This month I’ve been busily applying for new jobs, finishing up my internship at the Boston Children’s Museum (tear tear!!) and most importantly, painting the spreads for SAM AND BEN!
I’m going to save the color for the final product, but here’s a cover idea/sketch:
Enjoy and love the twins!
Here’s a sneek peak of what i was up to in the rainy days of early May:
Sam in his rain gear, from Sam and Ben
what follows showers? stay tuned…
the sun is shining, and giving me lots of inspiration! i’m working on many new spring themed ventures, including Sam and Ben, and flower power watercolors…
in the midst of many new springtime watercolors, marmalade popped up in the tulips!
new pups and paintings are on the way. april showers bring new art from nicole!
These past few months have been JAMPACKED…but spring has sprung, and I’m back!
To name a few of my activities:
– deadlines for my first full book Sam and Ben (PINWHEEL BOOKS),
– application for the Boston Public Library Writer’s-In-Residence Program,
– a trip to ICELAND (a link to a tumblr of my adventure will be published soon),
– graphics and illustrations for Boston Children’s Museum
My internship in the Teaching Kits Department at BCM could not be more fun, more fascinating, and more exciting. Now that the summer season is approaching, it’s time to finish up a few projects and gear up for a presentation of the intern’s work, as well as other intern events such as a tour of the Collections and a field trip to the Chihuly Exhibit at the MFA.
I just finished these fun and quick digital illustrations for a graphic panel for the Electromagnetism Kit. They illustrate types of circuit wiring, and how to make a magnet!
I recently submitted my portfolio and several children’s book story proposals to a competition through the Boston Public Library, which is why I have been M.I.A for a month!
My story proposal images are for My Grandmas are Both Italian, a story of my Northern and Southern Italian Grandmothers.
It began with a sketch of Nonna Anita:
And then created these three sequential images:
Papa Joe, Nonna Anita, Nanny, me, and my pup Lady G!
All the images are collage with watercolor and handmade papers, approximately 12X18 in size.
Here’s to having my finger’s crossed! Let me know what you think.
Lady always makes an appearance in my new works. She’s part of a submission series where I’m illustration my story “My Grandmas are Both Italian.
This children’s story celebrates my lovable, yet completely opposite, Italian grandmothers from the north and the south of Italy. They are always at odds, but family always comes first.
Of course, the RISD bicycle came to mind when I painted this little section too:
can’t WAIT to show you the new direction of these works!!!!
it’s finally march…it’s birthday month! here’s a new friend of Mud Pup, inspired by my *real* pup Lady:
she needs a name!!
i realized this image never got published/scanned right, so here it is again. in the light of a new month…and 3 WEEKS TIL SPRING(!!) i’m steering away from snowy scenes for a little while, although my ice skating characters are still searching for their background.
here’s a spring-y inspiration:
i have several deadlines before my trip to Iceland for my 23rd birthday, so postings will be a little light for a little while….be patient, friends!!
until soon,
nicole
I’ve been working on capturing specific people again, this week – its my sister.
Here are two takes on our sisterhood:
cheers, and enjoy the springlike weather!
It’s my panda baby…TUM! In a backpack, at the zoo, with my favorite boy.
Limited palette, straight to paint (no pencil underneath, although sketches are below). While I’m playing around with teens, I like the simple shapes of the panda, and hope to start writing their story soon!
Nicole Gsell 