IF: boundaries

illustration friday: boundaries

I come from a big family and in my youth I always tried to save the most
delicious part from my food for the last. But when the others were already finished,
I really had to defend my last part. I had to put up my boundaries...

rain, rain, rain....

It's raining, almost all summer. Now it's almost autumn and it still rains.
It inspired me to this rainy illustration.

inspiration: various artists 2

This is the second post in the serie: various artists.
So many inspiring artists, which I enjoy very much!
Again some parts of their illustrations, so you can get a VERY small impression.
To see more of them click on the links:

From left to right:
Emma Hanquist
Mareike Engelke
Gudrun Makelberge
Kate Boxer

a face a day August 2011

Here's an overview of my face-a-day-project from the month August.

I'm on number 274 today, 274 faces, Pfhoo, he, that's really a lot ;-)

little red ridinghood and the seven wolves

What a coincidence! This weeks theme of illustration friday is: diguise. It suits so well to my submission for Uncovered Cover Art Blog Contest. There are only a few days left to enter artwork or vote for your favorite re-imagined book covers.

I did join and mixed two fairytailes to one: 'little red ridinghood' and 'the wolf and the seven goats', so it became: little red ridinghood and the seven wolves.

You can vote for your favourite bookcover (there are lots of nice ones!)
Ofcourse I would really appreciate if you vote for mine ;-)
So, if you are in a voting mood: It's possible till the 30th of August.
Thanks in advance!!

fishman eats herring

IF: influence

illustration friday: influence.

This is a new illustration in the serie fishman.
See the other fishmen here and here

inspiration: various artists 1

There are so many great & inspiring ilustrators, which I enjoy a lot!
Here are some parts of their illustrations, so you can get a VERY small impression.
To see more of them click on the links:

From left to right:
Andrea d' Aquino
Karolien Vanderstappen
Agata Dudek
Vivienne Strauss

twins

Yesterday morning I saw a mother coming out of her house
with two infant twins. They wore the same clothes. That's the best!
I'm always fascinated by twins. I love their synchronicity.

This little scene inspired me to this illustration.

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inspiration: Illustrators annual 2011

For my birthday today I've got another very nice birthday-present:
the illustrators annual 2011 from the Bologna's children bookfair

It's full with great illustrators from all over the world.
I didn't had the chance to read a lot in it, but an eye-catcher for me is Anne Crahay
But there is much more in it, very exciting and inspiring :-)

a face a day July 2011

Here's an overview of my face-a-day-project from the month July.

Another month gone. Time flies when you're having fun :-)
I'm on two-third now, I started the first of December 2010

inspiration: Summer Expo 2011

Today I visited the Summer Expo in the Gemeentemuseum Den Haag.
It has the title: anonymous chosen. This exhibition is already a tradition in London.
Artists can send in three works and they are selected anonymous by a jury.
Themes this year are: landscapes, portraits and still life. It's nice to see this exposition, all new artists to me and such a diversity. On the photo works from:
Mitzie Versteeg, Irma de Bruijne, Marit Maes and Laurien Sneep.

IF: perennial

illustration friday: perennial

wide angle lense

It's almost my birthday. (a special one this time, because I become 50....pffff...)
Yesterday I've received already my present: a wide angle lense for my camera.
I'm very happy with it! It can be a great inspiration for my face a day project
I need to experiment with it, what works and what not, but it gave already a lot of fun :-)

duo-shopping

inspiration: Vincent van Gogh

Yesterday I went with Johbont to the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. We thought we'd go early to avoid the huge crowd of visitors, but it was already very crowded. I've never been to a Museum with so many people. A bigger contrast is not possible. Van Gogh was hankering for acknowledgement during his life, but he got none and now he's over-famous, but he will never know... I think that's sad and I wish it had been different for him...

face-inspirations (2)

Here are some more inspirations from my face a day project.
This is a follow-up from an earlier post face-inspirations

The first one face 220 is after my most favourite monkey in Blijdorp Zoo. We call him Cor. He looks so sad and depressive, I always feel sorry for him. It was a challenge to change him into a man.

The second one face 221 is after another monkey in Blijdorp Zoo. It's one of the "Cor-nuiten" (friends from Cor) He/she looks a bit more happy than Cor, but I also see some sadness in the eyes. It was a challenge to change him (or her) into a girl.

a face a day June 2011

Here's an overview of my face-a-day-project from the month June.

I wonder what's your favourite of the month June? And Why?
You can see the faces better on my other blog a face a day

travellers