Category: children
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from the VAULT #2
During our family walks through Point Pleasant Park, I would often tell the children stories about our favourite spots in the park: the…
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canscaip 2020 VIRTUAL ART SHOW
On Saturday, October 24th, the Canadian Society of Children’s Authors, Illustrators and Performers (CANSCAIP) hosted an Artist Talk to…
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SLUM children
Back in April I stumbled across an article at the Ultimate History Project website titled “Baby Farmers and Angelmakers: Childcare in…
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billy goats GRUFF
After trying my hand at reproducing some of Barbara Cooney’s art from Christmas Folk, I thought I’d try reproducing something that was a…
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art of BARBARA COONEY
Every Christmas my wife reads Natalia Belting’s Christmas Folk (1969) to the children and we all love looking at Barbara Cooney’s…
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enter the PENCIL
While I like the uncertainty and speed tied to drawing only with an ink pen, I do appreciate the greater flexibility that comes with…
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no PENCILS allowed
I’ve explained elsewhere on my site that one of my approaches to drawing involves foregoing the use of pencil layouts or sketching before…
Robert Martel | Illustrator 