K.C. Snider Art

Chair-ity for Sparrow Clubs

2013-04-04T21:08:50Z

I painted a "repurposed" wooden chair for this annual silent auction that takes place in the month of April at participating businesses in Redmond, OR. All the proceeds from the auction go to our local Sparrow Clubs. Art students from the schools and artists from the community get involved every year. My chair has characters from 4 of the Guardian Angel Publishing children's books I have illustrated: Alleycat, Preston the Not-So-Perfect Pig, Stilts the Stork, and A Bad, Mad, Sad Day for Mama Bear (not published, yet.) You may find a few katydids from Katy Didn't, too. It was a lot of work, but a lot of fun too. For those of you in Central Oregon, my chair "Bedtime Stories" can be viewed and is open for bidding at Paulina Springs Books on 6th St. in Redmond.

Check This Out...

2013-02-22T22:59:33Z

"Journey's Promise"

by Dixie Phillips and Journey Dai Muhammad

Art by K.C. Snider

www.journeyspromise.com

Visit this web site to learn more about the new book.

WHAT'S NEXT?

2013-02-02T21:40:32Z

I am getting ready for my trip to Florida in a couple of weeks. I'm meeting my Publisher and some members of the family depicted in Journey's Promise. I am working on my 37th illustrated children's book, A Bad, Mad, Sad Day for Mama Bear, by Mayra Calvani and enjoying it thoroughly!

INTERVIEW WITH ILLUSTRATORS...

2012-12-05T18:28:14Z

Please visit the interview with Guardian Angel Publishing's illustrators K.C.Snider, Jennifer Houdeshell and Melissa Ross on the making of a book cover.

http://guardianangelfamily.blogspot.com/2012/12/guardian-angel-publishing-illustrators.html

Special Needs Book Review for Andy & Spirit Series

2012-11-12T19:55:19Z

I am mentioned in this interview by the Special Needs Book Review regarding "Andy and the Albino Horse" children's book series I illustrated for author Mary Jean Kelso. Coming soon is the newest book in the series, "Andy & Spirit in Search and Rescue." Check this out!

http://www.specialneedsbookreview.com/2012/11/09/childrens-books-on-disabilities-andy-and-the-albino-horse-series/

PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER 2012

2012-10-01T23:15:30Z

From Guardian Angel Publishing...

THE TOWN OF MASQUERADE

Littlest Angels
by John Gayle, artist KC Snider
http://www.guardianangelpublishing.com/masquerade.htm
Explore an unusual town full of colorful expressions and childlike charm where two friends realize that the perfect mask might be easier to make than expected.



BENJAMIN JAY WAS A BULLY

Animals & Pets
by Emma Glover, artist KC Snider
http://www.guardianangelpublishing.com/benjamin-bully.htm
When the fledglings of Bird Garden extend their wings in friendship to Benjamin Jay, he must choose – the dove’s way or the bully’s path?



ONE FAMILY'S CHRISTMAS hardcover edition

Academic Wings
by Mary Jean Kelso, artist KC Snider
http://www.guardianangelpublishing.com/one-familys-christmas.htm
After a family's star for their Christmas tree is destroyed they resurrect the treetop angel carried across The Oregon Trail by a young pioneer and bring the story of The Christmas Angel full circle.

Journey's Promise -

2012-09-26T04:20:34Z

A new illustrated children's book from Guardian Angel Publishing, author Dixie Phillips and Journey Dai Muhammad, and artist K.C. Snider. It will be coming soon! Watch for it!

COMING EVENTS...

2012-09-12T02:56:30Z

Oct. 12, 2012

Our local Central Oregon members of the Society for Children's Books Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) is having a "Meet and Greet" on October 12, 2012 at 6:00 PM. It will be held at Madeline's Grill restaurant in Redmond, OR on the East side of Hwy. 97. The address is 2414 S. Hwy 97 Redmond, OR 97756 phone number is 541-548-9964. They have a semi-private room we can use and a menu with enough variety to please anyone. If you want to come early, some of us will be there at 5:30 PM for the "happy hour." Prices are reasonable and the plates are large! Everyone pays their own way. This is open to SCBWI members and an RSVP to me is required. We are looking forward to meeting everyone!

Oct. 31, 2012

High Desert Society of the Arts will be in front of the Urban on Sixth building under The Redmond Arch handing out candy and flyers for our Art of Christmas Sale and Show in November. Look for the Witch, that will be my publicist and friend, Sharon. I usually am there to help hand out candy and flyers to around 2000 kids and parents, and lately, even animals like mini-horses and pigs!

Nov. 2-3, 2012

The 37th Snowflake Boutique held in the North Sisters Building at the Deschutes County Fair Grounds opens the Christmas buying season in Central Oregon. For the last few years, I have been the only book vendor at this event. I sell the copies of children's illustrated books from Guardian Angel Publishing that I purchase. Sometimes I am asked to give a brief interview with the local DJ of the radio station broadcasting the event live. I only sell those books that I have illustrated but they are enough, they fill 2 wire rack display stands!

2012 Deschutes County Fair Fine Arts Judging

2012-08-18T23:20:14Z

This year we had over 219 entries in the Open Fine Arts exhibit. That was considerably more than past years. The quality was way up over all making it very difficult to judge. But it was a lot of fun!

Here is a long shot of the exhibit; even in this picture we are unable to show all the entries.

Here is one of me pinning Best of Show ribbon in the Professional Class The picture below won a first place. It took 7 hours after the 1 hour lunch we took to judge, choose, and place all the ribbons.

COMING SOON....

2012-06-11T00:06:50Z

"The Powder Monkey" author Donna McDine and artist KC Snider.

This is a story about the victims of the Press Gangs scouring the English countryside for young boys to become "powder monkeys" aboard the First Rate warships. When in a sea battle, the ship's canons needed to be constantly supplied with exploding powder to send canon balls into the enemy ship. Powder monkeys were expected to supply the bags of powder back and forth between the seamen and the powder storage below decks. This is the story of one such boy.

COMING SOON to the Andy & Spirit Books...

2012-05-26T23:40:35Z

"Andy and Spirit in Search and Rescue" by Mary Jean Kelso. I have finished the illustrations for this newest story in the series which will be published later this year. This story is an adventure for Andy, Tracy, and Spirit who rescue an abandoned family. However, something, or someone, is missing!

COFFEE CLATTER and more...

2012-03-23T19:13:08Z

Just got back from the Redmond Chamber of Commerce Friday Coffee Clatter. What fun! I had 10 of my books and 2 triptychs of original illustrations from "The Golden Pathway" and "The Town of Masquerade" on display. High Desert Society of the Arts was hosting the Clatter today which allowed us to show the business community who we are and what we do. I sold 2 books after wards and got some people very interested in Guardian Angel Publishing.. Other members brought examples of their art work and some of them sold work too. I think we made a good impression!

I spent my 2 minutes showing the books from the 2 kids who were the Winner and Runner Up from the 4th Grade Writing Contest. Most of the Chamber Members knew nothing about this project. We explained how Kai Strand helped judge the writing and I judged the illustrations this year. This is the contest shared by HDSA and the Writer's Guild. We generated a lot of buzz among the Members with this.

Four of us took on various brief little speeches to say how we help the community in various art-related endeavors. It opened some eyes when they realized we are not an artists' group but an ART group. We used this platform to ask for members willing to help us go forward with with more community involvement and the importance of all forms of art to the education of our children. We now have a lot of interest!

Just Completed...

2012-03-15T00:28:06Z

Reception at the Redmond Public Library was held for the Winners and Runners Up of the Redmond Schools Children's 4th Grade Writing Contest on Saturday March 10. Kai Strand and myself were judges; Kai judged the written stories and I judged the illustrations. It was very hard to choose. We had over 200 entries that had to be paired down to 27 Finalist and the Winner and Runner Up.

The Winner was Aryana Foster from Central Christian School and her illustrated book "The Mystery of the Missing Clown." The Runner Up was Aspen Geisen from Tom McCall Elementary and his his illustrated book "Monkey Madness." Both got their books published, had a book signing (I have 1 of each), and now several copies are available at the Redmond Library for check out. I have been involved in this for about 4 years when Kathy Duffy started it all. My has it grown! It has been quite the adventure and is now handled by Central Oregon Writer's Guild. The contest is sponsored, in part, by Central Oregon Writers Guild, High Desert Society of the Arts, and the Rotary Club of Redmond.

From left to right, back row KC Snider and Kai Strand
Front row left to right is Aspen Geisen and Aryana Foster

Just Completed...

2012-03-14T23:57:59Z

I had a one-woman show last week at the Regional Lions Club Convention held at Eagle Crest. I was invited to show and sell my illustrated books from Guardian Angel Publishing and some of my Western fine art original paintings. I sold a print and over $300 worth of books. Some of the books were donated to S.M.A.R.T. (Start Making a Reader Today) to go to the Terrebonne Community School (K-8th grade).

Sharon and I had a great free dinner and got to hear the main speaker. Kim Meeder who started the Crystal Peaks Youth Ranch. She rescues abused horses and pairs them with troubled and abused children at no cost. She is a very inspirational speaker and there was not a dry eye in the whole convention hall.

She has a couple of books out about her experiences in starting and running this ranch. She invited me to come out and perhaps look at doing portraits of a couple of her rescued horses. Looking forward to that! She has quite a Christian ministry and it is done in a very subtle and loving way.

Coming Up...

2012-01-16T00:50:48Z

Redmond Merchants Association is planning an art walk on February 10, 2012 from 5pm to 8pm. HDSA artists and others will be participating. It is called Walk the HeART Beat. I hope to be back at Arnold's Restaurant on the corner of 6th St. and Evergreen in the old Redmond Hotel again. When I was there in December, we definitely sold books and brought a lot of new traffic into this recently opened new business...and I like their food and prices!

Current Exhibit...

2012-01-16T00:47:19Z

I currently have several presentations of illustrations from the children's books I illustrate for Guardian Angel Publishing on display at the lobby of Home Federal Bank in Redmond, OR on the corner of 6th St. and Highland.. The exhibit lasts through February 2012.

AWARD...

2011-10-22T17:44:24Z

Just received this announcement this morning. Donna McDine's children's book, "The Golden Pathway" about the Underground Railroad received the Silver award from Lrterary Classics. Here is the Press Release (in part):

Literary Classics Announces Youth Media International Book Award Winners

Rapid City, SD, October 21, 2011 --(PR.com)-- Literary Classics announced its 2011 selection of top books for children and young adults today. Award recipients were selected from entries received throughout the world. The Literary Classics selection committee is proud to recognize the following titles in children's and young adult literature which exemplify the criteria set forth by the Literary Classics Awards committee.

A partial list of the 2011 award recipients follows:

Picture Book - Early Reader

- Silver Award Recipient
The Golden Pathway
Written by Donna M. McDine, illustrated by K.C. Snider

Literary Classics, an organization dedicated to furthering excellence in literature, takes great pride in its role to help promote classic literature which appeals to youth, while educating and encouraging positive values in the impressionable young minds of future generations. Judging is based upon the criteria set forth by Literary Classics' highly selective awards committee which honors books promoting character, vision, creativity and learning, through content which possesses key elements found in well-crafted literature.

Coming Up on My Calendar...

2011-10-21T00:11:32Z

Snowflake Boutique is coming to the Deschutes County Fairgrounds Nov. 4th from 1pm to 8pm and 5th from 9am to 4pm. I will be the only one with books for sale. I also will be doing illustrations LIVE!

Art of Christmas will be 2.5 weeks later opening at 12 noon to 6pm Friday Nov. 25th for 9 days until Saturday Dec. 3 from 11am to 5pm. Days and times are posted on my web site.

COMING SOON....

2011-10-21T00:04:13Z

"The Town of Masquerade"          by Jack Samuels
                                                                              with art by KC Snider

"Benjamin Jay was a Bully" by Emma Glover and art by KC Snider

Just Released...

2011-10-20T23:48:39Z

The Milk Horse, by Cat Luce, illustrated by KC Snider



A Pocketful of Manners, by Marilee Crow, illustrated by KC Snider





"God Loves You Whoever You Are" by Colleen Reece & Julie Reece DeMarco illustrated by KC Snider