Tuesday 15 May 2012

Illustration Friday

"Kernal"
I found this website some time ago but because of university commitments I couldn't explore it further. Now that I have a bit more time, I'm hoping to tackle some of these projects. The deadline that I have given myself is to produce the illustration in a day. This week's project was for illustrations inspired by the word "kernel" and so I came up with the idea of a corn dolly. This was developed a little further and I combined the idea with harvesting and warning hares in a field.  This is what I came up with. The piece was painted in acrylic paint.

If you're interested in joining these weekly projects the link is:
http://illustrationfriday.com/

10 comments:

  1. very cool painting. great technique.

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  2. I like this very much, especially the hares. Great expressions.

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  3. Yes, I really like your technique! Nicely done, Maria. Has me wanting to figure out what the story is here.

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    1. Thanks for your comments. The story is a bit sad. I read somewhere that in ancient times at the time of harvest the hare's (or rabbits) would have to escape the cornfields. Many didn't, as there would be a team of farmer's harvesting the crop from the outside to the centre. Just a way of life and survival back in those days, but it's still sad.

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  4. This is my favourite illustration this week. A very different idea and I love the "corn dolly"

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  5. An innovative idea about the corn dolly!! Really nice !

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  6. The corn dolly was a wonderful idea! Beautifully done! :)

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  7. Really cool! Neat style and I just love those bunnies, though they do seem quite serious. Nicely done.

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