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dragon - sruble

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The dragon and the fire breathing puppy: For this painting, I wanted to play around with primary colors, layering and texture. Here's a detail that shows those things a little better: If you're interested in the evolution of this painting, I showed the process of creating it here . Please visit sruble.com to learn more about my art and projects, or my blog to see more recent art.

Dragon: Diana Ting Delosh

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Winged Dragon © Diana Ting Delosh Ink & Watercolor Here's a very enthusiastic dragon flying in to join the other dragons. Web: dianadelosh.com Blog: dtdelosh.blogspot.com   Cards: www.gcuniverse.com/dianascards GiclĂ©e Prints: wingedrabbit.imagekind.com Gifts: www.zazzle.com/deloshdesigns*

Dragons & Magic Exhibition: Doreen Mulryan Marts

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© Doreen Mulryan Marts Title: Tea Time Book: The Reluctant Dragon  Medium: Digital Print Framed size: 9 x 9 Art Price: $150 www.doreenmarts.com Born in Long Island NY, all Doreen ever wanted to do was draw and ice skate! For school, she attended Carnegie Mellon University as a fine arts major and New York’s School of Visual Arts, where she received her degree in illustration and cartooning. In between, she sold ice cream at Disney World and ran errands for MTV. After graduation, she worked at both Marvel Comics and Russ Berrie. Now, she works and lives as a freelance illustrator and designer in NJ with her husband, new daughter and puppy Baxter Blue Cheese! This is 1 of 18 pieces currently in the Dragons and Magic  CBIG  Exhibition  at the  Jefferson Market Library . Sept 7 - Oct 29, 2010 Art inspired by the children's books:  The Reluctant Dragon  by Kenneth Grahame and  The Magic City  by E. Nesbit

Theme: Dragons, Donna Miskend

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R. Dragon, © Donna Miskend, watercolor Better late than never! He's the dragon in Kenneth Grahame's The Reluctant Dragon, who prefers poetry to dragon-like behaviour. contact: http://www.donnamiskend.com/ http://donnamiskend.blogspot.com/

Dragons & Magic Exhibition: Leeza Hernandez

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© Leeza Hernandez Title: The (not so) Reluctant Dragon Book: The Reluctant Dragon Medium: Pencil, acrylic,  paper, digital collage Framed size: 20 x 16 Please contact artist for GiclĂ©e Print www.leezaworks.com This is 1 of 18 pieces currently in the Dragons and Magic  CBIG  Exhibition  at the  Jefferson Market Library . Sept 7 - Oct 29, 2010 Art inspired by the children's books:  The Reluctant Dragon  by Kenneth Grahame and  The Magic City  by E. Nesbit

Dragons & Magic Exhibition: Claudia Carlson

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© Claudia Carlson Title: Bongo Beat Book: The Reluctant Dragon Medium: Digital Art Framed size: 11 x 14 Art Price: $125 www.ClaudiaGraphics.com This is 1 of 18 pieces currently in the Dragons and Magic  CBIG  Exhibition  at the  Jefferson Market Library . Sept 7 - Oct 29, 2010 Art inspired by the children's books:  The Reluctant Dragon  by Kenneth Grahame and  The Magic City  by E. Nesbit

Dragons & Magic Exhibition: Tatyana Starikova

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© Tatyana Starikova Title: Reading with Dragon Book: The Reluctant Dragon Medium: Watercolor Framed size: 16 x 20 Art Price: $500 www.tatyana-starikova.com Using a wide range of media, Tatyana creates children's books full of detail and emotion. She can shift from silly and graphic, to sincere and painterly. Educated in the fine arts in the Ukraine, she has a successful career illustrating book covers, party supplies, stationary, toys, and more. This is 1 of 18 pieces currently in the Dragons and Magic  CBIG  Exhibition  at the  Jefferson Market Library . Sept 7 - Oct 29, 2010 Art inspired by the children's books:  The Reluctant Dragon  by Kenneth Grahame and  The Magic City  by E. Nesbit

Dragons & Magic Exhibition: Clare Pernice

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© Clare Pernice Title: Book Beast Book: The Reluctant Dragon Medium: Pastel  Framed size: 16 x 20 Art Price: NFS Limited edition giclĂ©e prints for $50 size 10 1/2 x 13 1/2. Matt size 16 x 20 www.clarepernice.com Clare Pernice was born and raised in England where a passion for children's books took root. Influenced by her storyteller father, costume sewing mother and a rendezvous with the renowned Roald Dahl, Clare always took an avid interest in the world of children's stories, art and design. A graduate of London's Central school of Art, she has since designed, illustrated and exhibited works in Paris, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Charleston and NYC. She has designed children's clothes, toys and murals and has created costumes and props for film and stage. Now she divides her creative time between Manhattan and the woods of Weston where she lives with her family. Her art studio is filled with words and pictures. This is 1 of 18 pieces currently in the Dragons

Dragons & Magic Exhibition: Robin Meeks

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© Robin Meeks Title: The Amazing Friendship Between  the Dragon and Evan Book: The Reluctant Dragon Medium: Pencil, Ink Pen & Color Pencils Framed size: 11 x 14 Art Price: $100 This is 1 of 18 pieces currently in the Dragons and Magic  CBIG  Exhibition  at the  Jefferson Market Library . Sept 7 - Oct 29, 2010 Art inspired by the children's books:  The Reluctant Dragon  by Kenneth Grahame and  The Magic City  by E. Nesbit

Dragons & Magic Exhibition Catalog

The Dragons & Magic Catalog is now available to view at the CBIG website. Please click Here to go directly to the page and click on the Catalog PDF to see the show. CBIG Exhibition at the  Jefferson Market Library 425 Avenue of the Americas, NYC Sept. 7, 2010 - Oct. 29, 2010 Art inspired by the classic children’s books  The Reluctant Dragon by Kenneth Grahame  and  The Magic City by E. Nesbit 18 Participating CBIG Members: CLAUDIA CARLSON •  LISA CINELLI •  MARIA MADONNA DAVIDOFF •  DIANA TING DELOSH •  LAURA GOETZ •  LEEZA HERNANDEZ •  SARA KAHN •  MAXINE LU •  DOREEN MULRYAN MARTS •  ROBIN MEEKS •  JENNIFER MERZ •  DONNA MISKEND •  GINGER NIELSON •  MARILYN PAPAS •  CLARE PERNICE •  VICKY RUBIN •  TATYANNA STARIKOVA •  TERESA TYLER

Dragons & Magic Exhibition: Marilyn Papas

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© Marilyn Papas Title: Leaping & Whooping Dragon Book: The Reluctant Dragon Medium: Gouache & Mixed Media Framed Print size: 11 x 14  Signed Framed Print Price: $100 Please contact the artist to view/buy original art. www.childrensillustrators.com/citygirl1 www.imagewise.com/marilynpapas Marilyn Papas is an illustrator/designer who works in watercolors, gouache, pen and ink, and dabbles in collage. She illustrated Babysitter's Handbook for William Morrow and Co., Inc; A Pop-up Musical Christmas for Banner Press; spot drawings for The New Professional Chef for the Culinary Institute and other cookbooks. Marilyn worked on staff as a stationary designer for Tiffany and Co. She designed and painted four murals for the town of Brookline. This is 1 of 18 pieces currently in the Dragons and Magic  CBIG  Exhibition  at the  Jefferson Market Library . Sept 7 - Oct 29, 2010 Art inspired by the children's books:  The Reluctant Dragon  by Kenneth Grahame and  The Magic City

Dragons & Magic Exhibition: Ginger Nielson

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© Ginger Nielson Title: How to Ride a Dragon 101 Book: The Reluctant Dragon Medium: Paint  Framed size: 22 x 18 Art Price: $175  www.gingernielson.com www.gingerpixels.blogspot.com http://picture-book.com/users/ginger-nielson http://hireanillustrator.com/i/ginger-nielson www.childrensillustrators.com/gingernielson Ginger Nielson is a full time children's picture book illustrator. She works in paint and digital media. You could call her work "Tradigital" because although it often begins in the traditional manner it is completed with high end digital painting programs. Her 14th & 15th picture books will be released in the fall of 2010 with two more to come in 2011. This is 1 of 18 pieces currently in the Dragons and Magic  CBIG  Exhibition  at the  Jefferson Market Library . Sept 7 - Oct 29, 2010 Art inspired by the children's books:  The Reluctant Dragon  by Kenneth Grahame and  The Magic City  by E. Nesbit

Dragons & Magic Exhibition: Jennifer Merz

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© Jennifer Merz Title: The Reluctant Dragon Book: The Reluctant Dragon Medium: Collage Framed size: 24 x 18 Art Price: NFS www.jennifermerz.com www.storybookartsinc.com Jennifer Merz enjoys creating collage illustrations from special papers, fabrics and trims. Her process begins with “sketches” torn from brown paper and develops into intricate, full-color art. She delights in designing colorful pictures that capture the energy and imagination of childhood. Jennifer has been published by Dutton and Clarion, and is represented by StoryBook Arts, Inc.  She received the IRA/CBC Children’s Choice Award for her first picture book, That Dancin’ Dolly. This is 1 of 18 pieces currently in the Dragons and Magic  CBIG  Exhibition  at the  Jefferson Market Library . Sept 7 - Oct 29, 2010 Art inspired by the children's books:  The Reluctant Dragon  by Kenneth Grahame and  The Magic City  by E. Nesbit

Dragons & Magic Exhibition: Laura Goetz

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© Laura Goetz Title: Tea Time Book: The Reluctant Dragon Medium: Watercolor  Framed size: 16 x 20 Art Price: $450 LaurasPencil.blogspot.com Laura Goetz is a painter and an illustrator. Laura captures the heart and emotions of people and animals in her watercolor paintings/ Her work has been published in magazines, books and film as well as being exhibited in galleries and museums. Laura presently has a painting with the Society of Illustrators traveling group exhibition. "You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby," curated by Murray Tinkleman . She currently has a magazine illustration in the group exhibit, "All in the Family" curated by Jason Paradis at the Islip Art Museum in NY. This is 1 of 18 pieces currently in the Dragons and Magic  CBIG  Exhibition  at the  Jefferson Market Library . Sept 7 - Oct 29, 2010 Art inspired by the children's books:  The Reluctant Dragon  by Kenneth Grahame and  The Magic City  by E. Nesbit