Small Favors
Every so often I am contacted by someone, a student usually, who is working on a project and wants my input or advice. A few months ago, I got another such request. The subject line was “small favor…” Margaret, I was wondering if you might be able to help me. I’m an illustration major at […]
Bowling for Dinosaurs
From Books Around The Table, Bowling for Dinosaurs A question I often get asked is, Do I use photos to draw from when I illustrate? The answer is Yes and No. I try to draw from my imagination as much as possible, but there are times when a photo captures more details than my imagination […]
Beauty In Limitations: A Printmaker’s Perspective
From Books Around the Table, Beauty In Limitations: A Printmaker’s Perspective: Denslow’s Mother Goose, W W Denslow, 1901 I have been thinking about limitations lately. Like illustrations from old picture books before four-color photo-processing became the norm. The ones I’ve accumulated are mostly from the 40s and 60s and they seem have been printed that way […]
