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smattering of graphite dust all over my desk that i have to sponge off at least once a week i guess that is a small price to pay to have my friend at my side as i continue to make books posted by john rocco at 2 57 pm 2 comments sunday december 23 2012 happy holidays to whomever is reading this i apologize as you can see i have not posted anything to this blog in an embarrassingly long time excuses yes i have plenty but i would make a guess and say that you are not entirely interested i have just finished a whole bunch of new work and plan to take a little time to update my website and make some more regular blog posts so you can see what i am working on in the meantime here is some of the artwork i have been doing since my last post over one year ago a cover for david whitley s agora trilogy the canticle of whispers a cover for rick riordan s kane chronicles the serpent s shadow an interior for a special edition of the serpent s shadow an interior painting for a special edition of the mark of athena cover painting for the mark of athena by rick riordan cover painting for the legend thief by e j patten the end pages for a special edition of the son of neptune by rick riordan this is a cover painting i did for the society of children s book writers and illustrators bulletin and here are two spreads from my forthcoming picture book super hair o and the barber of doom disney spring 2013 and here are two spreads from another book i illustrated called how to train a train written by jason carter eaton candlewick press fall 2013 i also had a solo exhibition of my illustrations at the orlando museum of art more to come on that in a future post i wrote a novel to be published by candlewick in 2014 and i moved to los angeles in august of this year whew i am now going to go to sleep for a week in future posts i will go into more detail about some of these projects sketches explanations so stay tuned posted by john rocco at 11 50 pm no comments thursday september 01 2011 the flint heart gets three starred reviews i am very excited about the latest illustrated book i did with katherine and john paterson it s not often that you get to illustrate a book for the national ambassador of children s literature i ended up doing about 60 paintings for this book i am happy to say that it has received starred reviews from kirkus school library journal and publishers weekly it goes on sale september 27 also another middle grade novel i have illustrated the hunter chronicles return to exile will hit stores on september 5 there is a website for the book if you like rick riordan or eoin colfer you will like e j patten he has written a really fun scary book about teenage kids who fight incredible inventive monsters with weapons that they make from garbage there is also a very nice interview i did over at 7imps which has a ton of never before seen artwork and detailed discussions about my process and my daughter alaya wanted to type something too here it is mnbvcxzaqwerttyujkl 000099999vbnmkjhgfddsaq1e posted by john rocco at 8 08 am 2 comments thursday may 19 2011 a special summer night great review in bookpage john rocco takes a child s eye view of one special summer night in blackout at first glance this captivating picture book seems to offer a straightforward view of a night when a family is forced to move away from their electronic life to a simpler time a time when families played board games and enjoyed each other s company taking a closer look at the illustrations does for the reader just what the blackout does for the family in the story allowing us to slow down and appreciate the moment all the more let s start with the very first image even before the title page here is the main character a little girl with a screen flickering behind her given her dour expression it appears that the screen isn t bringing her much joy moving to the first pages of the book we see a busy street in brooklyn beneath the bridge careful observers will recognize that same girl again in a brownstone window in other tiny windows we spot four of the main characters busy with their work and too busy for the little girl who wants to play a board game in a beautiful moment the lights of the city slowly dim prompting the startled child to summon help with a cry of mom the family adjourns to the roof for a joyous time with neighbors under the starry night which looks a lot like the van gogh painting of the same name then it s back to the street for free ice cream from the ice cream vendor as the story unfolds astute readers will note slight changes in perspective and light that let the reader observe the passage of time but in a slowed down world without electricity adults know that a power outage can be a pain in the neck but to a child it is just another adventure in rocco s beautifully told story a blackout brings one family together and allows a child to see her city in a whole new light a flashlight robin smith here is the link posted by john rocco at 12 29 pm 2 comments friday april 29 2011 indie next list blackout blackout my new picture book with disney hyperion is getting some nice attention starred reviews in publishers weekly and kirkus as well as being selected for the indiebound kids next list for summer 2011 i am very thrilled i will be signing copies of blackout at 3pm at book expo america and we also had some nifty posters made also at 10pm katherine paterson will be signing galleys of our book the flint heart so check that out too i have a bunch of book signings in n j and brooklyn coming up and you can check out the dates and times in the calendar section of my website posted by john rocco at 10 23 am 1 comment monday january 24 2011 the latest covers here are some jpgs of more final covers for return to exile and the throne of fire posted by john rocco at 2 59 pm 1 comment friday december 17 2010 new image available on imagekind i have just made this image from rick riordan s bestselling book the lost hero available for purchase on imagekind com imagekind is a great service that allows you to choose the size frame and material that it will be printed on the quality is outstanding if you order by december 19th you can still get it in time for christmas posted by john rocco at 9 08 am no comments tuesday november 09 2010 new jackets here are a couple new jacket paintings one is the third jacket in a series called the century books and should be coming out soon the purple one the other is for a book i can t talk about yet i am still working on this one but very excited on how it is coming out i have been extremely busy lately getting ready for a couple of art exhibitions and finishing up a couple of books as well as working on the cover for the new kane chronicles book by rick riordan things should slow down for me around april of next year then i think i might work on my next picture book using traditional media watercolor and put the computer away for a while posted by john rocco at 10 01 am no comments wednesday november 03 2010 john rocco art exhibition sparkhouse studio nov 14th on sunday november 14th there will be an art exhibition and reception at sparkhouse studio in south orange nj from 7 9pm limited edition prints from all the percy jackson books as well as the kane chronicles and heroes of olympus will be available here is all the information from the fine folks at sparkhouse please join us as we welcome john rocco to sparkhouse studio mr rocco is the illustrator of the percy jackson kane chronicles the heroes of olympus series as well as the illustrator author of several other books for children he lives in brooklyn his will be the inaugural show at sparkhouse studio please note that this is an adult event and wine will be served there are two child friendly events earlier in the day with mr rocco you can rsvp to the event here http www pingg com rsvp cc4z7zhqvm86mj8rj posted by john rocco at 3 20 pm no comments labels art exhibition john rocco percy jackson tuesday october 26 2010 dark horse gelaskins dark horse comics have recently licensed some of my artwork to go on their new gelaskins for laptops and phones and ipads and all that other cool technology that you want to protect from drops and spills and four year old children who have a tendency to knock your stuff on the ground yes i am talking to you alaya posted by john rocco at 9 19 am no comments friday october 15 2010 illustrators day festival please join me and a whole plethora of illustrators tomorrow from 10 30 till 3pm at the brooklyn public library at grand army plaza for a day of family fun illustrators will be doing readings workshops book signings and generally running around looking for coffee and pencils this is in conjunction with the drawn in brooklyn art exhibition at the library now with that out of the way i can apologize for not posting in a while i have been busy here is what i have been up to working on the illustrations 45 in all for a middle grade novel with john and katherine paterson called the flint heart it is an amazing story that has children fairies talking animals and even a hot water bottle from germany named bismark here is one of the paintings i also just finished up a new picture book called blackout which will be out in may of 2011 here is a finished illustration for that in other news fu finds the way was selected for the original art show at the society of illustrators the reception is on thursday october 21 if you are there please say hi here is the piece that will be hanging in the show i chose to frame both the pencil version and a print of the digital painting so that people could see my process i have also been working on my house in the country we have started to paint the outside a nice green color called autumn sage doesn t it just sound peaceful i built some benches for my daughters classroom which was a lot of fun i will have to get some pictures of those they were made from an old oak tree that was in my wife s yard when she was a child and when it fell over her dad had the wood milled and shipped it over from belgium so those benches have some history upcoming events meet the illustrator central library brooklyn dweck center nov 4th at 10 00 am reading at the red hook public library in brooklyn wednesday november 10 at 10 00 am workshop the art of the bookjacket central library brooklyn grand army plaza 2 30 pm art exhibition sparkhouse studios reception nov 14th 7pm art exhibition and panel discussion with the book maker s dozen at powerhouse arena december 2 7 9pm hope to see you at one of these events posted by john rocco at 10 21 am no comments thursday june 24 2010 the lost hero there has been a lot of buzz in the news lately about rick riordan s newest series the heroes of olympus and once again i am thrilled to be a part of it here is the cover painting i did for the first book the lost hero posted by john rocco at 8 32 am 3 comments friday june 04 2010 world s end here is the latest jacket art for world s end it s a wraparound jacket in which the art is even carried onto the inside jacket flaps world s end is the second book in the dormia series by jake halpern and peter kujawinski this was a fun one and you can see my inspiration from these two paintings by howard pyle posted by john rocco at 10 03 am no comments tuesday may 04 2010 launch of the kane chronicles last night i went to a media launch event for rick riordan s newest series the kane chronicles jacket art by yours truly the event was in the large atrium of the brooklyn museum and there was quite a turnout here are some pictures marty markowitz brooklyn borough president made rick an honorary brooklyn citizen a good part of the kane chronicles takes place in brooklyn about five blocks from my house the wonderful voice over artists who read for the audio version of the book were on hand to give everyone a sample of there talents they were great and as always rick got everyone excited about egyptian mythology and his new series of course he mentioned that the brooklyn museum has the largest collection of ancient egyptian spell books in the world pretty dangerous my art director joann hill and i were both giddy about how well the cover came out not so sure what the heck i am doing with my hand casting a spell perhaps posted by john rocco at 9 39 am no comments tuesday april 27 2010 april showers i haven t blogged in a while and that means i am busy i recently joined fellow illustrators david gordon and dave horowitz at the bridgewater young authors conference which was a lot of fun i also spoke at the new jersey reading councils recent conference and signed books with marc brown in my studio i am busy working on a couple of book jackets one for the new book in the dormia series and a jacket for rick riordan s newest book the lost hero which is the first book in rick s percy jackson spinoff series about demi gods at camp half blood in other news rick riordan s latest series the kane chronicles hits bookstores on may 4 with its first book the red pyramid cool i am also spending my time working on the flint heart by john and katherine patterson it is a middle grade fantasy novel originally created by edin phillpotts in 1910 it was just announced that it will be made into a movie by the team that put together the film bridge to terabithia the book will have about 45 paintings in it so i think i will be having a busy summer more to come on that as the summer progresses okay so when i am not busy on all of that i am working on my picture book called blackout it is an almost wordless book it has about 100 words which is almost wordless for me about a family in brooklyn that comes together through the magic of a blackout here are some of the drawings to give you a taste posted by john rocco at 10 26 am no comments tuesday march 02 2010 the rejected sketches i thought it would be fun to post some rejected sketches from a bunch of different book jackets that i ve illustrated these were the ideas that didn t make it posted by john rocco at 9 49 am 4 comments older posts home subscribe to posts atom about me john rocco los angeles california united states john rocco is the creator of several books for children including the caldecott honor book blackout he is also the illustrator for rick riordan s bestselling series percy jackson and the olympians the kane chronicles and heroes of olympus view my complete profile my latest book blackout disney hyperion the flint heart written by john and katherine paterson click the image to go to the website and see my trailer blog archive 2013 2 january 2 new blog my panasonic auto stop electric pencil sharpener 2012 1 december 1 2011 4 september 1 may 1 april 1 january 1 2010 15 december 1 november 2 october 2 june 2 may 1 april 1 march 1 february 2 january 3 2009 17 december 2 november 2 october 1 september 5 july 1 june 1 may 3 march 1 january 1 2008 20 november 2 september 1 august 3 july 3 june 3 may 2 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