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Before The Paint
The Character In Context Show first opened in 2024 at the A. R. Mitchell Museum in Trinidad, Colorado, and becomes an annual show with it's return this coming May. The show is curated by fellow illustrator Elliot Lang, and has a unique focus on the process that goes into artists creating human-made, hand-crafted artwork. Each artwork is accompanied by an artifact of the preliminary process, hanging alongside the final. Starting this new painting during the…
YESTERDAY’S POST
Cover for Horse Country Book 1 by Yamile Saied Méndez
December 16, 2024 - Hello all! These pieces are a few years old but I haven't shared them all yet - First, book 1! I dove into sketches for this knowing it was for younger readers than most of the work I had done at that point, and I had so much fun. I love painting horses, and this felt like playing! We went through a few rounds of sketches. Team liked the left side but wanted more vibrant color - Then we had a change of direction to something more gentle in tone, focused on the bond between the girl and her horse - And with the note to have the girl make eye contact and to bring back the really vibrant colors, here's how the final came out!
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