Stephanie Corfee

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going for it

May 24, 2012 by StephanieCorfee

i’ve wanted to be a published illustrator since i first realized that was an actual thing. i took a class in college called The Children’s Picture Book. My instructor was an amazingly talented artist whose experience both inspired and discouraged me. What i mean is, she was phenomenal and let us know that the kids book biz was a tough egg to crack. i thought, if doors don’t fly wide open every which way for someone like her, what chance did i have?

Skipping forward some 15 years and i kinda wish i hadn’t been discouraged to the point of paralysis. i’ve been kicking around in every possible area of the art world ever since and i finally feel like i’m finding my most comfy niche…..in painting abstracts and sketching characters. i’ve just recently started combining the two and it feels like home.

These are a few of my latest kiddos. i’m on a mission to create throngs of them in the hope that practice makes perfect. And in the meanwhile, i’m actually shaking off the paralysis and dummying up a few of the books that have been collecting dust on the shelf. It’s feels like doing a class project and not really real. DO you know what i mean?

Aaaaaanyways…..i’ll leave you with this one last little sketchy-poo; it’s me, as i’d look in my little land of sketchy girls and bright colors…..think this would this look ok on a book flap someday? Because i think i like it better than my headshot. haha. Fingers crossed.

 

Filed Under: Dashes, sketchbook Tagged With: illustration, kids book, little girl art, publishing

introducing…

May 17, 2012 by StephanieCorfee

Meet my new buddy.

This is a little sketchy character i’ve been developing for a children’s story i wrote. She is my constant companion these days as i sketch her over and over again from every angle and across many ages. i’m making it my business to really get to know her.

How many freckles are on her nose? Does she always wear braids? Why does she love stripes so much?

Anyways, it seemed like a fun idea to start injecting her into some of my paintings by way of digitally overlaying her sketchy self onto some of my abstract acrylics.

i’ll be offering the result as prints in my etsy shop as i complete them and then….someday…..if she gets her sweet self published and onto bookstore shelves, i’ll retire the prints and all you folks who own one will have limited editions : )

Pop over to my etsy shop where you’ll find them.

Happy thursday! -xo

Filed Under: Completed Works Tagged With: character, children's book, children's picture book art, children's picture book artist, girls picture book illustrators, illustration, kids book, storybook

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