5 Korky Paul Quotes for You to Enjoy

Korky Paul

British Artist

Born: 1951

Books Family Great Home Witch You

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I was brought up in Zimbabwe, and there were seven of us in my family, so it was difficult to read aloud to us all. There weren't that many picture books around in the Fifties in Zimbabwe. My favourite was Heinrich Hoffmann's Struwwelpeter, which was really frightening. Korky Paul

Pictures are very important. I remember at home we had illustrated editions of Rudyard Kipling's 'Just So Stories' and 'The Jungle Book,' which were read to me. Living in Zimbabwe made it very real, especially the 'Just So Stories' with the 'great grey-green greasy Limpopo.' Korky Paul

There's a certain visual grammar you've got to stick in. For example, if a character has just woken up, draw him in his pajamas with the bed a bit rumpled. Or if he's ill, draw little bottles with red crosses on that immediately communicate medicine, and a box of tissues. Korky Paul

Character You Communicate Example Medicine Bit Draw Immediately Visual Crosses Bottles He Red For Example Him Box Stick Got Bed His Up Just Grammar Little Certain Ill Pajamas

'Winnie The Witch' transgresses all cultural boundaries. Amusingly, there have been attempts to deconstruct the meaning of the books - that Winnie represents society and Wilbur the disabled - but I think it's just a great story. Korky Paul

Great Think Society Books Disabled Attempts Boundaries Great Story Witch Been Cultural Just Represents Story Meaning Meaning Of

If I want the day off, the boss never says 'No.' I paint away listening to an iTunes jazz station called KCSM Jazz Radio. It's perfect. Good music and no news traffic or celebrities. Korky Paul

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