Pen and ink and watercolour pencil.
During the week I’m reading CS Forester, but on the weekends I’m reading Instructions and My Cat Likes To Hide in Boxes and admiring Charles Vess’ and Lynley Dodd’s art. If you have never read My Cat, you should, just for Lynley Dodd’s wonderful, lively lines (she also drew Hairy McClairy, but even he and Slinky Malinky combined don’t stack up against the utter, benevolent magnicifence of the Cat from Norway who got Stuck in a Doorway). I was looking for One was Johnny to give to a friend and was overjoyed to find My Cat instead – I bought two (only because that was all they had).
Lynley Dodd is the reason there is a cat on that pyjama top. Recent experiments with Pop Tarts (imported by a candy store I pass on the way to work) are the reason for the Pop Rats. There was another illustration which showed the box of Pop Rats (delicious toaster rodents) but I’m not inflicting that on you. I’ve also been reading up on early 20thC illustrators, which is the reason for the borders. And I’ve spent most of the weekend in the office, which is why I’m longwinded.
Ohhhh! I love it! A class mate introduced me to Gaiman’s ‘instructions’ just recently.I think I like your illustration as much as I like Vess’s.
Thank you, Lisa!
The influence of your reading seems to pay off :) The border makes it that much more intriguing and I like how the blond tries to secretly eat the rat sort of below the table.
:) Thanks!
I do like the border a lot. Composition win on this one!
Thanks, and looking forward to catching up with your further adventures!
PS I can’t blog until I remember my username and password. D’oh! But I am in Edinburgh and it (and the National Gallery of Scotland!) is very lovely. Tour starts tomorrow: catch up when I can.
Nice!! Now I have to check out the Gaiman!
Do! It’s a handy guide to getting through adventures.
Interesting borders, nice job! Which CS Forester book(s) are you reading? Last year I made a goal to read 100 books – the 11 Hornblower books were on the my list (I loved them). I also read “The General,” but didn’t enjoy it much.
Hornblower and the Hotspur, and Hornblower and the Atropos. I’m going to find some more.
This is so good! Makes me think of Roald Dahl’s The Witches, great book and flick.
Thanks, Heidi! I admit it was at the back of my mind (they ate mice, didn’t they?)
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