Here’s another image from Dino Pets Go To School

On Saturday November 5th I’ll be signing copies at the world-famous Books of Wonder, also in Manhattan, from 12-2pm.

Here is a recent review from Booklist:

The humor that results from giant dinosaurs in everyday settings never seems to go extinct. Here, it’s Pet Day at school, and most kids bring in quotidian creatures, such as a guinea pig or dog. But one kid brings his dinos, each of which wreaks a different kind of havoc. When the tallest one “sits on the bus,” it literally sits on top of the bus; the smartest one eats the students’ math quizzes; and so on. A chart at the back of the book identifies each kind of dinosaur, first by how it is described in the narrative, then by its scientific name. Colorful illustrations realistically portray the school setting, which makes the dinosaurs’ ridiculous antics even funnier in contrast.

— Diane Foote

I’m very excited to announce two events in conjuction with the publication of Dino Pets Go To School:

On Halloween I’ll be reading some of my books at Appleseeds in Manhattan. It will be part of a full day of festivities and I’ll be doing my part at 4:30pm. Then on Saturday November 5th I’ll be at the world-famous Books of Wonder, also in Manhattan, from 12-2pm.

Here is a recent review from Booklist:

The humor that results from giant dinosaurs in everyday settings never seems to go extinct. Here, it’s Pet Day at school, and most kids bring in quotidian creatures, such as a guinea pig or dog. But one kid brings his dinos, each of which wreaks a different kind of havoc. When the tallest one “sits on the bus,” it literally sits on top of the bus; the smartest one eats the students’ math quizzes; and so on. A chart at the back of the book identifies each kind of dinosaur, first by how it is described in the narrative, then by its scientific name. Colorful illustrations realistically portray the school setting, which makes the dinosaurs’ ridiculous antics even funnier in contrast.

— Diane Foote

As usual, 8×10, oil on canvas. $500.

Thanks to Larry Henry for buying this Painting!

A translucent blue Foodland shopping bag. Oil on Canvas, 8 x 10.

It’s been a while since I posted one, but yes, I have continued to paint my garbage, although not as frequently as I would like. As usual, oil on canvas, 8×10 inches. Paintings in this series are $400 each.

There’s an apple tree down the road from here, and back in the fall Milo would like to walk to it and pick the fruit. It was homely and a bit worm-eaten, but the apples were tart, sweet, and crisp. This painting was done in October. Not up to Abbey Ryan standards, but a valiant attempt.

Still over six months from publication (argh!), Dino Pets at School inches closer to existence. I can’t believe I started the sketches nearly two years ago.

This one is mostly bathroom garbage. You can see the toilet paper tube on the right (hmmm, that should have been recycled). Click here to see the eBay auction. Last week’s painting is also still available.

This is an original oil painting, number 15 in a series of works that depict and document my household waste. It is both a way of acknowledging my culpability in the destruction of our environment, and a symbolic act of recycling.  And, should you win the auction, it would look lovely on your wall.