This was the very very first piece I did after finding the work of Frances Macdonald McNair, who led me to discovering the Glasgow Four and their Scottish take on Art Nouveau. I then started contemplating the work of Charles “Rennie” Mackintosh.

I’ve always been enamored of the work of Pamela Zagarenski, too, and her capacity to collage texture. This image was a nod to her as well.

This piece was an exploration of textures and abstracted composition. I called it “Red ala Rennie”, and I worked to sort of reference the fairytale, Little Red Riding hood. I ended up making it a greeting card that you can find here:

https://goimagine.com/red-ala-rennie-single-illustrated-greeting-card-5x7-with-envelope/

It’s also part of a six-card variety pack that can be purchased here: https://goimagine.com/art-nouveau-variety-pack-of-greeting-cards-5x7-with-envelopes/

Here’s the livestream recording of when it was made. I was in a dour mood and frustrated that I wasn’t putting much of myself into my art but simply “transcribing” reference imagery from photos. This was a huge HUGE step toward me embracing my own instincts and leaning into what I wanted to do.

#art #FediArt #IndieArtist #GreetingCards #ArtNouveau #GlasgowFour #LittleRedRidingHood #Texture #Goimagine #FediGiftShop

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Warwick Goble, illustration for ‘The Fairy Book’ by Dinah Maria Mulock Craik, 1913.
#art #fairytale #littleredridinghood #wolf

From the vaults of my Instagram 9/27:
Bye Instagram!
-2018-
digitally colored #inkdrawing
#illustration #comicart #littleredridinghood

Caperucita, has cambiado.
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Little Red Riding Hood, you have changed.

#fercalcer #ilustracion #illustration #caperucitaroja #littleredridinghood