Illustrations for In Wonder and Warpaint (written by Robert E. Livingood)
When I read In Wonder and Warpaint, I knew immediately that the drawings needed to be as innocent, raw, and insightful as The Kid was. They had to be just as rich and colorful too. The large illustrations at the beginning of each chapter act as a totem for the story that follows. They are a messy pile of memories fading in and out of recollection, and the sum of the parts creates something more; setting the tone and creating a feeling for what's to come. None of the illustrations are perfect, but all are edgy like a young punk kid from Detroit in the early 80s would be.
"I'm standing on a chair looking out the window as ice crystals fall from heaven. A figure obscured by snow and hardwood trees appears, walking toward the big house sheltering me. She stands out against the backdrop of brown, green, gray, and white like a pirate ship sailing across the desert or a Red Fox trotting over snowy tundra. For a second I believe her shape is alternating between human and wild animal, but in reality it's my mother."
~Robert E. Livingood, In Wonder and Warpaint, page 17
To buy a copy online: www.amazon.ca/Wonder-Warpaint-Robert-E-Livingood/dp/1500994391/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1459559593&sr=8-1&keywords=in+wonder+and+warpaint
To hear the soundtrack that goes with the text: soundcloud.com/thesugarbear/in-wonder-and-warpaint-mix-1
