Showing posts with label childrens art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label childrens art. Show all posts

Thursday, October 22, 2020

A 1982 World's Fair Illustration: Music Pop!

In 1982, my family attended the World's Fair in Knoxville, Tennessee. Over 11 million people attended the festive affair and if memory serves, the Chinese Pavilion was the most popular attraction by far. Discovered in 1974, China's famous Terracotta Army was a great hit and was responsible for the longest line we stood in on that very hot day.

Getting the Party Started!

President Ronald Reagan opened the fair with a speech on May 1, 1982 and six months later it closed on October 31, 1982. Now I don't know about Mr. Reagan, but between funnel cakes and our first-ever taste of boxed milk (Parmalat I think it was) our tummies had few if any complaints!

During our visit my children rode the largest ferris wheel any of us had ever seen (or hope to see again if I may say so!) - 165 feet tall - but once they reached the pinnacle Mom (moi) had to be coaxed away to have dinner with friends and thus avoid seeing her (my) kids wa-a-ay up in the sky when the wheel stopped. Because that was the problem -- it was so high they were completely out of sight at the top. Unnerving!

Yet we all survived intact, and once we skedaddled back home to Georgia, my children were inspired to create illustrations of some of the exciting attractions they'd seen.

Here's one now:

So I'm thinking that if you can spare 59 seconds, you might enjoy a vintage 1982 World's Fair Commercial !! It's pretty...1982-ish.

Thursday, May 21, 2020

Portrait of a Viking Warrior Portrait

May 21, 2020: In the 1980s when my son was 11 yo he painted a Portrait of a Viking Warrior and I'm glad to say it's still in my files!


Sunday, July 16, 2017

New Drawing! Smoke in Rain


Slowly I am getting back into drawing a little. Here's a new effort Smoke in Rain featuring a Full Moon, a comet, raindrops, and a 'shroomhome as in my children's drawings of old!

(c) Jude Cowell Art; pencil on black paper; 2017

Monday, January 24, 2011

Thursday, December 30, 2010

Debut! Secret Moon Art Calendar 2011



Before leaving town for a New Years weekend (and birthday) spree, I've managed to create and publish the first-ever Secret Moon Art Calendar 2011! Cosmic, Moon, Fairy, and Botanical illustrations are included for kids and adults of all ages, and you know that this Sun Capricorn loves the usefulness of using my artwork on a wall calendar.

Above you see a snippet of the new calendar's cover image, a mossy Hidden Garden with a fairy visitor, and I hope you'll sashay over to Jude Cowell Art Shop at Zazzle where you may view each month of *Secret Moon Art Calendar 2011's images.

Happy New Year, Everyone! See you again in 2011...

~:~

*Titles of each illustration are listed on back of the calendar so that images are without text and may be framed later on, as you wish. jc

Monday, September 01, 2008

Secret Moon Art update!


It's a magical night and there's a Fairy at Work...shhh! ~~~
And here's a heads-up for you for
you may wish to check out my 24/7 browse-able Art Portfolio at Fine Art America!

Friday, February 22, 2008

Pink Fairy Pink Dawn

Pink Fairy Pink Dawn, drawing by jude cowell (c) 2008 Use by express permission only

Friday, November 30, 2007

Welcome to Silvery Tree Path!



Welcome to 318 Silvery Tree Path, a new drawing of one of the 'shroom homes from Silvery Tree Path, a children's story I wrote in 1996. Pull up a mossy rock and sit a spell...or check out Cosmic Persona Designs...you may see some figure studies there who'd like to greet you...


All Art copyrighted by jude cowell 2007+

Download Art here!