I've been posting my illustrations for a month now and I must say it's turned out to be good practice. Just experimenting different styles and seeing where my strength lies in has been quite valuable. Why didn't I do this when I was younger? But I'm gonna keep on truckin' coz I'm lovin' it. I also have quite a lot of personal goals lined up, from illustration, to crafting, painting and then there's my online shop. Ay-ya-yay! One of my goals is to write and illustrate a children's book. I've grown a liking to children's books and have loved reading them when I was younger. I was an Enid Blyton kid. And I love the art, it was a bonus. You may have noticed my illustrations slant on the cutesy side, reminiscent of childhood nostalgia. I think that's where my strength lies in. Not sure why I like reminiscing the past. Perhaps it's that innocence in time and imagining things that adults no longer imagine. Fanstasy vs reality. Sometimes I do get swept up in fantasy just to get away from nasty reality. I think many people do but they get too carried away. Perhaps it's good to balance the two. Ha, 'balance' typical Libran of me. But I digress, that is just something I'd love to do. Entertain the kids. Encourage them to read again. Turn the pages of a real book. Before we are ruled by computers then terminators or apes. There goes my mind wandering off again. WWLCD..What Would Lewis Carroll Do? He'd wander off too I think.
So to help me on my children's book venture, I've created a new link "Childrens Literature Art", from time to time I'll be posting art in children's literature and their artists who I deem inspirational.
Childrens Literature Art #1 - Sir John Tenniel - Alice in Wonderland. Image via Project Gutenberg.
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