2009 was a year of about eighty or so paintings around here; included in the mix were 36 watercolors completed in a two week span for an educational book packager, as well as two picture books taken from start to finish, and a few 2008 stragglers completed. Here are some highlights, in no particular chronological order.
From
Calico Dorsey, by Susan Lendroth. Tricycle Press, 2010.
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From
Blue House Dog, by Deborah Blumenthal. Peachtree Publishing, 2010.
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A handful of the afore-mentioned watercolors, though for contractual reasons that's about all I can tell you about them.
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Mind Your Manners, Alice Roosevelt! by Leslie Kimmelman was completed and released this past year as well. Peachtree Publishing, 2009.
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For my lovely sister-in-law's baby shower, of course. These were typeset with tongue-in-cheek dietary information and wrapped around baby food jars containing the party favors.
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Also published in 2009 was
The Yankee at the Seder, by Elka Weber. Tricycle Press.
11 comments:
I like the varied points of perspective in these pieces. And the way many of them seem to be coming from a "kid's eye view" will really pull those kiddos into the books!
gorgeous!!
you go, they're awesome!!
Thanks so much, guys!
Oh, Adam! I can't wait to get "Blue House Dog"!!! The illustrations are stunning! And I see I am a few books behind in my collection, and now have 2 more to add to my list!
lovly, vert beautiful.
Thanks, Pia...
Wow--very impressive.
The colours you use are so well thought out. Do you do a colour palette beforehand ?
I especially like the one of the men in the field.
I've looked at these before but not commented. The scope and quality of your work is so awesome--just overwhelming.
Thanks so much, everyone.
Keith, I don't use a color palette beforehand, though I do start out with a fairly limited palette and build from their. Thanks for visiting.
cheers,
Adam
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