IF: Afterwards

November 10, 2010

Over the summer I read The Wind in the Willows to my youngest sister. As we neared the end of the book I started to wonder . . . what happens afterwards? Toad will surely need a new hobby . . .

. . . perhaps stamp collecting?

pencil & digital color

Or perhaps not . . .

pencil & digital color

What do YOU think?

Amanda

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6 comments

gatheringwonderNovember 10, 2010 at 11:52 PM
marvelous work - beautiful illo...do come and play at Whimsical Wednesday - more here: http://quotidianjournal.blogspot.com/p/whimsical-wednesday.html
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AmandaNovember 11, 2010 at 5:15 AM
Oh what fun. I love it! I would sure love to read 'The Wind and the Willows Afterwards' sequel.
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HeatherNovember 11, 2010 at 5:46 AM
one of my favorite stories growing up...gorgeous work. looks just like the book! xo
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Jenn BowerNovember 11, 2010 at 7:18 AM
These are wonderful!
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Vincent DesjardinsNovember 11, 2010 at 9:16 AM
Beautifully done! I love the old-fashioned style and the soft colors. They look like they could have come from the time period when the original was written!
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AmandaNovember 12, 2010 at 11:54 AM
Thank you all! I had fun looking through my annotated Wind in the Willows to see how different illustrators have interpreted the characters. My favorites were Ernest H. Shepard and Arthur Rackham--but no surprise there!
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