Celtic Princesses

A couple of times during the year, young ladies wearing Celtic dancing shoes have been featured on the news.  The most notable day, of course, is March 17th - St. Patrick's Day.

Celtic Princesses - pencil, .8 black Micron pen, and Faber-Castille Indian ink markers using brush tip on 300 series Strathmore mixed media paper.  Click on image to enlarge.

 An Irish bar in St. Paul is usually featured, and then there is a quick camera pan to the second floor, where Charles Schultz grew up.  It's as if the news writers are concerned that, on an annual basis, we will let Charlie Brown and crew fade into the sunset...oh wait....that's just what the major newspapers have done...hmmmmmm.   I was so glad to see that there is going to be a Charlie Brown movie  - soon to be released.

Celtic Princesses - pencil, .8 black Micron pen, Faber-Castille Indian ink markers using brush tip, and FW acrylic ink on 300 series Strathmore mixed media paper.  Click on image to enlarge.

I hope the new writers have captured the humor and look at innocence for the child's viewpoint.  The cartoon characters and the music from earlier TV specials are easy to maintain in 2015, but the Schultz point-of-view will take intention on the part of the new writers!  Perhaps Peppermint Patty will be the Celtic dancer in the new movie in tribute to the St. Paul connection.  We'll all have to watch to see!!

Celtic Princesses - pencil, .8 black Micron pen, Faber-Castille Indian ink markers using brush tip, and FW acrylic ink on 300 series Strathmore mixed media paper.  Click on image to enlarge.