Cathi Mingus Studio

Forever Four book series!

2012-01-10T09:01:00.000-08:00

The first two books in the Forever Four book series / Grosset & Dunlap.... are available this month!

I created the character illustrations for Paulina, Miko, Tally and Ivy. Wonderful design and use of type on the covers. I'm currently working on the illustration for the third book.

New illustrations for American Girl!

2012-01-05T07:14:00.000-08:00

Here is a sampling of some illustrations I recently did for an American Girl story called "The Valentine
Bandit". It's in the February issue of their magazine on stands now. I love working with A.G!

Pretty in pink

2011-12-28T09:07:00.000-08:00

Getting geared up for the new year. Hoping this year is a year for growth, a year of change. Here is a girl I kind of whipped up based on a photo I found. I love her eyes.

fashion girls

2011-12-19T13:56:00.000-08:00

finishing up a few things that have been sitting as sketches for a while. Here are some girls who

were screaming to be colored. Playing around with textures and layers.

Happy Holidays!

2011-12-19T12:33:00.000-08:00

boo hoo:(

2011-12-13T10:50:00.000-08:00

Almost made it onto a book cover...but a different girl was chosen. I still like her!

Sneak Peek

2011-12-08T09:36:00.000-08:00

Here is a sneak peek of some characters I created for a new tween book series coming out in
January 2012! I'll show the full covers when they arrive on my doorstep. Very cute typography and
design was done for the series.

windy day

2011-12-01T11:21:00.000-08:00

Super windy here is So. Calif. last night and this morning. Here is a little illustration in honor of the weather.

character sketches

2011-11-29T16:39:00.000-08:00

Starting over with my blog. I've been working on a lot of new projects that I'll be sharing soon!