Happy ABC

"I have a sentimental weakness for my children and I spoil them, as you can see."

— Don Corleone, The Godfather Part I

Even though I'm one painting away from the original concept of the alphabet book, how can I say no to an adorable 2-year-old that wants everyone to be "HAP-eeee"? So here I go again, another 26 paintings. The things I do for my kids!

Arianna's Alphabet Book: H and M

Not a whole lot to say about these, except that they're a good example of what I was talking about in the last post. The color variation in the grass alone would not only have taken more time in Illustrator, but would have looked like a bunch of sharply defined colored shapes as well.

In order to speed things up, I'm currently working on three at a time! Which, when finished, will put the total at 11 – not even half-way, dagnabbit. When working on these alphabet books, getting past 13 makes it all seem less daunting, so I'm hoping to reach magic number 14 soon.