Flower Tower now available!

Crocodile Creek has just released this floor puzzle illustrated by me!
http://store.crocodilecreek.com/products/productdetail/Flower+Tower+Floor+Puzzle/part_number=4069-5/476.0.1.1.2179.2189.0.0.0?pp=12&

My Interview in the Girllustrators blog!

The Girllustrators is an all female illustration group in Austin, TX. They asked me a couple of questions a few months ago about how I use technology in my illustration work. The interview came out yesterday and I am so honored to be in company of such amazing illustrators like Melinda Beck, David Kirk, Stephen Savage... Star struck!

http://girllustrators.com

Goodnight Safari now available - and is the #2 paid book app at the App Store!

The first book app I ever illustrated is now available at the App Store! Download it today! An adorable bed time story for your little ones.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/goodnight-safari/id491398092?ls=1&mt=8

Happy 2012!

Nothing better than start the year working! I'm illustrating a series of 4 books for Chronicle Books, one of my favorite publishers and dream client. The first two will be out December 2012, I've been working all holiday on final art for the first two! Meanwhile... countdown for the Goodnight Safari launch, check out a sneak peek video here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWneUECzIGA&feature=youtu.be

What a great way to bring in 2012!

Polk Street Press

...is a brand new publisher that will focus on digital experiences for kids, I illustrated their Goodnight Safari book app that will be available soon! Yes, of course I will keep you posted, meanwhile check their website for a preview!

http://www.polkstreetpress.com/apps-books/goodnight-safari

Giving many many thanks...

... for the fantastic illustration filled year I've had so far! This spread is part of my upcoming book My Dad is the Best Playground, published by Robin Corey/Random House, available May 2012! www.randomhouse.com/book/216181/my-dad-is-the-best-playground-by-luciana-navarro-powell

an Oldie but Goldie...

...that I found in my files today, in honor of Monday, my favorite day of the week!

Goodnight safari

These are for a super fun project for a new publisher called Polk Street Press. I can't wait for it to be ready, available soon in iPads everywhere!

summery day

I will leave you with this nice warm day of an illustration, San Diego today woke up cloudy and in the 60s! (mind you, I'm not complaining, I am not a big fan of heat)

illustrating for toy packaging

This is a project for Hasbro, I did art for this teddy bear's packaging. The illustration itself ended up being minimal on the final product, so I am showing some versions of earlier concepts.

they were BUGging me to be posted here too

... so I had no choice! They are part of a puzzle I did for Crocodile Creek.

Airy fairy little critters

So glad I got to finish this project before the end of the world tomorrow! ;) These guys are part of a puzzle I did for a client that has been a dream of mine for a long time! It will be out next year!

Dino-Friday

... another mural just shipped, dinos love their new dark blue background!

kitty, kitty...

art for Kiwanis magazine just out!

Art I did for Kiwanis magazine, it tells the story of a sick child and how his stuffed animal helped him cope through the power of play.

...the weather outside is frightful...

well, not really, after all this is San Diego, but this week gave us the closest we can get to a blizzard, 2 inches of rain! let it rain, let it rain, wish it was snow!

just felt like fairy tale today

I've been really into wolves after reading Pierre et le Loupe. More to follow.

A nice day for fishing and cloud gazing

A preview of a book I illustrated for Pearson called "Tiny mouse, roaring lion". It looks like a great day to go fishing and looking at the clouds... until the clouds start to look like huge roaring animals ready to eat you up!

fly away with books!

I did this cover art for Scholastic a while ago, for this cool magazine called Storyworks. September issue.

Dreamy Garden

My latest mural! I hope it will make my little fairy client dream of spring and friendly critters!

another garden critter humming

It was fast but I was able to capture it in mid air!

busy bee buzzing

the client's smile makes my day!

he got a mural on his bedroom this morning!