Monday, August 30, 2010 at 12:22PM The Graveyard Book
I made this painting after Meg Hunt kindly extended the invitaion for me to contribute a piece to Picture Book Report. I've been a big fan of the blog since discovering it on Drawn a few months back, so I was really excited about the opportunity to contribute my own piece. Definitely check out Picture Book Report if you haven't already - there's some absolutely beautiful work featured.
The illustration itself was inspired by the second chapter of Neil Gaiman's "The Graveyard Book". My only disappointment is not having the time to do an illustration for every chapter. It's a beautiful book that resonates particularly well with my tastes. One of my main goals with the illustration was to pique someone's curiosity enough that they'd be willing to give the book a try... so, I'd highly recommend you pick it up and give it a read. I can't imagine anyone not enjoying the book.
(Click to enlarge. Original is watercolor on 140lb. cold press paper with digital polish)





