Barney Saltzberg Noodlings

Poem #28

noreply@blogger.com (Barney Saltzberg Author, Illustrator, Songwriter) — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 08:40:00 PST

Poem #27

noreply@blogger.com (Barney Saltzberg Author, Illustrator, Songwriter) — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 06:37:00 PST

Poem #26

noreply@blogger.com (Barney Saltzberg Author, Illustrator, Songwriter) — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 07:47:00 PST

Poem #25

noreply@blogger.com (Barney Saltzberg Author, Illustrator, Songwriter) — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 07:16:00 PST

Poem #24

noreply@blogger.com (Barney Saltzberg Author, Illustrator, Songwriter) — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:16:00 PST

Poem #23

noreply@blogger.com (Barney Saltzberg Author, Illustrator, Songwriter) — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 07:54:00 PST

Poem #22

noreply@blogger.com (Barney Saltzberg Author, Illustrator, Songwriter) — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 08:14:00 PST

Poem #21

noreply@blogger.com (Barney Saltzberg Author, Illustrator, Songwriter) — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 08:33:00 PST

Poem #20

noreply@blogger.com (Barney Saltzberg Author, Illustrator, Songwriter) — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 07:38:00 PST

Poem #19

noreply@blogger.com (Barney Saltzberg Author, Illustrator, Songwriter) — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 08:05:00 PST

Poem #18

noreply@blogger.com (Barney Saltzberg Author, Illustrator, Songwriter) — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 07:30:00 PST

Poem #17

noreply@blogger.com (Barney Saltzberg Author, Illustrator, Songwriter) — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:43:00 PST

Poem #16 HAPPY V DAY!

noreply@blogger.com (Barney Saltzberg Author, Illustrator, Songwriter) — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:05:00 PST

Poem #15

noreply@blogger.com (Barney Saltzberg Author, Illustrator, Songwriter) — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:50:00 PST

Poem #14

noreply@blogger.com (Barney Saltzberg Author, Illustrator, Songwriter) — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 08:17:00 PST

Poem #13

noreply@blogger.com (Barney Saltzberg Author, Illustrator, Songwriter) — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:26:00 PST

Poem #12

noreply@blogger.com (Barney Saltzberg Author, Illustrator, Songwriter) — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:21:00 PST

It's Friday!

Poem #11

noreply@blogger.com (Barney Saltzberg Author, Illustrator, Songwriter) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:48:00 PST

Poem #10

noreply@blogger.com (Barney Saltzberg Author, Illustrator, Songwriter) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:47:00 PST

Experimenting with drawing on the iPad.....

After an intermission, Poem #9

noreply@blogger.com (Barney Saltzberg Author, Illustrator, Songwriter) — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:20:00 PST

Raining Words

noreply@blogger.com (Barney Saltzberg Author, Illustrator, Songwriter) — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:53:00 PST

It's raining in LA. Hasn't happened much this year. I LOVE it. Maybe because I know it will be sunny in a day or two. Still, I have on my winter down vest... flees lined boots. (Okay, we have to milk this... I know it's probably in the low 60's...) I brought in firewood for tonight. I'd rather be in bed, but I'm writing.

I was telling a story yesterday to a group of librarians. Kristine O'Connell George (a FABULOUS children's poet) heard me tell a story about my father and his great granddaughter having tea. Kris said, "it's a book".

Thinking of Kris's comment, I made myself sit and write down the idea. This morning, I have a story to play with. It was something to talk about until I sat down to actually have something to read and re-read.

I keep hearing about people who have a gazillion reasons why they haven't written 'their' book. 'Their story'. Until computers start reading our minds and we can wake up to finished manuscripts, I figure I have to keep putting my fingers on the keyboard with an open word document. Every time I do, something comes out. NOT all keepers, but every once in a while..... TADA.

Today is a tada day.

Now I'm going to draw to see if this can really work.

Adios.

Barney Saltzberg Noodlings: Playing with Light

noreply@blogger.com (Barney Saltzberg Author, Illustrator, Songwriter) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:34:00 PST

Barney Saltzberg Noodlings: Playing with Light: I wrote recently that creating a character, and designing the character feels like an illustrators version of a casting call. Finding the...

Playing with Light

noreply@blogger.com (Barney Saltzberg Author, Illustrator, Songwriter) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:33:00 PST

I wrote recently that creating a character, and designing the character feels like an illustrators version of a casting call. Finding the 'right' character to inhabit a story. It takes time. Now that I am zeroing in on who the story is about and what they look like, the next phase kicks in. Is this a book painted with watercolors? Colored pencil? Computer? Collage? e; all of the above? This book is about a panda at night in a tree. Lighting is key. Here is a test. Not there yet, but getting closer.

Dogs with Glasses

noreply@blogger.com (Barney Saltzberg Author, Illustrator, Songwriter) — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:21:00 PST

My book, Arlo Needs Glasses is coming out in May. I was in NY last week and was lucky enough to get a mock-up of the book. It's an interactive book about a dog who suddenly can't catch and needs to do something about it. Ultimately, the dog needs and has to wear glasses. The good news is, Arlo can catch again and finds a new world is available through his ability to see clearly!

I'm in the planning stages of a trailer for the book. Seems like that's what we do now when new books come out. It's actually fun to brainstorm. And speaking of brainstorming, I am thinking it might be fun to have a contest with people taking pictures of their dogs in glasses? Maybe we'll pick a winner and send an autographed book? I am 'hoping' for suggestions here on the blog. If ANYONE has any ideas, I would love to hear from you.

Most sincerely,

Barney

Poem A Day #8

noreply@blogger.com (Barney Saltzberg Author, Illustrator, Songwriter) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:48:00 PST