Original Polychromo and Pastel - 'Hettie sets off once again! - Finished illustration of Hettie version 1'

'Hettie sets off once again' Is an artwork by Dave H in his children's book development 'Hetty and the Poppy', this one featuring Hettie walking through the forest. The title comes from the line in the book that corresponds with the image- "The poppy still stuck to her spiky skin, Hettie set off once again". 

This piece is an earlier version of the one that will be in the book. This was to be the final version, but after discussions with publishers, Dave decided to re-style Hettie's appearance to make her more appealing to his target audience. This eventually meant 'softening' the spines to make her appear more 'cuddly' and exaggerating the features more to relate better with a younger demographic. 

The artwork is an original A3 sized polychromo and pastel on card. It comes unframed,  but mounted in an acid-free mount 16" x 12", which is a standard frame size,  allowing for off the shelf framing.

The piece comes with a signed 'collectors note', explaining it's relevance to the development of the final book project.