Suspending Disbelief
The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art is in Amherst, MA. It is a gem of a museum with gorgeous exhibits, glittery events, and...
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Airlie Anderson
Sep 183 min read
Summer session
This summer was packed with good stuff, but almost none of it was spent in the studio. It’s the nature of summer with a kiddo! So instead...
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Airlie Anderson
Oct 7, 20212 min read
The Peace of the Stacks
With the longer studio days that September has made possible, I‘ve been sinking deep into my thinking/painting/drawing/writing practice....
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Airlie Anderson
Sep 7, 20203 min read
How To Read A Book
Reading books is not for everyone. Some people just don’t enjoy reading, and I respect that! (But maybe you just haven't met the perfect...
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Airlie Anderson
Apr 27, 20201 min read
Cork Sailboat Craft
Cork boat craft from MAYDAY MOUSE by Seb Braun! If you have some corks, pennies, leaves and toothpicks around, this is a fun thing to do....
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Airlie Anderson
Feb 4, 20202 min read
Heaven is a Place On Earth 💗✨🦄
👆🏼At my childhood library branch, signing books. My grandma used to live in that building behind us 👆🏼👆🏼👆🏼 My wonderful nephews...
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Airlie Anderson
Nov 16, 20193 min read
Why I <3 Inktober
Inktober’s challenge is simple: during the month of October, make a drawing every day. The original challenge (2009) stipulated that the...
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Airlie Anderson
Sep 15, 20191 min read
Books Fly at the Princeton Children’s Book Festival
Spending a lot of time at the drawing board can be an isolating endeavor, but this weekend we smashed that lonely-artist feeling to...
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Airlie Anderson
Sep 11, 20191 min read
Back to the (New) Drawing Board
News from the studio: I got a new drawing board! It’s one of those adjustable and portable ones. I’ve always wanted one of those...
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Airlie Anderson
Sep 4, 20192 min read
The Art Show That Made Me Cry
Mary Blair’s concept art for Disney’s Alice In Wonderland, 1951 I was reading an article in Vulture by Jerry Saltz called How To Be An...
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Airlie Anderson
Aug 24, 20192 min read
Long Live the Budget Studio
I’m working at home these days in a little space on a landing right next to a pair of closets. I’ve worked in lots of different kinds of...
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Airlie Anderson
Aug 18, 20191 min read
This Project Was Botanical AF
Botanical And Fun! A while ago I was commissioned to illustrate tasting menu items for elements restaurant in Princeton, NJ. I was...
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Airlie Anderson
Aug 17, 20191 min read
When Paint Goes On Like Butter
Sometimes an illustration takes twelve layers of paint and lots of annoying changes of heart. Other times, the paint goes on smoothly and...
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Airlie Anderson
Aug 16, 20191 min read
The Drawing Board: self-doubt, frustration, serenity, bliss (repeat!)
I was back at my drawing board today after a long time away from watercolor paper and gouache. I puttered and puttered before finally...
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