tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226553632363517570.post2651140424397645891..comments2024-03-26T11:14:00.710-07:00Comments on The Pen And Ink Blog: Brush & Paint - Inside The Creative ProcessThe Pen and Ink Blogspothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01709195512534318571noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226553632363517570.post-42550407438168843312011-02-22T21:29:33.707-08:002011-02-22T21:29:33.707-08:00Beautiful picture. Very sweet and so creative. I l...Beautiful picture. Very sweet and so creative. I love this insight into your illustrating process, Megan!Lori W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15513938828806159874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226553632363517570.post-45362169474977525952011-02-17T21:47:23.331-08:002011-02-17T21:47:23.331-08:00Thinking of your story... "The Sun with the C...Thinking of your story... "The Sun with the Curly Hair" would be a winner!!! xo SuzySuzy Engelman Blockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17424126766490073062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226553632363517570.post-34534092621636166872011-02-15T07:51:22.952-08:002011-02-15T07:51:22.952-08:00Okay, guys. We'll have to negotiate a contract...Okay, guys. We'll have to negotiate a contract.Megan Frances Abrahamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02259684930983493989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226553632363517570.post-36100042922855301012011-02-12T23:06:14.343-08:002011-02-12T23:06:14.343-08:00Megan.
Lee Rae.
If you kids collaborate and publis...Megan.<br />Lee Rae.<br />If you kids collaborate and publish, Pen & Ink reserves the right to brag "It Happened Here, Folks!"<br />Sincerely,<br />The ManagementThe Pen and Ink Blogspothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01709195512534318571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226553632363517570.post-17380541845389489002011-02-12T22:36:17.279-08:002011-02-12T22:36:17.279-08:00Thank you Janet Ann. The tricky thing for me is I ...Thank you Janet Ann. The tricky thing for me is I write too. I need to nap less.Megan Frances Abrahamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02259684930983493989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226553632363517570.post-78192835698782218502011-02-12T22:34:02.702-08:002011-02-12T22:34:02.702-08:00Yes, I'm serious, Lee Rae. Your ideas are fant...Yes, I'm serious, Lee Rae. Your ideas are fantastic. It would be fun. And I just got up from a nap myself.Megan Frances Abrahamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02259684930983493989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226553632363517570.post-47124150228975341382011-02-12T15:30:01.330-08:002011-02-12T15:30:01.330-08:00It's nice to see the creative process from an ...It's nice to see the creative process from an illustrator's point of view.Janet Ann Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13234310280477491538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226553632363517570.post-2345535182678823942011-02-11T19:22:27.750-08:002011-02-11T19:22:27.750-08:00Megan, are you serious, or are you just trying to ...Megan, are you serious, or are you just trying to make me feel better about my unexpected nap?Lee Raehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08082685634893967598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226553632363517570.post-76352022607098673832011-02-11T15:13:51.476-08:002011-02-11T15:13:51.476-08:00Thank you Michael, Rita and Terry. So glad you lik...Thank you Michael, Rita and Terry. So glad you liked it.<br /><br />Lee Rae, I love the way you think. We should collaborate one of these days! Have a good nap.Megan Frances Abrahamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02259684930983493989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226553632363517570.post-12039254174101559422011-02-11T14:46:16.165-08:002011-02-11T14:46:16.165-08:00Megan, maybe his first adventure would be to find ...Megan, maybe his first adventure would be to find out where he left his whiskers. I also see him on some Popsicle water skis at some point, narrowly missing the baby alligator who escaped from the local pet store. I need to lie down.Lee Raehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08082685634893967598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226553632363517570.post-27722767574459282282011-02-11T13:44:18.462-08:002011-02-11T13:44:18.462-08:00Megan, what a wonderful report on your thinking pr...Megan, what a wonderful report on your thinking process! It is very inspiring! <br />Pen & Ink thanks for the post.terrylimshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09937741859271241356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226553632363517570.post-45710418073863413692011-02-10T19:58:12.490-08:002011-02-10T19:58:12.490-08:00Rita, we at Pen & Ink don't like to brag, ...Rita, we at Pen & Ink don't like to brag, but you are welcome.<br />Sincerely,<br />The ManagementThe Pen and Ink Blogspothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01709195512534318571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226553632363517570.post-73310422384802665652011-02-10T18:53:13.626-08:002011-02-10T18:53:13.626-08:00Delightful and insightful as ever, Megan. Thank yo...Delightful and insightful as ever, Megan. Thank you, and thank you also, Pen and Ink!!<br /><br />Laurie--beautifully put: "from childhood exuberance to adult doubt." Fight, fight, fight! (Or don't fight?? Instead, rewind, and remember that creativity is natural??) !!!Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03823648489427679440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226553632363517570.post-51153820495209347802011-02-10T16:22:06.254-08:002011-02-10T16:22:06.254-08:00Your artwork is beautiful and you should have won ...Your artwork is beautiful and you should have won that contest.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226553632363517570.post-25266113086131587022011-02-10T14:11:37.163-08:002011-02-10T14:11:37.163-08:00Thank you, Kathy, Lee Rae and Joanna! I love the i...Thank you, Kathy, Lee Rae and Joanna! I love the idea of developing my mouse painting into a story! And good luck with the quest for childhood exuberance, Laurie. I always enjoy talking with you about writing.Megan Frances Abrahamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02259684930983493989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226553632363517570.post-25413116835197239832011-02-10T05:16:46.961-08:002011-02-10T05:16:46.961-08:00Megan, I so agree with Leeraelynne, as soon as I l...Megan, I so agree with Leeraelynne, as soon as I looked at your mouse I felt he simply inviting his story to be exposed.Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00633484787634197878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226553632363517570.post-29037313280414421562011-02-09T11:28:41.628-08:002011-02-09T11:28:41.628-08:00I struggle with "part 2" also. I am sear...I struggle with "part 2" also. I am searching for a way to reverse the transition from childhood exuberance to adult doubt. Thanks for sharing your process and beautiful art!Laurie L Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382667529301854508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226553632363517570.post-13895108878953135372011-02-09T10:56:56.096-08:002011-02-09T10:56:56.096-08:00Megan, have you given any thought to writing a sto...Megan, have you given any thought to writing a story about this mouse who rides around town in a take-out carton? I think there is a wonderful mouse adventure just waiting to be written for this little guy.Lee Raehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08082685634893967598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226553632363517570.post-65528065494892275692011-02-09T09:30:46.780-08:002011-02-09T09:30:46.780-08:00That mouse is so cute!! I hope he ends up in a boo...That mouse is so cute!! I hope he ends up in a book. The kids I read to at the library would LOVE him!! :)Kathy McCulloughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02241700558365544977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226553632363517570.post-19991754273481747192011-02-08T23:04:08.737-08:002011-02-08T23:04:08.737-08:00Thank you Julie, Diane, Susan and Nancy for your k...Thank you Julie, Diane, Susan and Nancy for your kind, thoughtful comments. And many thanks to the generous management of Pen and Ink for inviting me to share your wonderful forum. You're right, I am an avid fan!Megan Frances Abrahamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02259684930983493989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226553632363517570.post-17165944237988876222011-02-08T13:27:56.741-08:002011-02-08T13:27:56.741-08:00This is beautiful and so interesting. Whiskers or...This is beautiful and so interesting. Whiskers or not, he's gorgeous!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01114162398848233118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226553632363517570.post-3762985709899699912011-02-08T12:28:54.993-08:002011-02-08T12:28:54.993-08:00He's a young mouse. Those are the ones who lo...He's a young mouse. Those are the ones who love to sail in the gutters. That's why he doesn't have whiskers.<br />Thanks so much Megan for a look at your process. I love your pictures. I am going to be interested in reading your YA.Susan B Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10752641433121011158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226553632363517570.post-48829661179142888892011-02-08T10:56:26.560-08:002011-02-08T10:56:26.560-08:00We wanted to post Megan's art in 3D, but we wo...We wanted to post Megan's art in 3D, but we would have to send 3D glasses to all our readers.<br />Sincerely,<br />20/40The Pen and Ink Blogspothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01709195512534318571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226553632363517570.post-69586575986829201712011-02-08T10:31:59.865-08:002011-02-08T10:31:59.865-08:00I love reading about your process developing an il...I love reading about your process developing an illustration, and seeing it too! Do you still have any of your childhood sketches? Bravo, Pen and Ink for hosting another use (illustration!) of pen and ink!Diane Browninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10478231908389931178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226553632363517570.post-77427541014047835162011-02-08T10:30:10.238-08:002011-02-08T10:30:10.238-08:00Oh, how I wish I could draw! But I appreciate bea...Oh, how I wish I could draw! But I appreciate beautiful artwork, and Megan's work is amazing.Julie Musilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02150454913885915017noreply@blogger.com