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Tomie dePaola Illustrator Award Entry ~The one that ALMOST was and the one that WAS

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When the Tomie dePaola Award contest was first announced. I was very excited and filled with ideas. The prompt choices were Tom Sawyer, Little Women and The Yearling.

My first go at it was this one for The Yearling. While I liked working on this, Tomie’s words kept ringing in my ear, “I want to see an image, a style, a vision that I’ve never seen before – all in glorious black and white!”

Hmmm… I will add this to my portfolio but  I had another idea.   So I ended up submitting the one below.  This is my take. I love little furry creatures.
Roberta_Baird_Little_Women

To see the other entries and there are so many fantastic entries, follow the link below!

http://scbwicontest.blogspot.com/

 

Diandra Mae, a fellow Houston illustrator has been diligently adding entries to the Unofficial Gallery of the Tomie dePaola Award blog. Thank you Diandra for taking the time out of this busy holiday season!

HoHoDooDa ~ On the seventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me

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Meet the Synchronized Sisters of Sunnyvale.
These lovely ladies are known far and wide for their beauty, grace and of course their precision technique!

Never a more friendly gaggle of gals could be found. That is, until Sylvia joined the group!

She was a rare bird indeed!!

 

Then the feathers flew!!

“Why does she always get to stay above water?”

Sylvia just smiled and let it roll like water off a ducks back

… or should I say swan!

Seven swans a swimming!!!