Here is the Final piece from my last Illustration 251 Class. We had the assignment of choosing from a list of nursery rhymes to choose from and to illustrate it in a different time era or culture. I chose the rhyme "My Black Hen" which goes like this:
Higgledy Piggledy,
My black hen,
She lays eggs
For gentlemen;
Sometimes nine,
And sometimes ten,
Higgledy Piggledy,
My black hen!
My black hen,
She lays eggs
For gentlemen;
Sometimes nine,
And sometimes ten,
Higgledy Piggledy,
My black hen!
I knew at once I wanted to do something Mexican, with a color scheme "south of the border". The ideas came easily, I just had to adjust them to explain the rhyme. I drew around 20 thumbnails, colored them in Photoshop and worked from there. I loved the style so much I continued to make similar images. I just recently painted a watercolor version of the picture that had come to my mind in the beginning (the Adelita in the sombrero with braids [see below]).
Viva Mexico, el cielito lindo! Hasta la proxima!
