Mrs. Trowbridge loved her mother very dearly. She never completely recovered from the grief of losing her mother. It was Mother Trowbridge who taught her the art of calligraphy, as well as drawing and painting. We are indebted to Mother T. for the journal that her daughter, Violet, left for us to enjoy. It has given us a fascinating record of what life was like over 200 years ago in the Quinault Rain Forest.
Below is Mrs. T's sepia tone value study for her painting of her mother's grave site. The next post will be her full color painting. Check back soon for that.
Take an extra moment and check out my new blog and meet Skagway, a larger-than-life toad who stars in blockbuster movies from yesterday and today. You'll see the first Skagway movie poster where Skagway reprises Mel Gibson's role in Road Warrior in a new film called Toad Warrior.
Coming up next on Bron Smith's Almost Amazing Blog: a send up of Sergio Leone's classic spaghetti western, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly. Skagway does his own unique rendition of Clint Eastwood in the role of Blondie. I'm still working on the movie poster, but I will be posting it soon.
So magical:)Great new blog:)
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for your kind comment on my Illustration Friday "Prepare" post. It was nice to wake up to.
ReplyDeleteI like your calligraphy! Reminds me very much of the first Chancery Cursive I learned... Lloyd Reynolds' recommendation for handwriting as I recall. Best wishes.
Charming illustrations!!! Love this and Lady Marshwillow. Beautiful details on her attire :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by my blog and commenting. So glad yo did so i could find this wonderfully magical blog. :)
ReplyDeleteBron it is so good to see your art again. So refreshing and pure. Such a delight for sure. Going now to see your other new Blog! Great to connect again Bron!
ReplyDeleteBron, thank you for stopping by my blog, this is amazing, your style is just awesome...
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