Dayle Dodwell's Illustration

Piddle

2012-01-17T10:03:00.000-08:00

Sometimes life has a few surprises. I was working on a sketch of a tree with attitude after seeing Will Terry's blog of his fabulous tree. When I saw IF subject was GROUNDED and thought I would get it done. Well it took longer to do but then I added a few things because I had some other thoughts of what might piss off a tree and bring on attitude.

About the current subject on IF PREPARED I am preparing to do up an e-book and this I prepared as a promo and practice of technic. I know I am pushing it. I will be posting my work for the book if you want to check back to see later this week or next. It will be riveting, thrilling , mind blowing but seriously it is going to be for children under five who like to look at pictures. It maybe of interest, just saying.

Christmas Card

2011-12-13T06:23:00.000-08:00

Just did this for the holidays, a little holiday dreaming.

My Goat Gertrude Cover

2011-11-08T11:44:00.001-08:00

We finally had the launch Saturday and I think it will do well in the maritimes of Canada. The author Starr Dobson is well known and liked here for co-hosting a local news show Live at 5. The story is about a girl and a goat and how everyone gets just desserts. Goat lovers of all ages will enjoy. My Goat Gertrude is illustrated by ME and I hope the pictures make you smile. It is on Amazon Canada I don't know if you will be able to get it in the States or when

Book Launch

2011-10-25T12:24:00.001-07:00

The invitation for my first book.

art show

2011-10-20T14:42:00.000-07:00

I am painting up a storm for my art show next week.

Doggy Heaven

2011-05-11T10:42:00.000-07:00

A little dog of a friend died last week and of course she and her husband are heart broken.

Toedoe was a stylish girl who died of old age.

She wore a pony tail in her hair, rhinestones on her collar and rarely left the house without being fully decked out.

Her up in heaven how can be anything but dolled up and heavenly.

Bottled Bear

2011-04-12T21:16:00.000-07:00

Swarm IF

2011-02-27T19:51:00.001-08:00

What's a bear to do.

Layer IF

2011-02-24T10:32:00.001-08:00

Hatty hen was the best egg layer that ever there was.

Hatty hen was a rare hen of defined refined taste.

A hen that had a tooth, a very, very sweet tooth that was not satisfied.

Tired of her chicken feed life she declared.

" Let me eat cake. big cake, layered cake this is the life I want to live; to live on cake; this life I will make."

So Hatty hen lived on her cake eating cake day in and day out and this is what she did make.

Hatty hen now is the best Easter egg layer that ever there was.

Reverse IF

2011-02-09T09:59:00.001-08:00

Skating backward. This was my thought. I am having a hard time getting back to IF and WW.

Surrender IF

2011-02-03T17:32:00.000-08:00

I have a small white dog and this is his way of surrendering to tubby rubs. It has always made me laugh hope it gives you a smile.

Dusty IF

2011-01-27T11:42:00.000-08:00

Dust bunnies rule. Illustration Friday

Old Fashioned IF

2010-09-29T16:53:00.000-07:00

Long long ago when books had pages to touch and print to read. Some very special children would read stories and fall under a spell of imaginings.

Little Red Hen

2010-04-21T12:42:00.001-07:00

Fox and Mouse

2010-04-19T19:49:00.000-07:00

Drawings of baby animals.

Foxes

2010-04-19T18:46:00.001-07:00

I was in the mood for drawing.

Detective

2010-04-19T15:31:00.001-07:00

Bears and honey.

What is a bear to do but find out where honey comes from.

Spring has Sprung

2010-03-24T12:59:00.000-07:00

Orang utan

2010-03-23T12:42:00.001-07:00

Expire

2010-03-22T15:20:00.000-07:00

Texting while driving.

Subterranean

2010-03-17T09:37:00.001-07:00

for Illustration Friday's "Subterranean"

The Lion and the Mouse

2010-03-09T21:05:00.000-08:00

There was a lion with a large splinter in his foot. It caused him such pain though he tried and tried to remove it but there it stayed. It stopped him from walking, so there he lay when a strange fancy dressed mouse wandered by.

"Why don't you kill me, there must be something a miss because that I know you would insist. Is it

that small splinter has downed you as big as you are. Well as small as I am I could remove it for a price of my peace and your respect. Tell me is it a deal?"

Rolling his eyes and between clenched teeth he spat his reply. " Yes I need you or I could die. It is a deal that I will not eat you or hunt you again."

So a deal was struck between the lion and mouse.

Brave mouse.

I just added the lion's tail as I thought it makes it look better.

Horsing around

2010-03-08T13:07:00.001-08:00

wanted to show a sample of a horse portrait.

CAKE

2010-03-03T20:28:00.000-08:00

Birthday card for the hungry.

Puddle

2010-03-01T14:47:00.001-08:00

When I was little and it rained it was a wonderful treat to splash in every puddle as I skipped down my street. That was from my child's perspective.

This is for Illustration Friday's "perspective".

Life of Pi

2010-02-24T13:52:00.000-08:00

I did a colour rough first in Photoshop then I found a piece of red paper and painted in tempera. One of my favourite books.

Propagate

2010-02-23T15:34:00.000-08:00

For illustration Friday.

Adrift

2010-02-17T13:35:00.000-08:00

My thoughts went like this. I wanted to do something to do with the little mermaid appearing at the moment that the boy thinks that all is lost.

Muddy

2010-02-08T10:38:00.001-08:00

Just a little silly fun. Illustration Friday's Muddy.

Finding the Magic- Focus

2010-01-30T20:31:00.000-08:00

A faerie holds a early morning sun beam in her hand and marvels at its perfection.

The wonder of it is it's elusiveness for it can not be captured only adored.

This is true of any real and precious treasure, as any wise faerie knows.

I did this on the computer and will post the method later today on my demo page; address to follow. The demo is on my demo page press the side button in the blog list to the right.

Balloon flight

2010-01-27T09:15:00.000-08:00

A sudden gust of wind and the balloon is lost to the sky.

For illustration's Friday's clumsy.

Magic Class

2010-01-25T10:22:00.001-08:00

I was thinking what faerie school would be like. This is for WAWE diversity. Surely the faerie kingdom would be from around the world.

Year of the Tiger

2010-01-20T19:03:00.000-08:00

Happy new year. The year of the tiger is about to arrive.

Wilderness

2010-01-19T21:41:00.000-08:00

I kept on thinking of tigers because of the year.

I welcome your comments and I hope you enjoyed.

Confined Faerie

2010-01-12T13:56:00.000-08:00

I watch much too much television thus the Faerie in the tube losing her power as a butterfly flies away. This is another illustration Friday.

Steven Hawking

2009-12-28T11:51:00.001-08:00

When I thought of pioneer I thought of Steven Hawking and when I think of Steven Hawking I think of the birth of a star in space.

She's Come Undone

2009-12-19T15:27:00.000-08:00

Either is the name of a song or a line from a song but that is my thought about it.

I was thinking that her do was undone being at lose ends.

Illustration Friday's topic "undone"

Dear Santa

2009-12-18T11:42:00.001-08:00

Hatch (Illustration Friday)

2009-12-14T17:16:00.000-08:00

Hatching a bright idea:)

Don't know how bright but I hope you like it.

2009-12-10T07:10:00.000-08:00

Forrestall Studio Presents – Dayle Doddwell: Children’s Book Illustration

December 7th, 2009

Forrestall Studio is proud to present current works by Illustrator Dayle Doddwell.

In this series of images Dayle explores the art of children’s book illustration. Drawing inspiration from such influences as Alan Lee and Brian Frowd, Dayle is in development on a children’s story featuring the adventures of Felix, an imaginative young boy and his cantankerous ‘closet gnome’ Mortimer.

Dayle works primarily with watercolor in this series. Watercolors have a soft painterly effect that expresses depth and light in a subtle manner; used effectively they can communicate scenes, ideas and situations in a soft unobtrusive mode. Although Dayle works in various other media – including gouache and digital/vector illustration – she prefers watercolor for her storytelling projects.

Before diving into a project Dayle takes time to examine current trends and techniques, borrowing liberally to augment her own evolving style.

In her personal illustration work Dayle will often start with a single small idea and explore multiple concepts along her own creative path. Starting with the word “Blur” Dayle envisions a child asleep on a giant leaf drifting on a current that represents the blurry landscape between dreams and the waking world; “Music” evokes the vision of a fairy’s song and with “Unbalanced” she whimsically reverses the idea of “cow tipping” to cows tipping cars.

Dayle continues to work from her home and studio in Bedford Nova Scotia doing freelance design and illustration for commercial and publishing clients.

Santa's Number Crunchers

2009-12-06T23:56:00.000-08:00

This is for Illustration Friday's Crunchy.I used a pun number crunchers is a term used for accountants I just twisted it. Happy Holidays. I like silly.

Let it Snow

2009-12-06T17:04:00.000-08:00

Entangle

2009-11-30T15:04:00.001-08:00

If You landed here from Illusration Friday Crunchy Please check out my real submission by going to my December entries. I was tired and entered the wrong link. Thanks. They wouldn't let me reenter my link when I realized what I did. This is last weeks entry. Autumn's locks entangle the foliage changing their colours.

A harlequin marionette entangle sort of like when we let others pull our strings.

Had two ideas that I wanted to try and couldn't decide which I wanted to show Illustration Friday. Which one do you like better? I would love to know. I also love to hear people's comments. Thanks for stopping by.

Thanksgiving

2009-11-30T14:28:00.000-08:00

There are all kinds of ways to think of thanksgiving. Sometimes it is in a cloud or lying on a hill or being with a friend.

Closet Gnome

2009-11-26T08:20:00.000-08:00

A humming, a twitter, a buzz, a noise beyond hearing emanated from the deep, dark, depth of the closet.

A puff of air, a small breath of breeze, a flicker of curtains opens a slit of light from a bright moon lit night.

Caught by a moon beam, held by a boy's clear sight, a closet Gnome stands frozen and frightened to move a minute muscle.

Closet Gnome discovery

2009-11-25T15:18:00.001-08:00

Perhaps unnoticed or not believed, perhaps thought to be imagined or seen as night's shadows dancing.

Hoping Mortimer the Gnome wills himself unseen to make himself invisible.

Knowing and now seeing what he knew all along his eyes locked and fixed on this creature of beyond.

The boy Felix stares gluing his eyes refusing to blink scared that his magical creature would disappear.

Closet Gnome dusting

2009-11-25T15:16:00.000-08:00

"You there. I see you. Yes you." And in a breath Felix and Mortimer were side by side, face to face and eye to eye.

"I know some serious magic needs to happen now or I couldn't do this." And with that Felix touches Mortimer with a eruption of faerie dust.

"I know something magical when I see it."

Closet Gnome rant

2009-11-25T15:12:00.000-08:00

"It is a well known fact that Gnomes live among us unseen. This has been going on for a long, long time and we like it that way. Sometimes people will see us and do not believe it, this happens all the time. You got to be nuts to believe in little people, you need glasses. Well those are the rules and that is just the way it is. Grow up! And go back to sleep I am just a dream. Forget about it."

"Now you touching me like that was out of line. OK OK maybe I do owe you a little magic. And maybe all this Faerie dust is a dead give away."

"Caught in a moon beam; they warn you, they tell you never ever get caught in a moon beam. So I did big deal. Or it wouldn't be if you hadn't touched me. Now my whole world is changed. I have to... never mind. Magic is what you want and magic is what you will have."

Closet Gnome flight

2009-11-25T15:11:00.000-08:00

Surrounded by white fluffy clouds flying in a toy red boat Felix steers and guides not knowing where. Mortimer wedged in the front of the boat with arms out stretched like a plane.

Mortimer; "You can not find where we are going by knowing how or by looking. There is no route in fact the more you think about it and try to find it the more it will elude you. Do not try this on your own. Just follow the Faerie dust."

Just then the clouds part and an island appears flowing in the sky.

"We're here. We're here. I'm home. I'm Home"

Closet Gnome home

2009-11-25T15:10:00.000-08:00

The Island is lush and green and thick with forest.

There is soft gentle music flowing and inviting.

As soon as they land Mortimer scrambles out and scurries into the forest followed closely by felix never leaving him out of his sight.

And so it begins....

Music

2009-11-22T20:24:00.000-08:00

For Illustration Friday's Music. A faerie singing with all her heart letting the music take over.

Cow Tipping

2009-11-16T14:01:00.000-08:00

Cow tipping struck me as a little unbalanced.

I like the idea of the cows doing the tipping.

Illustration Friday's " Unbalanced"

The Closet Gnome

2009-11-15T21:54:00.000-08:00

And there he was from out of the shadows.

Twinkle in his eye with an attitude and presence.

Done for Watercolor Wednesdays.

I liked the faeries and gnomes of Brian Fround and Allan Lee and wanted to create my own.

I was having my own gnome problems with anything mechanical while making this. I thought my scanner was broken but I think it was my thingy that I plug the ubs cable devices into. Then my answering machine wasn't on and it was giving me the time and not recording my outgoing message. I bought a new scanner which I may not of needed and had to install it. It have me problems because I was still using a plug that didn't work. When I was reinstalling the photoshop that I like using wouldn't open again because of those plug thingy that were not working. So it is now 2:30 am as I write this had I known I could of had this done by early evening. This gnome is a mischievous fellow who seems to be living up to his name. The wild thing boy in the tree and this fellow will get into all sorts of adventures.

I love to hear comments please feel free.

Wild Thing

2009-11-08T22:26:00.000-08:00

He sat perched in the fork of a tree in the back yard.

Painted in war paint of lipstick on his arms and cheek waiting.

He tied his mother's leopard patterned scarf around his waist and over his underwear.

Maybe not one the best of his decisions he made today.

Mom loved that scarf, one of her favourites and there would be a price to pay.

For now he is a wild thing, a thing of the wild and in his mind endangered.

For Watercolour Wednesday's topic Wild Thing.

Blur

2009-11-08T21:37:00.000-08:00

There is a place between waking and sleeping.

Between here and there, between real and dreams,

where everything blurs together, where nothing is separate.

This place where everything is possible, this place of the in between.

Skinny Dipper

2009-11-03T12:20:00.000-08:00

Had another thought about illustration Friday's "Skinny". I wanted it too be happier and lighter so a skinny dipper it is. Let me know what you think I love to read the comments.

Skinny on Skinny

2009-10-31T11:05:00.000-07:00

Getting the skinny on skinny for illustration Friday's "Skinny"

Telling tales and dishing what little they knew made their words and them skinnier and skinnier.

Who could trust them as they became as thin and flimsy as paper.

So easy to write on with no dimension or depth.

So easy to see through and be picked up by a pasting breeze.

Fast for IF

2009-10-23T14:08:00.000-07:00

Dogs chasing a ball. Thundering paws. Going very fast indeed, For illustration Friday revised from Friday on Monday.

Highway Sign of Fisherman

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