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Two contrasting styles; the top painting is a large oil on canvas (24 X 18") painted recently and the lower piece is a digital double spread for 'Earth Has a Fever' by the Magic Wagon imprint of Abdo Books illustrating the importance of synchronicity in the timing of spring and the impacts of climate change. Stephen Aitken
Trying to outrun climate change. Stephen Aitken
Well, I guess this is a hat of sorts - though more like a crown. This image is from a series of books that I wrote and illustrated on climate change for ABDO's Magic Wagon Books. The detail is from a spread illustrating that many animals are relocating to higher altitudes where the temperatures are cooler. The art is created digitally in Painter 11 using a fine point pen (2 pixels) and oils using the 'Real Brushes' feature.
Ruby-throated Hummingbirds
This illustration is from a book THE HERON AND THE HUMMINGBIRD illustrated for Zaner-Bloser last year. It is drawn with a 2B pencil and painted in oils on a Cintiq tablet.
Beautiful. I would love to have these Hummingbirds visit me for Christmas :)
Thanks June. This is a clip from a double spread in "Fever on the Land", one title in a series of books on climate change "Earth has a Fever" that I am writing and illustrating for ABDO books in Minneapolis. These little ruby-throated hummingbirds are now out of sync with the flowering of their favorite nectar-producing flowers, after arriving back late from their migration.
When nature goes wrong, it is so sad and very worrying. The balance of life is easily thrown off by the smallest change.