Happy Birthday, little brother :)

Happy 24th birthday to my baby brother :)

Illustration Friday - Return (2)

We will build a plane and soar
Over woodland, sea and shore,
Over woodland, sea and shore,
And return to Mom once more.


Agnia Barto, translated from Russian by I. Zheleznova

I love that this week's IF topic is so open ended. Agnia Barto is one of my absolute favorite Russian children's poets so it was a great opportunity to illustrate one of her nursery rhymes. I have to admit that growing up with her books, the illustrations  become as ingrained in you as the poems themselves so the composition of this piece was heavily influenced by the Russian illustrator Svetlana Borisova.

Moo

This little cow blankie character is inspired by my 16 month old's favorite toy and I have a few adventures in store for her :-) I think it's simple enough to let me explore conveying different poses and expressions while maintaining character distinctiveness.