Tag Archives: monkeys

I gave Willie a Christmas present…

Posted on January 1, 2014 by pouringmyartout

He now has his own, signed copy of the monkey book. After our trip to the California Academy of Sciences, we went out to dinner with Willie and his family in a very nice Burmese restaurant in a quaint little … Continue reading →

Posted in My travels, Stories of my life, sunsets, Willie! | Tagged burmese food, children's book, family, food, humor, kids, monkeys, photography, san francisco, travel | 17 Comments

A literary interview with a young reader…

Posted on December 2, 2013 by pouringmyartout

Me: Hey, Willie, whatcha got there? Willie: Just the most awesome book ever. And guess what! It was written by a good friend of mine. Me: Well it does my heart good to see a young person who likes to … Continue reading →

Posted in fiction, My art, Stories of my life, thinking about stuff, Willie! | Tagged books, childrens books, humor, kids, monkeys, reading, writing | 50 Comments

Everybody got somethin’ to hide…

Posted on November 1, 2013 by pouringmyartout

… except for me and my monkey book!!! Now I just need to put it in my sidebar and do links… I guess you could just go to thebookpatch.com where my other book is sold and do a search for … Continue reading →

Posted in fiction, My art, Pictures of me, Stories of my life | Tagged art, author, children's book, humor, i wrote another book, kids, monkeys, writing | 171 Comments

One more picture…

Posted on October 5, 2013 by pouringmyartout

… from the children’s book I am getting ready to publish. But that is the last one. I can’t give all the milk away for free or nobody will buy the cow… or monkey, as the case may be. And hey, … Continue reading →

Posted in dogs and other animals, My art | Tagged art, children's book, girl scouts, homeless kids, humor, kids, monkeys, painting, writing | 22 Comments

Let’s talk about monkeys some more…

Posted on October 2, 2013 by pouringmyartout

I finished the art for the cover of the book… sort of… That is more or less what it will look like. I finished all the little details and clean up art. I might make the monkey a little bigger … Continue reading →

Posted in dogs and other animals, fiction, My art | Tagged art, children's book, humor, monkeys, painting, self publishing, writing | 46 Comments

Let’s talk about monkeys…

Posted on September 26, 2013 by pouringmyartout

As you know, I am just about ready to publish my first children’s book. There is a story about how this book came about. It is based on the answers given to me by kids when I tell them that … Continue reading →

Posted in Stories of my life, thinking about stuff | Tagged children's book, humor, kids, monkeys, WPLongform, writing | 191 Comments

I might have a problem…

Posted on September 17, 2013 by pouringmyartout

Every time I start an art project, this happens to me. It takes over my whole life. It fills my head. I go to sleep thinking about it, and I wake up thinking about it. Sometimes I wake up in … Continue reading →

Posted in dogs and other animals, My art, Pictures of me, Stories of my life | Tagged art, art project, children's book, compulsion, humor, literature, monkey project, monkeys, painting, sci fi novels, writing | 22 Comments

About that children’s book…

Posted on September 13, 2013 by pouringmyartout

The artwork is taking a little longer to finish than I thought it would. The book is more about the art than the words, so I want to get it right. But I thought I might share one of the … Continue reading →

Posted in fiction, My art, Stories of my life | Tagged art, arts, book idea, children's book, humor, illustration, monkeys, painting, watercolor painting, writing | 11 Comments

I made a monkey!

Posted on August 26, 2013 by pouringmyartout

Well… I mean, I drew a monkey, and then painted it in with water-color paints, and then did the outlines with ink. And then I scanned it and put it is to Photoshop and zoomed in and cleaned up all the … Continue reading →