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The Dream That Was Too Scary to Voice Aloud.
No, don’t guess,” he said. “What is it you really want to be?
I was too afraid to say it. It seemed crazy, irresponsible, and o

Bob Ostrom
Aug 19, 20236 min read


Campfire Stories
The woods were totally dark except for the dim glow of the crackling campfire. The only sound for miles were the crickets and the...

Bob Ostrom
Jun 15, 20181 min read


The Little Turtle
Ker-floop, and just like that the little turtle disappeared beneath the surface hiding amongst rocks and stones at the bottom of the...

Bob Ostrom
Apr 18, 20181 min read


Stories from Donutville
Donut Boy smiled and looked up at the bright blue summer sky. The world was filled with possibility. Neither spoke for fear of breaking...

Bob Ostrom
Jan 29, 20181 min read


Something Cool for Artists Who are iPad Users
I posted a link to this on Facebook last week, but for those of you who don't follow me there or might have missed it here, it is again....

Bob Ostrom
Dec 10, 20172 min read


Creating a new style with Digital Watercolor
Digital Watercolor I’ve been trying some new stuff for the last month or so here at the studio, and I think it’s about time to let the...

Bob Ostrom
Feb 5, 20161 min read


Rugrats and Other Things from my Attic
Every once and a while I climb up into the attic and grab a bunch of stuff to haul off to the Goodwill store or the recycling bin....

Bob Ostrom
Apr 20, 20152 min read


The Magic School Bus
Early in my career, I got a call from my rep (at that time) asking me if I had ever heard of the Magic School Bus and if I wanted to...

Bob Ostrom
Jan 28, 20154 min read


Wild Thornberrys – An Inside look at Illustrating Licensed Art for Picture Books.
A Wild Thornberrys Book Illustrated by Bob Ostrom When I first started doing children’s books I focused mainly on licensed properties. I...

Bob Ostrom
Jan 18, 20152 min read


Nickelodeon’s Umizoomi – Children’s Book Illustration
Children’s book illustration – Working with Licensed Art You never know what's going to pop up in your inbox. Today it was a request from...

Bob Ostrom
Nov 19, 20142 min read


Summer Vacation – by Bob Ostrom Studio
It's Summer Vacation! I hope everyone is having a great summer! Last week I headed down to the beach here in North Carolina for a short...

Bob Ostrom
Jul 25, 20141 min read


Drawing Super Heroes – Wonder Woman
Character Design From the Blue Sky Folder – Wonder Woman in Adobe Illustrator CC 2014 by Bob Ostrom Studio #illustrator #art #superhero...

Bob Ostrom
Jul 14, 20141 min read
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