CBIG - Children's Book Illustrators Group

I too chose The Old Curiosity Shop , since I like the idea of old curiosities. The first image shows 14-year-old Little Nell in the center, with her grandfather leading the way through the shop where the two live. The man in back has just helped Nell find her way home.  Nell and her grandfather are forced to leave their home because he has lost all their money gambling. Nell goes to work for a traveling wax-works show. Image 2 shows her nervously sharing a room with the wax-works.  The last image shows the evil Quilp horrifying his wife (in back) and mother-in-law as he gobbles down breakfast in a most uncivilized manner, bending the silver and even eating shrimp and eggs with their shells on. You can see more of my work at  illustracious.blogspot.com   and   doodlesoop.com .

I  have a page of sketches from 7th grade of characters from Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities .  I show it as part of my school visit presentation.  Our literature text book had no pictures.  My illustration-deprived classmates were excited by my drawings of Madame De Farge and others in the story. That reaction was one of my motivators to become an illustrator.   I googled "underrated Dickens novels".   The Old Curiosity Shop is an early novel, written serially.  Dickens' early characters were black and white, not as nuanced as in his later books.  It's the story of Nell, on the edge of maturity, whose grandfather is a gambling addict.  Nell gets Grandfather out of town to flee the clutches of the evil money lender Daniel Quilp.  Nell is the angel of the story. I've suggested a halo with her bonnet.   Daniel Quilp, who has no redeeming qualities, appears in his wharf shack surrounded by smoke from a faulty chimne...

From the exhibit Dickens, A Celebration In Pictures on view through Oct. 31, 2012 at the Yonkers Riverfront Library. Also join us Oct. 13- Dickens Day click to view schedule The Ivy Green, The Pickwick Papers (watercolor and pen)

My favorite Dickens story is A Christmas Carol. I have seen so many different versions  and they all inspired me! I wanted to show the softer, more humorous side of Scrooge.    (This is done in Acrylic and Colored Pencils)  To view more of my art go to http://deborahcuneo.blogspot.com

Hope you can join us on  September 13th  for the first of 2 Dickens event days.  Part of the CBIG/Dickens Exhibit:    Dickens, A Celebration In Pictures:   Illustrations by the Children's Book Illustrators Group August 25, 2012 - October 31, 2012 at the Yonkers Riverfront Library SEPTEMBER 13 (ages 3 up) 10am – 11am  Dickens Story time with  Kathleen Judd , children’s librarian in the Children's Rooms.   11am – 12pm  Craft session with  Doreen Mulryan Marts , CBIG artist in the arts & crafts room 12 – 1:30pm  book signing with  Doreen Mulryan Marts, in the art gallery (ages 5 and up) 1:30 – 2:30pm  Drawing Dickens’ characters: demo and instruction with  Wallace West , CBIG artist in the Arts & Crafts room (teen through adult) 2:45 – 3:45pm  Dickens Discussion Panel, moderated by  Donna Miskend , CBIG exhibit curator with  GUESTS :  Elizabeth Bird , Youth Materi...

Do you ever wonder how Einstein may have spent his spare time as a child?  

A Ghost of a Wedding Cake © Diana Ting Delosh Black Medium Point Bic® Pen   This illustration is inspired by the Charles Dickens novel,   Great Expectations .  Miss Havisham's wedding cake has been standing as it was the day she was jilted. Over the years the frosting has hardened and now the cake is inhabited by spiders, centipedes, noseeums, rats, ants and is festooned in cobwebs and dead roses. A ghost of a wedding cake for a ghost of  bride. The above illo is part of the  CBIG Illustration Exhibit, A Celebration of Dickens in Pictures at the Yonkers Riverfront Library Gallery . The show will run from August 25th to October 31st, 2012.  The artists reception will be on September 13th. For a complete schedule of events for this show please visit  cbig-nycexhibits.blogspot.com/  . To see Diana's portfolio please visit her website: dianadelosh.com To find out more about her process, please visit her blog: dtdelosh.blogspot.com  ...

Earlier this past summer CBIG Officers: Donna Miskend, Diana Ting Delosh, Vicky Rubin, H. Ruth Karpes and Madonna Davidoff were panelists at the New York Public Library speaking about what they love, illustration and CBIG. Please read all about it in this lovely article. Children's Literary Salon in Retrospect: Illustration on June 2, 2012 | The New York Public Library

"Young Charles Dickens Reading; Stoking the Fire of Imagination, ages 5-9, 1817-1821"      © Marilyn Papas I chose to illustrate how Dickens' father's fine taste in books influenced his future interests. He was inspired to travel to Italy and look into the crater of Vesuvius. He would include a three year tour of Europe for David in "David Copperfield", when his ill young wife, Dora died. "David Copperfield" was thought to be his most autobigraphical book. "Young Dickens Working at Warren's Factory, ages 12-13, 1824-1825"     ©  Marilyn Papas   I chose to show how even though this was the most miserable year of Dickens' life, if he could've looked into a crystal ball and seen his future, it wouldn't have been so bad at Warren's Factory. He would've been able to endure his 10 hour work days gluing labels on to pots of boot black (shoe polish) in the rat infested falling down factory on ...

c 2012 Laura Goetz"Please sir, may I have some more?" Like many fans of Oliver Twist, I remember the famous request, "Please Sir I want some more?" Oliver an orphan is in a workhouse with desperately hungry boys, asks Mr. Bumble, the parish beadle for another portion of gruel. I chose to illustrate the poor and less fortunate children in this scene, because unfortunately, hunger is still a reality in today's society. See more of my art at http://lauraspencil.blogspot.com I am honored my pastel illustration was selected for the front of the postcard invitation.  The back of the postcard has more CBIG exhibition/ event news and info for the Yonkers Riverfront Library . A link to view info BIG. Please visit: cbig-nycexhibits.blogspot.com