19 October 2011
The Halloween Forest
Although this won't be released until next year, here's a sneak preview of my upcoming Halloween themed book for Holiday House in the US. The Halloween Forest, written by Marion Dane Bauer, is a fantastical romp in a spooky bone forest. Fingers crossed it will find a publisher in the UK too. Woooooo!!!!!
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These are beautiful pictures, John. Are they pen and watercolour? (You never can tell these days!) Great stuff!
Thanks Mike! Yes, all hand painted in pen & watercolour. I use Photoshop for commercial work and some non-fiction, but all by hand for fiction. I'd like to work more in digital for my books, but still seeking a way that works for me. Somehow hand painted is more intuitive for me.
Truely beautiful!
I really love the interesting viewpoints and colour combinations. Thanks John.
Anne-Marie
Beautiful artwork John, and the trees are very much in your wonderful watercolour tree-style, even though these are bone trees! I'm not sure I explained that very well... but I know what I mean :o)
exquisite composition too. I particularly like the skeletons. Great stuff.
Bravo John! Great to see these again after that first peek . Somehow I keep getting sucked into that path of beautiful icy-blue trees...Ooooo!
Love those skeletons, both macabre and playful at the same time. This is going to be a beautiful book!
The images are full of fun - looks like they were great fun to do, too. I love them. Also love the new header.
Wow John! These are great, thanks for sharing!
Fabulous - I so wish I could draw & paint like that. Thanks.
Oh I so love all the magical trees John, wonderful!
The spreads are all so beautiful! Macabre, magical and playful all at once. Wish you much success with this book.
These are wondrous! I especially like the first image, inviting and scary at the same time...
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