Artist Sheilah Beckett
I first encountered this artist in a Little Golden Book,
The Twelve Days of Christmas, which I saw in the checkout line at the grocery store and insisted that my mother buy me. I was enchanted by the details and elegance of the clothing, the ebbing hair, and the delicate hands and features.
When I googled her, I was delighted (to say the least) to see her fairy tale illustrations.
Each story has a slightly different style, which, I think, shows her flexibility as an artist.
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| Twelve Dancing Princesses |
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| from Sleeping Beauty |
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| Snow White and Rose Red |
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| Titania and Oberon |
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| Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs |
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| Hansel and Gretel |
Oh, wondrous internet, opening new worlds to me! (And yet more and more ways for me to spend money I don't have.)
For more of my favorite
childhood fairy tale artists, click the link.
And don't forget to tell your friends about our
fairy tale writing contest. I hope that even if you aren't a contest-type person that you will come back for the writing prompt exercises.
