Sunshine Yellow
Artwork for a middle-grade novel, Sunshine Yellow. Seventh grader Reagan Zhang struggles to live two separate lives: one as a loyal member of the popular girls, and one where she's friends with the new girl. Together the two girls are paired as science fair partners and must work as a team to hatch chicks.
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Below are Illustrations for the interior of the book.
Garden of Eden
A full color illustration of Edie in her backyard garden.
Work in Progress Illustrations Below
Sasha at the stairwell
Line art of Reagan and Sasha having a difficult yet important friend-to-friend conversation.
Stargazing
A sketch of Reagan and Edie pointing out and creating new constellations.
Soccer Practice
A sketch of Reagan practicing soccer for her team, the Rebel Wrens.
Superheroes
A sketch of Reagan and Edie visiting their city’s children’s hospital while dressed as superheroes.
Musician
A sketch of Edie playing Reagan’s ukulele while visting her house.
Iceskating
A sketch of sisters Jeannie and Layla iceskating at Reagan’s birthday party.
Night at the Carnival
A sketch of Reagan pouring fruit punch on Sasha while at the school’s carnival themed dance. Edie stands right behind them, while Layla and Jeannie are in the background.
The Mysterious Miss Fortune
A sketch of Miss Shaw dress as a fortune teller while volunteering at the school dance.
Happy Sunday
A sketch of Dr. Reyes and Edie visiting Reagan’s house with chicken eggs for their project.