Winston and Baum's 4th book Cover!

My talented hubby has been writing an awesome adventure filled steampunk series for the past several years, Winston and Baum. These fun books follow Winston and Baum, two partners that specialize in the extermination of pesky supernatural trouble makers.  I have had the honor ...and frustration of illustrating each of his covers for him. 

the first Book of the series. 

the second book. 

the third book.

It is an honor to be a part of such an entertaining extension of my husband's mind. Being able to bring form to characters that he created has been amazing. However, I specialize in cute animals or girl's so when my husband asked me to draw some men with guns...needless to say it was a bit out of my comfort zone. It has been frustrating to work on each of his covers but probably none so much as this last one. Over four weeks of sketching and re-sketching to get Winston and Baum to look right on the page.

rough sketch (erased and re-drawn about 4 times)

inking the sketch now

I knew the look and position that I wanted to portray but my pencil didn't seem to want to cooperate ...yes it was the pencil that was the issue I'm almost sure of it. :P  And don't even get me started on the coloring issues...there is ALWAYS coloring issues.

Colored in PhotoShop...this program knows what I want it to do but it never listens. :P

But here I am, still in one piece and the fourth Winston and Baum cover is looking pretty awesome if I do say so myself. :D 

Here it is, Winston and Baum and the Trials of the Baba Yaga. 

The 4th book is available for pre-order on the kindle and should be available in paperback very soon. Get all his Novels and short stories on Amazon via his website.

So very proud of my hubby. Love you Seth! :)

Thanks for reading! 

~Caralyn 

ANOTHER BOOK SIGNING WHOOOO!!!!!

My talented husband/author is having another book signing for his Winston and Baum series

He will be selling and signing copies at the Hiram Book Store. Where you can pick up both of the books in his Winston and Baum Steampunk Adventure series.

So stop on by and support a local author and check out the Hiram Book Store, it’ll be fun :)

Hope you can all join us

Friday August 8th from 5pm-8pm

The Hiram Bookstore
5077 Jimmy Lee Smith Pkwy, suite 109
Hiram, GA 30141
770-943-0571

Can’t make it to the Book signing? You can get Winston and Baum online.  

Get Winston and Baum

Also check out Seth’s other books and short stories at his website www.radioactiverabbitink.com  

Thank you for reading!

~Caralyn 

Things to do in Atlanta this Father's Day Weekend!

HEY ART FANS!!!

Just wanted to do a quick blog to let you all know what I will be up to this weekend. My hubby and I will be at Sci-Fi Summer Con in Atlanta, I know, I know, it's Father's Day weekend...well Dad's like Art and Books and Sci-Fi so bring him along :)

Check out Sci-Fi Summer Con here!

My hubby will have copies of both of his Winston and Baum books for your Dad...or yourself. ;) 

I will have lots of prints and a few of my sculptures, my inventory is a little small at this show but I still have a few little guys that would love for someone to adopt them :) Not sure the exact location of our booth but I know we will be in the dealer room so make sure to come by and see us! :D 

Thanks for reading!

~Caralyn 

TOOK YOU LONG ENOUGH!!!!

Wow, a project that was anticipated to only take a few days ended up taking 4 weeks, Phew, what a task it was too BUUUUT I an FINISHED now, well at least with the coloring.

All I have to add for the Winston and Baum 2nd Book Cover to be complete is the Title text, then it will be ready to send to the printers and then my husband's 2nd Steampunk Adventure book will be available for purchase, EXCITING!!!
This one is called Winston and Baum and the seven mummies of Sekhmet, so the mean looking lady with the lioness face, hovering over everyone, that's Sekhmet. I imagine she is super cranky because Winston and Baum, with their sidekick goblin, Brackish, keep messing up her mass take over plans. The team have a penchant for getting in the way of supernatural villains, to find out more about them, you'll have to read the books :D
Get The 1st Winston and Baum Book Here

Thanks for reading!
~Caralyn

TAKE ALL DAY WHY DON’T CHA!?

Haven’t worked on my husband’s 2^nd Book cover in a long while but the last bit of the editing process has been completed so now we are just waiting on Me ooops so I figured I’d better get back to it. 

I finished the inking this weekend so now on to the coloring, I’m hoping it will only take a few days to complete Buuuuut things hardly ever go the way I plan sooo we’ll see LOL

I will post progress Photos as I color so keep checking my FaceBook page for updates :)

For the 1st Winston & Baum Adventure, check out RadioactiveRabbitink

Thanks for reading!

~Caralyn 

FREE BOOKMARKS!

Finished the bookmarks for my husband's book signing. We will be handing these out, They are of the three main characters from his book Winston & Baum: and the Secret of the Stone Circle

Get your copy of Winston and Baum

March 22nd stop by the Book Worm and get you a signed book and a Free bookmark. :)

About the Book Signing

Thanks for reading!

~Caralyn 

Book Signing!

I am sooo super stoked to announce that my wonderfully talented husband/author is having a book signing for his novel  Winston & Baum: and the Secret of the Stone Circle   He will be selling and signing copies at the Book Worm Book Store in Powder Springs GA, AND I will be there with him YAY, not just to support my favorite author but I will be selling some of my Art Prints as well.

So stop on by and support a local author and artist, and check out the Book Worm, it’ll be fun :)

Hope you can all join us

Saturday March 22^nd from 1pm – 3pm

The Book Worm Bookstore
4451 Marietta Street
Powder Springs, GA 30127
770-439-2029

Can’t make it to the Book signing? You can get Winston and Baum online.  

Get Winston and Baum

Also check out Seth’s other books and short stories at his website www.radioactiverabbitink.com  

Looking for my work? Prints and Sculptures are available at my Etsy store

MysticReflections Etsy Store

Thank you for reading!

~Caralyn 

Red Riding Hood and the Not so Big or Bad Wolf

FINISHED! All done coloring Red and Little Wolf.  Really like how it turned out.  

I’m working on a sketch for another one with Goldie Locks and the little bear, should have photos tomorrow :)

After this, I think I’m done with the new sketches for a little while so I can get a few pieces colored, then I will be taking some time to work on another Book Cover for my husband’s second book in his Winston and Baum series.

http://www.amazon.com/Winston-Secret-Steampunk-Adventures-ebook/dp/B008MAT2ZE/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1366207767&sr=1-1&keywords=winston+and+baum

Working on the cover is going to take a few weeks probably but I will be posting progress pictures along the way, so keep checking my blog.

Thanks for reading.

~Caralyn