tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30557068942852775522024-03-14T05:58:28.792-04:00Madonna Davidoff - Artist BlogA Visual JournalMadonna Davidoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06956555756294447842noreply@blogger.comBlogger171125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3055706894285277552.post-8706438512906452602018-01-30T10:06:00.000-05:002018-01-30T10:06:08.673-05:00<div style="text-align: center;">
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Madonna Davidoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06956555756294447842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3055706894285277552.post-13845388482687166032015-09-29T10:33:00.000-04:002015-09-29T10:33:08.037-04:00Madonna Davidoff at CBIG ( Childrens Book Illustrators Group) illustrator Directory<div style="text-align: center;">
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A sample of my illustration with an image of a car that resembles a Citroen 2CV<br />This is also based on a fable story called <i>Country Mouse City Mouse</i></h3>
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<br />Madonna Davidoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06956555756294447842noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3055706894285277552.post-73413450887739461352015-06-03T16:57:00.003-04:002015-06-03T16:57:44.959-04:00Madonna Davidoff artworks at the Brooklyn Central Library Fairy Tales Exhibition 2015<br />
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As a member of the CBIG Childrens' Book Illustrators Group, based in NYC, I will be one of the artists to paint the gallery walls (today, Feb. 16, 2014) in a Collective Participatory Artwork at the New Museum in New York City. This is part of the New Museums's first US Exhibition for Pawel Althamer which features the Artist's Iconic Portraits and Sculpture Workshop.</div>
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The exhibition will include a new presentation of the artist’s work, Draftsmen’s Congress, originally presented at the 7th Berlin Biennial. During the course of the exhibition, the blank white space of the New Museum’s Fourth Floor gallery will be transformed through the gradual accumulation of drawings and paintings by invited Art organizations, including the CBIG.</div>
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<br />Madonna Davidoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06956555756294447842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3055706894285277552.post-45675003151985534932013-10-01T19:54:00.000-04:002013-10-01T21:10:08.745-04:00Book I Illustrated at the New Jersey ( Mercer County) Public Library System<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">on the shelves of the Children's book area at one of<br />the branches of the <a href="http://www.mcl.org/branches/ewingbr.html">New Jersey Public Library ( Mercer County)</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> Today, I had my picture taken behind the book entitled " Momsie's Book" <br />written by my hubby Bart Davidoff, published by Bali Bliss Press. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">Momsies’ book includes a memoir entitled "Natie and Me"<br /> originally written and illustrated by Muriel Shutan-Davidoff in which <br />she describes her childhood adventures growing up in New Haven <br />in the late 1920's with her</span><span style="line-height: 20px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 20px;">younger brother Nate. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times, serif;"><span style="line-height: 22px;">Below is the <a href="http://merl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/mcl/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f670$002fSD_ILS:670468/one;jsessionid=7858BBBDC75EF982288A149C1B80F405.enterprise-38900?qu=momsie%27s+book">Mercer County Library online Catalog</a> including " Momsie's Book"</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">" Momsie's Book is also available at <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Momsies-Book-Bart-Davidoff/dp/0578085801/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1380670637&sr=8-1&keywords=momsie%27s+book">Amazons</a> and<a href="http://www.lulu.com/shop/bart-davidoff/momsies-book/paperback/product-20744543.html"> Lulu.com</a></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">and it is also availabe at the<a href="http://www.bookgarden.biz/index.htm"> Book Garden bookstore in Frenchtown NJ,</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Here's a picture of myself with " Momsie's Book" at the <a href="http://www.bookgarden.biz/index.htm">Book Garden</a></span></div>
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<br />Madonna Davidoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06956555756294447842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3055706894285277552.post-58474821124398201072013-05-06T12:54:00.000-04:002013-05-06T13:16:11.853-04:00Madonna Davidoff at Book Expo America 2013<div style="text-align: center;">
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Madonna Davidoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06956555756294447842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3055706894285277552.post-91149808124165948632013-05-04T18:49:00.005-04:002013-05-04T18:49:59.804-04:00Momsie's Book at Book Garden in Frenchtown,New Jersey<div style="text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">in historical <a href="http://www.frenchtown.com/">Frenchtown NJ.</a></span></b></div>
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This is a picture book I wrote and illustrated based on a mythological <br />little Balinese fairy living in Bali and a girl, named Wardani who found her.</div>
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<span style="color: black;">I started this book while living in the Island of Bali, Indonesia.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="color: black;">Whenever I am in Bali, I try to stay in the same town called Ubud</span></span></div>
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This is the view from the porch in front of my bungalow:</div>
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<span style="color: black;">I imagined the little fairy living in this lantern that looks like a small Balinese temple. <br />The setting for my story started with this image:</span></div>
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Below is the porch where I sometimes wake up just before dawn ( yes--that early!)<br /> and I start to sketch the Balinese lantern below in the dark : <br /><br />I love to wake up very early and sketch or write in my journal until</div>
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I hear the cock crows. <br />In Bali, you will always hear them crow when the sun rises.</div>
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They are actually music to my ears.</div>
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Here you can see one of my sketches while drinking coffee. </div>
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More on my Little Girl in Bali story next time--to be continued....</div>
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</span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Children's Book Event & Launching of</span> <a href="http://www.lulu.com/shop/bart-davidoff/momsies-book/paperback/product-20744543.html"><b><i><span style="color: blue;">Momsie's Book</span></i></b> </a></span></span></h3>
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Bart and Madonna Davidoff will be presenting their children's picture book
entitled </span><b style="line-height: 115%;"><i>Momsies’ Book</i></b><span style="line-height: 115%;"> on Sunday, April 14th from 2:00 to 3:00 pm at the
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Momsies’ book includes a memoir
entitled "Natie and Me" written and illustrated by Muriel
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Muriel has been living with Alzheimer's disease
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</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">The Davidoff’s will donate a copy of the book to the Ewing library's
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purchasing of Momsie’s Book may be ordered
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I have been commissioned to paint a mural for my favorite Yoga Studio called </div>
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The mural is located in the entrance of the Studio.</div>
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something that is close to my heart which is Yoga and Meditation. </div>
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Also, <a href="http://www.firefly-wellness.com/">Firefly Yoga & Wellness</a> is a great place not only to learn Yoga but also</div>
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crystal and sound healing classes.</div>
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Below is the color study for the mural:</div>
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I already finished the drawing on the wall which is colored light lavender.</div>
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I wish you all a happy day today.</div>
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<span style="text-align: -webkit-center;"> First, I try to get some inspirations from some of my vintage greeting card collection :</span><br />
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I just love the way these greeting cards look. I try to imagine the sender and the receiver of these cards, what their relationships were with each other, where do they live? What are their favorite food, what do they wear? What books do they like, etc. My imagination takes me far and different characters start to build up in my mind until finally, I start to draw them. And from there, other images appear until I choose one that I will finally work on.<br />
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<span style="color: #000066;">For my Valentine Card, I chose this vintage card as my source of inspiration:</span><br />
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<strong style="color: #000066;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Step 1.</span></strong><span style="color: #0c343d;"> Using the image of the tree I made a rough sketch :</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><strong>Step 2.</strong> </span><span style="color: #0c343d;">I finalize the sketch, ink it and scan it in Photoshop .</span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d;">I also position the text. Here is the scanned image:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><strong>Step 3.</strong></span><span style="color: #000066;"> </span><span style="color: #0c343d;">I color the line art in photoshop</span><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #cc0000;">Step 4.</span></strong> <span style="color: #0c343d;">I decided to create a collage of hand sewn skirt,</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0c343d;">and ribbons I made which I then scanned in the card:</span><br />
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<strong><span style="color: red;">Step 5.</span></strong> <span style="color: #0c343d;">Here's the final Version of my Valentine Card .</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>Happy Valentine to you all!!</b></span></div>
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Madonna Davidoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06956555756294447842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3055706894285277552.post-63284730025913867502013-02-11T09:44:00.004-05:002013-02-11T09:44:54.748-05:00Happy New Year of the Snake!<div style="text-align: center;">
A greeting card I illustrated for The Year of the Snake 2013:<br />
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<b>My Process in creating the Card:</b></div>
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<b>1</b>. I made a pen and ink drawing of the girl and then scanned it using my <a href="http://www.staples.com/Wacom-CTL470-Bamboo-Connect-Pen-Tablet/product_364963?cid=PS:GooglePLAs:364963&KPID=364963">Wacom tablet (Bamboo)</a></div>
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<b>2.</b> I colored the girl and designed the pattern of her dress digitally.</div>
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<b>3.</b> I painted the snake in Photoshop using the paintbrush tool.</div>
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<b>4.</b> Finally I chose the text and designed the layout of the card digitally and submitted it to<br /><a href="http://www.greetingcarduniverse.com/madonnadavidoffcards">The Greeting Card Universe.</a> for approval.</div>
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My works are now at <a href="http://www.robinsegg.com/">Robins Egg Gallery </a>in Lambertville NJ.</div>
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I am exhibiting 2 of my paintings which is part of my " Little Girls and Boys " series <br />depicting children in different surroundings and their daily activities. </div>
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This series is made up of small acrylic canvas paintings, size 8" x 8".</div>
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I enjoy making them and my source of inspiration are vintage children's books.</div>
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<br />Madonna Davidoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06956555756294447842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3055706894285277552.post-24633566485261706832012-12-24T05:12:00.003-05:002012-12-24T05:12:41.192-05:00Holiday Greeting!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa!!</b></div>
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This is an illustration I did inspired by my daughter growing up in Switzerland</div>
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<br />Madonna Davidoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06956555756294447842noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3055706894285277552.post-86290124485842868642012-11-22T20:13:00.001-05:002012-11-22T20:13:50.139-05:00A Day to Be Thankful<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>An Illustration I made for the <a href="http://hr.pages.tcnj.edu/files/2011/11/Cookbook_Cover_Adgood-copy.jpg">TCNJ Cookbook:</a></b></div>
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Madonna Davidoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06956555756294447842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3055706894285277552.post-48556193267836712622012-11-08T10:17:00.000-05:002012-11-08T10:17:52.769-05:00Congratulations President Obama!<br />
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Barack the Anointed One: Children's Book I Illustrated</h3>
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Just in time for Kwanza, Christmas and the Holiday Season,</div>
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This picture book I illustrated is published and available at the <a href="http://shop.blackbookplus.com/product.sc?productId=4589&categoryId=189" style="color: purple; text-decoration: initial;">Publishers site</a> as well as in <a href="http://amazon./">Amazon.</a></div>
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<em> <b>Barack the Anointed One</b> ( Book Description from Amazon)</em></div>
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<em>"</em><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px;">Barack Obama elected President of the United States fulfills the wishes of people all over the world, who would like to see a new global direction. This book explores the magical nature of his journey from birth to the presidency and will inspire children to seek broader ideals other than for only themselves."</span></div>
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