Saturday, March 31, 2012

Illustration Friday: Return



Here's a print in honor of the return of spring rainstorms. So far we just have tons of sun. (I'm not complaining!) And tomorrow there's talk of snow. We'll see...

I had to paint this print three times before I was happy with it. That's one of the things I like about painting linocuts. I just make a bunch of prints and keep trying. It's not a singular painting that has to be perfect the first time. It's been a good way for me to experiment with watercolor over the last few years.

Happy spring to everyone!

11 comments:

  1. Looks great! Nice colors and the critters are so cute! Well done.

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  2. gorgeous linocut with alovely sentiment!

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  3. Lovely! I like the way that the bird turned out in the final linocut & the turtle is a real cutie.
    Just a trace of rain this afternoon near Tampa, but every drop is welcome during the dry season.

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  4. Thanks so much for visiting and your nice comments!

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  5. That's so cute! :) Your blog is really interesting!

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  6. I love how you captured the movement of the water here. Those little friends are adorable ♥

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  7. Awww, what a sweet picture. I especially like the angle of the umbrella, and the layered look of the clouds.

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  8. Love the splashing water droplets! And the turtle is adorable! Really nice illo!

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  9. Great job...you always make me want to try linocuts, but I haven't taken the plunge yet!

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  10. Thank you! I'm glad the water drops look good- I haven't tried anything like that before. Subtleties are hard to do with linocuts and especially my graphic style. Thanks for the comments!

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