by EdKoehler | Jul 29, 2018 | Art and Whimsy
The Dog I recently wrapped up illustrations for a children’s book about Santa’s dog. It’s called Santa’s Dog. More about the book when we approach Christmas. You can catch a peek at the cover on my FB...
by EdKoehler | Aug 21, 2017 | Art and Whimsy
I like to think most kids adopt a neighborhood squirrel at some point. We had a regular visitor during one childhood summer. We fed him nuts, and with each feeding he became more trusting of our relationship. Gaining confidence in our good will,...
by EdKoehler | Dec 20, 2015 | Art and Whimsy
I haven’t written in a while and I do apologize. All the holiday hubbub, I suppose. Here we are, just a few days from Christmas and I want to get back on a weekly schedule for the new year. When I started Art & Whimsy in May, my purpose was to make a case...
by EdKoehler | Jul 5, 2015 | Art and Whimsy
Tony the Tiger ©Kellog Company Are Saturday morning cartoons still popular? In my youth they were the indispensable kick off to the weekend reprieve from reading, writing, and arithmetic. My earliest visual and narrative memories are cartoons. Perhaps like you, I...
by EdKoehler | Mar 6, 2013 | Children's Books
For a recent promotional series I invested in livestock. As my work is largely for the juvenile educational market, I created a series of fun animals for my next batch of postcards. For this campaign I opted for minimal vector drawing with simple, primary and...