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[josef_barghest]

Prospective children's book project from the mid 90s.

Gouache on cold pressed watercolour paper.

Comments

[theidolhands]

What wonderful rich color. Immediately eye-catching. I like your icons as well.

P.S. I added you @ Last.fm (hope you don't mind).

[josef_barghest]

Thanks.

I don't mind at all.

[snej]

That is beautiful. I love the juxtaposition of old-style botanical illustration with Surrealist imagery. I'd have bought the book just to find out why the poor snail's been shackled so ... could you reveal any of the plot? I'm curious!

[josef_barghest]

Thanks a lot.

To be honest I can't remember what the plot was. I was trying to find a story vehicle for a snail based book. I had a few ideas and illustrated them. I've got a pile of snail illustrations in different sorts of distress or rapture.

[surrey_sucks]

I'm curious about the plot too!

[josef_barghest]

I had a fixation with snails for a while. I liked ipainting the shells etc. I did about half a dozen illustrations trying to find a story line. It's more of a finished sketch than a part of a book.

[bluiidmommy]

I love this! It's so fun, and it makes me want to read the story.

[josef_barghest]

I'll post more of it if I can find it. It's an ancient piece.

[bluiidmommy]

That'd be great. You really have talent.

[josef_barghest]

Cheers.

[madfishmonger]

I like how slick and rich everything looks.

[josef_barghest]

Gouache does tend to stand out brightly when scanned to computer.

[eibii]

Was his cuteness his crime? I'd love to see more!

[josef_barghest]

He is a bit overly warty to be cute. I'll post more if I can find them.