Author: tiliabaratta

Watercolor sketch of scene in Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking Glass

Literary

Illustration for literary works. Projects focused on Lewis Carroll’s Through the Looking Glass.

Watercolor sketch of scene in Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking Glass
From chapter 4 of Lewis Carroll’s Through the Looking Glass “Tweedledum and Tweedledee”:
It was getting dark so suddenly that Alice thought there
must be a thunderstorm coming on. ‘What a thick black
cloud that is!’ she said. ‘And how fast it comes! Why, I do
believe it’s got wings!’
‘It’s the crow!’ Tweedledum cried out in a shrill voice of
alarm: and the two brothers took to their heels and were out
of sight in a moment.
Alice ran a little way into the wood, and stopped under
a large tree. ‘It can never get at me here,’ she thought: ‘it’s
far too large to squeeze itself in among the trees. But I wish
it wouldn’t flap its wings so— it make quite a hurricane in
the wood— here’s somebody’s shawl being blown away!’
Watercolor sketch of scene in Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking Glass
From chapter 5 of Lewis Carroll’s Through the Looking Glass “Wool and Water”: Can you row?’ the Sheep asked, handing her a pair of knitting-needles as she spoke. ‘Yes, a little—but not on land—and not with needles—’ Alice was beginning to say, when suddenly the needles turned into oars in her hands, and she found they were in a little boat, gliding along between banks: so there was nothing for it but to do her best. ‘Feather!’ cried the Sheep, as she took up another pair of needles. This didn’t sound like a remark that needed any answer, so Alice said nothing, but pulled away. There was something very queer about the water, she thought, as every now and then the oars got fast in it, and would hardly come out again.
Studies in pencil on sketch pad paper from Lewis Carroll’s Through the Looking Glass
Early sketch
Development sketch
Watercolor sketch of scene in Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking Glass
Watercolor sketch