Thursday, September 10, 2009

A very early review of The Duchess of Whimsy



For the last year or so, Randall and I have given a few sneak peeks of the Duchess of Whimsy to friends and family, who have said such nice things about it. Naturally, we have not trusted a word they've said. What a relief to finally have the book out of the bubble and reviewed (and quite wonderfully!) by a complete stranger.  Read Elizabeth Bird's review here.

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11 comments:

  1. Ryan GreenSeptember 10, 2009 at 12:23 PM

    Nice review. So...ARE those your kids and dog??

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  2. Ryan KhatamSeptember 10, 2009 at 1:59 PM

    I like her big feathery hat!

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  3. samSeptember 10, 2009 at 5:39 PM

    What a great review to whet the appetite! A grilled cheese sounds pretty
    good! Looking forward to it's release!

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  4. A. RiabovitchevSeptember 11, 2009 at 1:26 AM

    Beautiful sketch full of life!:o)

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  5. CREA'R.T. DesignStudioSeptember 11, 2009 at 11:20 AM

    HI! I'm already such a fan !!!
    I'm a colleague of you from France, because we have the same editor : Akileos! And Emmanuel gives me in preview the PDF of your future artbook (soon in france, in october), and now, its done, i'm fond of your work!
    I hope soon in France in some festival if you can. Bye
    Ronan
    rtoulhoat@creart-designstudio.fr

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  6. william wraySeptember 11, 2009 at 7:18 PM

    Looking forward to your new books and am exited you are blogging!

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  7. EmmettSeptember 11, 2009 at 9:23 PM

    Mr. De Seve,

    I've only been looking at your work for the last two months, but I am vastly becoming a fan.

    I was wondering if you could offer some artistic criticism on my own drawings? (http://twobenswamp.blogspot.com/).

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  8. MeesimoSeptember 12, 2009 at 12:49 AM

    Congrats on the glowing review!
    Looks like a wonderful book. Can't wait to show it to my eyeballs.
    Cheers

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  9. Tony DiStefanoSeptember 13, 2009 at 5:21 PM

    Every illustration I have seen of yours is just great.I wouldnt write that if I didnt beleve it to be true.All your work puts a smile on my face and a desire to work better.

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  10. UnknownSeptember 15, 2009 at 7:42 PM

    I'd say that was an unqualified rave Pete and Randall and I have a feeling there will be a lot more to come in the next few weeks! Congratulations, can't wait to see it. And we'll see you soon.
    NdS

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  11. LelorrainNovember 2, 2009 at 8:33 AM

    Bonjour monsieur Peter de SEVE,

    Je suis Maïlys NOTA, j'ai 15 ans et j'habite en FRANCE près de LYON.

    Passionnée par le dessin, je trouve votre travail admirable et je suis impressionné par la personalité de vos créations.

    Surtout l'Age de glace : Quelle Merveille !

    Mon rêve serait de pouvoir un jour faire votre métier, ceci dit en toute modestie bien entendu sans me comparer à vous, avec les moyens dont je disposerais plus tard.

    J'ai esquissé quelques traits en m'inspirant fortement de Buck que je voudrais, si vous le voulez bien, vous présenter en particulier.

    A cet effet je me permet de vous transmettre mon adresse Email: afin que vous me répondiez pour que je puisse vous faire parvenir quelques exemples pour avis.

    Je comprends que vous devez être très occupé, je voudrais seulement que vous jetiez un oeil sur mon petit travail et je serais vraiment très honnoré d'avoir une réponse de votre part.

    Mille BRAVOS pour votre talent, merci de nous faire rêver, merci de nous faire comprendre, de nous faire apprécier la vie à travers votre Art : merci d'être là !

    Mon Email : florence.nota@orange.fr

    Très respectueusement votre fan.

    Maïlys NOTA

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