Monday, January 23, 2012

IF Twirl


This is an illustration I created a few years ago for a book I am still trying to get published. It fit the idea of Twirl well.

The title is 9 Elephants Dancing and it is for the book The Twelve Elephants of Christmas. The center elephant is a parody of one of Degas ballerinas. When I was in high school I had this dream of recreating Degas with elephants instead of women. Some Ideas just stick with you until you can get it on paper.


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8 comments:

  1. KatJanuary 23, 2012 at 9:05 AM

    I love the idea of a double parody, what with it being Christmas Elephants and Degas Elephant... Super entertainment value going on, here. I also really like that streak of negative space that leads your eye through the crowd, and the attention given to each elephant. This is great!

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  2. Dina ThankiJanuary 23, 2012 at 10:04 AM

    Reminds me of a cartoon I used to watch when I was little called Babar http://inevergrewup.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/babar.jpg Thanks for the memories :)

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  3. Erin VaganosJanuary 23, 2012 at 10:47 AM

    great composition...I love how there are five points to catch the eye

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  4. YoyoJanuary 23, 2012 at 12:05 PM

    wow, I can really feel the movement, great illustration!

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  5. Linda HensleyJanuary 23, 2012 at 12:15 PM

    Why not dancing elephants ala Degas? Fun illo :)

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  6. JessJanuary 23, 2012 at 2:38 PM

    Fun! Reminds me of Babar too - love the classic feel.

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  7. Ritu VargheseJanuary 24, 2012 at 5:12 AM

    Lovely. Hope u get ur book published too

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  8. AnonymousJanuary 24, 2012 at 3:36 PM

    This is delightful! Nicely done!!

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