Baby hanging in a tree
The bird tries to console the wolf
The fawn invites the fox inside
Praying and dead flowersI started this drawing a few months ago, at my studio, then my dog got ill and I didn't go back to the studio for a while.
Although the dog is better now, I still haven't been back to finish the drawing. I really must get back into the routine of going to the studio again.
The drawing is probably about 5ft long by about 1ft, so it's kind of panoramic. I started it initially as a quick collage, just to get me back into the swing of things, however I ended up getting really involved with it, and it became something which I was spending hours on each day.
It is inspired by fairy tales, especially Little Red Riding Hood, although it was never intended to be a literal translation. I was playing around with different ideas, but what was particularly interesting was that the story unravelled the more I drew. Each time I worked on a different section, more of the story would unfold within my mind. So without actually sitting down to draw, I wouldn't know how the story was to evolve.
I have always had a love of fairy tales, and am inspired by Perrault's writings, see: http://www.angelfire.com/nb/classillus/images/perrault/perra.html
