Gilbert

This week I finished the very last painting in the very last book in the Anne of Green Gables adapted series. It’s bittersweet saying goodbye to Anne Shirley, but she gets a wonderful send off in this final book. It’ll be a year until that title comes out, but this fall Anne Dares hits shelves (here’s a preview on NetGalley). In the meantime, here’s a bit of art from the third book, Anne’s School Days, in which Gilbert helps get Anne out of a pickle. It’s hot and humid here today, so that river is looking mighty fine at the moment…

And the illustration model for Gilbert? My great-grandfather, John.