Sunday, July 19, 2009

Meeting an illustrator

My mom and I went to an opening of Tomie dePaola's original illustrations. It's good timing because I'm working on a drawing project at the moment. The exhibit is at the Eric Carle Museum, where a lot of Eric Carle's originals are displayed in the main gallery.

Here I am with the "Very Hungry Caterpillar" who is perched on top of a big "cake" (my arms are of equal length in real life).



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I love Tomie dePaola's books (Strega Nona, Pancakes for Breakfast, The Quilt Story...), but the original illustrations were even better. I wish I could post some images, but there was no photography allowed in the gallery. I saw that he used acrylic paint for most of them, and it made me want to start over since I've been using watercolor and it's coming out a little...well, watery.

Oh well, he is turning 75, so I still have a chance. After looking at the paintings, the artist gave a little interview. He has a youthful demeanor that explains why he's so good at writing for children! I might go back for some more of his talks.

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2 comments:

  1. AnnieJuly 19, 2009 at 5:15 PM

    What a great opportunity. We use a number of his books in our program - he's done some lovely ones on Mary and St. Francis, the Three Kings, etc.

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  2. ElizabethJuly 19, 2009 at 10:13 PM

    We purchased "The Parables..." and "The Miracles of Jesus," since they seem to stick pretty close to the text. We also have his book of Bible stories.

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