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The Halloween Forest

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By John Shelley

Although this won't be released until next year, here's a sneak preview of my upcoming Halloween themed book for Holiday House in the US. The Halloween Forest, written by Marion Dane Bauer, is a fantastical romp in a spooky bone forest. Fingers crossed it will find a publisher in the UK too. Woooooo!!!!!






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14 comments:

  1. Mike Brownlow19 October 2011 at 11:18

    These are beautiful pictures, John. Are they pen and watercolour? (You never can tell these days!) Great stuff!

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  2. John19 October 2011 at 13:23

    Thanks Mike! Yes, all hand painted in pen & watercolour. I use Photoshop for commercial work and some non-fiction, but all by hand for fiction. I'd like to work more in digital for my books, but still seeking a way that works for me. Somehow hand painted is more intuitive for me.

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  3. George Kirk19 October 2011 at 13:33

    Truely beautiful!

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  4. Anne-Marie19 October 2011 at 19:52

    I really love the interesting viewpoints and colour combinations. Thanks John.
    Anne-Marie

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  5. June19 October 2011 at 21:41

    Beautiful artwork John, and the trees are very much in your wonderful watercolour tree-style, even though these are bone trees! I'm not sure I explained that very well... but I know what I mean :o)

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  6. Hot Frog19 October 2011 at 23:48

    exquisite composition too. I particularly like the skeletons. Great stuff.

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  7. Bridget Strevens-Marzo20 October 2011 at 00:37

    Bravo John! Great to see these again after that first peek . Somehow I keep getting sucked into that path of beautiful icy-blue trees...Ooooo!

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  8. Nick Cross20 October 2011 at 11:03

    Love those skeletons, both macabre and playful at the same time. This is going to be a beautiful book!

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  9. anna21 October 2011 at 14:03

    The images are full of fun - looks like they were great fun to do, too. I love them. Also love the new header.

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  10. Alex Craggs22 October 2011 at 13:10

    Wow John! These are great, thanks for sharing!

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  11. KMLockwood26 October 2011 at 22:45

    Fabulous - I so wish I could draw & paint like that. Thanks.

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  12. Trish Phillips27 October 2011 at 23:53

    Oh I so love all the magical trees John, wonderful!

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  13. Di22 February 2012 at 15:19

    The spreads are all so beautiful! Macabre, magical and playful all at once. Wish you much success with this book.

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  14. M.22 February 2012 at 20:35

    These are wondrous! I especially like the first image, inviting and scary at the same time...

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