New Children's Book
Written & Illustrated by
Shirl Renee Ireland &
Anola Renee Ireland Stacy
Anola
& Gray
Shirl
These are my children plein air painting...
Our new children's book is based on a true story. While I was out painting one morning, a weasel jumped onto my easel - REALLY! A children's book in the making, right?
Wanting to inspire ALL children to be creative and get outside, the book brings you along on that magical artistic adventure. The story is embellished to add a bit of fun and fantasy into the morning - and to include some simple approachable art education for the readers.
Available NOW in person
(Hard Cover & Soft Cover)
at the Manzanita Farmers Market!
Soon to be available through the website.
About Anola
Anola Renee Ireland Stacy is now on her way to graduate school for architecture. But between applications, she found some time to help her Mom out with a children's book. After all, with both Mom and daughter being book nerds and artists, it seemed like a good thing to do together.
and the weasel that inspired it all...
I knew my daughter (the budding young artist above) would be a great collaborator, as she is particularly good at illustrating characters. She is now a young adult and had some available time before starting graduate school for architecture. I jumped at the opportunity and asked her to work on the weasel. Then I created all the colored pages, with all the watercolor landscapes, backgrounds and the rhyming verse of the story. Veering into some fun children's fantasy to finish it up and slipping in a little art education too. There's a Weasel on my Easel! was born...