CBIG - Children's Book Illustrators Group

From left to right: Clare Pernice, Wallace West, Donna Miskend, Deborah Cuneo, Lisa Lavoie, Diana Ting Delosh, Roberta Rivera, Kitty Leech, T. T. Tyler, Angelique Anderson, Vicky Rbin, Barbara Mason Rast, Marilyn Papas, Leeza Hernandez, Laura Goetz, H. R. Karpes. Photo Credit - Elaine Ubina The December 6th opening reception For the Mother Goose Re-Imagined CBIG Illustration exhibit  at the Flinn Gallery was by all accounts a very festive and successful event. The above group photo of CBIGers at the event was taken by photographer,  Elaine Ubiña,   www.fairfieldcountylook.com . Please read the article and see more photos of the event at:  http://www.fairfieldcountylook.com/index.php/parties/2176-flinn-art-gallery-opening-for-mother-goose-re-imagined The Mother Goose Re-Imagined exhibit is ongoing until January 16th. All The Original art and some Art Prints are on sale at the gallery. Flinn Gallery Greenwich Greenwich Library, 2nd floor 101 West Putnam Avenue Greenwich, CT 068

On Sunday, January 6th at 1pm, there will be a panel discussion at the  Flinn Gallery in Greenwich, CT. Join CBIG illustrators:  Marilyn Papas, Clare Pernice, H. Ruth Karpes, Lisa Lavoie and Roberta Rivera , for a lively panel discussion moderated by Donna Miskend . There will also be a demo by Roberta Rivera. The Mother Goose Re-Imagined Illustration Exhibit runs until Jan 16, 2013. Featuring Original art by CBIG artists: Angelique Anderson, Deborah Cuneo, Diana Ting Delosh, Laura Goetz, Leeza Hernandez, Mike Herrod, Sara Kahn, H. R. Karpes, Anna Kim, Anna Koffsky, Lisa Lavoie, Kitty Leech, Donna Miskend, Sawaka Norii, Marilyn Papas, Clare Pernice, Barbara Mason Rast, Roberta Rivera, Vicky Rubin, Tatyana Starikova, Chery Taborsky, T. T. Tyler, Brian Yanish. The original art and prints are for sale at the Flinn Gallery. Gallery hours: Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri, Sat - 10am - 5pm Thurs 10am  - 8pm Sun 1pm - 5pm Flinn Gallery Greenwich Greenwich Library, 2nd floor 101 West Putnam Av

c Laura Goetz 2012, Mary Mary Quite Contrary Mary Mary Quite Contrary, is a Mother Goose Rhyme that has been passed down through oral tradition and published over centuries.  The origins are steeped in history.  One theory is the rhyme refers to Mary Tudor, nicknamed Bloody Mary, who was the daughter of King Henry VIII. I learned the words as a child, (the Mother Goose Club Version) unaware of the history or meaning. Although the history is interesting, I chose to illustrate the rhyme on a more cheerful note. My garden was the inspiration for this illustration.  In this painting, my daughter is portrayed as Mary, and if you look closely you can see her rabbit Daisy.  This illustration was painted with Winsor Newton watercolors on Arches paper. To view more of my art:   www.lauraspencil.blogspot.com

CONVERSATIONS with Donna Miskend: Art : Mother Goose - Interview with the Artists Part I   as part of the exhibit: Mother Goose Re-Imagined Flinn Gallery, Greenwich Public Lib... Go to the above to link to read Donna's conversation with a few of the CBIG artists that are in the Mother Goose Re-Imagined  illustration exhibit at the Flinn Gallery. 

Happy Holidays to Everyone: Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanza!! This is an illustration I did inspired by my daughter growing up in Switzerland where she learnt how to ski and snow board.

Tommy Tittlemouse lived in a little house He went fishing In other men's ditches.

Mary Mary Quite Contrary  © Donna Miskend2012 , ink & watercolor,  This is one of my paintings in the Mother Goose Re-Imagined exhibit at the Flinn Gallery on view through Jan. 16th. my web site: www.donnamiskend.com my blog: donnamiskend.blogspot.com for the first in a series of interviews with the exhibiting artists click here  and join us on Jan. 6 at 1:30pm in the gallery for a panel discussion moderated by me with: Marilyn Papas, Clare Pernice, H. Ruth Karpes, Lisa Lavoie and Roberta Rivera who will also do an art demonstration.

© A.E.Anderson ". . .Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. . . ." The  theme of Mother Goose was such a fun, fanciful subject matter. At first I felt this was going to be a challenge. But after I built the 3D model of Humpty, I was propelled by the images I saw in my mind. And everything else just fell into place. Now I am inspired to expand and do more illustrations based on the various tales of Mother Goose.  To  see more of my art, go to my blog: A.E.Anderson - Children's Book s. 

Cows, Pigs, and Mice--Oh My! This was such a fun project to work on! I think the subject matter is pretty obvious for each piece, but I will list them anyway:  The cow jumps over the moon, This little Piggie, and Hickory Dickory Dock, respectively. You can see more of my work at  www.annkoffsky.com .

I sketched out a dummy book based on the Old Mother Hubbard rhyme. I finished these three pieces. © Lisa Lavoie 2012 Title: He was Dancing a Jig! Old Mother Hubbard -"When she came back He was dancing a jig." Medium: Acrylic on Paper © Lisa Lavoie 2012 Title: She Went to the Barber's Old Mother Hubbard- "She went to the barber's To buy him a wig;" Medium: Acrylic on Paper © Lisa Lavoie 2012 Title: The dog was a-spinning! Old Mother Hubbard, "She went to the sempster's / To buy him some linen When she came back / The dog was a-spinning." Medium: Acrylic on Paper Lisa Lavoie illustration www.LisaLavoie.com lisadraws@gmail.com

                                                               © Marilyn Papas, 2012                     The Real Mother Goose The tombstone of Mary Goose rests in The Old Granary Burial Ground in Boston, Mass. Tourists think this is the tombstone of Mother Goose.  Elizabeth Goose is the real Mother Goose, however.  I chose to show her claiming her rightful place in folkloric history in this illustration. She annoyed neighbors with her awful singing to her grandson, and her son in law printed up pamphlets of her songs of various rhymes to sell in town in 1719.    © Marilyn Papas, 2012 Baba Blacksheep Based on "Ba Ba Black Sheep", this illustration shows a sweater maker trying to find some black wool for his next batch of sweaters. There in NYC's Central Park is none other than Baba Blacksheep on her old 10 speed bike with three bags of freshly shorn wool.  She replies with  the Greek greeting, "Yassou! Yassou!" instead of "y

My illustration for this month's theme Mother Goose Rhymes: I chose THE CROOKED SIXPENCE Mother Goose Illustration: The Crooked Sixpence © Madonna Davidoff 2012 THE CROOKED SIXPENCE There was a crooked man, and he went a crooked mile, He found a crooked sixpence beside a crooked stile; He bought a crooked cat, which caught a crooked mouse, And they all lived together in a little crooked house.

I chose these three Mother Goose Rhymes to illustrate, because they are about Robins, one of my favorite birds. These illustrations are watercolors on 300lbs Arches watercolor paper. They are all 24"x 30"framed Title: Kindness: Illustration for the Mother Goose Rhyme: The little robin grieves When the snow is on the ground,For the trees have no leaves, And no berries can be found. The air is cold, the worms are hid; For robin here what can be done? Let's strow around some crumbs of bread, And then he'll live till snow is gone.  Mother Goose Illustration: Kindness © SaraKahn 2012 Title: Rhythm: Illustration for Mother Goose Rhyme: Little Robin Red-breast Sat upon a rail, Needle, naddle, went his head, Wiggle, waggle, went his tail.  Mother Goose Illustration: Rhythm © SaraKahn 2012 Title: Hide and Seek: Illustration for the Mother Goose Rhyme: PIT, pat, well-a-day, Little Robin flew away; Where can little