Well, I finished a new illustration. It was created for the Tomie dePaola Award sponsored by SCBWI. Which is the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. But, you guys know that already I'm sure. So, I'm attending the 2011 conference this year and part of the goings on at the conference is the Tomie dePaola award. It's a really good award if you are lucky enough to win it. The winner receives a trip to the conference plus $1000.00 in art supplies. OMG!!!! Makes my heart pump a little faster just thinking about it. Oh how I love art supplies! So, this year the award was all about illustrating a paragraph out of the book Heidi. Oh, how I love Heidi! I'm thinking this is perfect for me. I used to pretend I was Heidi when I was a little girl. I didn't have a goat or a friend named Peter, but I had a good imagination and I liked cheese a lot. Anyway, it's a classic story and I'm happy that Tomie picked this story to be illustrated. Okay, so here is my rendition of Heidi going up the mountain to soon meet her Grandfather. Hope you like it and I hope Tomie likes it too.
very sweet . i love the colors of the sky and the little red bandana. Good Luck!
ReplyDeleteits beautiful! it is so nice to see an image without snow! hahah
ReplyDeleteOh, love it! I knew it was Heidi at first site before I even read your post. Very nice Melissa. Wish I were joining you. Good job, you've been busy.
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