Here’s a spread from the picture book I’m working on. Nine characters and a detailed scene. It took awhile, but I think it turned out pretty well. 🙂
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And here the wise old owl swoops down to rescue the hapless turkey chick from the fierce coyote!
Page 10 and 11
More picture book images. This one’s a two-page spread.
Revised Illustration
So, I asked for critiques on this and thank you so much for the suggestions. I made some changes and here’s the revised illustration.
Hidden Picture Image
Here’s a commission I just sent in to Hart McLeod.
Hidden in the image are 12 pictures. They weren’t supposed to be TOO hard to find, so you should be able to spot them. A woman, a man, two girls, one boy, one owl, two rabbits, three turtles, and a frog.
Interesting thing about this project. They told me which hidden elements they wanted to see, but said that the scene was the artist’s choice. I hate that. That means I had to figure out an interesting scene and compose it with no guidance or limits. I love limits. Contrary to what you’d think, I can be so much more creative if I have defined framework to work in. Oh well.
Luckily, I pulled out this reference photo from my photo collection and used it as my framework. I took this at the Overland Park Arboretum this fall. There actually is a pond off the frame to the left, but it isn’t to the horizon like in the drawing.
Autumn at Cedar Lake Park
Cedar Lake Park in Olathe, KS.
Stream Through The Woods
Heritage Park in Overland Park, KS.
Stone and Wrought Iron Fence
When I was in Wisconsin this summer, I visited Fish Creek the day that the Door County Plein Air Art Festival was in that town. There were artists all over the place painting pictures of the picturesque scenery around them. I had two little kids and a husband with me, so all I could do was snap photographs. One scene that caught my eye was this stone and wrought iron fence. I took a picture of it. So, two months late, I post my digital water color, plein air style picture inspired by that day.
Scenery
Here’s some scenery from my trip also. Unfortunately, it was cloudy most of the times I tried to take scenery pictures on this trip. Still, I got some and I played with Photoshop filters to salvage others.
Karen B. Jones - Illustrator 