Artist: Dean Morrissey
Title: Redd Rocket
Image Size: 24"w x 30"h Giclée Canvas
Edition:Artist Hand Signed and Numbered Limited Edition to 100 on Canvas
Medium: Fine Art Giclee on Canvas
About the Art: In 1994, Dean Morrissey published his illustrated children’s book Ship of Dreams, the story of a young boy’s voyage with the Sandman across the night sky. The book was an instant success, winning praise from People magazine, The New York Times Book Review and others. In the years since its publication Ship of Dreams has sold over 300,000 copies and has been translated into several languages. Redd Rocket brings together all the best features of a Dean Morrissey painting: rich, deep colors; fastidious attention to texture and detail; skilled composition and a little touch of storytelling magic. It will make a timeless and festive addition to any holiday (or year-round!) collection.
About the Artist: Dean Morrissey has been drawing and creating characters since his childhood in Boston. Inspired by Disney matte paintings and comic book heroes early on, he grew to appreciate the works of the masters, such as Rembrandt, Vermeer, Pyle and N.C. Wyeth. Morrissey worked a variety of job until deciding to paint full time in the late 1970’s. He worked as a freelance book cover illustrator for over 15 different publishers in New York and won numerous awards. Morrissey is self taught, and considers the demands of cover illustration to have been his “art school”. In 1991, Morrissey began to paint some images from a story that he was creating. His books include Ship of Dreams Harry N Abrams (1994), The Great Kettles: A Tale of Time Harry N Abrams (1997), The Song of Celestine Little, Brown and Co. (1998), The Christmas Ship HarperCollins (2000), A Christmas Carol Greenwich Workshop Press (2000), The Moon Robber HarperCollins (2001), The Winter King HarperCollins (2002), and The Monster Trap HarperCollins (2004). His awards include The Society of Illustrators Gold Medal for The Great Kettles, The Chesley Award for The Light Ship (2002), and he is a current nominee for this year’s Chesley Award for Anna of the Celts (2003). Morrissey lives with his wife Shan and his son on the South Shore of Massachusetts.