Diane Thornton and Her Ridiculously Overtaxed Brain


DTs_brain72_100.jpgAfter too many years as a business owner, magazine art director, graphic artist and book designer, DIANE THORNTON now writes and illustrates 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. THE CYLINDER OF STEEL (middle grade) follows fifth-grader Jerome as he discovers not only is there an underground city of mechanical people far beneath the local junkyard, but it is in great danger from above.

Diane's 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. It's proving to be way more fun to write than any book ought to be. Who says footnotes can't be fun?

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

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

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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