Inspirational Art

 Name of the Rose copyright 2011 Judith Hunt & Veritas Press

 I  think my recent illustration of Sean Connery in "The Name of the Rose"is very appropriate to post in this mid-dreary spell of winter.  I just had to watch the movie to understand what my editor wanted me to do.

He'd asked for me to show the monastery's huge rambling, back turning, screwy staircase which leads to a "dark and mysterious library" of banned books; held under lock and key by the Abbott...how convenient. These books, most precious of evils, kept high above where no one other than a few heavy breathing and very confined monks can find them...get my drift.....nudge nudge wink wink.

The movie, set in medieval times, has lots to offer with  a cool smarter than the average monk, Sean Connery, a sweet innocent young monk, a curvy figured pig girl, a splash of religion, and a smidge of humor...throw them all into a quick moving twisting historical/hysterical plot....not completely entirely realistic..... as the nice young adolescent monk boy in it does not run off with the nice pretty pig girl. Still it keeps us watching, breathless to know how  it all turns out... as one monk after another goes toes up. It even has  historical mystery plants and poisons.... all correct from my herbal book.

I set up the illustration  to reflect the mysterious "doesn't meet code" staircases and, of course, Sean is front and center with his cagey knowing everything. I do hope he is in my lifeboat when the ship goes down. The illustration was for Veritas Press in PA for one of their guidebooks to literature. Nice folks, always  interesting work.

Yes, this was published and Veritas Press owns it so be nice and ask  them or me before downloading and reuse...and yes...reuse online is still stealing! I usually say yes! when credit is given so how can that be hard?

 

 Sample for Wilkinson Studios copyright 2011 Judith Hunt

The above Gorilla illustration was for a possible zoo book....Yet another package book to be bundled with a plush toy . It had a "kinda okay"story, a re-tread...... not a book that made you want to save Gorillas or be a zookeeper. But as I have admired and followed Diane Fossey's work for years  I saw this book as an opportunity.

I did the research in no time and found the baby Gorilla in the story inspirational ....it again reminded me, why we as Americans,....need to pay attention to the whole world,  instead of moaning and wringing our hands here in American. Call me a liberal  environmentalist, but if the Gorilla's go.... I'm  hoping to try another planet.  Gorillas are more than just cool creatures... they are family. 

 I did too much art, actually this winter; have two books on Amazon...... I should actually post to my illustration blog the rest....but couldn't help showing a bit here.

Yes, the farm is still here under lots of whiteness. And we are snug as bugs in our cozy studio and farmhouse, under our beautiful snowy peaked roofs, munching on our greenhouse grown, purple kale and slurping down our canned peaches...yummy...and reading, of course the NEW seed catalogs, every bathroom has their copy!

It's definitely "The Good Life" in Maine ...my next post is on the farm.

Bye for now, Judy