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Sunday, August 16, 2009

Paintings

What would summer be without an Oz project to work on? Lately I've been having fun playing with a series of small (12" x 12") paintings based on characters drawn by John R. Neill. These are colorful, purely decorative and simply a lot of fun to do!




The three I'm showing are roses taken from an illustration in Tik-Tok of Oz. I utilized some of these same images back when I painted Neill characters on my dining room walls - they make a fun subject. It's another craft endeavor using an Oz theme - I do enjoy seeing what I can come up with!



5 comments:

bombshellcat said...

I love the purple one!

I just started following your blog a little while ago as I am reading beyond "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" for the first time this summer. I have always been a fan of Oz, just an ill informed on. Your blog is fascinating!

Also: http://bombshellcat.blogspot.com/2009/08/ozma-of-oz.html
I did this sketch of Ozma last week. Thought maybe you would enjoy it!

Bill Campbell said...

Thanks, I enjoyed your sketch of Ozma too. The paintings have been fun because over the years I've seen so many Oz books that have been embellished by their young owners; this way I get to color the illustrations without damaging a book!

Nathan said...

These are nice. Are they of any roses in particular?

Bill Campbell said...

All three are specific roses taken from the double page spread in Tik-Tok of Oz, when Betsy is about to pick the Rose Princess.

Bell-Snickle said...

Beautiful. The third one especially.