Leonie Hulsman

A funny interpretation of red riding hood in a retro style by Dutch illustrator Leonie Hulsman available as a card at her shop.

Anouk De Groot

                       Fig1: Anouk De Groot, Who's Afraid of Little Red Riding Hood 

"This folklore illustration Little Red Riding Hood, (or Litle Red Cap) inspired by the famous folktale told by the Brothers Grimm, is drawn with colored pencil and ink and shows Red Riding Hood and the Wolf in grannie’s pyjama’s together in the woods. The wolf should be the scary one, but it is the coming of age young girl who is the scariest one in this picture." Anouk and the Pencils

Anouk De Groot is a Dutch artist currently based in London but her inspiration is gleaned from forests and wild places. Her imagery often draws on folklore and mythology. Anouk mainly works in lino cut printmaking and graphite.

"I entitled this illustration 'Who is afraid of Little Red Riding Hood' I pictured the wolf with his big claws and teeth in a dominating pose next to Red Riding Hood, who appears lovely, small and harmless. Though when we look a bit closer a second time, the expression in her young face is quite intense and even a bit intimidating. 

In my opinion the original story of Little Red Riding Hood is about the coming of age of young girls, the transition from innocence to adulthood. In my here illustration of the wolf and the girl I wanted to give great power to the little girl and portray the wolf as a bit of a goofy, harmless character, for  it is in fact the girl in this ancient story who gains her own glorious power and knowledge."              Anouk De Groot 

References

Fig 1: Anouk De Groot, 'Who's Afraid of Little Red Riding Hood?'
         http://anoukandthepencils.com/folklore-tale/little-red-riding-hood/

http://anoukandthepencils.com/
https://www.facebook.com/anoukandthepencils
https://www.behance.net/anoukandthepencils

Merlijne Marell

                         Fig 1 (above): 'Versierpoging' Merlijne Marell, 2013

This illustration by Dutch illustrator and printmaker Merlijne Marell made me think of the wolf reluctantly getting ready for a Christmas Party and leads into the next few posts which will be Christmas themed Red Riding Hood illustrations.

References

Fig 1 https://www.facebook.com/merlijnemarell.nl/photos/pb.307433006053255.-2207520000.1419976110./307458879384001/?type=3&theater

http://www.merlijnemarell.nl/index.html
https://www.facebook.com/merlijnemarell.nl

Nelleke Verhoeff I

Today we have two interpretations of Red Riding Hood by Nelleke Verhoeff a Dutch artist whose studio name is Red Cheeks Factory.
With the red in her studio name and often her palette, her work is perfectly suited to the story of Red Riding Hood.

                            Fig 1 (above): Face 75 Red Riding Hood by Nelleke Verhoeff

 "This (fig 1) is one of my favourite youth-photos: me as a very shy infant with big glasses dressed up as little red riding hood to walk in a dressed-up parade. I first made a rough sketch with a big marker, I scanned this sketch and painted the rest in photoshop." Nelleke Verhoeff

   Fig 2 (above): Little Red Riding Hood and the Seven Wolves by Nelleke Verhoeff

This (Fig 2) is 'Little Red Riding Hood and the seven wolves' it is a mixture of two fairy tales: The wolf and the seven goats and little Red Riding HoodThe technique is digital collage including scanned in hand painted textures."     Nelleke Verhoeff

References:

Fig 1: 'Face 75' Red Riding Hood by Nelleke Verhoeff.  http://blog.redcheeksfactory.com/
Fig 2: Little Red Riding Hood and the Seven Wolves by Nelleke Verhoeff.  http://blog.redcheeksfactory.com/

http://blog.redcheeksfactory.com/
http://yepr-a-face-a-day.blogspot.co.uk/2011/02/075.html
http://shop.redcheeksfactory.com/