Cedric Cobblepot was always running late. He really needed to get his enormous love letter to Lillian Davenport before she married someone else. Sadly when he arrived, she was already married with babies and car payments. Cedric then realized that he could have sent a smaller letter instead of hand delivering a bigger one. Lesson: Bigger in not always better. hee hee hee.
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This is so cute, the drawing and the story!
ReplyDeleteseem like Mr Cobblepot learned a valuable lesson in life)
ReplyDeletegreat work, as always. i love how you did his hair.
I love the story that accompanies this lovely illustration! Cute and funny!
ReplyDeletevery cute illo and story !!
ReplyDeleteBut Cedric has such determination!!
ReplyDeleteHe's wonderfully designed Vanessa. I love his hair and gruffy chin!
ohhhh, cedric! i love the enormous love letter! i'm sure his heart is just as big! what a lovely illo! and your banner is spectacular, i really love your style! i've definitely used up my allotment of exclamation points in this....
ReplyDeletemy funny bone needed this tickle today! thanks!
ReplyDeleteBravo...lovely drawing!
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*chapeau* what a lovely idea and the beloved one residing in paris of all places :-) ... let alone the story behind. just c-o-o-l!
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Excellent work Vanessa!
ReplyDeletehee hee hee - Oh Vanessa, you are wonderful!! Poor Cedric Cobblepot - you can see how hard he worked on this amazing giant love letter:-) maybe when he started creating it his hair was short?:-) This has given me a very big giggle and huge smile - thank you - a wonderful illustration!! Hope you have a beautiful weekend:-) linda xx
ReplyDeleteThat's really funny. I like the over-sized envelope and the design of Mr. Cobblepot quite a bit.
ReplyDeletehaha, but so dedicated! Great work.
ReplyDeleteJust wonderful your style!
ReplyDeleteI noticed the orange and purple shoes on Ruby.
And this fellow Cedric has great shoes also.
Great energy :)
That is a brilliant illustration and a really wonderful story!
ReplyDeleteI've just found your blog by IF, but I really enjoy your works! Congrats!
ReplyDeleteVery silly and a great point to boot! Nice!
ReplyDeletei want to marry cedric. i mean, i don't want to dump my husband or anything but i really just wanna hang out with cedric, carry stuff for him...wear those glasses, grouse about having long red hair and all those stupid "are you a weasley?" jokes. he is perfect, vb! and this story is already running in my head....it's as if sometimes this style of yours comes from another era...and you're wearing lots of petticoats or something, or maybe smart black capris, and penny loafers, a pencil tucked behind your ear, in your manhattan loft studio, listening to etta james. :))) i so totally see it. :)))
ReplyDeletePoor,poor Cedric! My heart goes out to him. A good lesson indeed.
ReplyDeleteGreat illo!!! I love everything about it. The story has so much potential - you should totally expand it into a book or at least a small poem.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the lovely comment on my blog :)))
what a sweet story and a lovely drawing !
ReplyDeleteThat's funny and really cute
ReplyDeleteAwwwww. If I were Ms. Davenport, my heart would be broken. Poor Cedric. It's like I keep saying -- size doesn't matter! I just adore all your characters. They have such life!
ReplyDeleteLovely illustration =)
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ReplyDeleteFantastic. To make the matters worse, got Ms. Davenport really married to a french postman?...
ReplyDeleteif cedric arrived at my door i would never turn him down, he's a-do-ra-ble.
ReplyDeleteGreat character Cedric, he reminds me some Dickens characters !!!
ReplyDeleteThis is too funny! Great illo and a charming story
ReplyDeleteGreat character and story.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful style Vanessa! great works :o)
ReplyDeleteCute!
ReplyDeleteI love the story! So tragic! The image is beautiful as always!
ReplyDeleteCute! and so sweet :)
ReplyDeleteKimberly
OK it's not JUST the illustrations, it's not JUST your adorable, whimsical, charming stories...it's both together that are just so awesome!! Seriously, if you wrote a book or a movie or whatever, I would have to own it. When are you gonna get working on that? :)
ReplyDeleteOh, poor Cedric... I love his long nose, and curly hair (not to mention his colorful clothing!) I bet that large envelope was full of love. I think Lillian Davenport made a big mistake... ;-)
ReplyDeleteYou have such a way with both words and pictures!
Wonderful, wonderful illustration! I like the details, like his hairy arm! :)
ReplyDeleteYou made me smile! :)
I totally agree with you! Bigger in not always better!
This piece is so charming. Great work!
ReplyDeleteI love it!! Really great work! :)
ReplyDeletePoor Cedric! Apparently you have this amazing cast of characters living inside your head! Bravo!
ReplyDeleteheheh, he looks like an interesting character!
ReplyDeletePoor man! What a painful lesson for him!
ReplyDeleteGreat character and story, awesome colors too!
This is wonderful. Love the really robust colours; the character is great even if the story is a bit sad. We hope he married late and was happy.
ReplyDeleteoh Vanessa, I missed this one! what a lovely idea! your work is so beautiful.. poor Mr Cobblepot... :(
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