whimsical
Illustrations, Fantasy, Cute and humorious.
Each fantasy piece stands on its own, while working in conjunction with the others to compel such basic concepts as curiosity, delight, dancing and quality napping. This is evident in his work from the mythical, to the whimsical, to the real. His work often evokes the tenderness and childlike earnestness of classics like The Giving Tree, and Where the Wild Things Are.
But Michael at his best melds pictorial storytelling with a hauntingly familiar world. His mermaids yield to the tidal pulls of the Pacific. His fairies dance between the rain forests and the suburbs; his bears explore the wilderness.
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