Spanish Language Classics Book Stack

This hand-lettered book stack painting features eleven staples of classic Spanish language literature. Each book is an existing cover variant, chosen to fill the color scheme I felt best represented the genre. All text is done freehand—no fonts in sight! (You can watch a time lapse video of the lettering process below.) The composition is then digitally painted, utilizing traditional watercolor techniques.

Esta pintura respresenta once libros clásicos españoles. Todas las letras son hechas a mano—no se uso tipo de letra de computadora. (Puede ver el video del proceso más abajo en esta página.)  Los libros están pintados con acuarelas digitales, pero utilizando téchnicas tradicionales.

NOVELS FEATURED:

• La Casa en Mango Street <<The House on Mango Street>> by Sandra Cisneros [US]

• El Laberinto de la Soledad <<The Labyrinth of Solitude>> by Octavio Paz [Mexico]

• Las Cosas Que Perdimos en el Fuego <<The Things We Lost in the Fire>> by Mariana Enríquez [Argentina]

• La Breve y Maravillosa Vida de Oscar Wao <<The Brief, Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao>> by Junot Díaz [Dominican Republic]

• Ficciones <<Collected Fictions>> by Jorge Luis Borges [Argentina]

• Cien Años de Soledad <<100 Years of Solitude>> by Gabriel García Márquez [Columbia]

• La Ciudad y Los Perros <<The Time of the Hero>> by Mario Vargas Llosa [Peru]

• La Casa de los Espíritus <<The House of the Spirits>> by Isabel Allende [Chile]

• La Muerte de Artemio Cruz <<The Death of Artemio Cruz>> by Carlos Fuentes [Mexico]

• Cien Sonetos de Amor <<One Hundred Love Sonnets>> by Pablo Neruda [Chile]

• Rayuela <<Hopscotch>> by Julio Cortázar [Argentina]

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Young Adult Nostalgia Book Stack

This hand-lettered book stack painting features eighteen staples of nostalgic Young Adult literature. Each book is an existing cover variant, chosen to fill the color scheme I felt best represented the genre. All text is done freehand—no fonts in sight! The composition is then digitally painted, utilizing traditional watercolor techniques.

Novels featured:

• A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket [1999]

• Choose Your Own Adventure: Trouble on Planet Earth by R.A. Montgomery [1984]

• The Boxcar Children, #1 by Gertrude Chandler Warner [1924]

• Animorphs, #1: The Invasion by K.A. Applegate [1996]

• Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume [1970]

• The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin [1978]

• Holes by Louis Sachar [1998]

• Matilda by Roald Dahl [1988]

• The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien [1937]

• The Babysitter's Club, #1: Kristy's Great Idea by Ann M. Martin [1986]

• The Giver by Lois Lowry [1993]

• The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster [1961]

• Goosebumps, #1: Welcome to Dead House by R.L. Stine [1992]

• Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh [1964]

• From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg [1967]

• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling [1997]

• Scary Stories to Tell In the Dark by Alvin Schwartz [1981]

• The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein [1964]

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• Fiction
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  • Feb 12, 2019 Love Stories Book Stack
  • Oct 31, 2019 Spanish Language Classics Book Stack
• Non-Fiction
  • May 28, 2019 True Crime Book Stack
• Visual Narrative
  • Sep 6, 2020 Influential Graphic Novels Book Stack
• Young Adult Literature
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  • Dec 4, 2018 Harry Potter: Hogwarts Textbooks Book Stack
  • Dec 4, 2018 Harry Potter: Hufflepuff House Book Stack
  • Dec 4, 2018 Harry Potter: Ravenclaw House Book Stack
  • Dec 4, 2018 Harry Potter: Slytherin House Book Stack
  • Oct 31, 2019 Young Adult Nostalgia Book Stack

True Crime Book Stack

This hand-lettered book stack painting features ten staples of classic True Crime literature. Each book is an existing cover variant, chosen to fill the color scheme I felt best represented the genre. All text is done freehand—no fonts in sight! The composition is then digitally painted, utilizing traditional watercolor techniques. Art prints are available as a small 5”x7”, a medium 8”x10”, and a large 16”x20”.

Novels featured:

• Zodiac by Robert Graysmith

• Chase Darkness With Me by Billy Jensen

• Mindhunter by John Douglas and Mark Olshaker

• Party Monster by James St. James

• Stay Sexy and Don't Get Murdered by Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark

• I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara

• The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule

• Helter Skelter by Vincent Bugliosi

• In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

• Devil in the White City by Erik Larson

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Want to see more book stacks?

• Fiction
  • Dec 3, 2018 Horror Classics Book Stack
  • Dec 3, 2018 Science Fiction Classics Book Stack
  • Feb 12, 2019 Love Stories Book Stack
  • Oct 31, 2019 Spanish Language Classics Book Stack
• Non-Fiction
  • May 28, 2019 True Crime Book Stack
• Visual Narrative
  • Sep 6, 2020 Influential Graphic Novels Book Stack
• Young Adult Literature
  • Dec 4, 2018 Harry Potter Gryffindor Book Stack
  • Dec 4, 2018 Harry Potter: Hogwarts Textbooks Book Stack
  • Dec 4, 2018 Harry Potter: Hufflepuff House Book Stack
  • Dec 4, 2018 Harry Potter: Ravenclaw House Book Stack
  • Dec 4, 2018 Harry Potter: Slytherin House Book Stack
  • Oct 31, 2019 Young Adult Nostalgia Book Stack