Wednesday, May 9, 2018

(Fig. 1) Bluemont Wedding Party Dancers
(Fig. 1) This is a detail from an illustration created for an after-wedding party postcard. I referenced an entry from one of my old sketchbooks (Fig. 2). Given that it was a lovely summer wedding, I lightened up the costume and made it more festive. The bride loves frogs, so I looked up an illustration by the famous children's book illustrator, Randolph Caledecott. The frog in the story, The Frog Would A-Wooing Go (1883) served as a perfect model!

(Fig. 2) Dancers, sketchbook entry (c. 2005)

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