Katharine Pyle.
I have chosen an article by Katherine L Miner and Margaretta S Frederick from the magazine 'Illustration' in which they have examined the life and work of illustrator Katharine Pyle.
Katharine Pyle was born on 22nd November 1863 in Wilmington, Delaware to William Pyle, who founded and owned a leather business, and Margaret Churchman Painter Pyle, who had some success writing for fashion magazines and newspapers. She is the younger and only sister of the successful illustrator Howard Pyle.
I was particularly interested in this article after seeing the pictures of her artwork. For instance, on the second page I love the bottom picture of a young girl playing an instrument with a peacock stood on the wall. I love how the drawing is simplistic yet detailed. It has no other colour added to it yet it is clear that it is not needed.
In the article it states that she had a lifelong love of animals which undoubtedly influenced her delightful stories Six Little Ducklings (1915), Two Little Mice (1917) and Three Little Kittens (1920). In the bottom right corner of the fourth page, there's a picture of one of her illustrations from Three Little Kittens. Personally I love animals too, especially cats, therefore this image stood out to me because of this. However I do really like the qualities of this image; the background is fairly simplistic and neutral as not to distract from the subjects being the kittens which stand out with their bold colouring. The eyes of the black kitten also give more life to the illustration.
I find that all of the illustrations in this article are inspiring to me as her work seems to be minimal yet intricate in the areas that need to be which I could learn from because I am used to drawing pictures which are detailed as a whole.
I was particularly interested in this article after seeing the pictures of her artwork. For instance, on the second page I love the bottom picture of a young girl playing an instrument with a peacock stood on the wall. I love how the drawing is simplistic yet detailed. It has no other colour added to it yet it is clear that it is not needed.
In the article it states that she had a lifelong love of animals which undoubtedly influenced her delightful stories Six Little Ducklings (1915), Two Little Mice (1917) and Three Little Kittens (1920). In the bottom right corner of the fourth page, there's a picture of one of her illustrations from Three Little Kittens. Personally I love animals too, especially cats, therefore this image stood out to me because of this. However I do really like the qualities of this image; the background is fairly simplistic and neutral as not to distract from the subjects being the kittens which stand out with their bold colouring. The eyes of the black kitten also give more life to the illustration.
I find that all of the illustrations in this article are inspiring to me as her work seems to be minimal yet intricate in the areas that need to be which I could learn from because I am used to drawing pictures which are detailed as a whole.
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