26th Annual Western Art Roundup in Winnemucca, Nevada, with a fistful of awards.  K.C. swept the categories in Mixed Media and Acrylics winning first, second and third place in both categories.  All told she won eight awards including the Indian Heritage Award. 
Mary Jean Kelso joined K.C. on Saturday, Sept. 5th., for a successful book signing.  Janie Robinson's new GAP book "Preston the Not-So-Perfect Pig" illustrated by K.C. was a real child-pleaser.  K.C. is looking forward to the GAP Get-Together and book signing at Barnes & Noble where Janie will be present for their first joint book signing along with seven other GAP authors.  And guess what?  This novice book writer will have the opportunity to read her book to real live children!!!
Another highlight of the weekend was a visit from Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons.  The governor really seemed to enjoy the show and spent quite a bit of time in K.C.'s booth.

Dorothy Hammond presents K.C. with a fistful of awards in Mixed Media.	K.C. and Mary Jean Kelso with K.C. award-winning mixed media triptych from "Andy and Spirit in the Big Rescue."
Governor Jim Gibbons enjoys K.C.'s fine western originals.	K.C. and Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons with K.C.'s triptych from "Andy and Spirit in the Big Rescue."