"Of course the Neverlands vary a good deal. John's for instance, had a lagoon with flamingoes flying over it at which John was shooting, while Michael, who was very small, had a flamingo with lagoons flying over it." (p. 14 Barrie, J.M. Peter Pan. New York: Penguin Books. 2002.)
I'm sure this probably isn't the image most people think of when they think of Neverland from J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan. It's a scene that, to my knowledge, has never been included in a film version. It comes from a line in chapter 1 about how each of the Darling kids has his own version of Neverland:
"Of course the Neverlands vary a good deal. John's for instance, had a lagoon with flamingoes flying over it at which John was shooting, while Michael, who was very small, had a flamingo with lagoons flying over it." (p. 14 Barrie, J.M. Peter Pan. New York: Penguin Books. 2002.)
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This is Pippi in her blue dress with red patches just before she meets Annika and Tommy in chapter 1 of The Adventures of Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgrin. (I wanted shoes with brushes on them when I read it as a kid, and as an adult, if floors have to be clean, I still think that would be the most fun way.)
The scene is from chapter 1, when the wolves gather at Council Rock, and Mowgli plays with pebbles, oblivious while the tiger Shere Khan tries to claim him as his own. I wanted to do this illustration in black and white - and I used pen and ink and marker for this illustration (different from the others I've posted so far). I thought this might help the grey wolves look more ghost like /other worldly in the night.
E is for Emerald City, from L. Frank Baum's The Wizard of Oz, where everything is green because everyone has to wear green glasses.
For a long time, I've played around with the idea of a blog. I thought about illustrating a book in the public domain, but there are so many classics to choose from (Peter Pan, The Wizard of Oz, The Jungle Book and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland to name a few.) I may return to that idea in the future, but for now, partly inspired by one of my favorite novels, The Neverending Story, I've decided not to limit myself to one book, but take an "A to Z" approach. I'll illustrate one character and/ or book for each letter of the alphabet. My goal is to post once a week with a new illustration. Today's letter is "A" for "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland." While I was making sketches, I realized I've never seen an Alice with curly hair. Alice should have crazy hair. Alice's crazy, curly hair should be just one more thing in wonderland that she can't control....
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