This huge piece was taxing on my green colored pencils, I used them up! As with much of my work it’s a little bit of a lot of media; watercolor, colored pencil, collage, and cut paper. The three pig’s houses are really made of straw and stick and sandpaper painted bricks.
Wanda may be a witch, but she’s a good witch who happens to spend most of her time brewing up time rather than trouble. I have certain papers in my collection that I am fond of, so much so I hate to use them, and this background paper is just one of those favorites. It compliments Wanda so nicely I just had to use it.
Shoes was based on a story by an author I was working with about a young Jewish girl surrounded by Christian faith practices including the annual Christmas Pageant at school. It did make me think about ways to show in so many ways we are all very similar, right down to our shoes.
Some collage, a little colored pencil and a whole lot of hearts make up this 3 dimensional piece.
Mary Quite Contrary, how does your garden grow? This cut paper heart piece started out simply and quickly became a labor intensive undertaking, with lovely results.
“Little Mama” came to me one day while thinking about how children play. This illustration is watercolor, colored pencil, cut paper collage, and a kid with an attitude. Having experienced a tough day of dress-up and some pretend errands she now has to read the child a story; doesn’t she looked frazzled?
Since I was a child I remembered the Silly Symphony cartoon with the grasshopper and the ants, and hence I was inspired! For many years I thought about creating this illustration using watercolor, colored pencil and cut paper collage, and when I finally did I was met with a huge problem. The project, about 2ftx3ft, had fused itself to the board I stretched the paper on. It was a nightmare and I spent a good amount of time carefully removing it with wet paintbrush and hair dryer. The good news is I did free the art from the board and never, ever used that board again.
Five Little Pumpkins nursery rhyme is a mix of collage with watercolor and colored pencil.
