I did this illustration for the Tomie dePaola Illustration Contest for the SCBWI Winter Conference in New York, end of Janruary. Alas it did not win- you can check out the winner on the SCBWI blog- here.
We had to illustrate the first few paragraphs of the classic story "Heidi" which describes her being taken up the mountain to stay with her crotchety grandfather- wearing "layers and layers" of her dresses in the summer sun.
This is NOT my favorite illustration- it isn't dynamic enough- the perspective is straight on, there isn't really anything exciting about it. I pulled back too far to get the village, the mountains, the flowers- I was so hooked on including all the "things" in the description, I forgot about the composition and the design.
Well..."lesson learned"!
I love the colors you used for this! Really soft,pretty tones. Very nice!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Love your work here.
ReplyDeleteWow Julia, your work is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI work in tissue paper collage myself, but I love sewing and stitching and quilting as well.
- and I love moonflowers!
Given that it's not to your liking, the picture is so "Heidi" !!! You are a very talented lady, and thank you for sharing your Art with us so freely.
ReplyDeleteAlso thank you for popping by today, and leaving your kind comment :-)
Happy weekend!
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Ooooh!! Wonderful piece!!
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