August 14, 2009

P. J. Lynch

I recently discovered P. J. Lynch. Wow. We have to books that were illustrated by him, and I LOVE them! I enjoy his color selections, but especially the emotion he puts into the people. They're just splendid! He does both watercolor and oil, but I like his watercolors best. They are just stunning! The books below are the ones we have, and I tried to sketch Jessie, from the cover of "When Jessie came across the Sea", but it didn't turn out the best. I couldn't make her look expectant and hopeful, but unsure... I'd show you the sketch, but alas! I've lost my camera's battery charger...again. *sigh*


6 comments:

  1. Oh yes those are really amazing drawings. I enjoyed them. :)

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  2. I LOVE his art too! We have only the Jonathan Toomey one, but I love the pictures from When Jessie Came Across the Sea. (my sister checked it out of the library) Do you know if he illustrated any other books?

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  3. I just found a list of the books that he illustrated. There are twenty!

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  4. OH my goodness, I've GROWN UP knowing those two books!

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  5. I LOVE those!!! So beautiful... I must say, I think that those are some of the best illustrations that I have ever seen.

    Thanks for posting them!!!

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