ALOFT
18 x 24 Colored Pencil
By Katherine Thomas
"For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return."
Leonardo Da Vinci
The two companions are sailing off on a journey together, and every viewer will identify with that mixed feeling of anticipation and apprehension that is reflected on their faces.
Creating this piece was another journey. It's almost a chronicle representing my own life. Every subject in the scene: the map, the bookbag, the boat, the grasshopper, the girl... All have personal meaning to me.
Artistically, this piece was a journey because I've never put clouds in the sky before! I've been afraid of clouds, until now!, but they're as much fun as trees and rocks! Who'd have thought?
EPICURIOUSITY
8 x 10 Graphite By Katherine Thomas
Finally, this piece has started me on an excited journey into the world of these two little adventurers. I can't stop thinking about all the different settings and predicaments I can draw for them.
Hope your new year is off to a good start, everyone. :)
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Labels: character, child, colored pencil, drawing, fantasy, girl, graphite, grasshopper, illustration, imaginary, katherine thomas., magical, map, sailboat, sky
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