I never quite know if what I do will be understood. Chris Raschka understand Change image and share on social
Whatever I'm thinking about has got to fit into thirty-two pages, the standard picture book size. So that's something. But the structure and the form for me are almost the most important, because these will express as much as words and images will the content of the work. Chris Raschka bookcontentexpress share on social
Usually, a number of events will be going on around me to start me on a book. What I mean is, I will have read a poem or seen a picture that is lingering in my mind. Chris Raschka bookeventlinger Change image and share on social
Part of why I like watercolor is that mistakes are visible, and you can't really repair much. It has to look easy. When it comes out, it looks easy, but to get to that point takes a lot of doing. Chris Raschka easylotmistake Change image and share on social
I want each and every entire brushstroke to be seen. I want the marks made by the tip of the brush to carry as much meaning as the marks made by the dragging tail end, the part that splits open as the paint pulls away, thins and dries. Chris Raschka brushbrushstrokecarry share on social
If it's just brushstrokes wrestling around, it isn't much of a picture book, is it? There still has to be a picture. And maybe it needs to be a picture of a dog named Daisy or a little girl riding a bike. So I have to be careful before I get too carried away in the manner itself. Chris Raschka bikebookbrushstroke share on social
For a long time, I was brilliantly achieving drawings that were inert, suffocating and dark. If ever you need illustrations that are inert, suffocating and dark, I know how to do them. Chris Raschka achievebrilliantlydark Change image and share on social
I wasn't always minimal. In the early days, I was laying it on as thickly as I could, trying very hard to get it right. But I found that the harder I tried, the more tired whatever it was I was working on looked. And then I grew tired of it as well. Chris Raschka dayearlyfind share on social
Any teacher in the arts and sciences has to maintain a sense of childlikeness to be truly inventive. Chris Raschka artchildlikenessinventive Change image and share on social
Whether it's music, loss of something, loneliness or friendship - if that emotion is heightened in some way and painted to fit in between the covers of 32 pages, that can become a picture book. Chris Raschka bookcoveremotion Change image and share on social
