Monday 17 December 2012

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

HAPPY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE! 




Rebecca Whiteman (c) 2012

Driffy's Discovery

 
 








Rebecca Whiteman (c) 2012


Illustrations and preparatory work for my children's book, 'Driffy's Discovery,' about a small ermine-like creature who travels great distances to find his friend. 

The Mouse and His Child



Rebecca Whiteman (c) 2012

My illustration for 'The Mouse and His Child' (by Russell Hoban) was selected as the promotional artwork for the Royal Shakespeare Company's recent production in Stratford-Upon-Avon.

Mobiles and Flying Machines











Rebecca Whiteman (c) 2011

Designs for mobiles and ideas for flying machines.  Most of them are created using collage, mixed media and finished off in Photoshop.  I also made mock-ups of the balloon, boat and nursery rhyme mobile ('Hey Diddle Diddle').

The Fox and the Raven



Rebecca Whiteman (c) 2011

An illustration portraying Aesop's Fable, 'The Fox and the Raven.'  A mix of hand drawn and painted, collage and Photoshop.

The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories



















Rebecca Whiteman (c) 2011

Some sketchbook pages and photo etchings for short stories from the collection by Angela Carter, called 'The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories.'   They are dark stories based on fairy tales and centering around female protagonists.

Moby Dick



Rebecca Whiteman (c) 2010

An illustration depicting the hunt for Moby Dick, a story by Herman Melville.  This image was created using a mix of tradional media and Photoshop.