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By now, I'm sure you've all heard that Maurice Sendak passed away a few weeks ago. Here's a little something in honor of him, and his best known work, Where The Wild Things Are.

As a kid, I was (and I still am) very picky about kid's books. I thought most of them were "dumb" and "boring" and I wasn't easily impressed by the illustrations. However, Where The Wild Things Are, was an easy sell.

I should take this opportunity to mention some of my other favorite works from Sendak... He designed the sets and costumes for the Pacific Northwest Ballet's production of the Nutcracker, which I became familiar with as Nutcracker: The Motion Picture. Watching this on TV every year on channel 13 (KCOP) became a Christmas tradition when I was a kid, and I didn't even know until a few years ago that Sendak was responsible for the production's look! The movie is available for digital purchase on Amazon or iTunes . The production also spawned a gorgeous edition of The Nutcracker book, with illustrations by Sendak. The book is apparently out of print, but it looks like used copies are readily available on Amazon .

If you haven't already done so since his passing, go draw some monsters and wild things in honor of Maurice Sendak! Have a great weekend, folks!

Description
Also posted on my sketchblog: [link]

By now, I'm sure you've all heard that Maurice Sendak passed away a few weeks ago. Here's a little something in honor of him, and his best known work, Where The Wild Things Are.

As a kid, I was (and I still am) very picky about kid's books. I thought most of them were "dumb" and "boring" and I wasn't easily impressed by the illustrations. However, Where The Wild Things Are, was an easy sell.

I should take this opportunity to mention some of my other favorite works from Sendak... He designed the sets and costumes for the Pacific Northwest Ballet's production of the Nutcracker, which I became familiar with as Nutcracker: The Motion Picture. Watching this on TV every year on channel 13 (KCOP) became a Christmas tradition when I was a kid, and I didn't even know until a few years ago that Sendak was responsible for the production's look! The movie is available for digital purchase on Amazon or iTunes . The production also spawned a gorgeous edition of The Nutcracker book, with illustrations by Sendak. The book is apparently out of print, but it looks like used copies are readily available on Amazon .

If you haven't already done so since his passing, go draw some monsters and wild things in honor of Maurice Sendak! Have a great weekend, folks!