Illustrations by Kristin Maija Peterson

I am currently illustrating two children’s picture books that I wrote, “Books at Night” and “The Dog Who Loved Lettuce.”

© Time for Bed: An illustration showing the imagination of a little boy — he’s shown riding off to some new adventure. Meanwhile, his blanket becomes a magic carpet, the sandman and toothfairy are puzzled because the little boy should be in bed. His teddy bear is mad he’s not in bed. His bedtime (8 pm) has flown out the window. 2009

© Desert Lion 2006 [Actually a horned lizard, but I like his stance and attitude].

© Three Little Clown Fish 2006

© Bright Blue Dart Frogs 2006

© Greed Toad: 2006 [He looks like a wise Yoda].

© Map Turtle 2007

© Cilantro 2008

Shown in at University of Minnesota Alumni Exhibit, Fall 2008.

© Artichokes Have Hearts 2008

© Japanese Lanterns 2007

© Edina Map 2010
Illustration done in pen and ink and color pencil: As proof of concept for proposed project.

© Sea Turtle in Love 2010
Sold to support the Ripple Project in raising funds to help rescue wildlife effected by the oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico

© Frump Girl 2008
My alter ego, at least during the winter. That’s Andy — he’s an American Eskimo, so he has no problem looking stylish in the cold. For me, there is no fashion when the there is wind chill.

So there you have it.

Just a sampling of my work that ranges from highly detailed to light and whimsical.
I work in watercolor, pen and ink, and color pencil and pastel.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 Generic License.