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Award Honor to Lily Renee: Escape Artist

2012-02-07T20:11:00.000-08:00

Lily Renee: Escape Artist receives a Sydney Taylor Honor Award! The award honors new books for children and teens that exemplify the highest literary standards while authentically portraying the Jewish experience.

Also, check out the Gathering Books blog tour. Artist Mo Oh & I were interviewed by Myra Bascal in Illustrators Sketchbook

Lily Renee book sighing at MOCCA

2011-11-01T16:08:00.001-07:00

If you are in the NY area Nov 3, check out the Lily Renee book signing at #MOCCA with special guests Trina Robbins and Lily Renee!
Facebook invite link

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Lily Renee: Escape Artist wins a gold medal

2011-10-13T21:54:00.000-07:00

Moonbeam Childrens Books has announced their 2011 book awards for Independent Publishers
Lily Renée, Escape Artist has been given a gold medal in the Comic/Graphic Novel category.

Lady Washington in Vancouver

2011-04-26T20:15:00.001-07:00

Lady Washington in Vancouver, a set on Flickr.

Got down to the dock just in time to get a few pics of the Lady Washington and Hawaiian Chieftain before they set off on a wonderful evening cruise.

End of Summer

2010-11-28T09:24:00.001-08:00

IMG_0159
Originally uploaded by Anne T1000

Painted at the Vancouver sketchcrawl

Ester Short Park

2010-10-01T16:53:00.001-07:00

Last Saturday, I joined the sketchcrawl group in downtown Vancouver at Ester Short Park. The Vancouver Farmers market was in full bloom with food vendors and flower markets. Sketched this one in watercolor.

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Visitor_

2010-09-14T09:50:00.001-07:00

Visitor_
Originally uploaded by Anne T1000

This woman was making the rounds, visiting with people in the audience. I just liked her style!

Oregon Ballet Theatre Fall.Live.Art

2010-09-13T20:06:00.000-07:00

Last Sunday, at Director Park, Oregon Ballet Theatre demonstrated a class and a performance. There was a lot of movement so I decided to do some gesture sketching.

Sketching at the White Eagle Tavern

2010-09-06T12:25:00.000-07:00

I had a great time drawing with my sketching buddies today! Sketched the White Eagle Tavern's patio.
I've been recently told that the White Eagle has quite an unusual past. Lots of history behind the place!

2010-04-08T22:00:00.000-07:00

A couple of weeks ago, I met with the Portland Urban sketchers downtown at the Ace Hotel in Portland. It was pouring, of course but the time was well spent as we sketched some of the guests in the lobby. The place was packed with people!

This young woman sat calmly and read through all of the commotion! Must have been a great book!

PDX Urban Sketchers is now a member of the Urban Sketchers blog.

Little Women Reviews

2009-12-22T14:01:00.000-08:00

Recently received some reviews for Graphic Classics: Louisa May Alcott at Blogcritics.org and at CBR's Comics Should Be Good
Also, a good review from Library Journal.

Miami Book Fair "Color of Comics" Exhibition

2009-12-10T13:16:00.000-08:00

Just got back a picture of my work that was in the Color of Comics exhibition at the Miami Book Fair.
(In this picture, my work from Pigling is shown in black and white. A similar story by another artist is in the center.)

This show was curated by Alex Simmons and will be up at their gallery until Jan 15, 2010.

Wonder Woman Day Gallery Opening!

2009-10-02T13:20:00.000-07:00

First Thursday: Artist Reception Oct 1st.
We had a fantastic turnout at the Lara Sydney Gallery!
Amazing Amazon: A Wonder Woman Event.
More pictures of the event.

Wonder Woman Day 4!

2009-09-26T11:36:00.000-07:00

WONDER WOMAN DAY on October 25, 2009 at Excalibur Comics

o An ALL AGES benefit and celebration for Bradley-Angle House, Raphael House of Portland, and the Portland Womens Crisis Line

o Artists from Portland and worldwide celebrate the strength, power, and grace of the world's most iconic super-heroine

Plus...AMAZING AMAZON - A Wonder Woman Art Event

o FIRST THURSDAY ARTIST RECEPTION - October 1, 6-9pm

o Gallery Exhibit from Thursday, October 1 to Saturday, October 24, 2009

o Lara Sydney Framing Gallery, 1230 NW Hoyt St., Portland, OR

For more information, see
http://www.wonderwomanmuseum.com/WWDay4/WWDay4.html

24th Worldwide Sketchcrawl

2009-09-21T11:54:00.000-07:00

We all met at the Japanese Gardens. What a great day and the weather...perfect! Our group started with 4 and then later we found 4 more sketchers that joined the group.

I am very inspired by everyone. Check out the rest of the sketches at Portland Sketchcrawl.

There Goes My Hero

2009-09-06T19:33:00.000-07:00

Cover artwork from GoGirl!: Robots Gone Wild at the "There Goes My Hero" show

I contributed some artwork to a special exhibition There Goes My Hero which will have a lot of different women artists who focus their artwork and stories for female audiences.

The opening reception is at the Center for Book Arts
The Center for Book Arts
28 W 27th Street, Third Floor
New York, NY 10001
(212) 481-0295
www.centerforbookarts.org

Little Women

2009-07-20T10:25:00.000-07:00

I have completed the coloring Little Women. 'Can't even begin to tell you how much I learned working with Photoshop.
Here's the cover for Graphic Classics: Louisa May Alcott.

It will be out some time late fall 2009.

Sketchcrawl in July

2009-07-19T23:48:00.000-07:00

Here are some scans of a recent Sketchcrawl in Portland. Great day for it. Hawthorne is a great place to get inspired.

Two Books on the Best Sellers List!

2009-07-02T14:22:00.000-07:00

About a year ago, I was commissioned to illustrate two short stories in two books edited by Paul Buhle.
One book was based on the lives of The Beat generation ans the other was based on the interviews of Stud's Terkel's Working.
I just got a copy of the Best Seller's list. The Beats: A Graphic History came up #3 and Working is listed as #12.

The Independent Bookstore Comics and Graphic Works Bestseller List for June 2009
For the eight-week period ending June 23, 2009, and based on sales at independent book stores nationwide.
Courtesy of the American Booksellers Association. Reprinted with permission.
1. Watchmen
Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons, DC Comics, $19.99, 9780930289232
2. The Photographer: Into War-Torn Afghanistan with Doctors Without Borders
Emmanuel Guibert, et al., First Second, $29.95, 9781596433755
3. The Beats: A Graphic History
Harvey Pekar, et al., Hill & Wang, $22, 9780809094967
4. Chicken with Plums
Marjane Satrapi, Pantheon, $12.95, 9780375714757
5. V for Vendetta
Alan Moore, David Lloyd (Illus.), Vertigo, $19.99, 9781401208417
6. Naruto, Volume 43
Masashi Kishimoto, Viz Media, $7.95, 9781421529295
7. Naruto, Volume 44
Masashi Kishimoto, Viz Media, $7.95, 9781421531342
8. What It Is
Lynda Barry, Drawn & Quarterly, $24.95, 9781897299357
9. American Born Chinese
Gene Luen Yang, Lark Pien (Illus.), Square Fish, $8.99, 9780312384487
10. A People's History of American Empire: A Graphic Adaptation
Howard Zinn, et al., Metropolitan, $17, 9780805087444
11. Naruto, Volume 42
Masashi Kishimoto, Viz Media, $7.95, 9781421528434
12. Studs Terkel's Working: A Graphic Adaptation
Harvey Pekar, Paul Buhle, New Press, $22.95, 9781595583215
13. The Adventures of TinTin in the Land of the Soviets
Herge, Little Brown, $10.99, 9780316003742
14. Maximum Ride: The Manga, Vol. 1
James Patterson, NaRae Lee (Illus.), Yen Press, $10.99, 9780759529519
15. Britten and Brulightly
Hannah Berry, Metropolitan, $20, 9780805089271
16. Naruto, Volume 38
Masashi Kishimoto, Viz Media, $7.95, 9781421521749
17. Naruto, Volume 41
Masashi Kishimoto, Viz Media, $7.95, 9781421528427
18. Shortcomings
Adrian Tomine, Drawn & Quarterly, $14.95, 9781897299753
19. Secret Identity: The Fetish Art of Superman's Co-Creator Joe Shuster
Craig Yoe, Joe Shuster (Illus.), Abrams, $24.95, 9780810996342
20. Bleach, Volume 27
Tite Kubo, Viz Media, $7.95, 9781421523859
21. Stephen King's Dark Tower: Treachery
Robin Furth, et al., Marvel Comics, $24.99, 9780785135746
22. Supermen! The First Wave of Comic Book Heroes 1939-41
Greg Sadowski (Ed.), Fantagraphics, $24.99, 9781560979715
23. Preludes & Nocturnes: The Sandman Volume 1
Neil Gaiman, et al., Vertigo, $19.99, 9781563890116
24. Fruits Basket, Volume 22
Natsuki Takaya, TokyoPop, $10.99, 9781427806833
25. The Best American Comics
Lynda Barry (Ed.), et al., Houghton Mifflin, $22, 9780618989768

Sketchcrawl 2009

2009-01-10T22:57:00.000-08:00

A small group of us met in downtown Portland and sketched inside the Pioneer Place mall.

Interview at Pulse

2008-11-07T00:55:00.000-08:00

Jen Contino interviewed me over at Pulse about my work on Pigling: A Cinderella Story. This is from the Graphic Universe collection published by Lerner Books.

Pigling is a Korean version of the famous Cinderella tale. The story is not like the Disney version, although it does have magic, the fantasy part is based on the Korean Culture. Pear Blossom is a very happy young Korean Girl. But as the story goes, her mother dies and her father remarries. Her new stepmother and stepsister make Pear Blossom's life miserable. As part of their cruelty, they nickname her Pigling. Her life changes when she calls for help and magical creatures come to her rescue.

Check out the full story at Pulse.

Sketchcrawl 2008

2008-10-28T22:14:00.000-07:00

Northanger Abbey Interview

2008-10-28T08:08:00.000-07:00

Head on over to Austenpose and enter for a chance to win a free copy of Gothic Classics, Volume 14.
Austenprose interviewed both Trina and I for our work on Northanger Abbey.

Wonder Woman Day III

2008-10-23T14:10:00.000-07:00

My contribution to Wonder Woman Day.

Wonder Woman Day III is in Portland, OR and Flemington, NJ

Is An Outstanding Benefit For Domestic Violence Shelters & Crisis Line

All Ages Events Spotlight World's Most Famous Super-Heroine

And Features Sensational Art Show And Auction!!

All-Girl, Graphic Novel Panel in SF Oct 8

2008-10-07T10:50:00.000-07:00

Great line up of creators at the Oct 8: "KICK-ASS, ALL-GIRL, graphic novel panel"! I just wish I lived in San Francisco because this looks like a lot of fun!

Scan of sfexaminer sent to me by my friend, Steve Chung.

A bit more info:
If you're in the San Francisco area, please check this out!
http://www.sfexaminer.com/entertainment/The_literature_of_comics.html
All-Girl Graphic Novel Panel,” featuring the likes of Cecil Castelluci (“Janes in Love”), Shaenon Garrity (“Narbonic”), Devin Grayson (“Batman”), LeUyen Pham (“Prince of Persia”) and Trina Robbins (“Go Girl!”) at 7 p.m. on Wednesday at Books Inc.

When: 7 p.m. Wednesday

Where: Books Inc. Opera Plaza, 601 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco

Tickets: Free

Contact: www.litquake.org

Excalibur Comics up for an Eisner!

2008-07-02T20:10:00.000-07:00

My favorite comic book store, Excalibur Comics, has been nominated for an Eisner for a Best Retailer.
Excalibur hosts the Wonder Woman Day event as well as local creator's signings.

Me at a recent signing at Excalibur for Free Comic Book Day 2008.

Photo by Aaron Albert

If you're in the Portland area, please be sure and visit their store!

2008-06-18T22:18:00.000-07:00

The Team Sputnik has published some interviews of creators they have worked with over the years. This week they interviewed me.
Antonella and I worked together on The Dream for Graphic Classics: Special Edition that was published for Free Comic Book Day 2008.

Book Signing FCBD

2008-05-02T11:08:00.000-07:00

I will be signing Graphic Classics comics for Free Comic Book Day, Saturday. May 3rd at Excalibur Comics in Portland, OR.
If you're in the area, stop by and say hi.
Many shops are participating all over the country. Take the kids---get a free comic!

The Dream © 2008 Anne Timmons
Graphic Classics Special Edition Free Comic Book Day

Stumptown Comics Festival

2008-04-26T19:14:00.000-07:00

Fabulous weather for a graphic novel/comic book show! Stumptown Comics Festival continues tomorrow, Sunday April 27th at the Double Tree near Lloyd Center in beautiful Portland, Oregon!
I checked it out today and was delighted to see how many people came to the show. Great turnout! dave roman & raina telgemeier are special guests as well as a great line up of other folks... Jim Valentino, Paul Guinan and Anina Bennett, Ron Randall and Steve Leiber.
If you're in the area, hope you check it out!

2008-03-08T19:11:00.001-08:00

Check out the Free Comic Book Day website!

Reviews for Graphic Classics Free Comic Book Day

2008-03-04T12:22:00.001-08:00

Two more reviews for Graphic Classics : Special Edition
Newsarama
Sequart

Graphic Classics Special Edition for Free Comic Book Day

2008-02-08T12:46:00.000-08:00

Graphic Classics: Special Edition presents five tales by favorite authors from the “Graphic Classics” series. Included are Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Black Cat,” adapted by Rod Lott and Gerry Alanguilan; Arthur Conan Doyle’s eerie mystery “John Barrington Cowles,” adapted by Alex Burrows and Simon Gane; and fantasy master Lord Dunsany’s “A Narrow Escape,” adapted by Milton Knight. Plus a one-page fable by Ambrose Bierce, illustrated by Mark Dancey, and “Frankenstein” author Mary Shelley’s medieval romance, “The Dream,” adapted by Antonella Caputo and Anne Timmons. With a dramatic front cover illustration by Gerry Alanguilan and a back cover by Anne Timmons.

Free Comic Book Day is May 3rd 2008

http://forums.jazmaonline.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=561

Wonder Woman Day II

2007-10-29T10:12:00.000-07:00

art by Anne Timmons © 2007 DC Comics
Thanks to eveyone who came to the Wonder Woman Day II event and thanks to Excalibur Comics
for hosting the charity auction this year.
An ALL AGES benefit and celebration for two Domestic Violence shelters and a Crisis Line!
The Portland event raised over $24,000 for the three charities!
Raphael House of Portland

Bradley-Angle House

Portland Woman Crisis Line

Check out the Wonder Woman Day II website

Wonder Woman Day - October 28, 2007

2007-10-25T17:00:00.000-07:00

Charity event in Portland, Oregon returns again this year.
An ALL AGES benefit and celebration for two Domestic Violence shelters and a Crisis Line!

Raphael House of Portland

Bradley-Angle House

Portland Woman Crisis Line

For more information Check out Wonder Woman Day II

Wonder Woman Day is at Excalibur Comics in Portland , OR

Gothic Classics Reviews

2007-07-10T12:44:00.000-07:00

Check out the nice reviews for Gothic Classics Vol. 14

Comics Worth Reading
"This anthology is an overview of a timeless story type, and it’s a lot more fun than reading dusty old books."

Publisher's Weekly
"Mystery, terror, imprisonment, death: the great gothic themes are explored in these five well-chosen, seminal tales."

Austenblog Review
"Gothic Classics delivers a fine set of illustrated adaptations. Each classic work has been charmingly brought to life while preserving the spirit of its source. As a whole, the collection of stories is satisfying and memorable — and at their best when read in order. Enjoy!"

Broken Frontier
"This is a great set of selections from a long list of likely candidates, impressive in its own right, but editor Tom Pomplun really outdid himself in selecting the illustrators."

Seqart.Research and Literary Org.
"Northanger Abbey, adapted by Trina Robbins and Anne Timmons. That's a team that's worked together for quite some time, and it shows.... It's Austen's wit that towers above all, and I was surprised at how well it translated into comics form."

Lots of traffic on the Mollard's Jane Austen Community

Captain Comics Spotlight

2007-02-19T22:33:00.000-08:00

Captain Comics "The Best Comic Message Board" with more info on my art and publishing dates on current and future projects.

More Northanger Abbey

2007-02-04T17:49:00.000-08:00

Recently, I contacted The Austenblog to let them know about Northanger Abbey coming out in May 2007. The Austenblog offers up to the minute information of any book,movie, or web link that has anything new on Jane Austen. You should definitely check out their website.

Here's some more preview art of Northanger Abbey - "Catherine scares herself!".
And a fabulous cover by Lisa K Webber

Check out promo on Publisher's Weekly! and recent interview on The Pulse
All interior Northanger Abbey artwork © 2007 by Anne Timmons

Trina Robbins Interview at The Pulse

2007-01-24T12:31:00.000-08:00

Check out Trina's interview at The Pulse today. She is the creator (and writer) for the GoGirl series published by Dark Horse comics.
For those who are unfamiliar with the series, Trina tells how the project came together and also offers some insight on how her career has changed over the years.
GoGirl: Robots Gone Wild is our latest in the series and just came out in November 2006.

Northanger Abbey

2007-01-03T22:48:00.000-08:00

Here's a preview of some art for "Northanger Abbey". This is a graphc novel will be collected in Gothic Classics by Graphic Classics. Comes out in May 2007.
This gothic parody is adapted by Trina Robbins and illustrated by me.

Please check out more information at Gothic Classics

GoGirl! Robots Gone Wild comes out November 2006

2006-11-23T11:27:00.000-08:00

This volume contains 4 stories. Two GoGirl stories and two Haseena Ross: Girl Detective.

Preview and publisher's link: http://www.darkhorse.com/profile/profile.php?sku=10-927

NOTE: GoGirl! was listed on ALA Notable Graphic Novels for 2002

Wonder Woman Day

2006-10-29T19:55:00.000-08:00

This is my "Super Friends" Wonder Woman that will be for the art auction on Wonder Woman Day. The funds will help benefit two of Portland's Shelter's for Women and Children.

Art Auction to help Lea Hernandez Family

2006-09-19T13:12:00.000-07:00

Please check out the eBay art auction. All the creators donated art and books to help Lea Hernandez family get back on their feet.
If you'd like to donate art or books to this auction, please email Jeff at jtbw at bellsouth dot net
See more info to help Lea at The Pulse

She Draws Comics

2006-05-30T17:30:00.000-07:00

Heidi MacDonald has a report on the May 20th opening of the new exhibit at MoCCa "She Draws Comics", curated by Trina Robbins. The show is up until November 6.
I have a page in the exhibit from our first trade, GoGirl!
Check out exhibit out if you are in NY

(I drew the GoGirl on the right side of the postcard, designed by Trina Robbins and colored by Steve Leialoha)

GoGirl is in Ms Magazine! Please check out the fall issue on page 23. It has this postcard as well as information the MoCCA 'She Draws Comics" exhibit.

New book

2006-01-05T19:47:00.000-08:00

There's a nice interview of Dark Horse editor Diana Schutz at the Pulse
on "Sexy Chix". This is an all female comic creator anthology. Trina and I contributed a short story.
I am really looking forward to seeing this collection of work.

Bits of News

2005-10-12T16:35:00.000-07:00

A couple of years ago I did an illustration for GRAPHIC CLASSICS. I just recently just found that Graphic Classics: Robert Louis Stevenson has been nominated for an award by
The International Horror Guild for Best Illustrated Narrative produced in 2004.

Newsarama
has an article about a new book by Dark Horse coming out in December. Trina and I will have a story published in this anthology.
Lots of female creators, lots of opinions.

signature

2005-09-23T01:10:00.000-07:00

signature
Originally uploaded by Anne T1000.

Just made a new signature for my emails and messages.

Coloring done by Corey Wolfe

Working with Illustrator

2005-08-31T21:18:00.000-07:00

Been working with Illustrator the past month. I find this program to be so challenging! Once I get to the point where it starts all coming together, then that's when I feel some real instant gratification. The Cheetah took a while. I "inked" in Illustrator and colored her in Photoshop.
I am right in the middle of a (ink to paper) inking project. It's for an educational graphic novel. Hopefully, I'll get some pics up for that soon.

Memoirs of a Geisha

2005-07-21T23:31:00.000-07:00

I can't wait for this movie to come out. I read the book last fall and I thought it was just fabulous!

OSX Tiger

2005-05-21T21:50:00.000-07:00

I just got OSX this past week. Wow! What a difference! Talk about multi-tasking!
I've been using OS9 for the past 5 years and decided it was time to join the 21 st century with a new iMac.
Next step: Learning Illustrator.

No Flying Tights

2005-04-10T23:50:00.000-07:00

new sensation

Graphic Novels in the Classroom

2005-04-01T14:14:00.000-08:00

Just got an email from Jim Ottaviani informing me thatCBS News has a story up on their website relating to Graphic Novels.
Dignifying Science was featured in this news story.

If you can, check out the video and click on "Comics in the Classroom" right under the Free Video banner, choose the video player you want and make sure the sound is up!
I illustrated which was reprinted in the Dignifying Science Graphic Novel. First 4 pages of Wild Person In the Woods

GoGirl! The Time Team

2004-09-06T19:37:00.000-07:00

GoGirl! Vol 1: The Time Team hits the stands!

Check out Preview and Press release