Monday, June 22, 2015

Dancing with Fireflies






Louisa and Otto danced with the fireflies and wondered if they were gifts from the stars.

-Mixed media-Copic and Touch Markers, cardstock, Adobe Lightroom

This "DISCOVERY" themed illo is an entry to Susanna Leonard Hill's "The 2nd Annual Pretty Much World Famous Illustration Contest for Children's Illustrators!"

24 comments:

  1. Great use of colors to evoke a magical mood!

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  2. Beautiful. I love the silhouettes!

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  3. Oh, wow! This is breathtaking, Anne! I love how you've evoked the magic of nightfall when the fireflies come out! Beautiful! Thanks so much for entering!

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    2. Hello Susanna, Thanks for opening your contest to all of us "out here"! Rowena who has taken a course with you passed this contest info on to me ;) Thank you for your beautiful response to this illustration...Fireflies are truly magical ;)
      Anne

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  4. Oh, I like this one from the dog's tail to the flow of the dress. Love mixed media work.

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  5. This is really neat! Van Gogh 's Starry Night comes to mind, and Kevin Henkes' Kitten's Full Moon Very creative use of shadow and silhouette - bravo!

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    1. Two things I love...a Starry Night by Van Gogh and Kevin Henke's illustrations. You have put a big smile on my face ;)

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  6. This is delightful, Anne! Love mixed media.

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    1. Thank you Linda ;) Oh and I had forgotten sometimes they are called lightning bugs..happy for the reminder to such a cool name!

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  8. I love the beautiful mood you have created and the lovely layers. Magnifique!

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  10. Beautiful Colors and sense of fantasy!

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  11. This is beautiful. Great use of media. It says a lot with a little and works well as a story-starter.

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    1. Thanks ;) So happy to think of this as a story-starter.

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