New Ideas

A recent Bark Point Studio favorite

First Holiday Card of the season!

Cover for my YA Novel

Cover for my New children's book idea :)

LEVELING UP : I have an AGENT!

I am now being represented by Lemonade Illustration Agency!

https://www.lemonadeillustration.com/work/?artist=472&name=&cat=1&id=271&page=1

Also, I have not updated this blog in FAR too long! Here are some of my recent favorites:

Sashi for Pre-Order

My first published book is now available for Pre-Order! I am so excited to see Sashi the Scared Little Sheltie in person and of course in print! A percentage of sales will benefit Sheltie Rescue. This project has truly been a labor of love, its a precious story and would make a great holiday gift for any kid or family with pets.

Please check it out: http://www.njsheltiemom.com/sashischildrensbook.html

In recent news, I have completed my fourth book (second to be published)--- Wilson Tries New Foods! Below are a few sneak-peaks. This book was such a pleasure to create and I learned a lot too, so its a great book for parents with kids who are hesitant or refuse to eat the things they need to grow and succeed.

In even more recent news--- I've started my fifth book! Benjamin Birdie's First Flight, written by Michael Dostikas. I am so excited about this story, its characters, its charm, its writing--- everything about it is so fresh and of course adorable. Below is the first 2 pages.

Artist' Block

I had this adorable idea in my head... and it did not come out the way I wanted it to... I am giving up on it for now...

Kiba Pattern!

Mayhem & The Windmill - this is Mayhem's third Illustration

New logo!

I liked the way this Personalized Background came out. Mabel the dog on her porch

Where's Ray?

Where's Ray? He is running to save the bad guys, thats where!

This is an older version of a Sashi Spread-- there were some changes made, but I wanted to post this version first.

Sashi Pages

I've skipped uploading a few spreads in Sashi so far. Since I know this one will be hitting shelves this December I don't want to give it all away! But here is the fourth spread. I am 1/4 done with the book and ironically enough Sashi is 1/4 to her goal on our Kickstarter--- please check it out and buy yourself a copy, you won't regret it. Sashi has an amazing story to tell.

Sashi The Scared Little Sheltie on KICKSTARTER

Sashi Sneak Peak

This is the first spread in the Sashi The Scared Little Sheltie Children's book.

Introducing Sashi the Scared Little Sheltie

This is the Cover for the next book I will be working on. Sashi is based on a real Sheltie who overcame a lot of neglect and became an amazing best friend.

Where's Ray Half Page Spreads

Another Sketch_dailies and Hammer Cont'd

I have introduced a NEW style to my Bark Point Studio options. I am now taking commissions for Doggie Doodles-- they are $15.00 sketches like the image below. I did this because Bark Point Studio started at $20.00 per pet and $10.00 for every additional pet. It was exciting and the amount of work I got immediately, was shocking to me! However those prices were not sustainable.. For the amount of time and care I began putting into these commissions I had to raise my prices. For a "caricature", that I am now calling Illustrations, it is $49.00 per pet and it includes a Generic Background. (Clients can choose from 8 choices or pay an additional $15.00 to Personalize the Background with their own photos or ideas.) I wanted to be able to still appeal to an audience that doesn't want to spend more than $20.00 but can appreciate the look of a sketch. So I am loving the Doggie Doodles thus far!

I have now drawn my second @Sketch_Dailies ! The topic is #IronMan, so of course I drew Tony Bark, aka Jax dressed as Iron Man.

This below illustration has a PG-13/R reason behind its creation, but I actually think its my favorite thing I've done maybe ever. I feel like this little Corgi could be hanging out with Disney's Bolt. Its not an original style but I just love that I captured the disney look and had a blast doing it.

Hammer Spreads continued! Only 4 more spreads to go and I will have completed my first Children's Book. 

Me & Roo

Ray Pages 7-8

This book is beginning to come along. Who knows what will come of it. The author is going to self-publish it. I hope it takes off, but if it doesn't at least I am finally working on my Children's Book portfolio! This one is my favorite so far.

Charcoal

I used to love drawing in Charcoal. Vine Charcoal, pastel, you name it. I loved it. Well now I am trying to get that look digitally. I am excited to offer a new type of work to my clients, hopefully it will satisfy my need for variation for at least a bit. I am also working on a new type of work, something very quick and less costly then my other work. I just have not decided on a style just yet. Also, below is my new promo that I am going to bring to Toy Fair this year.

Ray's Pages 7-8

Art By ©Morgan Spicer 2014

Characters by ©Keli-Ann Reilly

New Style For Caricatures

Bark Point Studio has been draining lately with Christmas so close. I need to be drawing about 8-10 animals a day to stay on track! Today I decided to make it more exciting to change up my style slightly. I am incorporated some aspects from my original 300 caricatures or so into my more recent ones. I like the results so far!

Roscoe-Roo What Kind of Dog Are Yoo?

I am working on my Children's Book portfolio... I am taking a break from Catpunzel and working on "Roscoe-Roo, What kind of dog are yoo?" (also "Roscoe-Roo, What did you doo?" and "Roscoe-Roo has Whiskers Too")

Not my best... People just don't come out as lively as my animals.. Probably because I like animals better. ;)

October 2012 work thus far...

I held a "biggest smile" competition on Facebook page, and little Stella here won. I picked her partly because she does have a great smile, and also because she needs a home!! Check her out here: http://www.facebook.com/SavingStella?fref=ts

This was a fun commission. As soon as I heard 'disney- like Wolf and deer' I was in!