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Thursday, November 10, 2016 6:13:01 PM
Tim Bowers wrote a blog post titled Four more books for my bookshelf in 2016.:
Tim said, "I had four new titles published this year. I'm very fortunate to have had the opportunity to illustrate these very different books. The first was the fourth in the "Memoir" books, Memoirs of a Parrot by Devin Scillian (Sleeping Bear Press).This book..." more
Sunday, October 2, 2016 11:32:23 AM
Tim Bowers wrote a blog post titled Bowers Blogs about Buddy's Bedtime Battery.:
Tim said, "A new book just hit the shelves, last week. Buddy's Bedtime Battery by Chirstina Geist (published by Random House) is my latest book and I want to take you behind the pages to see how the project progressed.It's always exciting to get the first..." more
Friday, May 6, 2016 12:46:12 PM
Tim Bowers wrote a blog post titled Ready for the DANCE?:
Tim said, "I just finished the artwork for an upcoming book, FOOTLOOSE by Kenny Loggins. The book is being published by Moondance Press/ Quarto Publishing Group. I'm really excited about this one and I think a lot of people are going to be putting on their..." more
Tuesday, May 3, 2016 4:57:55 PM
Tim Bowers wrote a blog post titled I Found a box of Parrots on my doorstep.:
Tim said, "A big box of shiny new books landed on my doorstep. Memoirs of a Parrot is the fourth "memoir" book, written by the very talented Devin Scillian and published by Sleeping Bear Press."Yay, new books!"When I read that a parrot would be the..." more
Monday, February 15, 2016 10:11:29 AM
Tim Bowers wrote a blog post titled PUT ON YOUR DANCIN' SHOES!:
Tim said, "One of my newest projects is to illustrate a book, written by Kenny Loggins. He re-wrote the song, FOOTLOOSE, as a kids song and the book will have a CD in the back so readers can read along, follow the story with illustrations and dance to this..." more
Thursday, September 17, 2015 4:08:31 PM
Tim Bowers wrote a blog post titled Taking a "mini" break.:
Tim said, "I'm in between children's book projects and have a few days to work on miniature paintings. Here is the latest mini.Prairie Dog with selected frame.I think the title will be: Prairie Dog. It was painted with acrylic paint and is 3x4 inches. I..." more
Friday, August 14, 2015 5:59:50 PM
Tim Bowers wrote a blog post titled BEEP! It's a studio, full of wet paint.:
Tim said, "Here is a sneak preview of my newest book, in progress. The title is BEEP! It's Bedtime by Christina Geist, to be published by RandomHouse. Like many of my other books, I started with an underpainting in acrylic paint, followed by a couple of..." more
Thursday, February 19, 2015 2:47:41 PM
Tim Bowers wrote a blog post titled Hello, Dolly!:
Tim said, "I just received a letter from Dolly Parton. One of my books, Not Your Typical Dragon has been selected for the 2015 edition of Dolly Parton's Imagination Library program in the US and Candada. This is so cool! They get selected books..." more
Tuesday, February 17, 2015 12:05:29 PM
Tim Bowers wrote a blog post titled Toledo Museum of Art "Best in Show"...:
Tim said, "I have a painting that is hanging in The Toledo Museum of Art .If you are in the area and can navigate through the snow, check it out. The show is a collection of animal illustrations from the Mazza Museum: International Art from..." more
Wednesday, October 29, 2014 4:29:28 PM
Tim Bowers wrote a blog post titled Pirate's take over studio...:
Tim said, "Here’s a peek at my newest picture book.Sketch for cover design.Detail of cover art in progress.I recently finished a new book, Pirate’s Lullaby- Mutiny at Bedtime, written by Marcie Wessels (Doubleday Books for Young Readers, 2015).Here..." more
Monday, October 13, 2014 8:31:56 AM
Tim Bowers wrote a blog post titled You can take that to the Bank(s)!:
Tim said, "I spent Saturday, in Cincinnati at the Books by the Banks 2014. Here is an overview of the event-Books by the Banks: Cincinnati USA Book Festival is an annual celebration of books and reading that takes place every October in downtown Cincinnati...." more
Tuesday, August 26, 2014 10:39:19 AM
Tim Bowers wrote a blog post titled BULLY ALERT!:
Tim said, "Another school year is starting, which usually means that the classroom bully is back in business. This can put a damper on the school year for some unfortunate students. But, here are two examples of bravery that come to mind.First, an illustration..." more
Thursday, August 21, 2014 9:13:00 PM
Tim Bowers wrote a blog post titled Christmas in August?:
Tim said, "I just returned from a trip to a local store and saw aisles of Christmas stuff on display. IT'S AUGUST! What happened to Christmas...AT CHRISTMAS TIME? Is it me or is it way too early to start thinking of Christmas?? Way, way too early!..." more
Monday, August 18, 2014 7:02:56 PM
Tim Bowers wrote a blog post titled Back to School...:
Tim said, "It's that time of year, again. The first day of school starts this week for a lot of area schools. To get back in the groove, I'm reaching for my copy of Cool Dog, School Dog written by Deborah Heiligman.About-Tinka is a cool dog, a school dog, a..." more
Thursday, August 7, 2014 11:40:50 AM
Tim Bowers wrote a blog post titled Zoo thoughts...:
Tim said, "I took a trip to the zoo last Sunday morning. I took my camera as usual, thinking that I'd get a few reference shots during the trip. The Columbus zoo is really nice but way too many people to see animals. What? Yep, the zoo is a very popular..." more
Monday, July 28, 2014 2:26:21 PM
Tim Bowers wrote a blog post titled Gone Fishing...:
Tim said, " Last weekend, I thought about going fishing. This is as close as I got, to a lake. Another miniature painting was started and I could almost smell the cool lake breeze, hear the water lapping against the boat and see the bobber, riding the..." more
Wednesday, July 23, 2014 12:45:22 AM
Tim Bowers wrote a blog post titled Such little paintings, so little time...:
Tim said, "I started another miniature painting over the weekend but had to put it on hold, for now. My newest children's book sketches have been revised and are waiting for approval. I'll start the final artwork, this week.The Call- background roughed..." more
Sunday, July 20, 2014 3:18:11 PM
Tim Bowers wrote a blog post titled It's Miniature Saturday!:
Tim said, "Today, I'm starting another miniature painting. Here is a sketch for the newest idea.sketch for "The Call"My goal is to complete six miniatures, this year. This is the first chance in a long time, that I've had to work on these little gems. Monday,..." more
Thursday, July 17, 2014 3:52:06 PM
Tim Bowers wrote a blog post titled Blues Update- No longer "Still Alive and Well"...:
Tim said, "A sad day.I just received some good news...and bad news. Last night, my Hot Licks Bluesfest poster design was approved (that's the good). This morning, I received the news, Johnny Winter had passed away (that's the bad), yesterday, in Switzerland...." more
Tuesday, July 15, 2014 8:00:55 PM
Tim Bowers wrote a blog post titled Hot Licks and WET PAINT!:
Tim said, "I just finished the artwork for this year's Hot Licks Bluesfest. I took a few pics during the painting so that I could show the in progress stages.First, I blocked in the shapes over my drawing with acrylic washes (skin areas and guitar) and painted..." more
Tuesday, July 8, 2014 12:58:57 PM
Tim Bowers wrote a blog post titled Singin' the Blues Poster Blues:
Tim said, "This year's idea sketches with the last two years artwork in the background.It's that time of year, when I start thinking about creating the artwork for Granville's Hot Licks Bluesfest. This year, the headliners are: Johnny Winter and Rory..." more
Friday, August 18, 2017 8:20:04 PM
Tim Bowers made friends with Shelley Workinger