horkies

My Caloria project

Caloria on a Hooverboard

Caloria is as you know quite adventurous and fearless.

Here she cised with an experimental Hoover Board

Caloria on a Hooverboard 2

After complaints from the safety inspection Caloria had to change her frivolous outfit.

Meanwhile, there is also public added

Where joking with the grandchildren can lead to. The little girl told a rhyme, "hork hork hork, eat soup with a fork ...? Laugh naturally. children like this

In reaction , I devised a series of poems, of course, with illustrations; "The horkies of Kapusjun.

One of the poems was about a painter, with his bulky model. This model grew into a separate character who could do anything; "Caloria" (whats in a name) a great subject to workwith thematically. One thing leads to another, and I invented a story about Dimgaria from the region Kapusjun where these horkies came from. It has become a book, 360 pages of fantastic events of magic and strange animals, dragons and witches. With a young heroine who does with her modern telephone surprising discoveries.

It is printed and available at http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/cornelisvanmeurs

If you are visiting Lulu, especially read the preview (fine print under the cover, still dutch!)

It is now being translated into English, but that takes time. Perhaps it is in this life.

Meanwhile, the head is overflowing with ideas for drawings and illustrations. It keeps you pretty from the street.

sketches that were the basis for my Horkie series
and project Gimgaria

A picture book (poems) about horkjes. These are thick little green men
with red hair and a teasingly character.
The result is a cartoon story in rhyme
These are the basic sketches for scanning and elaboration

sketches that were the basis for my Horkie series

Project Dimgaria-hunting the magic bird

Project Dimgaria,
Hunting the magic bird

Project Dimgaria- ideas

Meet Caloria
she goes to audition for "so you think you can ...

Caloria is getting ready for a maritime spectacle

Caloria is all in the mood for the great sailing event Just

training behind a Tall ship.

as many know it is a Dutch delicacy, salty herring with (sometimes) onions.
This is my idea of a fish shop

Well, she thinks she can drive the Iron Bronco

Caloria Caloria sings sea shanties for the sailors of the Sail

event.

Dimgaria, the country of common fantasy, uncommon witches and a very clever young girl with a smartphone, Eemie, who travels on the back of a giant guinea pig with two trunks to rescue the prcious wonderbird in the green jersey.

Read my Dutch book Dimgaria

http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/cornelisvanmeurs