JEN KELLER ART

Wow! I can't believe it's been so long since my last post. Apologies to all of my adoring fans out there (hi mom and dad!)  I have been on a bit of a hiatus for the past six months or so. Taking some time out to figure out my next creative step and also that whole "being a mom" thing really takes up a lot of time! In the meantime, my last two books with Nomad Press have been published! Both Explore Natural Resources!   and The Roaring Twenties have come out and they look great. It was a whirlwind doing both of these books back to back on top of trying to be a mom, but thank goodness I had family and an amazing babysitter who helped me out as much as they could. Since then we've gone through a bit of a life change. In August of last year my husband got a job that moved us from Sunny California to Snowy Minnesota! Though it wasn't snowy in August... more Mosquitoey (if that's even a word).  It's been quite an adjustment trying to get back into ...

The last few months have literally flown by! It's hard to believe I'm almost halfway finished with this book. Balancing work with baby sure does make every day zip by faster than I had ever imagined! Chapter 2: Wonderful Water Tiddaluk the Frog Here are a few samples from Chapter 2 (Wonderful Water) and Chapter 3 (Super Soil). The biggest challenge for me was trying to draw that tarantula in the corner of the Super Soil Chapter Header. I'm pretty proud that I was able to do it, seeing as I have such a bad spider phobia I can barely smash a tiny house spider without having heart palpitations! Enjoy... Chapter Three: Super Soil Dangers of Water Pollution Cycle of Pollution in the Soil In other news, I am only a few weeks away from celebrating my little girl's first birthday!! I can hardly believe it. I am so lucky to have such support from family and friends who help out with my little monkey so I can work.  And when it's just the two of u...

Explore Natural Resources!  Title Page This new book is turning out to be a lot of fun. My main character, a little holstein calf, has really blossomed while working on the first few chapters.  Chapter One: Amazing Air His friends have also come out of the woodwork and everything is really coming together.  Introduction to Natural Resources I do have to put out a special shout-out to Grandma and Grandpa Lovercheck (my husband's parents) for coming through with lots of babysitting time. Emmy also has a new babysitter who has been coming over once a week so mommy can have a few hours of uninterrupted work time. Without this extra help I'm not sure how I would ever make a deadline... or keep my sanity! So enjoy this little sneak peak of The Introduction and Chapter One of  Explore Natural Resources!  There will be much more to follow...! Life with and without an atmosphere!  Comparing the amount of Natural Resources u...