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Currently seeking representation. Stephen Macquignon is an illustrator and was the first-runner-up for the prestigious Tomie dePaola award in 2017. He has had the privilege of working for Michael Sporn Animation Inc. on many different titles including, “The Little Match Girl”, “Ira Sleeps Over”, “Abel’s Island” and many more. An illustrator of children's books including Tea with the Queen, he has a BFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York and is a proud member of SCBWI. To date, he has never missed a deadline. A fresh energy that is not part of the trends out there.

Sunday, July 16, 2017

Struggling with what to illustrate?

This is the an exercise in creativity that I read on twitter from the
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"Struggling with what to illustrate?
Try this: Start with a CHAIR. What kind is it? Where is it? Who uses it? Why? Build from there.…"
 
It is a fun excursive to try  

 

Friday, July 14, 2017

Fair Weather Friends Meetup

Kew Gardens
 
 
Kew Gardens "The Overlook"
 
Forest Hills Green Market

Forest Hills Green Market
 
 Green Market Forest Hills
 
Forest Hills Post Office
relief sculpture
 

 
The watercolor studies was done over the course of several meetups.
I have been enjoying getting together with David talking about art what inspires you and painting Queens  NY
 

Tuesday, July 11, 2017

Raven Found a Lunch

 
I have been documenting on twitter the process of "Raven found a Lunch"
It's how I work as an artist from sketch to finish artwork.
 I thought it would be nice to have it all in one blog post
 
 
mumble...curse, ERASE!!! more mumbling... "Everything okay?" Yep
 
Watching ink dry :)
I work with Waterproof India ink I usually start with a wash of ink before watercolor is added.
 
 Watching watercolor dry
 
Still have time to F this up ;)
This is the stage that I could take the illustration too far and ruin it or not far enough.
 
Not this time
 
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