tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37353592211684643752024-03-04T23:53:33.009-08:00Marilee SketchesMarilee Harrald-Pilz IllustrationMarilee Harrald-Pilzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01443245582436787401noreply@blogger.comBlogger134125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359221168464375.post-63757239987469559452013-06-04T13:47:00.000-07:002013-06-04T13:51:01.253-07:00Licensed character workSome of my licensed character work from years past. Most of these were done for Enesco P.O.P Displays. The Muppet Babies Teeny Tiny Stickers were produced by Diamond Toymakers. <br />
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Marilee Harrald-Pilzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01443245582436787401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359221168464375.post-38219425248567271632013-05-23T14:06:00.000-07:002013-05-23T14:10:16.597-07:00Spring is Sprung! <br />
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Marilee Harrald-Pilzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01443245582436787401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359221168464375.post-11109691304954125572013-05-13T08:18:00.000-07:002013-05-13T08:18:44.298-07:00My Hidden Picture in Highlights<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Another one of my Hidden Pictures has been published in the June 2013 issue of Highlights Magazine - "Canoeing with Dad" - a fun puzzle for Father's day!<br />
<br />Marilee Harrald-Pilzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01443245582436787401noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359221168464375.post-87464190025598019862013-04-24T07:55:00.000-07:002013-04-24T07:55:44.453-07:00Teacher Guide Cover<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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One of my recent illustrations done for a Concordia Religious Publishing teacher's guide cover.Marilee Harrald-Pilzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01443245582436787401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359221168464375.post-66296945692747773452013-03-18T14:04:00.000-07:002013-03-18T14:04:22.378-07:00Matthew Kicks APP<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is the cover sketch from one of my first book dummies: "Matthew Kicks". <br />
I've been working with a designer to turn it into an APP, adding animation and sound effects. It seems like it always should have been animated, so it should be fun! We hope to get it out in the marketplace this spring.Marilee Harrald-Pilzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01443245582436787401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359221168464375.post-78972553697655907682012-10-20T07:42:00.002-07:002012-10-20T07:46:31.737-07:00Fall is here!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A recently completed Teacher's Guide cover for Concordia Publishing.<br />
Marilee Harrald-Pilzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01443245582436787401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359221168464375.post-5871344634338679982012-10-01T07:25:00.001-07:002012-10-01T07:25:23.068-07:00New book for EECI Publishing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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One of the illustrations I was working on this summer for a new EECI Publishing book, "You Are a Big Boy".Marilee Harrald-Pilzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01443245582436787401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359221168464375.post-89584361021302137112012-05-01T14:18:00.000-07:002012-05-01T14:18:22.922-07:00The Prodical Son<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is one of the new pieces I've been working on for United Methodist Publishing. The Prodigal Son for their Sunday School Curriculum.</span>Marilee Harrald-Pilzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01443245582436787401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359221168464375.post-27880504481798362662012-04-26T12:22:00.001-07:002012-04-26T12:24:59.274-07:00I'm back!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Has it really been two months since my last blog post? Well, I've been keeping busy working on Sunday School curriculum for United Methodist Publishing greeting card concepts for licensing. You can see a few of my new card concepts on my MarileeDesigns blog. This is the Hidden Picture I created from one of my older pieces of art.</span>Marilee Harrald-Pilzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01443245582436787401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359221168464375.post-66857085466870596972012-02-27T08:06:00.003-08:002012-02-27T08:11:48.642-08:00Cover Girl<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0NGzPNLaXVtzQtWzste9WkyQdpGFK8NXdzU-ctBASyKuajx6aamqf5t3s1ly5haMjQ0WrgPV9JDa1N8NWh9Fcs6Gm6Jk1nvuD8C7m0WcQa7w8VLfgTnb5oEkF-oo19RrhKcPzrsT8N30/s1600/DG+Neighbors+cover.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 279px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713848505793314450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0NGzPNLaXVtzQtWzste9WkyQdpGFK8NXdzU-ctBASyKuajx6aamqf5t3s1ly5haMjQ0WrgPV9JDa1N8NWh9Fcs6Gm6Jk1nvuD8C7m0WcQa7w8VLfgTnb5oEkF-oo19RrhKcPzrsT8N30/s400/DG+Neighbors+cover.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>I made the cover of a local Downers Grove magazine! (That's me on the right.) A friend of mine, Miles Boone, a commercial photographer, thought to include me in an article on the many artists living in town.</div>Marilee Harrald-Pilzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01443245582436787401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359221168464375.post-29626545069896327342012-02-14T12:18:00.000-08:002012-02-14T12:26:31.897-08:00Another Hidden Picture?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_CgZJt9qhFFkKPH1Xg6WkggieBaHQJ9Lhq11MBK2ZJISTSk_dGyyb2odnAUhjD2eZSAMIUdpQvr-ggMMQr9juwsluvxq28LAk5_KPWTgkb3TPyPys7TRKtaUJxq-YPwijQgmBbrcZxNk/s1600/mr.+johnson+blog.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 347px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709089403853308946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_CgZJt9qhFFkKPH1Xg6WkggieBaHQJ9Lhq11MBK2ZJISTSk_dGyyb2odnAUhjD2eZSAMIUdpQvr-ggMMQr9juwsluvxq28LAk5_KPWTgkb3TPyPys7TRKtaUJxq-YPwijQgmBbrcZxNk/s400/mr.+johnson+blog.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>I've been looking through some of my old art, looking for ideas, and thought I might be able to turn this into a good Hidden Picture. </div>Marilee Harrald-Pilzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01443245582436787401noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359221168464375.post-83094601607274545522012-01-30T07:21:00.001-08:002012-01-30T07:23:35.669-08:00What I'm working on...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiECbwb7pUYqq7FF-x__PfIhHme2Q4PN8tmCIiX-GejkzmCOKh_ZzSR2naUwNkmBvfKopoH3xMoEoEaO1r5U4f2ERl4ENLtoKq0vA3RBqe-piK2QEj1-SwXD0uFbEJME0TKdxlKYZqfnVQ/s1600/All+That+Jazz+blog.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 340px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703445777195385538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiECbwb7pUYqq7FF-x__PfIhHme2Q4PN8tmCIiX-GejkzmCOKh_ZzSR2naUwNkmBvfKopoH3xMoEoEaO1r5U4f2ERl4ENLtoKq0vA3RBqe-piK2QEj1-SwXD0uFbEJME0TKdxlKYZqfnVQ/s400/All+That+Jazz+blog.jpg" /></a><br />More Hidden Pictures for Highlights Magazine!Marilee Harrald-Pilzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01443245582436787401noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359221168464375.post-49343512237239406062011-11-17T14:00:00.000-08:002011-11-17T14:04:26.946-08:00Jungle Bop<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6VqFgYB6LoawfbCClz9uWn8SbuBcoKBfDVC8t71aQgjLJD5MFWny5g94k8TXG5ceeGxI_GCfTpDgXCr0axYM4lPRas8J9O0stRr6WSwbuZ1qpoTEwXNAcgBql_4H9D9S1dA5Kdi8cvFY/s1600/jungle+bop+2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 290px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676088677393816722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6VqFgYB6LoawfbCClz9uWn8SbuBcoKBfDVC8t71aQgjLJD5MFWny5g94k8TXG5ceeGxI_GCfTpDgXCr0axYM4lPRas8J9O0stRr6WSwbuZ1qpoTEwXNAcgBql_4H9D9S1dA5Kdi8cvFY/s400/jungle+bop+2.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>This is the first piece in a new series I'm working on - jungle animal scenes done in oil pastels.</div>Marilee Harrald-Pilzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01443245582436787401noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359221168464375.post-90492915703164945822011-11-15T14:05:00.000-08:002011-11-15T14:13:20.325-08:00Yuletide Treasures<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgpHpV-0YoD1cJyGPVuyKygj5YwOd1iXCo6k6UZV4XcUpcp0twvYqss1H4nuLYQunhgO_1vc0zMlMb6EgaraoK0VYkK1oidxAY-jUj1_PXCtpUc2mAxTB8LjglcsdMuFaDDP0Gtfs0IHs/s1600/dpal.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 259px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675348893308315970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgpHpV-0YoD1cJyGPVuyKygj5YwOd1iXCo6k6UZV4XcUpcp0twvYqss1H4nuLYQunhgO_1vc0zMlMb6EgaraoK0VYkK1oidxAY-jUj1_PXCtpUc2mAxTB8LjglcsdMuFaDDP0Gtfs0IHs/s400/dpal.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>It's time for the annual Yuletide Treasures show at the DuPage Art League. This year I'll be selling cards, giclee prints of my "Cat Dreams" series and others, along with an original watercolor. Stop by and see!</div>Marilee Harrald-Pilzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01443245582436787401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359221168464375.post-12204147471671560952011-09-01T07:44:00.000-07:002011-09-01T07:48:16.224-07:00Cat Dreams<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNNCGjHx0Z3Xkl-auFLreR6M4VkP4MdOWf4DfgD9EnHDPn1etYz97Cd4zDq2_gwT8IsttQTWUTDyhyuysZly0AN5ZoULSk7s4JpOcMsm4R3v4aotVXN2f54eWBdpdnh0ioTn1Tm-xYnFU/s1600/cat+two.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 308px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647402727013854178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNNCGjHx0Z3Xkl-auFLreR6M4VkP4MdOWf4DfgD9EnHDPn1etYz97Cd4zDq2_gwT8IsttQTWUTDyhyuysZly0AN5ZoULSk7s4JpOcMsm4R3v4aotVXN2f54eWBdpdnh0ioTn1Tm-xYnFU/s400/cat+two.jpg" /></a>
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<br /><div>A new personal project rendered in colored pencil. I'm doing a whole series, possibly to print on note cards.</div>
<br />Marilee Harrald-Pilzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01443245582436787401noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359221168464375.post-81332900190482333262011-08-02T12:21:00.001-07:002011-08-02T12:26:33.910-07:00New Sketches<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigOkIZViu5bJaL5c8iRJOWgGQGqYm_tGzfTVu3sox0fwS3AU8T8C3H2t5lXiuK9Y9dR_dFBttCUPsd8YpOj9AbcACGUceV9o8G2wIyZqN4DEieNgE86RDpxzvBZDntEsgcQK4j5DxZ_pk/s1600/b3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 360px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636341644840845506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigOkIZViu5bJaL5c8iRJOWgGQGqYm_tGzfTVu3sox0fwS3AU8T8C3H2t5lXiuK9Y9dR_dFBttCUPsd8YpOj9AbcACGUceV9o8G2wIyZqN4DEieNgE86RDpxzvBZDntEsgcQK4j5DxZ_pk/s400/b3.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxT50p-zLZ3RXOAVe21_anOZplL0-HGWkXhnV39d_R-pvltF_Fr_6za3cjsuYQ7CGhLPjRYlOxHXNyqa-1VmnrEKSSQVsMPqAPWJbm99cUn3magvoe80_KAVFxzNZ_KQNgxKL9qK2QSQw/s1600/b2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636341482030099746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxT50p-zLZ3RXOAVe21_anOZplL0-HGWkXhnV39d_R-pvltF_Fr_6za3cjsuYQ7CGhLPjRYlOxHXNyqa-1VmnrEKSSQVsMPqAPWJbm99cUn3magvoe80_KAVFxzNZ_KQNgxKL9qK2QSQw/s400/b2.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6GATwn0ClVlBPdYUWp8lJupwe520nnpu8-uhmqAXBfmoS2fGbm8WXYN4QwxIHld3HuEJUbr7ZmXUlgl-GXOF-BAWrFwTTpvQEoCfa42pnYMry-QBY6DuZO9IXwMahmyA1f0DHtJFtuTU/s1600/b1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636341335080017394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6GATwn0ClVlBPdYUWp8lJupwe520nnpu8-uhmqAXBfmoS2fGbm8WXYN4QwxIHld3HuEJUbr7ZmXUlgl-GXOF-BAWrFwTTpvQEoCfa42pnYMry-QBY6DuZO9IXwMahmyA1f0DHtJFtuTU/s400/b1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>Some sketches from a new book I'm working on...</div></div></div>Marilee Harrald-Pilzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01443245582436787401noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359221168464375.post-81509567672847292492011-07-12T08:43:00.000-07:002011-07-12T09:10:09.426-07:00What I'm working on...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPmM5lNMrhK4m7ZHGnQx-nKgYOAuXa6e1WtfZdQBO4OZbqPnh2wlQcbjIrA5mnsTdT8O0jQjZ6FFazSniibpb5q3d5A9reSqYxoKTFTeDXtZeJp2eUqNUQJ-hwWt3YHR4C2DaCeO5J6SE/s1600/GG+blog.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628498555110076674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPmM5lNMrhK4m7ZHGnQx-nKgYOAuXa6e1WtfZdQBO4OZbqPnh2wlQcbjIrA5mnsTdT8O0jQjZ6FFazSniibpb5q3d5A9reSqYxoKTFTeDXtZeJp2eUqNUQJ-hwWt3YHR4C2DaCeO5J6SE/s400/GG+blog.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>Here's a piece from the new reader I'm working on about a school gardening project.</div>Marilee Harrald-Pilzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01443245582436787401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359221168464375.post-66661152612146876462011-06-27T06:54:00.000-07:002011-06-27T07:01:48.226-07:00GCU Design of the Day<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwDL1wzuEB-fO9z2q12m0cQviHWruoNKTlW42bRibZ3ZtW_Q8a_RoS7U3XzNSzOK2frKgRRT7QLxahKjrjQWAaZyAEuDOWcQ2rLIQ0X059MaUuthWx9E5Kk8OtPBfNXPae8yUCst2l508/s1600/celebrate.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 286px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622899074836150498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwDL1wzuEB-fO9z2q12m0cQviHWruoNKTlW42bRibZ3ZtW_Q8a_RoS7U3XzNSzOK2frKgRRT7QLxahKjrjQWAaZyAEuDOWcQ2rLIQ0X059MaUuthWx9E5Kk8OtPBfNXPae8yUCst2l508/s400/celebrate.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>Wow - A nice surprise! </div><br /><div>A greeting card I recently created has been chosen by GreetingCardUniverse.com as Design of the Day.</div>Marilee Harrald-Pilzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01443245582436787401noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359221168464375.post-69628398359235551592011-06-21T12:45:00.000-07:002011-06-21T12:52:25.502-07:00Educational Art<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn-hJujxeaJSrkNdrZyapMZzUSwJZVLzlv5f5ar_bYhaYkZ67lT7fz9HW_Exm5LQccwq-oIGxoLthbucfpUilhBKtsUmQrQVOIQjrMqbHvUEavUX1esdJvhN5G241jYy-1kpU5PXoFW9M/s1600/UMP+blog.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 250px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620763024932205442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn-hJujxeaJSrkNdrZyapMZzUSwJZVLzlv5f5ar_bYhaYkZ67lT7fz9HW_Exm5LQccwq-oIGxoLthbucfpUilhBKtsUmQrQVOIQjrMqbHvUEavUX1esdJvhN5G241jYy-1kpU5PXoFW9M/s400/UMP+blog.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>Here's part of a piece I just finished for the United Methodist Publishing. It will appear on the Sunday School Attendance Chart for their Spring 2012 quarter.</div>Marilee Harrald-Pilzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01443245582436787401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359221168464375.post-262646552824332572011-06-06T12:48:00.000-07:002011-06-06T13:02:05.000-07:00Ahoy Again!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrWTmRauO6x1o-xYZOF30-FDr2X66QUNUkAvOnvzuQiG95fIyfkiJ-rd8sLigAQZ9tmzwDS_ttLhWm4Ni29iz6kmdK6SaxWkB_w6eP-b1_CHOGASbOjrO9uf4FAD1aTbP9IxgEDB937Y4/s1600/pirate+card+2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 297px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615198785960817634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrWTmRauO6x1o-xYZOF30-FDr2X66QUNUkAvOnvzuQiG95fIyfkiJ-rd8sLigAQZ9tmzwDS_ttLhWm4Ni29iz6kmdK6SaxWkB_w6eP-b1_CHOGASbOjrO9uf4FAD1aTbP9IxgEDB937Y4/s400/pirate+card+2.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>It seems like every couple of days lately, I've been selling one or two pirate birthday cards on my Greeting Card Universe site. I finally realized that maybe it's because a new "Pirates of the Caribbean" movie has opened. Anyway, I printed up a number of them, along with some of my other cards, and took them to the gift gallery at my local Art League to sell. I'm also considering opening an Etsy shop. In any case, I'm putting more effort into my greeting cards and licensing art, and if I can figure it out, I'm planning on revamping my MarileeDesigns site soon. Keep tuned!</div>Marilee Harrald-Pilzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01443245582436787401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359221168464375.post-74773177064981397252011-05-28T07:51:00.000-07:002011-05-28T07:57:48.019-07:00New Hidden Picture<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5XBeoqNs9CLagXqEyWUZWhZ38LxFmcEilvIHbbn4krFxG7qVongOORJ-FeHhgA3kGAMvwxDqCdkExxXkw5h7uovGFEcfaFoAnuwJlP06kyfYjmaEM9YIqlvLu81e5qoy18kEbIserMgc/s1600/blog+bear.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 343px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611780415527093314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5XBeoqNs9CLagXqEyWUZWhZ38LxFmcEilvIHbbn4krFxG7qVongOORJ-FeHhgA3kGAMvwxDqCdkExxXkw5h7uovGFEcfaFoAnuwJlP06kyfYjmaEM9YIqlvLu81e5qoy18kEbIserMgc/s400/blog+bear.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>A relaxing summertime scene, recently submitted to Highlight's Hidden Pictures.</div>Marilee Harrald-Pilzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01443245582436787401noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359221168464375.post-84034714231874095982011-05-17T12:56:00.000-07:002011-05-17T13:05:34.431-07:00Hooray for Teachers!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUZsdP8oVUXztnnZXvkNf0uD637cT_CgEr4fDjZHBJfoRWQ74M3Nvbq893b11c6LvlJomCbdFceuHimH_i58koPwX73VhwEuQuLXmlXgfLVfGMFOw81nxKzCwje6YcWLa3OT9c-wcLqoU/s1600/teacher+blog.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 281px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607776764936666898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUZsdP8oVUXztnnZXvkNf0uD637cT_CgEr4fDjZHBJfoRWQ74M3Nvbq893b11c6LvlJomCbdFceuHimH_i58koPwX73VhwEuQuLXmlXgfLVfGMFOw81nxKzCwje6YcWLa3OT9c-wcLqoU/s400/teacher+blog.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>Another recent project... this one a cover for a teacher's monthly planner calendar for Positive Promotions. ( Homage to Mary Englebreit!)</div>Marilee Harrald-Pilzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01443245582436787401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359221168464375.post-79508615516859962852011-05-08T11:50:00.000-07:002011-05-11T09:39:11.604-07:00New Hidden Picture in High Five<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWXewNuZZmfm4IcNTxCWqv58xNODSIzj6B9m16Sfb9HdwfFMAwOV9HdmKIGEj7594VbY-LO2WWwHeWxD1X8tU2Zdnw_nR-WhwDRSQ8Idoxp4Bkqf74BzkBTi1LQxjAHO_CmzAZhkXHOV0/s1600/blog+hid+pix.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 305px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605497994151389682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWXewNuZZmfm4IcNTxCWqv58xNODSIzj6B9m16Sfb9HdwfFMAwOV9HdmKIGEj7594VbY-LO2WWwHeWxD1X8tU2Zdnw_nR-WhwDRSQ8Idoxp4Bkqf74BzkBTi1LQxjAHO_CmzAZhkXHOV0/s400/blog+hid+pix.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>One of my simple Hidden Pictures for pre-schoolers appears in this month's High Five Magazine. The spread is too large for my scanner, but here's part of it!</div>Marilee Harrald-Pilzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01443245582436787401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359221168464375.post-38440626539046495652011-04-29T07:49:00.000-07:002011-04-29T07:54:24.095-07:00What I've been working on all this time!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFMoiIk_yMiHPGVLOVoqjbcI3ktLCpEDMkjlrlbxOzh_dUtTaAvS3RC75SOd8xpdn72cCjIrtkN0nE5FgKOyEFTuvC3wdhbbngxV9u8f0d3FN-4LN3pC2zAYpiNeEZpcQGhAAtWMCtyhE/s1600/val+blog.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 296px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601018939587411698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFMoiIk_yMiHPGVLOVoqjbcI3ktLCpEDMkjlrlbxOzh_dUtTaAvS3RC75SOd8xpdn72cCjIrtkN0nE5FgKOyEFTuvC3wdhbbngxV9u8f0d3FN-4LN3pC2zAYpiNeEZpcQGhAAtWMCtyhE/s400/val+blog.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>I've been missing in action for a while, but I HAVE been busy working on a number of projects. I hope to get to posting some of them soon. Here was one of them: illustrations for another self-published book from WinePress, "Not His Valentine".</div>Marilee Harrald-Pilzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01443245582436787401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359221168464375.post-8473356037544068022011-03-08T11:30:00.000-08:002011-03-08T11:42:25.217-08:00More new books!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgilrG1LenKufxrW9K4b35V5Vq9xAm-UhhRIoJpFuNdeatA1I3qEao1pGa8N1cPxsbeTZW2Ra-9o4fr6GAXR5LjX_WJAM4kMyyvXhSXPR0Mu-JHQQDVscjaZpwGWTdv5iBSnOUx2Stm_OQ/s1600/books+1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581796657447877298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgilrG1LenKufxrW9K4b35V5Vq9xAm-UhhRIoJpFuNdeatA1I3qEao1pGa8N1cPxsbeTZW2Ra-9o4fr6GAXR5LjX_WJAM4kMyyvXhSXPR0Mu-JHQQDVscjaZpwGWTdv5iBSnOUx2Stm_OQ/s400/books+1.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivzXCB6jZ_etOkp3cxl-AU9BCTULJko6bZWVQmAbwMf8hg4pzAVBO-q5dEY7r1yzuV_5AQ8vwfL5MDLUInNfhLEmPW6lyl3WMzOsr04ClryMEt6XI47-1PvAhR0liwrWul_APwam24yLQ/s1600/books+2.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581796468664260914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivzXCB6jZ_etOkp3cxl-AU9BCTULJko6bZWVQmAbwMf8hg4pzAVBO-q5dEY7r1yzuV_5AQ8vwfL5MDLUInNfhLEmPW6lyl3WMzOsr04ClryMEt6XI47-1PvAhR0liwrWul_APwam24yLQ/s400/books+2.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>This is the series I was working on last summer for ABDO Publishing : "Growing Up Daisy", written by Marci Peschke. I received samples of the complete set - six books in the set, all hardcovers, to be used in schools as third grade readers. I'm very pleased with how they turned out. The writing is funny and warm, all about a Latina girl named Daisy and her family, friends, and their adventures at school. </div></div>Marilee Harrald-Pilzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01443245582436787401noreply@blogger.com2