Friday, April 07, 2006

Illustration Friday - Speed



Can't stop now!
I'm speeding over there.
I hear the minnows are coming!

46 comments:

Jan said...

Fab image i can almost see the urgency in the eyes..great! feeling zippy :)

Janet said...

Nice! #37...speedy entry, too..wish I could do that, Im always at the end of the line!

AscenderRisesAbove said...

Nice image Teri!

Lin said...

THE MINNOWS ARE COMING!! THE MINNOWS ARE COMING!!! SUPER SUPER SKETCH, TERI!!!!

Sioux said...

What a good great egret! Love him!

steve said...

Great use of positive and negative space ! And the sense of urgency is very clear, nicely done !

stevePoisonPencil

Carole said...

BRILLIANT! What a great sense of speed and urgency. Lovely background. So clever!

Andrea said...

Nice one!

I saw that you were featured on Moleskinerie! Congrats! Your cactus series is really fantastic!

Kate said...

It is beautiful. I love the work you do.

ValGalArt said...

absolutely wonderful! I love this bird he is really moving!!!

mw said...

I love how he's skulking along the page...like my daughter does when she's being sneaky. Also - I kept trying to read your caption as haiku, don't ask me why - maybe an association with cranes and origami?

Teri C said...

Thanks everyone.

MW, funny you should say haiku because I thought of doing that and then I didn't. Maybe it was the way I wrote the sentences and you are very perceptive!

Princess Pepper Cloud said...

beautiful painting with it's soft colors and very hurried egret...

arvindh said...

Wow, what an elegant work! I can almost feel what is on the egret's mind. The sense of speed is beautifully conveyed - great job.

arvindh said...

I did not read the other comments before I posted mine - I think the previous comments already reflect my own views on your lovely sketch!

isay said...

so neat and great job with the speed idea. i like the texture a lot!

AnastasiaC said...

This is great!!! clever subject and the illustration is lovely!

steve said...

Excellent watercolor Teri!

Paula said...

You did create the impression of speed in your painting. Really lovely.

Knitting Painter Woman said...

Very stylish! I like the muted colors. Wonder if the minnows are fast, too.

Joel Chua said...

Teri, keen observation and excellent execution on this illustration. Also a nice arrow to point to anywhere you like!

Tami said...

Teri you have out done yourself!!! This guy is great! I love your caption also. Keep it goin'.

carla said...

Teri - this is so well done! I love the colored pencil and the look of focused determination he has. Excellent:> Now I'm going to check out Moleskinerie to see the feature about you. Congratulations!

Rowantree said...

Great, very clever illo !

. said...

Oh wow!

I love this, the strong direction, the composition of the bird, and the color! I love those strong black lines.

Save some minnows for me.

Joe said...

Wow! Wonderful drawing girl! I think one ofn your best!

The Tart said...

Wow.......so beautiful! Really speechless on this one. This should be a poster or greeting card...something really elegant.

Smooch,
The Tart

Toni said...

Gosh Teri you have been busy drawing and painting.
wonderful take on speed. the way you did the background makes the bird look like it is speeding along. greta job

atomicvelvetsigh said...

cool illo! reminds me of the book Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach. "To the real Jonathan Seagull, who lives within us all." 8)

irvine said...

hee pretty bird! isshe off for migrating now? hihi ^_^ {{huggss}}

The Unknown said...

It's beautiful.
love

Katili said...

A really great drawing and there sure is speed there.

Tongue in Cheek Antiques said...

Thank you for coming by my blog! Your kind words inspire me! Thank you!

frank h said...

what a beautiful drawing

so nice

I liked a lot!

cocos said...

Wow! Your picture is really impressive. It really conveys movement and urgency. I like the contrast between the bird and the background. Thanks for the nice words this week.

the heartful blogger said...

Beautiful Teri.

JO said...

What a lovely blog. Thank you so much for your comments on mine.

TXArtcGal said...

WOW! This is awesome!! I do hope you have this framed hanging in a wonderful place!! I absolutely LOVE IT!! I love all of your work!

scarecrow said...

ljNice!!!

I beez speeding along!!

Later

Aravis said...

This is so beautifully done! It's the sort of thing I would have to hang in my home. :0)

Large Art said...

Keep on truckin' cool bird!

Kaya said...

This is great, I love the sombre background versus the cool bird! Lovely.

Alina Chau said...

Lovely illo!!

shawn said...

That's beautiful. Takes me back to the summers on the beach in North Carolina as a kid.

Suzan said...

Great illo! Love it!

Mindixy said...

This is wonderful - I half expected him to take flight! I agree with the others that this would be beautiful framed.

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