The Crystal Star
An illustration for a children’s book I’ll probably never finish.
The premise of the story is that a little boy goes sledding in the woods and stumbles upon a hollow tree, which offers him a strange experience. It has to do with Christmas elves, magic cocoa, and a beautiful Christmas star forged by the elves for the little boy.
I used my three oldest children as models for this setting, then made up the rest of the shot from favorite items around the house. . .i.e. the Christmas bulbs on the right. A mantle clock given to us by my wife’s grandmother. And a few other treasured items.
Too ambitious of a project for this guy. But I guess I should never say never. I had a blast just letting my imagination kind of flow.
Original ptg: 20” x 16”
acrylic on canvas board
destroyed in a flood.
Available for sale asGreeting Cards
Rebecca Bryson
Oh this is so kewl!!! and so very magickal, I really really like this!! And you have your hands looking so great, I was never good at drawing or painting hands…
thepaintedsoul replied
Painting hands drives me crazy, too. I end up having to work on hands more than anything. Learned to try to keep it fresh. Simple.