It’s been awhile since I posted a new FREE coloring page. Click HERE to download a larger printable PDF version of this lovely butterfly fairy!
Have an amazing weekend everyone,
Micheline
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Have Horse, Can Colour
From the brute strength of the Draft horse to the speed and agility of the Arabian, horses have plowed fields, pulled carriages and ridden faithfully into battle for humans throughout the centuries.
In addition to contributing to human success, horses have an intriguing role in mythology, represented as unicorn, Pegasus and centaur. That’s why Micheline and I have chosen the horse (and it’s mystical cousins) as a follow-up to our mystical dragons colouring book.
Designed to delight and inspire, this book is also illustrated by Micheline Ryckman and newcomer Hayden Wolf and will include a step-by-step drawing guide along with a collection of stunning, ready-to-colour drawings.
Enjoy the “sneak peek “ inside our new colouring book and be sure to check back for details of how you can win a copy of it, due out this fall.
Cheers 
Trina
Designing Dragons
From Saint George and the Dragon to Puff the Magic Dragon and Cressida Cowell’s modern-day book series, How to Train a Dragon, the lore of dragons passes from one generation to the next. Fearsome, magical and majestic they still have the power to thrill us, scare us and entertain us.
At Whimsical Publishing, Micheline and I are really excited to breath new life into the iconic dragon with our new colouring book, Whimsical’s World of Dragons.
Designed to delight and inspire, artists Micheline Ryckman and newcomer, Hayden Wolf, will also include a step-by-step guide to budding artists and dragon enthusiasts everywhere to create and colour their own magical creatures.
We’ve included a sneak peek inside the book below. Details of how you can win a copy of our new colouring book – due out this fall – will follow soon. 
While you’re waiting for our new release check out our FREE colouring pages!
Happy colouring,
Trina
Dragon Art
When my oldest son, Will, was turning three he had one wish for his birthday –a green dragon piñata. It took me days to papier-mâché one using a large balloon for the body and shaping everything else out of newspaper rolled into various shaped and sized cones. After several more hours cutting and gluing strips of green tissue paper my first piñata was born.
Will loved it so much he refused to let me fill it with candy or be beaten with the traditional piñata stick. Thus “Dragon” became an official party decoration and spent the next three years hanging from a hook in our basement collecting dust.My youngest son never requested a dragon piñata for his birthday (and I certainly never offered to make one!). He has, however, requested numerous dragon books over the years. From Ernest Drake’s Field Guide to Dragons to Cressida Cowell’s modern-day How to Train a Dragon book series, Thom was hooked.
Over the years the boys and I have drawn dragons, written stories about dragons, read books about dragons and are big fans of the classic dragon movie, Dragonheart.
Perhaps that’s why I’m so excited to share with you Whimsical Publishing’s big news: WE’RE PUBLISHING A DRAGON COLOURING BOOK! With original artwork by house artist Micheline Ryckman and newcomer Hayden Wolf, this book will also include a step-by-step guide for budding artists and dragon enthusiasts everywhere to create and colour their own magical creatures.
Stay tuned for a sneak peek inside the book and details of how you can win a copy of our new colouring book due out this fall! In the meantime, check out this cool website on how to make your own dragon piñata!
~ Trina
The Art of the Humble Horse
I’ve known Micheline’s daughter, Hannah since she was about four years old. In the decade I’ve known her I’ve watched her grow and into a lovely young woman. While it’s normal to outgrow the things you loved as a child there’s one love Hannah has never outgrown; her love of horses.
If you’ve been following our blogs you already know this. You’ve probably seen pictures of Hannah’s horse, Lady and pony, Babe. Maybe you’ve even read some of Hannah’s stories or seen some of her beautiful drawings.
Hannah isn’t alone in this passion; there’s something special about horses that continues to draw us to them from a very young age. We devote shelf space to Classic books like Anna Sewell’s Black Beauty and watch timeless movies like National Velvet. Famous artwork owes its inspiration to this gentle beast from the stunning The Large Blue Horses painting by German artist, Franz Marc to the bronze sculptures by Frederic Remington.
Whimsical Publishing has also been inspired by the simple horse. In fact, WE’RE PUBLISHING A HORSE COLOURING BOOK! With original artwork by house-artist Micheline Ryckman and newcomer Hayden Wolf, this book will also include a step-by-step guide for budding artists and horse enthusiasts everywhere to draw and colour their own stunning horses.
Stay tuned for a sneak peek inside the book and details of how you can win a copy of our new colouring book due out this fall! In the meantime, check out this cool website from Horse Channel on their 30 favourite children’s horse stories: Horse Channel.
~ Trina
Introducing Hayden
Whimsical Publishing is pleased to introduce a new member to our team, Hayden Wolf.
Combining his extensive background in art and design with a background in visual communication and photography, Hayden is the perfect compliment to Whimsical Publishing’s house-artist and fellow photographer, Micheline Ryckman.
Hmm. That sounds a bit formal, doesn’t it? But how else do I introduce such a talent except to say that we’re really excited to have him on board! Perhaps the best thing to do is to just let you see for yourself. Mich has included pictures of some of Hayden’s work. Hayden’s website is currently under construction but for now you can check out more about him and his work by visiting him on Facebook.
And here’s a bit of a spoiler alert; Micheline is also working on a couple of colouring books with Hayden –but you’ll have to check back to find out more about those.
~ Trina
New Coloring Pages!
Hey it’s Hannah again!
I’ve brought you more colouring pages! And do you know what? None of them are dragons!
The Basilisk isn’t classified as a dragon at all; it has a killer gaze, eight legs and lives in dark caves or caverns.
The Wyvern is a weak creature bred from a dragon and a snake, but it’s not classified as a dragon either! Wyverns always have two legs, wings and a barbed tail.
And finally, what is the last one? Well, I suppose you could call it a dragon but it just doesn’t have wings. So… we’ll just pretend it isn’t a true dragon?
Click HERE to head on out to our colouring pages and download the larger printable PDF version of these new “dragons”! 
If you’ve missed my other posts check them out in our BY KIDS FOR KIDS category.
DRAGONS!
I just posted some NEW dragon colouring pages in my Etsy shop > MISH MASH. My kids love dragons – it’s pretty much all they ever draw! I was the same as a kid – so this was a trip down memory lane. Although I was a little rusty on my dragon anatomy… thanks to my daughter, Hannah I made it through! Check these out!
You can view our other FREE colouring pages here at this link > FUN FOR KIDS
~ Micheline
Free Halloween Colouring Page
Oh my! Miss Emily is in for a BIG Halloween surprise when she wakes up from her cat-nap! 
If you’ve not yet met Miss Emily then check out her first book, Miss Emily Goes to Bat. And head on out to our >COLOURING PAGES< to print this and many other FREE pages.
Horse Colouring Pages
I always dreamed about owning and riding horses when I was little girl. However, the older you get (…or is that the bigger you get?) the harder you fall – ouch! Nowadays I’m quite content to just draw them.
But I do hope there are some little girls out there who will enjoy dreaming while they colour these pages. Click here to see these in my Etsy shop > HORSE COLOURING PAGES.
Check out the other free printable pages here on our blog > Colouring Pages.
Happy colouring,
Micheline
