My newest book is out this month and it’s a beauty! The production quality is top notch… a really thick cover, slightly embossed title on the dust jacket and a music cd, embedded on the inside of the back cover…nice!
Dinosaur Pet by Neil Sedaka and Marc Sedaka, published by Imagine! (an imprint of Charlesbridge) just hit the shelves and the song is already a tune that I can’t get out of my head. What a fun project and Neil Sedaka is such a gifted singer/ songwriter… not to mention his talented son, Marc, who also has a very impressive writing resume’. What a great team!
The artwork was created with acrylic paint on a textured surface. I gessoed the board before I painted the images. Then, after laying in the areas of color, I painted (dry brush technique) over the image and gesso brushstrokes to get the texture that you see in the final art.
A few art notes: Some interesting props have been recognized in the art. The red piano, seen in the book is very similar to one that was featured on the cover of Neil Sedaka's 1977 album, A Song. The black and white zebra chair (above) is extremely similar to the one that is on his web site banner. Coincidence?… maybe, but it makes you wonder, doesn’t it?
I was told that Mr. Sedaka liked intense color so I pumped up the chroma. This is the most saturated color book that I’ve done, thus far.
1 Comments on Looking for a new pet? …how about a dinosaur??, last added: 2/4/2012
It's amazing:)Love it:)I want a dino pet too:)