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Young Adult Nostalgia Book Stack

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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:

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  • 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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Harry Potter: Slytherin House Book Stack

This hand-lettered book stack painting features all seven Harry Potter books in the Slytherin house colors. All text is done freehand—no fonts in sight! The composition is then digitally painted, utilizing traditional watercolor techniques.

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This hand-lettered book stack painting features all seven Harry Potter masterpieces by JK Rowling, color-coded to your favorite Hogwarts house. This Slytherin House Book Stack is made up from existing versions of book spines. 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”.

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NOVELS FEATURED:

  • Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Arthur A. Levine Books)

  • Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Bloomsbury London)

  • Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Bloomsbury London)

  • Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Arthur A. Levine Books)

  • Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Juniper Books)

  • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Bloomsbury London)

  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Scholastic, Inc)

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Harry Potter: Ravenclaw House Book Stack

This hand-lettered book stack painting features all seven Harry Potter books in the Ravenclaw house colors. All text is done freehand—no fonts in sight! The composition is then digitally painted, utilizing traditional watercolor techniques.

This hand-lettered book stack painting features all seven Harry Potter masterpieces by JK Rowling, color-coded to your favorite Hogwarts house. This Ravenclaw Book Stack is made up from existing versions of book spines. 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”.

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Novels featured:

  • Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Bloomsbury 20th Anniversary)

  • Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Bloomsbury London)

  • Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Bloomsbury London)

  • Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Bloomsbury Children)

  • Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Scholastic, Inc)

  • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Scholastic, Inc)

  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Juniper Books)

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Harry Potter: Hufflepuff House Book Stack

This hand-lettered book stack painting features all seven Harry Potter books in the Hufflepuff house colors. All text is done freehand—no fonts in sight! The composition is then digitally painted, utilizing traditional watercolor techniques.

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This hand-lettered book stack painting features all seven Harry Potter masterpieces by JK Rowling, color-coded to your favorite Hogwarts house. This Hufflepuff House Book Stack is made up from existing versions of book spines. 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”.

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NOVELS FEATURED:

  • Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Bloomsbury London)

  • Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Scholastic, Inc)

  • Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Bloomsbury London)

  • Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Bloomsbury London)

  • Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Bloomsbury London)

  • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Juniper Books)

  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Bloomsbury London)

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Harry Potter: Hogwarts Textbooks Book Stack

This hand-lettered book stack painting features twelve Hogwarts textbooks all young wizards must procure. I referenced as much as possible from Harry Potter movie props, but took artistic license where necessary. All text is done freehand—no fonts in sight! The composition is then digitally painted, utilizing traditional watercolor techniques.

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This hand-lettered book stack painting features twelve Hogwarts textbooks all young wizards must procure. I referenced as much as possible from Harry Potter movie props, but took artistic license where necessary. 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”.

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Textbooks featured:

  • Quidditch Through the Ages by Kennilworthy Whisp

  • Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by Newt Scamander

  • The Standard Book of Spells by Miranda Goshawk

  • Defense Against the Dark Arts by Galatea Merrythought

  • A Beginner’s Guide to Transfiguration by Emeric Switch

  • Advanced Potion Making by Libatius Borage

  • Magical Me by Gilderoy Lockhart

  • Unfogging the Future by Cassandra Vablatsky

  • A History of Magic by Bathilda Bagshot

  • 1,000 Magical Herbs and Fungi by Phyllida Spore

  • Hogwarts: A History by Bathilda Bagshot

  • The Monster Book of Monsters by Edwardus Lima

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I comb through reference images of book spines, pick my favorites, and build a color scheme that mirrors the themes of the genre. I then carefully sketch out the text.

I comb through reference images of book spines, pick my favorites, and build a color scheme that mirrors the themes of the genre. I then carefully sketch out the text.

From there, I ink the text with traditional inking brushes and paint the whole stack with digital watercolor brushes and traditional painting techniques.

From there, I ink the text with traditional inking brushes and paint the whole stack with digital watercolor brushes and traditional painting techniques.

Also available in a 5 pack set of 5”x7” prints

Also available in a 5 pack set of 5”x7” prints

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Harry Potter Gryffindor Book Stack

This hand-lettered book stack painting features all seven Harry Potter books in the Gryffindor house colors. All text is done freehand—no fonts in sight! The composition is then digitally painted, utilizing traditional watercolor techniques.

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This hand-lettered book stack painting features all seven Harry Potter masterpieces by JK Rowling, color-coded to your favorite Hogwarts house. This Gryffindor Book Stack is made up from existing versions of book spines. 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”.

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Novels featured:

  • Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Scholastic, Inc)

  • Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Arthur A. Levine Books)

  • Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Bloomsbury London)

  • Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Scholastic, Inc)

  • Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Bloomsbury London)

  • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Juniper Books)

  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Scholastic, Inc)

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