The Nutcracker that Wasn’t

Posted by on Feb 1, 2014 in Children's Book, Vintage | No Comments
The Nutcracker that Wasn’t

Although it didn’t make the final cut (sigh), here is a spec illustration piece that I created for Millbrook Press, a division of Lerner Publishing House. The painting, in oils, is a scene from the Nutcracker ballet as it was first introduced to an early Americana audience.