Diane Thornton and Her Ridiculously Overtaxed Brain


DTs_brain72_100.jpgDiane Thornton left behind 30 years of graphic design so she could write and illustrate to her heart’s content.

She has produced a children’s picture book (THE CAT WHO LOVED TRAINS) and two novels. In EVERYTHING YOU EVER HAD (adult literary) Moses Coates is a spirit stuck in an apartment building, destined to relive a life left behind. SCRAP CITY AND THE CYLINDER OF STEEL (middle grade) follows fifth-grader Jerome as he discovers an underground city of mechanical people beneath the local junkyard.

Diane is currently working on MARVIN PLOTNIK AND THE SANDY RIVERS HILLTOP RANCH FOR WAYWARD YOUTH, JUVENILES AND YOUNG ADULTS (young adult), the story of a smart-ass whose trip to a ranch for troublemakers turns out to be a trip to another planet. Who says footnotes can't be fun?

Diane lives on the craggy cliffs of Moss Beach, California, with a very nice husband, a very loud parrot, and way too much fog.

These pages reflect samples of her illustration and artwork, with an emphasis on watercolor, whimsical cartooning, and mixed media.

Reach her at dt123 [by inserting that handy-dandy "at" symbol yourself, you can help her avoid being inundated by Nigerian investment schemes] sbcglobal [you know what goes here] net

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