To reflect the late summer sun

A world apart (4) © Aileen Mitchell (UK) 1999. All rights reserved.
One of 4 painted panels, watercolour and gouache on paper,

this one published as a postcard by Boomerang Media in 2000.

Sketches and Colour Roughs selected from 1995 and 2005

I am including some roughs for a little light relief-

 despite sometimes being minimal, they are a huge part of my process.

Colour roughs for Button Sock (1995), a fun picture book and story for children, developed out of other button book ideas including cloth books with pages that buttoned and unbuttoned and another on counting and getting dressed, sadly despite everyones best efforts, producing a book with real buttons proved too costly and somewhat risky from a health and safety perspective! 

As is often the case in this line of business a lot of work never sees production.

Above:  Button sock cover and button land opening page with sun moon and starry backgrounds

 © Aileen Mitchell (UK) 1995. All rights reserved.  

Below: Sun and moon sketch 

© Aileen Mitchell (UK) 2005. All rights reserved. 

 

Sun and moon sketch (2005)

One of many created prior to the colour rough stage, 

created to present to Bradford Exchange: Germany

 for a tile / plate product. 

Portfolio opening page from 1996/7

"Paint the Sun" © Aileen Mitchell (UK) 1996. All rights reserved.

A "moon" from the 1996 garden series

Goodnight Garden © Aileen Mitchell (UK) 1996. All rights reserved.

From 1996 garden series of greetings cards

Sun and Green Leaf © Aileen Mitchell (UK) 1996 All rights reserved