These illustrations were lovingly executed for a book about a fashion model's life as seen through the eyes of her Japanese Chin lap dog who traveled the globe alongside her. Initially intended to be a high end, quality paper, hardcover book suitable for coffee tables, the tanked economy changed everything. The publishing house took a different direction and the story was rewritten as a goofy children's book and my illustrations were replaced by the authors own drawings. Ahem.
I have many more sketches from this aborted project but these are the only two finished pieces.
I once stumbled upon the printed book in the dollar bin at Strand Bookstore and the experience ruined my day. On the bright side, it is not often one gets paid to draw a dog dressed up as a Samurai, my unpublished image still makes me laugh.
19 comments:
Write your own children's book. Your illustrations are too good to keep to yourself.
Make it the story of a Japanese Shin who is adopted by an American and comes to this country and can't get his 'dogness' right. He just can't fit in with all the other pedigreed dogs.
Then he runs away and ends up in New Jersey. THE HORROR.
I love these!
thanks for follow!
amazing draws!!
I love drawing too, at the moment as a hobby... I wish it will be my job :)
xx
thanks for follow!
amazing draws!!
I love drawing too, at the moment as a hobby... I wish it will be my job :)
xx
i love your illustrations really awesome
kisses A.
this is very cute!
Love the samurai pooch!! ^^ amazing!! btw thanks for the comment.. I don't think I could post a video of me singing.. I'm not that confident... maybe I should change my blog picture instead? lol after all it's a fashion blog.. I dunno why I used a picture of me playing a guitar :P nywei I really like your blog ^^ nice
Thanks for your interests. Love spiders and your illustrations!
yeah, i tried to follow you yesterday but my internet was awful (as you can see I posted 2 comments :$ )
Today I can finally follow :)
I'm so sorry if you thought something, it was just the internet :S
Your blog is amazing, really :)
xx
Good blog¡
xx :)
I was amazed with the precision. You have a Japanese hand, you nailed it down.
I thank you for the suggestion about being NY the right place to me, once I am a word citizen. I have to confess that I really would love to live there, right in the middle of everything, exactly where the heart of this amazing city beats. I just need to find a job there to have money to eat everyday in those restaurants. You know what? You are absolutely right, I am following you now on. Love
Lovely :-)
beautiful post!!
lovely!!
Hi dear David
i just came back from Tokyo
a civilised city, indeed
pls pls continue to be creative and makes us green with envy with ur talent
love
Reez
ah that's too bad about the book, these illustrations are so lovely!
well, I ADORE these. That first one is so entertaining and the second one of the pup sleeping just makes me happy. I am glad you shared with us. your drawings/paintings/illustrations are amazing.
your samurai dog cracks me up.... I love your work and especially your stories...(I concur on your Cooper Square Hotel post!) Your blog is gem.
Only just caught up...wonderful work. I just wish I lived near enough for me to ask you to something about my house in France and the dogs.
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