DUCKS!

Getting my ducks in a row.

Art from, How Much Wood?

The original charcoal drawing is available!

https://www.etsy.com/listing/88809830/more-ducks?ref=shop_home_active_23

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Original art from The Great Redwall Feast by Brian Jacques for sale.

ORIGINAL ART SALE ALERT!
This pastel painting featuring Ambrose Spike of Redwall just posted on my Etsy shop. This is the actual illustration(not a print) that was used for reproduction in the Great Redwall Feast written by Brian Jacques. A great piece for the Redwall collector.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/67516644/the-great-redwall-feast-ambrose-spike?ref=listing-shop-header-0

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Redwall fan? Original, one of a kind, Redwall art for sale.

A detail from the Redwall art listed in my ETSY shop.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/267553700/the-creatures-of-redwall-sleep?ref=listing-shop-header-2

New book beginning....

New book. #kidlitart #childrensbooks #picturebook— with Anne Marie Pace.

Redwall art

Getting this Redwall painting ready to offer at my ETSY shop. I love drawing otters!

Original Redwall art available at my ETSY shop today!

          This large pastel painting was one of the first that I created while illustrating The Great Redwall Feast (Philomel Books, 1996). I remember trying to create a sense of discovery, much as we do when reading Brian's first Redwall novel. Tucked into Mossflower woods on two sides, the meadow and the great road on the others, we see Redwall for the first time! This book and image pre-date the animated series by several years. This view of Redwall would be from the south. This small party of woodland characters is probably returning from St. Ninian's. 

       The finished art area measures approximately 13 inches x 16 inches, roughly 133% larger than the reproduction in the book.

See the listing at:https://www.etsy.com/listing/67279767/discover-redwall-abbey?ref=listing-shop-header-0

"Summer Nightsong" from "If I Could"

A few years ago I was asked to create illustrations for a lovely poem/story called "If I Could" by Susan Milord. The story had few details and once again my art director at Candlewick press gave me the freedom and support to produce a series of images that were personal and captured those special moments shared by a little one and his/her parent or grandparent. I loved this project and brought so much of my personal experiences to the finished art. The beach is the one just down the street from the studio and yes, I have bundled up in a blanket with my own kids and watched the stars!
This original painting was just posted at my ETSY shop. 

Remembering and Giving, We Art Boston.

Redwall Original Art for benefit auction

I spent part of this afternoon unpacking a shipping crate containing several large works from a book a made with my old friend Brian Jacques. It had been a few years since I looked at some of these large pastel paintings created for  A Redwall Winters Tale. As I peeled back the layers of wrapping and foam core, memories of my late friend and our work together rushed in. All of them good, but I do miss him.

This unpacking was not just an exercise in nostalgia but for a very good cause, one that I know Brian would have appreciated and undoubtedly supported. Friends and former teaching colleagues from RISD have banded together in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombing to create "We Art Boston".

"We Art Boston" is a fundraiser/auction of children's book art to benefit Boston Children's Hospital. Online auction opens Oct. 10. Family event Oct. 20 in Boston. They are the real deal and all the folks involved in this drive are in it for all the right reasons. Please take a moment to like their page and share with your friends and family.

More information and events here: https://www.facebook.com/weartboston?hc_location=timeline

I appreciate it, and I know that Brian would as well. This one is for the kids at the hospital and to you my friend.

Redwall Original Art

I try to post new art on Fridays but I had a moment to get this one posted. Enjoy and please share!

"This large scale portrait of Hypericum Hadduck Hare was created for pages 18-19 of A Redwall Winters Tale by Brian Jacques and published by Philomel Books in 2001. Hypericum was the leader of the rag tag group of minstrels and clowns named The Thistle Down Troupe. I jumped at the opportunity to research the costumes for this Shakespearian, slightly down on his heels, but still larger than life character. I think I could have created another whole book just focused on the troupe!
This is the original pastel and charcoal painting and it is quite large. I was creating all the artwork at 133% of the reproduction size. The live art area measures 13 1/2" high and 12 1/2" wide."

Showing some of my influences at ETSY.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/113220247/original-art-from-knitty-kitty-by-david

Attention Providence Area Folks!

This will be so much fun!

We are signing at the famous Frog and Toad on Thursday evening. If you are in the area drop by for a glass of wine, check out the amazing stuff in the store and pick up a few signed books. I will try to bring a few original works -probably from my book Knitty Kitty.

One of a kind Redwall Christmas art!

This original artwork was commissioned by my late friend Brian Jacques for an exclusive, members only Redwall Readers Club Christmas Greeting card. This illustration is one of a kind and only a small number of reproductions exist. A rare piece for the avid Redwall collector! The artwork was created with Charcoal pencil on acid free paper and measures approximately 7 inches by 4 1/2 inches.

See a detail here.

Available today at Christopher Denise Original Art!

Fall artwork at ETSY!

Finally unpacked this piece from Oliver Finds His Way. Available at ETSY!

Are you a fan of Redwall and collect original art?

Is this the piece you were looking for? If you collect original art and are a fan of my Redwall picturebooks, leave me a comment and let me know which piece you are looking for! If it is still available, I will put it on the list to post at ETSY.

Redwall Abbey Detail

Finally starting to unpack a few boxes. A detail from some Redwall original art featured at ETSY.

New art at ETSY!

Detail from a piece now available at Christopher Denise Original Art!

Pappa Raccoon

ETSY

New art at ETSY!

From The Great Redwall Feast by Brian Jacques.

From the archives....

I always had fun with these smaller projects. The only text read "Rabbit stopped for a snack"

The bear definitely deserves his own story!

At Etsy!

PIGS!

from Pigs Love Potatoes

Now at ETSY!