Saturday, March 26, 2011

IF-- Toy


A dragon lives forever, but not so little boys,
Painted wings and giants' rings make way for other toys,
One gray night it happened, Jackie Paper came no more,
And Puff that mighty dragon, he ceased his fearless roar... 

Puff the Magic Dragon by Leonard Lipton and Peter Yarrow


Here's another one from waaaaay back in my college days.  I'd love to repaint it someday, but like Jackie Paper, I've got lots of other things to do now. 

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15 comments:

  1. HeatherMarch 26, 2011 at 7:36 AM

    Do you know this song makes me cry every time i hear it? Oh and this illustration is just so sweet with the dark colors, i like the feel of it. Poor Puff! I love this Krista! (my kids and I used to sing this when they were little and it still brings a tear to my eye!)
    hope you are well ! xo

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  2. Vicki SmithMarch 26, 2011 at 7:50 AM

    What a good choice for the prompt! I love all the details.

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  3. k.h.whitakerMarch 26, 2011 at 9:02 AM

    I love Puff the Magic Dragon, my kids use to want to listen to it over, and over, and over again. :)

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  4. micheleMarch 26, 2011 at 12:12 PM

    How sweetly sentimental! Poor Puff, he seems lost without his pal! :0)

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  5. UnknownMarch 26, 2011 at 1:50 PM

    Sweet illustration.

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  6. MrBibleHeadMarch 26, 2011 at 6:58 PM

    Wow! This is so cool Krista! A little deviation from your swirls, patterns, patches and designs. I could see this in a kid’s book. So perfect my friend! Great angle and fantastic color choices. I love Puff!

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  7. INDIGENEMarch 27, 2011 at 2:56 AM

    I love the mystical look of the dark colors! :)

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  8. Bella SinclairMarch 27, 2011 at 10:10 PM

    Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, I wanna cryyyyyyyyyy. :( Wow, you did this back in college? Fantastic work!

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  9. Andrew FinnieMarch 28, 2011 at 12:22 AM

    Hey Krista! I was wondering why Lewis wrote their name on your work. Me too love this song, you;ve done it justice, brings back memories. Wonderful choice :)

    I'm off to see my analyst - should be back friday :)

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  10. ruthMarch 29, 2011 at 8:26 PM

    Count me among those who cry every time they hear this song. Lovely illustration!

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  11. AnonymousMarch 29, 2011 at 9:40 PM

    A classic song from days of yore...
    Everybody join in! Puff the magic dragon lived by the sea!
    (Sniff sniff)

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  12. PriscillaMarch 30, 2011 at 1:03 PM

    I love the dragon and how you worked with a lighter outline in this piece instead of black line

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  13. UnknownApril 4, 2011 at 2:38 AM

    Krista I had a question about working in Photoshop.
    Where do I send the question?

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  14. KristaApril 4, 2011 at 7:28 AM

    Hi S! I'm no expert, but I'll do my best to answer your question-- you can e-mail me at skhamrick@comcast.net.

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  15. Ces AdorioApril 23, 2011 at 11:42 AM

    Oh I just saw this and it makes me sad. Aaaaaawwww!

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