My idea for this image was to keep it loose, fun and celebratory. Disney of course treated this material with a lot of spirit and animated fun, but it was not very true to the original story. Arthur Rackham also had a go at this scene and his version was a lot more reserved and restrained. If you read the tea party chapter you will see that it is very restrained but also rather silly. I tried to hit the mark somewhere in between Disney and Rackham - somewhat staid but with a bit of spirit also. I didn't want it to look like an animation still, nor did I want it to look like a Victorian print. I tried to keep it lively with a loose paint application and bright impressionist colours.
More soon and peace be with you.
12 comments:
Fantástico, Larry! Parabéns pelo belo trabalho de arte. Sucesso.
You did it very well !! I'm love this piece !! ^O^
Thank-you so much Emerson :)
Thank-you Sabine !
I'd say you succeeded in what you set out to do. Lovely.
I like the initials on the tree especially, which is a very nice touch. When I saw this piece was a wedding present it just made me smile the more.
Nicely done!
WOL - thanks so much, I'm glad you think so.
Thanks O.D. - of course the initials need to be there but we wanted to keep rather subtle if possible but still visible.
This is beautiful!
Thanks Vinod - very much appreciated. I'm glad you stopped by. :)
What a beautiful painting! I really love the colour- the painting is so balanced and the details, especially the flowers growing out of the chair and tea set on the ground are really great!
Thanks Michelle :)
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