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Illustration for Scholastic Inc's new program called expert 21 books. This was to accompany Toshi Mori's short story of a boy in the 1940's San Francisco creating his own business by buying up used magazines and reselling them door to door called 'Business at Eleven' Unfortunately they decided to kill the story so this and two other illustrations from the series will go unpublished.

They wanted it to still be set in the '40's but it also needed a contemporary feel to help kids relate to it today.

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:iconaoina:
Gorgeous, smooth piece. Very good use of color!

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:iconcloxboy:
Fantastic, a lot of style in this piece.

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:icontberardi:
it's kind of Rockwell-esque, in a way- a very, very good way. gorgeous!
:iconza-paypaaa:
realy nice use of brushstrokes and color to make the boy stand out.
:iconkspudw:
i think you nailed it
:iconpetew232:
cool illustration

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:iconpatricktoifl:
Look GREAT!!! Wonderful visual style! Well done!
:iconrichardiovascular:
Reminds me of Speedy McGee.

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:iconjust-joking:
i like the way he's coloured to the rest of the sorrounding, beautiful story potray piece :)

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