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The Princess and the Pea

August 12, 2011 by uncoveredcoverart

Artwork by Monette Pangan
Inspired by The Princess and the Pea

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Posted in classic, expressive, fairytale, girl, pattern, picture book | 14 Comments

14 Responses

on August 12, 2011 at 8:02 am | Reply Grace Crisostomo

This cover is amazingly colorful & wonderful to look at. Not only does it bring a smile to my face, it engages and intrigues my mind as to what lies beneath the cover.
Ok, so the artist is my beloved cousin but my comments are sincerely focused on the gift and talent she has as an artist. There are simply not enough words to describe the beauty of her work.
on August 12, 2011 at 5:26 pm | Reply Ma. Josefina Josue

I like this the most because the rendering is totally fresh. It can be appreciated by child and adult.
on August 12, 2011 at 6:12 pm | Reply Albert Rodriguez

Rediscovering my childhood! Beautiful work Monette; now I want to re-read the Princess and the Pea!
on August 12, 2011 at 6:14 pm | Reply Alan Geronilla

Colors are distinctive, and also blend. Wonderful.
on August 12, 2011 at 6:46 pm | Reply May Miwa

It’s rare for childrens book cover to have the faint color, shadow effect.
Making you look deeper into the scene.
Through imagination only can you see her facial features.

I like the use of curves with highlight & low lights giving a softer touch.

It captured the scene in its entirety.
on August 12, 2011 at 7:01 pm | Reply raissa robles

I love this illustration. Tel your daughter to keep it up.
on August 12, 2011 at 7:29 pm | Reply beatriz kastner santos

This is loaded with charm.True art speaks volumes and layers,as conveyed in Ms.Pangan’s rendition of The Princess and the Pea.Bravo!
on August 12, 2011 at 9:34 pm | Reply emily martinez

On this cover …
In viewing this fairy tale cover, the child (in me) makes me wonder and want to read once again the meaning behind the story of the princess and the pea!
I found the imaginative perspective of the artist drawn out in her show of her style, technique and colours, superb and attractive to the eyes of a child!
To Monette …
you are exceptional and ‘oozing’ with creative powers .. your sacrifices and efforts will be rewarded sooner than you can imagine .. ‘break a leg’ .. couz!!!
on August 12, 2011 at 11:58 pm | Reply Melanie Naylor

There is something delicate and otherworldly about this beautiful picture. All the pretty pastels in that squishy-soft precarious bed, and then the hint of balcony in those stark black windows … the contrasts are subtle and interesting which, as Grace says, makes the cover intriguing.
on August 13, 2011 at 7:04 pm | Reply moxie

Awesome as always Auntie Nette! Keep it up
on August 14, 2011 at 5:31 pm | Reply Soleil

Monette’s rendition leaves me breathless (figuratively & literally). Breathless not only of her perfect use of light & shadow, soft & bold colors; but also of that moment you feel as if you were the princess herself…look at the faint expression on her face as if saying, “Oops! I might fall, it’s so high!”
on August 18, 2011 at 1:00 pm | Reply Susan Sorrell Hill

This one has the soft, fuzzy feel of a dream.
on August 23, 2011 at 8:32 am | Reply Marcelina Benedicto

It’s always the whimsy in Monette’s work in the genre that never ceases to amaze me. It’s ever so light and delicate like a child’s passing thought
on September 1, 2011 at 4:05 am | Reply mumblings » Yum tasty linkity

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