2/24/12

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I did this fun counting game illustration for Clubhouse Jr. magazine a few months back. When I received a sample of the publication, I was thrilled to see that I was sharing the pages with my favorite soul sistah, the lovely and talented Vanessa Brantley Newton

The art director, Kathleen Gray, is great to work with and asked me to make the boy African American and give him cool hair. I had a lot of fun with this one- especially his hair!

14 comments:

Jenn Bower said...

Michael! I love this kid and his really cool hair. Kudos to Clubhouse Jr. and you for bringing him to life. Thrilled indeed. Vanessa is one of my favorite people too. She is so instrumental in bringing huge amounts of joy to my world.

Unknown said...

really nice work as always :0))

Anonymous said...

Yum yum yum looks delicious and wonderful illustration too :D

Michaele Razi said...

Wonderful! Love everything about it--how cute the kid is, the composition and the colors!

shamil said...

beautyful ...

Unknown said...

wow! you ans Vanessa in the same publication! awesome!!
I love his expression and hair! awesome!

salli s. swindell said...

you + vanessa next to each other is FUN-tastic-o!!! i LOVE it!! the two of you are greatness complimenting greatness!

Vanessa Brantley Newton said...

Yes you and me in the same magazine is WONDERIFICAL!!! he he he he! I bout fell out when I saw it. One day you and I are going to meet and dance. I can't wait! Hope that you are doing well cause I know that you are working your butt of just like and that's a great thing! Wishing you the best and sending you a massive hug till you turn purple.
Your soul Sistah V

Unknown said...

Yummy! Nice composition Michael!

donny* said...

Fantastic illustration!

neiko ng said...

so so cute and lovely!

Glen Barbosa de Carvalho Batoca said...

Hi Michael !
Wonderful work,its really nice !

Joyce said...

Nice work! A fun and recognizable subject. Although I can not remeber we had sweets in my childhood ;-)

Roger Simó said...

So cute...