Art inspired by the books THE RELUCTANT DRAGON and THE MAGIC CITY
At the Jefferson Market Library, 425 Avenue of the Americas in Manhattan.
DATE: Sept. 7- Oct. 29, 2010
This is the process I used for the painting I am showing at the NYC Public Library at the Jefferson Market Library.
If you have never seen this building I urge you to take a look at images or if you are in the area to visit. The exhibit will be available on the dates above and is being done with a storytime for children. Most or all of the paintings may be for sale after the exhibit.
I started with a sketch ...
So I painted Mr. Dragon and then photographed him and transferred the photo to my computer so I could add a reasonably sized child.
After I did this I traced the image of the child onto tracing paper, enlarged it and transferred the image to the actual painting. I needed to block out all the dragon, so I overpainted with heavy white acrylic and let that dry before finishing the child.
And finally after the drying and the framing, this is what the result is:
Each of the 18 artists who are exhibiting also created color pages for the children and some printouts of the actual illustration for use during the storytime and follow up activities.
On the back of the painting I attached an instruction sheet for
How to ride a dragon ~ 101.
Helpful tips for managing that first flight are included.
