Should we bounce on it? 🍬✨

They had found something wonderful…
and for a moment, they simply took it in.

But Pippa couldn’t resist.

This piece moves gently from stillness into motion.
After the quiet of discovery, something begins to lift—light, movement, and a sense of play.

Soft layers of watercolor build the scene, while glowing color and small details bring the fairies to life as they begin to interact with the gumdrop.

The feeling is light, almost like spring—where everything shifts just slightly, and something new begins.

This video shares part of the painting process from The Night the Gumdrop Fell, a watercolor story about small moments of wonder, imagination, and delight.

This video shares part of the painting process from The Night the Gumdrop Fell, a watercolor story about small moments of wonder, imagination, and delight.

🎨 Watercolor on paper
📖 From the picture book The Night the Gumdrop Fell