CBIG - Children's Book Illustrators Group

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)

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...

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  ...

"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

Sara Kahn's illustrations based upon a short story by Charles Dickens What I like about this short story from Dickens, is the way he establishes an emotional rhythm. Later, I found out that a literary critic:  Brander Matthews  thought that this is one of Dickens' best short stories. He thought that it was closest to Dickens' heart since it was written two years after Dickens' sister died.  http://www.bartleby.com/195/1012.html In my researches for Dickens, I also found two other interesting websites: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unKuZ2wlNdw   http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/Resources/app/Dickens_webpage/index.html Here are my three illustrations for this story: They are 24"x 30" framed, I made them with watercolor pencils, gouache and acrylic paints. Illustration for  Charles Dickens' Short story: "A Child's Dream of a Star" © Sara Kahn Illustration for  Charles Dickens' Short story: "A Child's Dream of a...