Tuesday, October 25, 2011

illustration friday (fuel)

As soon as I heard what this week's IF topic was, I knew what I wanted to draw. But it took me forever to think of words to accompany the image. I originally planned to write "cow chips, a sustainable fuel," but it sounded soberly PC when I really meant to be tongue-in-cheek. I finally gave up trying to be clever, and prosaically labeled it "cow chips." Booooooring.
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13 comments:

  1. Anne MandaOctober 25, 2011 at 9:48 PM

    I never thought I would say this about wheelbarrow (or cow dung for that matter); it's beautiful! I love the colors and it has a nice autumnly feeling. :)

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  2. HannahOctober 25, 2011 at 11:39 PM

    I love the simplicity :)

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  3. origa-meOctober 26, 2011 at 2:35 AM

    It has a nice art deco vibe, I love the yellowy background, are you using different cards?,,,,,,,,,,BTW we call them 'cowpats', they make good frisbees. :)

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  4. ThérèseOctober 26, 2011 at 5:12 AM

    Could have been "cow pies!"
    Not boring at all ;-)

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  5. Cindy PaulOctober 26, 2011 at 6:00 AM

    Fact of life, cow chips can fuel the world. You make an unpleasant subject appear beautiful. Nice illo and interpretation.

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  6. cathyjuneOctober 26, 2011 at 9:55 AM

    Great composition, line, and color... you made cow chips beautiful! don't know that the words matter that much :-D

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  7. Sarah MellingOctober 26, 2011 at 2:00 PM

    You have such a wonderful sense of how to position your subject matter within the composition. Do you play with cropping digitally or is this the actual piece?

    I loved your comment on my blog about a satisfactory drawing being less than finished, short of being perfect. Such a wonderful concept.

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  8. dosankodebbieOctober 26, 2011 at 2:08 PM

    Thank you all for your great comments. :)

    @Sarah, yes this is the actual card, and no, I don't crop it digitally unless I have to customize the dimensions for a particular use. I explain the the positioning and the "cropped look" in Vika's interview in my previous post titled Miniature Art if you haven't seen it yet. I also go into more detail about the concept of leaving art less than perfect in the same article.

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  9. Kerry SchofieldOctober 26, 2011 at 6:47 PM

    Lovely colors and composition. The wheelbarrow is great, good take on the subject!

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  10. garth brunerOctober 26, 2011 at 8:31 PM

    I am in love with the line texture and watercolors. Very nice!

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  11. Cindy D.October 26, 2011 at 9:12 PM

    I like the composition, too. It's a very nice looking wheelbarrow. Ooh, and now I'm intrigued about your Miniature Art post.

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  12. CarolineOctober 27, 2011 at 8:28 AM

    Love this one! You have a great illustration style!

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  13. UnknownOctober 27, 2011 at 10:20 PM

    :) Love your work. Not boring at all! Cow chips/cow dung - yeah, sustainable fuel indeed.

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