Drawn in Brooklyn

Alaya, the beautiful and sweet daughter of John Rocco and Aileen Leijten, was kind enough to pose in front of my originals from The Room of Wonders, Amandina and Hey, Rabbit! in the Brooklyn Public Library's Grand Lobby.

Drawn in Brooklyn: Process Cases

Here are my three process cases, part of the Brooklyn children's book illustrators show at the Brooklyn Public Library.

First case: various sketches, a pen&ink and watercolor drawing of Rabbit and an introductory note written by John Marciano, curator of the show (I know, you can't really read it here, sorry!).

Second case: the evolution of the "rain forest" spread in Hey, Rabbit!, where the toucan finds his leaf. From the thumbnail sketch (top left), to the dummy (front center), to the preparatory pencil drawing (top right) the the printed page. The finished art is in the main exhibition in the Library's main hall.

Third case: one original finished drawing from Amandina and two from The Room of Wonders.