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World of Fairies Coloring Book

    Now Available! My new World of Fairies coloring book is limited edition of 1000 signed and numbered copies on heavy card stock. I will eventually put up a version of this on Amazon Create Space, but the paper will be thinner because one has no choice on paper thickness when publishing with them. Order one for yourself and one to give a child or friend! Happy coloring!

ORDER The World of Fairies Coloring Book
$9.95
FALL Special: Order three copies and receive a FREE signed paperback of The Twelve Dancing Princesses!

Here are a few examples of the coloring pages:

DELAWARE MUSEUM of ART

SEPTEMBER 23-25  IX Preview at DELAWARE MUSEUM OF ART

I will be there! Displaying my original illustrations, reading to kids, selling my books and prints.

DESCRIPTION FROM MUSEUM WEBSITE: Imaginative Realism combines classical painting techniques with narrative subjects, focusing on the unreal, the unseen, and the impossible. In partnership with IX Arts organizers, the Delaware Art Museum will host the first IX Preview Weekend, celebrating Imaginative Realism and to kick off IX9–the annual groundbreaking art show, symposium, and celebration dedicated solely to the genre. Imaginative Realism is the cutting edge of contemporary painting and illustration and often includes themes related to science fiction and fantasy movies, games, and books. A pop-up exhibition and the weekend of events will feature over 16 contemporary artists internationally recognized for their contributions to Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings, Avatar, Marvel, DC Comics, Blizzard Entertainment, and Wizards of the Coast, among others.

The weekend will also include after-hours events, performances, exclusive workshops with artists, talks, film screenings, artist signings, live demos, and games.

CLICK HERE to go to MUSEUM WEBSITE FOR HOURS

New scratchboard series

I am working on a new scratchboard series (which I am calling INDIA INKED at the present.) Like words, art tells a story, and the fact that people display their stories on their bodies for all the world to see has always intrigued me. They are walking works of art. Many of the pieces will have surreal/evocative elements inspired by the imagery in the tattoos.

World of Fairies adult coloring book

I am hooked on the adult coloring book idea. I recently finished 15 black and white fairy pen and ink illustrations for inclusion in an upcoming fairy coloring book from Fairy Magazine. I’ll post a link when it’s available.

Meanwhile, I have been enjoying doing pen and ink drawings of fairies, and have decided to create many more images. I might run a Kickstarter to raise money to print a limited edition of 900, titled THE WORLD OF FAIRIES Adult Coloring Book. I plan to do some coloring videos too, after I figure out coloring with markers! Trying out a brand called Chameleon, which are quite blendable. I also really love Verithin colored pencils by Prismacolor.

Stay tuned!

Ruth

World of Fairies adult coloring book KICKSTARTER

I am hooked on the adult coloring book idea. I recently finished 15 black and white fairy pen and ink illustrations for inclusion in an upcoming fairy coloring book from Fairy Magazine. I’ll post a link when it’s available.

Meanwhile, I have been enjoying doing pen and ink drawings of fairies, and have decided to create many more images. I plan to run a Kickstarter soon to raise money to print a limited edition of 900, titled THE WORLD OF FAIRIES Adult Coloring Book. I plan to do some coloring videos too, after I figure out coloring with markers! Trying out a brand called Chameleon, which are quite blendable. Stay tuned! If you have ideas for Rewards I might offer, I am open to suggestions! I am thinking of doing a companion book for kids with simplified line drawings. One Reward would be a matching set so a Mom can color with her children.

Ruth

2016 EXHIBITIONS

January 23- July 24  A MAGICAL JOURNEY THROUGH FAIRYTALES

An exhibition at the Wenham Museum of over 50 original paintings from many of my fairytales, as well as my latest book A CASTLE FULL OF CATS, and THE OWL AND THE PUSSYCAT, a Golden Book I illustrated in the 1980’s. The opening is January 23rd, but I will be in Virginia teaching and sadly won’t be there for that. However I’ll be there on March

www.wenhammuseum.org

132 Main Street

Wenham, MA  01984
October 3 2016- January 3 2017

And in October I am helping to curate an exhibition at the D’Amour Museum of Art in Springfield, MA called CATS IN HATS, with over 30 New England Illustrators creating artwork on the theme to coincide with the opening of the new Dr. Seuss Museum opening.

February 2017- March 2017

The CATS IN HATS Show will move to the Michelson Gallery in Northampton, MA , where the artwork will be for sale. The gallery has a large collection of Dr. Seuss artwork for sale.

GOLDEN DREAMS offer: Free Original Scratchboard Art Card

FOR A LIMITED TIME:

I am offering a free scratchboard art card (2.25 x 3.5 or so) with any purchase of my art book, GOLDEN DREAMS. Get one before I get tired of doing them!

THE GOLDEN KEY in Progress

Here are a few new illustrations for a new edition of the Golden Key, which I’ll be working to finish by the end of the summer for publication in 2016 by Eerdmans.

I plan to start and end the book wordlessly, with the faires, the guardians of the Key. In the first picture, below, the fairy is sitting with the Key on the tree stump, watching Mossy and his Great-aunt. She is assessing whether he will be the one they want to next find the key.

   In the above illustration, the fairy has decided to choose Mossy, and she flies off to hide the key at the base of the rainbow in Fairyland.

Tangle, the girl who joins Mossy on his quest, has a different experience with the fairies, and a more difficult path than Mossy.

I plan to end the book wordlessly, with the fairy hiding the Golden Key,looking out to the reader as if to say, “Will you be next?”

These are just a few of the 45 planned illustrations for the book, a Victorian fairy tale by George MacDonald.

Cinderella’s Coach

I recently finished an assignment to create a mural of Cinderella’s coach. This took many months to complete. It is 40×60 inches. More details to come when it is installed!

Posters are available from Cafe Press, and a signed limited edition print is available in SHOPS.