I had so much fun painting tigers lately I decided to continue the storyline and follow my little girl as she meets other animals and tries to find a good place to cuddle up and sleep… But that bed was too hard, and this bed is too soft! Leaving the bamboo forest she climbs to the hilltops and curls up with some giant fuzzy pandas…
I had so much fun painting my original tiger that I decided to keep working in that direction. Taking the story one step further, the little girl befriended the tiger and followed her home for the night….
Not long ago I had the opportunity to visit Korea. The green that grows there in the spring is like no other green I have ever seen. The art that I saw there was so beautiful: sweeping strokes by brushes loaded with ink, so vibrant and fresh. I was inspired to bring those textures, lines and colors with me when we left. I wanted to bring some of the bright colors and strong lines to my own artwork. And when I picked up my sketch book, tigers sprang to life. I’m not sure where the tiger idea came from. Maybe it was their brilliant orange coats that drew me in, or the silent graceful way they move. Either way, the idea stuck, and suddenly my studio was a virtual tiger habitat.
