Bull, the Frog that
talked.
Thank you Sunday
Sketchers for all the advice last week. I have made some decisions
about publishing. Lynn Cohen has inspired me and I am going to self
publish 'Mystery in Arcadia' (last weeks pictures with Blurb and with
two others I am going to try the conventional publishers first, and
have decided that the sample from 'The Perfect Pet' will suit a
publisher in Australia and My fairy story a publisher in USA. So now
I have to pull my finger out!
Today's sample is from
'The Perfect Pet' as this picture also fits the prompt – Stretch -
for Illustration Friday. The story is a Chapter Book for 6 to 8 year
olds
Katie
waited impatiently till it was nearly dark, and Liam was having his
bath, so that he would not be able to mess things up. She went out
into the back garden and crept along the grass to the edge of the
pond. There was the old frog calling out to his friends. Katie held
her breath, reached out, and made a grab for the frog, but he jumped
away.
“Drat!”
The frog started to call out to his friends again.
“I
will get him this time,” Katie thought as she slithered on her
stomach along the edge of the pond, as close to the frog as she could
get.
Splash!
Katie
fell into the pond. As she crawled out, Katie was sure that the frog
and his friends were laughing.
Have a wonderful week
creating everybody.
Linking with SundaySketches
Great perspective and the shading, lines, and form fantastic. I love that you have your own identifiable style and yet it looks like it belongs to classic children's literature. I'm enjoying reading about your journey toward publication. I feel like a fan sitting on the sidelines of a great game. I'm cheering you on!
ReplyDeleteJust awesome! Love the little kid. :) So adventurous.
ReplyDeleteThe title "Mystery in Arcadia" sounds exciting and the picture looks beautiful. I can even hear the rustling grass and I'm looking forward to both the continuation of your story of publishing and the continuation of Mystery in Arcadia. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteLove the pic and your writing style and, Katie looks so sweet! Good luck with your publishing!
ReplyDeleteFunny! The illustration and story are wonderful
ReplyDeleteBeautiful illustration and wonderful story ~ (A Creative Harbor) ^_^
ReplyDeleteAWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeletecheers, dana
lovely sketch and good luck with your publishing, sounds like good advice!
ReplyDeleteyour story is charming-- as are the illustrations. good luck with publishing!
ReplyDeleteLove the sketch and story. Good luck with your publishing... :)
ReplyDeleteWonderful illustration and story! Good luck with publishing! :)
ReplyDeleteReally good illustration, with really good perspective and tones! Good luck with publishing. That's very exciting news!
ReplyDeleteHow sweet and beautiful. Best of luck to you!
ReplyDeleteI love her hands! Your Pencil work is beautiful....nothing like a good solid drawing!
ReplyDeleteOh, that expression on her face.... So determined to get to the frog. Your work is delightful, so exciting what you're planning to do! Way to go girl!
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