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By: ms. froggie,
on 7/14/2008
moving along thru...see her new friend? he can't go with tho...no meows up there. BLURRRRRRRGGG...you know, davinci said EVERYTHING has logic. even in pretend art. so, WHERE is that wind coming from? WHAT DIRECTION should those poppies be bowing? is she being pushed or PULLED? oyyyyyy, my stupid leftside brain is chiming in, AGAIN. ...my eyeballs...gonna run up a hill now and sweat like a
By: Amber T. Kingston,
on 2/25/2008
I’ve just discovered the neatest idea in a website, so I just had to share my findings with you. The website is called www.bookcrossing.com and it’s all about sharing books on a worldwide scale in the form of a treasure hunt! Maybe its concept is what had me hooked from the beginning—appealing to the little kid in me who used to send messages wrapped in taped-up envelopes and wrapped in plastic sandwich bags to be released into the ocean in hope that one day someone would find my message. Never happened—that I’m aware of ;). Anyway, Bookcrossing works much in the same way but on a far more successful scale. People around the world register their books, release them into “the wild,” and wait for them to be “caught” and read (and registered online) by someone new. They, in turn, will make a journal entry about where the book was found, and then release the book into “the wild” once again after they’ve finished reading it. Books have made incredible journeys throughout the world through this program and it’s just getting started. So far I have registered 8 copies of Laura and the Leprechauns to be released—and hopefully each will be “caught” by an interested reader. It will be exciting to check back periodically and see where my books have ended up. If you have any books that you think you’d like to share with others on a global-scale book hunt, just take a moment to register at www.bookcrossing.com. It’s totally free, and completely safe. Even if you don’t have the opportunity to travel the world right now, maybe your favorite book does! In any case, it’s one way to bring about a little excitement and happiness into someone else’s life and a wonderful opportunity to share. So as I eagerly await my book release kit—a totally voluntary purchase I made to support a fun cause I believe in—go check and see if there are any books running free around your neighborhood. And within a few weeks—I’ll let you know—be sure to check back to find the clues to where I released my 8 copies of Laura and the Leprechauns. Who knows—maybe you’ll be the person to catch one! I hope you’ll check it out!
Happy hunting!
Amber
www.chrysalispress.com
beautiful!! The poppies are lovely touch!
I just love your work. It was a joy roaming about your blog. I look forward to seeing more. Keep up the great work.
Wow, wow, wow! How can you NOT walk through those poppy sculptures and get whisked away to another world! That's an excellent way to incorporate it into your wonderful artwork. The bright red is absolutely fabulous in your dark fog. I wonder where the wind will take these kids. Fun, fun, fun!
Really bewitching colour palette... have to see more of this! Stick with it on the wacom and digital, some great rfreedom to be had, although you will then find yourself painting with real media afterwards and thinking for a split second that 'it's OK if I screw up because I can just undo the paintoh no! Don't appologise for it, I'm the same with a short attention sp.........now where's that book
Gorgeous strong magical image, love the detail on her raincoat and the painterly quality on the umbrella is scrumptious.The field of poppies is amazing, brilliant concept, be great to stand among them feeling knee high to a grasshopper:)
utterly charming, thank you :)
very nice illustration, beautiful colours!
Love it, there is so much drama in this piece, including the colors. The poppies at the bottom really draw the eye in and the tension between the girl and the umbrella is fantastic. Looks like this is going to be a terrific project for you.
beautiful, love the poppies..
Ya gotta love those poppies!!!!!
I hope you do lots of poppy pieces :) i love this!
A fun piece! Love the combination of colors, the movement, textures. The poppies are my favorite here!Love the arrows of the middle one as well, :)
Beautiful work! Love the way the poppies "pop" from the background-- wonderful colors.
i love the action here. this is fantastic!
Awesome illustration, Colleen! Fun and energetic. And thanks for sharing your mistakes! :)
Someone used the word "bewitching." That's the perfect word for this one. It's so magical and fun! I'd say it was one of my favorites, but there are like...one, two, three... one million of your illos that are my favorite!I know what you mean about poppies. After a trip to Lancaster to see poppies last spring, I had them on mind and even managed to get some on paper. They are other-worldly
Brilliant sense of movement and the wind blowing! Those poppies are gorgeous.x
wow, beautiful scenery, well done!