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Humpty Dumpty: Sat on a Wall

March 21, 2018

Humpty Dumpty: Sat on a Wall   watercolor on paper

"Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, 

Humpty Dumpty had a great fall,

All the King's horses and all the King's men,

Couldn't put Humpty together again." -Mother Goose Nursery Rhyme

There he is, Humpty Dumpty in all of his glory, he thinks he's really something. Well, pride cometh before a fall, and as arrogant as this chap is, I think we all know what to EGGspect next! 

In Art & Illustration (mine) Tags Mother Goose, rhyme, nursery, Nursery Rhyme, vintage, egg, easter, easter egg, mother goose nursery, mother goose nursery rhyme, Humpty Dumpty, humpty, dumpty, childrens illustration, childrens art, picture book, storybook, story, classic, poem, poet, poetry, vintage book, retro, classic book, kid lit, kid lit art, kidlit, kidlitart, children, kids, cute, whimsy, whimsical, babies, baby, childhood, quirky, book, books, illustration, illustrator, art, artwork, artist, picture book illustrator, watercolor, watercolour, painting, traditional, traditional media, drawing, set, series, nursery rhymes, original art, fashion

Hope is the Thing with Feathers

January 19, 2017

Hope is the Thing with Feathers   watercolor & ink on paper

“Hope” is the thing with feathers - 
That perches in the soul -
And sings the tune without the words - 
And never stops - at all -" -Emily Dickinson
In Art & Illustration (mine) Tags poem, poetry, birds, feathers, girl, children, kids, cute, sweet, pink, portrait, watercolor, watercolour, kidlit, kidlitart, kid lit, children's illustration, children's book, book, picture book, surreal, animals, woodland, wildlife, Emily Dickinson, Hope, ink, painting, paint, illustration, illustrator, nature, animal, yellow, finch, finches, ribbons, braids, bird, flight, feather, victorian, vintage, retro, mixed media, art, artwork, classic, classic book, author, poet, happy, winter, spring, 2017
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Shakespeare is Deer to My Heart

April 23, 2016

In My Hart of Hearts   8"x10"  Acrylic on paper

Today the world is remembering & celebrating the brilliance of William Shakespeare, so I thought I would join in and share a Shakespeare inspired commission I did for a British music magazine (I'm a sucker for those lace collars.) 

Here's the quote that inspired the piece:

"Give me that man, That is not passion's slave, and I will wear him In my heart's core, ay, in my heart of heart, As I do thee." - William Shakespeare (Hamlet Act 3, scene 2, 71–74)

Way to go Shakespeare!

In Art & Illustration (mine) Tags William Shakespeare, Shakespeare, Shakespeare's Birthday, Shakespeare Lives, Hart, Heart, classic, novel, book, play, deer, animals, Animals In Clothes, anthro, anthropomorphic, wildlife, nature, surreal, whimsical, anatomy, anatomical, painting, art, illustration, literature, literary, book nerd, book worm, nerd, nerdy, quirky, geek, geeky, words, acrylic, artists of tumblr, artists on Tumblr, green, fairy tale, storybook, children's art, antlers, globe, shakespearean, sonnet, poet, prose, writer, author, artist, illustrator, artwork, hart, antler, woodland, forest
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