tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76534313775605895002024-03-13T11:52:10.314-07:00Matt Loveridge's Art BlogMatt Loveridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15261159274734148274noreply@blogger.comBlogger76125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653431377560589500.post-67736683071926126022016-10-07T13:19:00.002-07:002016-10-07T13:29:45.310-07:00Why Picture Books are Important - Rick Walton<div>
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I didn't write this but I thought it was worth sharing.</div>
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The person who wrote this was Rick Walton. I found out that Rick passed away this morning while surrounded by his loved ones. I doubt Rick would ever realize how much he touched mine and countless others with his generosity and example. He was a BYU Professor, Author of hundreds of children's books, friend, and all around great guy. We will miss you Rick.</div>
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<strong>Why Picture Books are Important,</strong><br />
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Picture books are often seen as literary baby food, the stuff we feed children until they have teeth to eat real food.<o:p></o:p><br />
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I would argue, however, that picture books are not baby food. They are not just for young children.<o:p></o:p><br />
In fact, I would argue that picture books are perhaps the most important literary format that we have.<o:p></o:p><br />
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Here are 10 reasons why I believe this:<o:p></o:p><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><br /></span>1. They are the first books that children fall in love with, that turn children into lifetime readers. Lifetime readers become lifetime learners. Lifetime learners become lifetime contributors.<o:p></o:p><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><br /></span>2. Picture book language is often more sophisticated than the first chapter books that children read, and therefore are an excellent way for children to learn language. It is here that children and others, can learn vocabulary, imagery, rhythm, shape, structure, conciseness, emotional power.<o:p></o:p><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><br /></span>3. The picture book is the most flexible of all literary formats. You can do almost anything in a picture book. This flexibility encourages creativity in both writer and reader. It broadens the mind and the imagination. And given today's challenges, we desperately need more creativity, broadened minds, and imagination.<o:p></o:p><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><br /></span>4. The picture book with its interaction between text and illustration, with its appeal that the reader analyze the interaction, helps develop visual intelligence. It helps us look for meaning in the visual. And since most of us are surrounded by, and inundated by visual images our whole lives, visual intelligence is an important skill.<o:p></o:p><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><br /></span>5. Some of the best art being created today is found in picture books. Picture books are a great resource for art education.<o:p></o:p><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><br /></span>6. The picture book appeals to more learning styles than any other format. It is read loud for audible learners. It is written and illustrated for visual learners. It often asks you to interact with it physically for kinesthetic learners.<o:p></o:p><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><br /></span>7. In fact, the picture book, of all formats, is probably the best format for teaching an idea, getting across a point. Because picture books are short, all messages, knowledge, ideas expressed in a picture book must be boiled down to their essence. They must be presented in a way that it is impossible to misunderstand. If you want to learn a difficult subject, start with a picture book. If you want to express a powerful message, a picture book is one of the most powerful media for doing so. many middle, upper grade, and even college instructors have recognized the value of using picture books in their teaching.<o:p></o:p><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><br /></span>8. The picture book does more than any other literary format for bonding people one with another. As a child sits on a lap and is read to, as a parent, a grandparent, a teacher, a librarian reads to a child, extremely important connections are made, bonds are formed, generations brought together.<o:p></o:p><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><br /></span>9. The picture book also has the broadest possible age range of audience. Few four-year-olds will appreciate a novel. But many grandparents enjoy a good picture book. I have read picture books for upwards of an hour to groups including toddlers, teens, parents and grandparents, where all were<br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><br /></span>10. The picture book is short, and can fit easily into the nooks and crannies of our lives. Five minutes here, 10 minutes there, plenty of time for a complete literary experience.<o:p></o:p><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><br /></span>Picture books are poetry, adventure, imagination, language, interaction, precision, and so much more.<o:p></o:p><br />
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Picture books are not books that children should be encouraged to "graduate" from. For picture books have something important to say, to give, to all ages, all generations.<o:p></o:p><br />
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Picture books are not just books for children. They are books for everybody.<o:p></o:p><br />
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Matt Loveridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15261159274734148274noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653431377560589500.post-9850759733527096352016-06-24T06:50:00.000-07:002016-06-24T06:52:40.035-07:00Super Hero AnimalsI've been playing with what animals would best represent certain Comic book heroes and villains. Here are a few that I've done, with more on the way. Let me know your ideas, or suggestions.<br />
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Matt Loveridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15261159274734148274noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653431377560589500.post-60496079906149796652016-05-11T08:19:00.000-07:002016-05-11T08:19:23.624-07:00Scolastic Summer Reading Road TripI'm going to be participating in the Scholastic Summer Reading Road Trip today at the King's English in Salt Lake, from 3:00 to 6:00. If your in the area stop by and say Hi.<br />
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For a full list of road trip events, visit <a href="http://bit.ly/UnyPwl">http://bit.ly/UnyPwl</a> #summerreadingMatt Loveridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15261159274734148274noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653431377560589500.post-47705040650013672212016-01-26T14:00:00.000-08:002016-01-26T14:00:43.640-08:00Super Hero Portraits<div style="text-align: center;">
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I've been working on some super hero portraits for this coming years conventions. Let me know your thoughts.</div>
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Matt Loveridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15261159274734148274noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653431377560589500.post-5472356810024803042016-01-26T13:45:00.000-08:002016-01-26T13:46:03.084-08:00Inktober 2015<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Here are a few quick drawings I did for Inktober - 2015.</div>
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Halloween BFF's - Pencil, Brush Pen</div>
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Cat and Bat - Ink and Digital</div>
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Goblin Valley Goblin - Brush Pen</div>
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I thought it would be fun to start doing some portraits of different historical figures. Here's the first few.</div>
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Abraham Lincoln - Pencil</div>
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<br />Matt Loveridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15261159274734148274noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653431377560589500.post-27343398945502751752014-10-24T06:51:00.001-07:002014-10-24T06:51:04.059-07:00Halloween CharactersI decided for the rest of Inktober I'd just try to do a different iconic Halloween character each day, with whatever process struck my fancy. Here are the first four.<br />
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Matt Loveridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15261159274734148274noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653431377560589500.post-9830280181638379482014-10-24T06:44:00.001-07:002014-10-24T06:54:37.870-07:00Inktober #6<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Matt Loveridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15261159274734148274noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653431377560589500.post-55020878126930359202014-07-03T09:50:00.000-07:002014-07-03T09:50:28.519-07:00Good Review for "This Old Band"<div class="MsoNormal">
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<em>The popular nursery rhyme “This Old Man” <b>gets a fresh twist in this picture book filled with rhyming and counting fun</b>. Using a variety of homemade instruments and objects, the cowpokes set out on the open range. They make some unexpected friends as they play their music through the day—and all through the night—while counting down from 10 to 1. “Number eight/Plays click click/Eight plays click click with a stick./With a tick tick boodle pick,/Play a mustang song./This old band plays all day long.” <b>Clever use of alliteration and rhyme, as well as laugh-out-loud funny tongue-twisters, complement the singsong nature of the story, making this an ideal book for both storytimes and one-on-one sharing. The bright, lively cartoon art complements the story, blending likability with silliness, and is sure to encourage readers to sing along.</b> Librarians and caregivers will appreciate the creative use of language and the reinforcement of counting skills, which work in tandem to encourage early literacy development.–Natalie Braham, Denver Public Library</em></div>
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Matt Loveridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15261159274734148274noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653431377560589500.post-81517725626954626672014-05-08T06:38:00.003-07:002014-06-03T10:50:02.618-07:00This Old BandThis book is coming out on June 3rd through Sky Pony Press, and it was a lot of fun! It's all about a group of old cowboys and their makeshift instruments they use to form their band. I don't think I could have hand-picked a funner book to work on. The author of this book is the very talented <a href="http://www.tamerawillwissinger.com/books/">Tamera Will Wisinger.</a> Here is the cover, with a few interiors. To see some more of the interior images you can go <a href="http://here./">here.</a> If you want to buy a copy, you can buy it at <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/This-Band-Tamera-Will-Wissinger/dp/1628735953/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1401817403&sr=1-1&keywords=this+old+band">Amazon.com</a>, </span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/this-old-band-tamera-will-wissinger/1116852745?ean=9781628735956">Barnesandnoble.com</a>, </span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><a href="http://www.booksamillion.com/search?id=6018175624572&query=this+old+band&where=All&search.x=0&search.y=0">Booksamillion.com</a>, or </span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><a href="http://www.indiebound.org/book/9781628735956">Indiebound.org<u></u></a><u></u></span></span></span><br />
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<br />Matt Loveridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15261159274734148274noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653431377560589500.post-1407759611242958042014-05-08T06:26:00.001-07:002014-05-08T06:26:53.508-07:00Poetry BooksI've recently had a few books I've been working on come out. This one is from Capstone Publishing, it's from the Poet in you series. There are 4 different poetry books, all with a different theme. I got to do the cover of the book dealing with nonsense and silly things :) It's called "Tickles, Pickles, and Floofing Persnickles". I also got a few poems Published in the sports book titled "Pucks, Clubs, and Baseball Gloves". As a bonus I was excited to see that they had chosen my illustrations for the back covers of all 4 books. Here is the cover, back covers, and a few of my poems just for fun.<br />
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<br />Matt Loveridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15261159274734148274noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653431377560589500.post-85443195398816206192013-02-18T09:05:00.000-08:002013-05-24T14:39:20.484-07:00Last of the set<br />
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Matt Loveridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15261159274734148274noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653431377560589500.post-21002419944539801202013-02-04T09:51:00.000-08:002013-02-04T09:51:07.363-08:00More Barnyard PoetryI wonder how many people have to type on their blog something like "Wow it's been so long since I've posted something" for it to lose all meaning. What's that? We've already passed that point. Well ok then, I won't point out how long it's been and I'll just post something.<br />
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Not that one excuse is ever better than another, I will say that twins seem infinitely harder than any of our previous kids. Maybe infinitely is an exaggeration, but way harder than just double. That and the fact that I just finished the illustrations for the the second "Looniverse" books, both lend to the reason I've been so absent. Despite being busy I do love it. I just love drawing. I'm just breaking in a new sketchbook, so in the mean time I'll go ahead and post the rest of my barnyard poetry pages.<br />
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Matt Loveridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15261159274734148274noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653431377560589500.post-33313319467340932042012-10-18T15:52:00.003-07:002012-10-18T15:52:46.821-07:00Fancy Goat, and other things<br />
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In addition to the poems, I also have some farm animal inspired images I'll be posting. I haven't posted any for a while so I'm adding a few extras today. Hope you enjoy.Matt Loveridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15261159274734148274noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653431377560589500.post-17396456118760501302012-10-03T10:39:00.000-07:002013-02-18T08:34:03.043-08:00IF - Wool (aka Sheep Haiku)<div style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<br />Matt Loveridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15261159274734148274noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653431377560589500.post-1500087944514942392012-09-28T16:02:00.000-07:002012-09-28T16:04:17.465-07:00A Compendium of Barnyard Soliloqueis and Other HogwashLife with twins has proven itself to be full time crazy. Between the babies, side work, and our older kids homework there's not much time for sketching. Luckily there's always church. I think that's where I get in most of my sketching done these days (so quiet & everyone holds so still). In attempt to acclimate myself to the new level of frenzy in the house, I'm giving myself some self assignments that I hope will push me to post with more frequency. These first posts are some poetry / pencil drawings I've been working on about farm animals. I'll try and post one every couple days.This first one is called <em>Noble Steed</em> let me know what you think!<br />
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