Charles Beyl Illustration

If you are close to Richmond, TX this Sunday, be sure to stop by Blockhouse Coffee & Kitchen. I will be in the backyard signing books and drawing with fans of Chip & Ben. Hope to see y'all there!

If you are close to Richmond, TX this coming Sunday, be sure to stop by Blockhouse Coffee & Kitchen. I'll be in the backyard signing books and drawing with Chip & Ben fans. See y'all there!

Very happy to be included with these amazing authors and illustrators who are celebrating their book birthdays too!

The UPS guy dropped this on our doorstep this morning!

Back to school on Monday. Looking forward to teaching two classes at the University of Houston this fall. This illustration was done years ago for the Janus School in Mount Joy, PA. I happy to see they are still doing wonderful things. https://thejanusschool.org

The mail carrier brought my proof and it looks great!

Obi-Van Kenobi 🧔⚔️

Even though it was a rainy, cold Texas day, we gathered under the big tent and had a blast drawing together. Special thanks to LitBookBar and Blockhouse Coffee & Kitchen for a great inaugural Book Fest.

What book makes you happy?

Chip is ready for some championship basketball!

No matter where they live, beavers have to build dams.

Rescue beaver makes Christmas dam in house This beaver is being raised by wildlife rehabbers after being orphaned as a newborn. Her parents were killed and their dam and lodge destroyed. Beavers are c...

Very cool to be teaching in the engineering and technology college of a major university.

I had the pleasure yesterday to review portfolios and see the work of a portion of the graduating class of Digital Media majors. I left the building with great confidence that they will make the world a much better place.

University of Houston to merge engineering, technology colleges - Houston Business Journal The University of Houston is merging two colleges as part of its previously stated goal to become one of the country's top public universities.

Chip & Ben approve this message.

Chip and Ben would love to go camping in the Davy Crockett National Forest.

Chip & Ben agree.

Houston friends, mark your calendars: Storytime is back at the best little book store in Houston- Blue Willow Bookshop. I will be there next Thursday morning at 9:30 am. We'll be reading My Friend Ben and the First Snow. See you there! https://www.bluewillowbookshop.com/event/storytime-1q23
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Chip & Ben are ready for the big feast!

For all of our friends living up North, have fun with your first snow!

I opened my email to find the following message. Needless to say, it had me reaching for the tissues:

"I just wanted to write to let you know that we bought your book Little Lunch Truck for my son, and he loves it. He is six, but has significant physical, intellectual and developmental disabilities so he can't read. Nonetheless he loves your book. It is by far his favorite and he requests to read it many times each day. He loves it so much that it has been loved to death and we are now on our third copy.

Just wanted to let you know your book has brought a lot of joy to someone with great challenges. We hope you write more."

My Friend Ben and the First Snow is available now at your favorite booksellers or directly from Albert Whitman & Co. https://www.albertwhitman.com/book/my-friend-ben-and-the-first-snow/

Don't be afraid to try art for everyday things.

This is actually just a handrail.

Credit : Karl-Henning Seemann

So happy that the box arrived safe and sound. Special thanks to all of the talented folks at Albert Whitman & Co. for making Chip & Ben look so good.

Mr. Rogers knows his stuff.

UPS just sent me a teaser....My copies of the newest Chip & Ben Story are arriving tomorrow! https://www.albertwhitman.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/9780807554708-1024x812.jpg

TBT: unpublished cartoon

Happy to share that I will be wrapping two traffic boxes in Sugar Land this fall!
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🥳 TRAFFIC BOX WRAPS COME TO HW6! A Partnership Between the SLCAF & The City of Sugar Land! The @slculturalarts is pleased to bring another phase of the popular #TrafficBoxWrap project to Sugar Land. Thirteen boxes will be artistically "wrapped" by Sugar Land and regional artists along #HWY 6 from #AustinParkway to #HullLane. Other iterations of this project have brought vibrancy and beautiful artworks to #HWY90 and areas along U.S. #Highway59. 👏Through this collaboration, the City and SLCAF can engage local artists and transform traffic signal boxes in Sugar Land from functional infrastructure into colorful and inspired works of art.”👏👏 The project is expected to unveil by Fall 2022.🤩🍁 Congratulations to our amazing artists!! ✨ Our 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 benefits our community's cultural, visual, and performing arts! 𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗴𝗮𝗿 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲. 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝘀! Visit our Website www.slcaf.org. ✭ ✭ ✭ #sugarland #sweetcity #houston #texas #art #landart #landartist #artgallery #artisticexpression #sugarlandartist #artistsoninstagram #artlover #SugarLandCulturalArtsFoundation #artisnature

Join me tomorrow for my artist talk with the good folks at Bucks County Community College.

Best card in my wallet.

Happy book birthday to Charles Beyl and LITTLE LUNCH TRUCK! The reviews say it all! "In his solo debut, Beyl’s precise lines and bright colors make Little Lunch Truck’s route fun to follow and cater to the fussiest truck fan, while the text exudes cheerful

The secret is out.

Woohoo!

Happy book birthday Charlie Beyl! MY FRIEND BEN WON'T SHARE hits the shelves today. Albert Whitman & Company

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