Pencil Artist of the Week: Sarah Brannen

We’re excited about our Monday Pencil Artist this week! Sarah Brannen is a writer and illustrator with many great books under her belt: She wrote and illustrated Uncle Bobby’s Wedding, which is an essential tool in explaining and showcasing nontraditional families and same-sex unions to children.

She recently was in touch because she bought a box of Palomino Blackwings. “I love the feel and richness of the Blackwing Pencils for sketching,” Sarah told us. “I even love the erasers.”

This sketch is a preliminary draft used in Mathias Franey, Powder Monkey, a book she illustrated about a boy aboard the USS Constitution, a Revolutionary War-era US Navy frigate. (See more information about the book, here.)