This is a concept for a project that I am working on.

Tomorrow, I will be participating in a "Quick Draw" 2 hr. plein air painting event in Beaverton followed by a gallery show of everyone's works. I'll post photos of the event this weekend!

Snow Goat is now available on Amazon.com and soon other vendors! It is full color and 40 pages. Here's the link!

http://www.amazon.com/Snow-Goat-Ryan-Shane-Middaugh/dp/1492111953/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1378774949&sr=8-2&keywords=snow+goat

I will have a new website coming soon, along with this blog. I will post details soon!

This is a current freelance project of an Arabian Horse that I just completed and mailed to the midwest. (Pencil and gauche on watercolor paper.)

Cookies by Meredith and hand painted Christmas tags by me.

We donated a copy to my daughter's preschool. I really appreciated the nice note from the teachers and class! This makes my whole day.

Powell's Books now carries Why Do the Animals Sleep in the Barn?
If you ever visit Portland, stop by their Burnside store. It takes up a whole block!
http://www.powells.com/biblio/61-9781478252702-1

This book is now available at Barnes and Noble, also.

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/why-do-the-animals-sleep-in-the-barn-mr-ryan-shane-middaugh/1112395620?ean=9781478252702

I have set up a Facebook page for book updates. The url is:

https://www.facebook.com/RyanShaneMiddaugh

The book is finished, and is currently for sale on Amazon and Createspace!

https://www.createspace.com/3931937


http://www.amazon.com/Why-Do-Animals-Sleep-Barn/dp/1478252707/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1344180767&sr=8-2&keywords=ryan+middaugh

Time to start on the next one!

Illos. are complete, now the layout

All of the illustrations are finally finished. I am going to edit the text and apply it to the art. I also need to work on a dummy book, so that I can figure out the number of pages and how they will lay out. Once completed, I am ready to start on the next book. I have a couple of ideas that I am currently kicking around. I also need to finish getting the marketing together for this one.

2/3 Finished

I just completed the first batch of my original set of drawings. It has been a little over a year since I first wrote the book, so I feel like I am behind schedule. I have 14 more pages left to do before September. Should be a piece of cake! It is all downhill from here.

Painting

I have been painting over the last few months. I will begin to post the images over the next few days. I still have a lot left to do!

Retirement Party

This is an illustration that I did for a retirement party. It's going on mugs and mousepads.

Penciling on the boards

Here are some of the pages. Only thirty something more to go. Whew!

Working

I'm finished with the sketching phase and beginning to work on actually pencilling in the art. It seemed like I cut a million boards the other weekend. I've finished three pages now, and I'll begin to paint after I get all of them drawn. The format changed a little bit from what I originally had sketched, so I've had to re-work a few designs as I go along. Here are a few shots of the board cutting.

Beach Driving and Ceremony Officiating

After officiating what may have been my shortest ceremony yet (just under a minute), we went geo-caching on the beach. We came up short. The beaches on the Oregon coast have a lot of logs, rocks, trees, and brush. It makes finding items very difficult. I was honored to be asked to officiate our friends Tara and Brian's wedding. The sun actually came out briefly for photos. It's rainy again today, so I want to hang my new vintage bicycle prints in my office and do some more work on the book. I will post photos soon of the progress.

I'm hoping to get a little disc golf in today, but I think the ground will be just too wet.

Good weekend

After lots and lots of traveling in May, (east coast, midwest, across the west), we have finally been home for a couple of weeks. I've decided that I really enjoy disc golf. It's definitely not as easy as it looks. If I don't lose it in the trees, I am happy. I've put off working on the book for a month or so, it's time I get back to business. Look for more postings soon. I'll try and photograph my process and take you through step by step. For now, good night!

Sketch 12

I'll start painting the full sizes soon. I like to have detailed sketches, so that I have a good idea of where I want everything to be placed. I'm sure that they will continue to change, but this gives me a good idea of where I want to go with it. The next question is, "What medium do I want to use?" I'll know more when I start. As I work, I'll try to photograph and post as I go.