Pam Van Londen » Books http://pamvanlonden.com Corvallis Artist, Oregon Artist. Creating Every Day...paintings, web sites, and courses Oregon daily painter, murals and portraits. Corvallis Web Designer / Web Developer Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:21:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Illustrating a children’s book http://pamvanlonden.com/illustrating-a-childrens-book/ http://pamvanlonden.com/illustrating-a-childrens-book/#comments Thu, 31 Jan 2008 02:36:39 +0000 Pam Van Londen http://i-paint.us/illustrating-a-childrens-book/ Final layer of paint on a preliminary cover for an upcoming childrenLast month while selling a couple of paintings to an acquaintance, I was asked to illustrate his children’s book to help it get published. I am so honored to be asked but feeling a bit guilty for starting later than I’d promised. Here, I’ve sketched a cover composition, where a child’s hands are holding a [...]]]> Final layer of paint on a preliminary cover for an upcoming children's bookLast month while selling a couple of paintings to an acquaintance, I was asked to illustrate his children’s book to help it get published. I am so honored to be asked but feeling a bit guilty for starting later than I’d promised.

Here, I’ve sketched a cover composition, where a child’s hands are holding a magnolia blossom in front of the jar on her window. It’s dark outside but the stars are lighting the tree leaves and sparkling brightly.

Painting a night scene is new for me and I’m enjoying the challenge. Balancing the indoor light from the glowing blossom on the child’s hands with the starry sky is my next task.

This may be the final painting. I need a bright sunny day to take the photo so the colors come through.

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