This is my first illustration for an upcoming picture book, The Old Man and the Cat, by Anthony Holcroft, to be published in 2011 by Penguin NZ. I've decided to post some of the illustrations here rather than creating a separate blog for them. They will not be in order, but rather haphazard as is my nature!In this image the old man has just discovered that the flute he carved has the power to summon birds and other creatures.
Acrylic on text (including diagrams, illustrations, and musical notation) and maps on canvas, 9"x12"
27 comments:
Magique!
a luminously wonderful piece.
Beautiful illustration!
Beautiful as always. I love the graceful lines and strong dimensionality of your work.
Such a striking palette - beautifully illustrated with a touch of mystery!
wonderful. love the colors. i'm going to have to keep my eye out for this book.
very lovely illustration
Beautiful :)
I just found your blog. You do wonderful work! I love this illustration!
Thank you so much for the comment on my blog about my grandson. It is a terrible disease and no one told me a thing about diet. I just think if something like this can help then people should be told. If I'd had any idea I'd have been doing it all along. Think of all the time we wasted.
Beautiful rich color and composition!
How absolutely magic is this character. Love all the rich color and detail in your illustration. It's so alive!!!
wowwww...
Just great!! Lovely traces, colors, contrast.. perfect!
Magical and musical. Wow it is wonderful!!!
It´s magic! I love it!
This illustration is so beautiful. I love that the cat is so hidden in the tree in the background. Great work!
Wonderful illustration and style!It's full of magic!
Wow, you are a wonderful illustrator! I am so mesmerized by your beautiful style and congratulations on this new book...lovely!
The Bois de Bologne! I must visit it someday! I only know that Monsieur is in France, but his whereabouts are unknown...so perhaps you are right with your guess. I'm very happy that you stopped by!
The colour is so rich and luminous. This is a beautiful illustration.
Magical and enchanting.
Just... G O R G E O U S
beautiful
wonderful color and composition - magical indeed
Awesome! I love the letters background and also the color palette. Congratulations Leah!
As always, your piece is a symphony for the eyes! ; )
O wow, good to see you back!! Looks like you haven't missed a beat, as your art just keeps getting better - wow!!
I love your work! I remember seeing your work in Spider Mag. Really great stuff.
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