Monday, January 21, 2008


Illustrator, Kim Sponaugle

Whether it's Pastels or watercolors....






































Somethings Cooking at Picture Kitchen Studio!







Welcome to the "kitchen!" Picture Kitchen is the studio of Kim Sponaugle. She believes great illustration, like great home cooking, has something in common - they both get to the heart!
The right ingredients are necessary to create a children's book illustration that can touch the heart, teach, and communicate what the author wants to express. The most effective children's book illustrations are those that can grab a hold of your heart and mind. A good use of color, design and and well rendered characters are part of the recipe for a great book. But not just that, it needs life in the illustrations, expression, whimsey and delightful surprises. This is what Kim tries to serve up at Picture Kitchen Studio.


Picture Kitchen Studio
is always whipping up something special!


B i o g r a p h y

Born and raised a South Jersey girl, Kim Sponaugle is a graduate of The Art Institute of Philadelphia. Upon graduation, she was hired as an associate curriculum designer for Cook Publications in Elgin, IL. It was while she was designing children's products and hiring artists that she discovered that she really wanted to be at the drawing board.


A graphic designer, mural artist, t-shirt designer, along with working as a children's cartoon portrait artist are just a few of the hats Kim has worn! But placed in her heart was the desire to illustrate for kids. In 2001, she illustrated her first two picture books for Concordia Publishing entitled, "The Adventures of Beatrice - Beatrice Loses Her Doll" and "New Clothes" with long time friend and author Pam Halter. At the present, Kim has illustrated well over a dozen and a half children's books and has had the experience of working with some wonderful publishers and authors.


Kim has taught K-8th grade art and has been part of an author/illustrator team at writer's conferences. She is available to come visit your elementary school and present Picture Kitchen Studio workshops and book readings. Kim loves to interact with children and encourage them to pursue writing and illustrating their own wonderful stories. Contact her for more information.

"whatever you do, do all to the glory of God" - 1Corinthians 10:31


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Line art from

Picture Kitchen studio

Books Coming Soon!!!

"Angel Eyes" by Dixie Phillips, Guardian Angel Publishing May 2008

"Stubby's Destiny" by Dixie Phillips, Guardian Angel Publishing Fall 2008

"The Gift Of Love" by Elisabeth Ann Matulewicz, Llumina Press, Winter 2008

"A Very Dragon Christmas" by Terri Branson, Dragonfly Publishing, Winter 2008

"The Little Crane" by Athen Wilson Halls, Keene Publishing, Winter 2008

"Randy Kazandy - Where Are Your Glasses?" series by Rhonda Fischer, Whim Publishing 2008



Contact Kim

about illustrating

Your Book- Email
(My services are also available to Self-publishing Authors)


Meet the authors

Read interviews with authors

See latest releases and information

Print free coloring pages

Watch the new promo mini video for the book

"Grandma Kathy Has Cancer"

written by Colleen Buckley & illustrated by Kim Sponaugle






Share the bond between a granddaughter and her afflicted grandmother as the child begins to understand the impact of cancer.

F r i e n d s a n d A s s o c i a t e s W e b s i t e s


Children's Magazines

Stories for Children Online

Wee Ones Magazine


Learning Island - Books for Kids



Book Publishers



Christian Focus

Purchase Beatrice Books

Images Press

Reader's Eden

Guardian Angel Publishing

Dog Ear Publishing

Dragonfly Publishing

Athse Publishing

Ithaca Press

Llumina Press

Keene Publishing

Halo Publishing




Friends



Fairfield Presbyterian Church

Freedom for North Korea

Kidz Blitz Ministries

Stories for Children E-zine

Jacket Flap - a publishing community

Margot Finke's World of Writing for Children


The National Writing Center for Children

Kevin Scott Collier - Author and Illustrator

Pam Halter- Author

Colleen Buckley - Author

Dixie Phillips- Author

Jessica Kennedy - Author

April Robbins - Author

Donna J. Shepherd - Author

Dawn Phillips - Illustrator

K.D. Huxman - Author

Diana Symons - Author

Joy Delgado - Author/Illustrator

Irene Tsai - Author

Betty Cain- Author

Kathleen Rietz- Illustrator

SKETCHBOOK

(What's cooking in Picture Kitchen studio)

Art gallery 1

Art gallery 2

Pricing and References

Kim's sister website


My Topsites List

1 comments:

Lisa M Griffin said...

Love your work. I have recently joined Stories for Children Ezine and recognized your work immediately.

KIMBERLY SPONAUGLE'S

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Visit the Studio - Contact Kim

Visit the Studio - Contact Kim
A comfy chair, a good cup of coffee and some imagination....