There are three options to choose from including a wood surface bundle for this design. The unique sloped top trunk measures 16" wide x 9" deep and 12" tall. Open it and there is a removable try inside. It is beautifully constructed of birch ply and pine.
Thumbelina was written by Hans Christian Anderson (1805-1895) in 1835. The story was highly popularized by Danny Kaye singing the Frank Loesser song “Thumbelina” and we know the story more today as Thumbelina.
There is a wonderful recent translation from the original Danish by Diane Crone Flank and Jeffrey Flank of “The Stories of Hans Christian Anderson,” Duke University Press, Durham N.C. and London, 2005, ISBN, 0-8223-3693-6. It is from the story of Thumbelina in this book that I took the inspiration for the illustrations here presented.
Thumbelina was written by Hans Christian Anderson (1805-1895) in 1835. The story was highly popularized by Danny Kaye singing the Frank Loesser song “Thumbelina” and we know the story more today as Thumbelina.
There is a wonderful recent translation from the original Danish by Diane Crone Flank and Jeffrey Flank of “The Stories of Hans Christian Anderson,” Duke University Press, Durham N.C. and London, 2005, ISBN, 0-8223-3693-6. It is from the story of Thumbelina in this book that I took the inspiration for the illustrations here presented.
Palette
Jo Sonja’s Artist’s Colors
Amethyst
Orange
Napthol Red Light
Trans Magenta
Purple Madder
Naples Yellow Hue
Turners Yellow
Yellow Oxide
Raw Sienna
Gold Oxide
Yellow Green
Brilliant Green
Olive Green
Antique Green
Raindrop
Sky Blue
Pacific Blue
Prussian Blue Hue
Brilliant Violet
Diox Purple
Brown Earth
Carbon Black
Skin Tone Base
Titanium White
Rich Gold
Pale Gold
Gold Iridescent
Pearl White
Vellum
Mediums
Jo Sonja's Artist's Mediums
Painting medium of choice
Kleister Medium
Retarder Medium
Brushes
Jo Sonja's Sure Touch
#6 flat or filbert, #2 & 3 round, ¼” and 3/8 “ Possibilities brush. – Basic painting.
#2 liner – Fine details, letter-ing.
1” old brush – Applying Retarder.
½”-3/4” Possibilities brush – Dry brushing.
*Note: I really enjoyed the soft blending touch of the Possibilities brushes for most of the lightly blended objects, moving to the #2 round brush for smaller details, such as arms, legs, faces, etc.