Promotional Postcard

I'm heading to the SCBWI National Conference in NYC in the morning.
Here's the sketch for my promotional postcard I'll be handing out:

I'll be back from NYC on Monday with a full heart, a brimming sketchbook, lots of inspiration, some new friends, and maybe a few ideas for new books.

I'm especially excited to see some of my Sketchables friends there!

-- Ruth McNally Barshaw

Promo Postcard

I featured the sketches for my current promo postcard on the Sketchables last year. Yes, it took me a year to finally paint them. This one is off at the printers and I'm anxiously waiting to send it out.   

The back of the postcard featured a vignette of the garden growing.

Next on the ol' to-do list - the final painting in this little series.  Harvest time!  I live surrounded by farms in Michigan. It's a far cry from 20 years of city living that we enjoyed before here. Let's just say I have a new appreciation and love for farmers and gardens. I would like all kids to dig in the dirt and grow something to eat! It's good for the body and soul. And I would be super excited to illustrate a book or story on gardening.