The story is illustrated by Mary Esch. Music provided by Barbara McAfee.
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Showing posts with label Mary Esch. Show all posts
Saturday, December 22, 2012
Christmas Wrap - Published Today
The story is illustrated by Mary Esch. Music provided by Barbara McAfee.
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Christmas Wrap - Illustrations by Mary Esch
The illustrations for Christmas Wrap were created by Mary Esch. Mary has created work previously for The Book of Bartholomew - Story #5: Bartholomew and Geraldine. Mary, once again, has created two wonderful images that capture the story.
In this first image, Mary captures a fight in one of the Christmas rooms. Two young men are struggling on the floor while
In this first image, Mary captures a fight in one of the Christmas rooms. Two young men are struggling on the floor while
Friday, November 2, 2012
Bartholomew and Geraldine - PUBLISHED TODAY
The fifth story in The Book of Bartholomew, Bartholomew and Geraldine is now available at bookofbartholomew.blogspot.com.
This is a riotous story about Bartholomew's first dinner date at home with Geraldine. Oliver, Bartholomew's cat, is not sure about Bartholomew's new girlfriend. All Bartholomew wants to do is have a nice evening with Geraldine eating the food he loves. But in true Bartholomew fashion, chaos gets in between him and his food.
I must mention that the sound effects in this story were provided by the participants in a couple of week long workshops at Mallard Island. Thank you one and all for a riotous time making funny noises!
I hope you enjoy this story that is wonderfully illustrated by Mary Esch. Fine art prints of the illustrations from The Book of Bartholomew are now available. Check out The Last Chapter, the place to purchase The Book of Bartholomew items.
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Bartholomew and Geraldine - Art by Mary Esch
The story Bartholomew and Geraldine will be published on Friday, November 2, 2012. This story is illustrated by Mary Esch.
Mary Esch is a two-time winner of the Minnesota State Arts Board Fellowship, a Jerome Fellow, and a Bush Fellow. She is known for her incisive drawing style, large-scale limited edition wallpaper installations, and portraiture.
Ms. Esch cut her teeth in the Twin Cities at Speedboat Gallery and Gallery Rebollosso in the early 90’s, had a blast showing at the Walker Art Center and New York City in the late 90’s, and has enjoyed the use of one of her paintings as an experimental jumping off point for three plays that premiered in 2001 in New York City. That was a perfect flip of experience because she often uses literature as inspiration for her own work.
For The Book of Bartholomew, Mary has created a wonderful interpretation of a very chaotic moment in the story Bartholomew and Geraldine. The aggressive pose of Geraldine and the passive pose of Bartholomew captures the energy of the relationship. All the while, Oliver the cat, is pouncing from on high. The pandemonium is high. The figures capture the moment, but Mary's technique of vertical lines contrasted with the roiling smoke-lines also captures the chaos that is ensuing. The "hot"colors also pull in this sensibility. The roiliing lines of smoke are used throughout the pages of the story as borders. Overall, it is a wonderful illustration.
Currently, Mary is working on miniature portraits in watercolor of her favorite authors, painters, and spiritual leaders. She teaches, "Wake up Your Right Brain!", an observational drawing class and "Botanical Drawing" to teens and adults.
To read stories from The Book of Bartholomew, click here
Mary Esch is a two-time winner of the Minnesota State Arts Board Fellowship, a Jerome Fellow, and a Bush Fellow. She is known for her incisive drawing style, large-scale limited edition wallpaper installations, and portraiture.
Ms. Esch cut her teeth in the Twin Cities at Speedboat Gallery and Gallery Rebollosso in the early 90’s, had a blast showing at the Walker Art Center and New York City in the late 90’s, and has enjoyed the use of one of her paintings as an experimental jumping off point for three plays that premiered in 2001 in New York City. That was a perfect flip of experience because she often uses literature as inspiration for her own work.
For The Book of Bartholomew, Mary has created a wonderful interpretation of a very chaotic moment in the story Bartholomew and Geraldine. The aggressive pose of Geraldine and the passive pose of Bartholomew captures the energy of the relationship. All the while, Oliver the cat, is pouncing from on high. The pandemonium is high. The figures capture the moment, but Mary's technique of vertical lines contrasted with the roiling smoke-lines also captures the chaos that is ensuing. The "hot"colors also pull in this sensibility. The roiliing lines of smoke are used throughout the pages of the story as borders. Overall, it is a wonderful illustration.
To read stories from The Book of Bartholomew, click here
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