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Working on the next AlphaQuest Book
The next book will be Amazing A-Z AlphaQuest Elementary. It's 2/3 done and I am having fun editing and cleaning up the images. Today I...
andrewruhren22
Jun 5, 2023
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Finding Inspiration for Characters
The inspiration for these two characters from the G page came from this doodle I did on my book cover* in 7th grade. Where that idea came...
andrewruhren22
Jun 4, 2023
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I'm on Linktree now!
The book link is really great as it lists many of the places where Amazing A-Z AlphaQuest is for sale!
andrewruhren22
May 24, 2023
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History of Amazing A-Z AlphaQuest - Part 1
After my BFA and MFA in mixed media, I had mainly been making sculpture and street art for 20 years. So, how did I end up illustrating a...
andrewruhren22
May 23, 2023
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It's Here and It's Huge
I got my advance copy of Amazing A-Z AlphaQuest and it is a huge 11"x18"! The cover looks beautiful with glossy lettering popping off of...
andrewruhren22
May 20, 2023
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The Question of Q
After having a lot of fun doing that P drawing, I wondered if this concept of doing the whole alphabet was actually practical. Luckily...
andrewruhren22
May 15, 2023
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Covid Brought Me Back to This
Being housebound got me searching for a creative outlet and this idea popped back into my mind for some reason. As it goes with most...
andrewruhren22
May 14, 2023
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My Brother Jay's Photographs
I am so thankful to Hank Gans for organizing this show at TASOC. I still can't believe that he is gone and that I won't get to sit around...
andrewruhren22
May 14, 2023
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The Original P Drawing
This is kind of where it all began. I had a nice student who was doing very well and after playing with an I-Spy book and naming things...
andrewruhren22
May 13, 2023
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Bursting with B-words
This is an edit of the B-word puzzle drawing. We were playing around with ideas for cover images and this is one of my suggestions. I...
andrewruhren22
May 1, 2023
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Coloring the Crazy K Drawing
Sometimes I don't really know how I end up where the drawing goes. In this one, the story of this kitten who stole the throne, the crown,...
andrewruhren22
Apr 30, 2023
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Coloring the P picture
The P-word drawing was the first drawings I did in this series but this is NOT that drawing. Milk got splashed on that original drawing...
andrewruhren22
Apr 29, 2023
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Coloring Captain Nautilus
As you can probably tell, the nautilus character in his nautilus shaped submarine was the beginning point of this drawing. He has become...
andrewruhren22
Apr 28, 2023
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Ogres in Octopus Town
Coloring the O page to see how it looks. The octopus characters are what hooked me on this drawing especially the Olympics poster. What...
andrewruhren22
Apr 28, 2023
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My first endorsement!
Thank you David L. Hoyt! What a kind endorsement of my work. It always feels nice to have your hard work validated especially when you're...
andrewruhren22
Apr 18, 2023
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The R page colored with colored pencils
I have played around with coloring images especially when we were working on cover ideas. Unfortunately my colored images didn't make the...
andrewruhren22
Apr 4, 2023
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Apr 4, 2023
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Feb 28, 2023
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AlphaQuest available July 17, 2023
Here's a peek at A.
andrewruhren22
Feb 15, 2023
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Current project
In between the editing of the AlphapQuest book I have been working on a kids' version. Each drawing contains at least 30 words that begin...
andrewruhren22
Feb 13, 2023
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