The Girl Who Reads A Lot

Hansel and Gretel

I'd forgotten I'd done this drawing of Hansel and Gretel discovering the witch's cottage until I happened upon it in a sketchbook from last year. Hansel and Gretel ranks among my favourite fairy tales (it'd probably be somewhere in the Top 10), and I think the reason why I like it (and the reason why I think it remains one of the Grimms' best known tales) is because it tells a simple, human story about the need for survival and the triumph of good over evil.

I also think the imagery and settings are particularly enticing, in particular the concept of a gingerbread cottage. I've chosen to go for a slightly more humbling depiction of the edifice as described by the Brothers Grimm themselves, unlike the extreme candy-coated renditions most modern versions show. See if you spot anything particular on the house that may allude to the owner's witchy ways...

Cat and Mouse

Cinderella and the Birds

An illustration to the version of "Cinderella" by the Brothers Grimm (known in German as "Aschenputtel"), in which the eponymous heroine is aided not by a fairy godmother, but by a magic tree and some birds.

Shameless plug

Nothing much, but just to say that I also have a deviantart account now, and will probably be posting stuff over there as well. It should end up being much the same as here, though with some inevitable slight differences, and with some other cool gadgets.

http://jarvworld.deviantart.com/

Enjoy.

Afternoon of a Faun

There's an ink sketch of a faun character somewhere on this blog from last year, but here's a digital piece I created inspired by Debussy's tone poem "Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune".

Il était une fois...

Just some illustrations of Little Red Riding Hood and The Three Little Pigs, as well as a sketch of Pinocchio. All are digital and were drawn directly into Photoshop.

THE THREE LITTLE PIGS - House of Straw

LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD AND THE WOLF

PINOCCHIO