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| a tiny snippet from one of the Paris scenes in CITY CAT, written by Kate Banks |
Last month I started on the final art for my next picture book, CITY CAT, written by
Kate Banks. My editor
Frances over at FSG offered this lovely script to me waaaay back in the spring of 2009, knowing that we weren't going to get things going for a long while. It was so hard to keep this project on the back burner all this time. Location drawing is my absolute favorite thing, and I don't just get to research and capture one beautiful location for this book, but eight! The story takes the reader on a journey through Western Europe, as a cat follows a family on their holiday adventure. I'm in love with Kate's poetic text and selection of cities, and I am so grateful to Frances and Kate for pulling me in to this dream of a book project.
For the last week I have been drawing the gorgeous city of Paris, and
the other day I decided to take a trip down memory lane and watch a
movie I remember one of my teachers showing in elementary school: The
Red Balloon. This film is magic and a must watch if you have never seen it. The above clips are proof.
Unfortunately I'm not able to go to Paris while working on this, but I did travel there in 2009 for a little inspiration and reference collecting. The above are a few sketches from my adventure. I fell in love with this city, and hope to visit again soon ♥
