Saturday, January 10, 2009

Minding My Beeswax

A lot of us take workshops through
the years and they usually are
expensive and far away .
Soooo, you are thrilled when they
are really worth all the time
and $$. This one was, as Claudine
is a marvelous teacher...here she has
dipped some material in the
melted wax to demonstrate draping
on a collage for added depth texture.
She and Danny Gregory
illustrated A Writers Paris book....
This is a lightly colored
spread.... for a change of color pace
in the Moleskine,
as one looks through it. My original
intent was for the girl's head to be
very large so I could emphasize the
colorful ribbons braided in her hair
on top---but changes happen...this
should say Topsfield, Mass----
big difference!








11 comments:

Anonymous said...

Lovely! (Especially the little bee.)

Margaret Ann said...

A gorgeous spread...so lush with imagery! :)

Anonymous said...

Beautiful double-page, and I absolutely love the shoes - they're so shiny they really come out from the page.

andrea joseph's sketchblog said...

lovely spread

Anita Davies said...

Love this spread!

Spinneretta said...

great spread!! Glad you enjoyed your class!

Sherry Pierce Thurner said...

You created a very fun spread, and a great ad for Claudia. I spent an enjoyable few minutes browsing at her blog. :)

Kathleen said...

I forgot all about telling people to mind their own beeswax - I'm glad you let us see yours!

WWendi said...

Wow, this came out beautiful! How do you go from a line drawing to THIS colorful and expressive spread???

Sarah Ketelaars said...

your work is just so beautiful - i'm in awe!

Anonymous said...

ve the deckchair. It is so dramatic. Just exactly the sort of painting that appeals to me. Is that with Matisse paints?

I love the way you lay out your sketchbook. You are where I want to get to (if that makes sense).