SPOILER ALERT!
I’m very excited to share with you a new collaboration with my buddy, R. L. Stine. LITTLE SHOP OF MONSTERS will be published in the spring of 2015 by Little, Brown & Company. I’m just starting to play with the wonderful words Bob has written for me to illustrate. It will be a joy to go to my studio for the next few months to paint the illustrations for this book. I’m going to be working with a mixture of watercolor, gouache and colored pencils in brilliant colors and patterns similar to the art in WILD ABOUT BOOKS. Below a couple of the many quick sketches that happened as I read Bob’s manuscript for the first time. I begin actual layouts next week.
Congratulations, Marc! I am sure it will be another amazing collaboration. Plus, monsters have got to be by far one of the most creative and interesting subjects to illustrate. Good times ahead!
Thanks so much Vida!