Leafy Sea Dragon Lady
Tropical Rainbow Sprite
Le Jazz Hot, So Cool, Baby!
Animated GIF & paint over portraits done in Adobe Photoshop.
Photoshop Work
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Fish Splash x2
left: scan of drawing made with markers
right: photoshop filter; craquelure
Green Parrot
I love to see and hear the flocks of wild green parrots.
They take to the air each morning and at sunset to do battle
with crows in the palm trees over Long Beach, CA.
various permanent markers & sharpies on tinted paper (orig. 4.5×6″)
“Trail” for Illustration Friday
John Horse
I Googled the word trail and “Trail of Tears” came up as one of the search results.
Of course I had studied the subject in history class many years ago but did not remember that one of the displaced Native American peoples had been the Seminole of Florida.
Further I had not realized the role Black Seminoles played in shaping American history. Then I read the story of John Horse and his incredible journey to find place of peace and freedom for his people.
Perhaps this is a loose reference to the theme ‘trail’ for Illustration Friday but I got a bit obsessed by this story and wanted to illustrate and share it here. Click on the links to explore the trail of John Horse.
The above illustration is digital and was made in Photoshop.
Thanks for looking!
the bird lovers
watercolor and prisma pencil
eyes, lips, revealed
it is spring. some bug has bit me, which in no way excuses the following…
eyes, lips, revealed
i have never seen so many eyes.
so many lips.
lips that want to be kissed.
eyes closed then kissed open.
eyes round. round and down.
into the ground.
eyes that want to fly,
fly into the sky. up.
doors closed are now open.
opened up.
a new smile is reveled.
and then removed [sigh]
such is life.
again [sigh]
so many eyes…
closed.
and then,
opened again.
and again.
revealed.
Egg Chick
Tinto
Based on the character Tinto, from The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse by Robert Rankin.
Birdgirl
She hasn’t got a proper name yet and is still a work in progress (see previous post).
Untitled
Untitled Fairy-tale (Prismacolor pencil on paper 9×11″)
Thanks go to Aric S. Queen for inspiration on the ‘spooky house’ (from one of his photos).
I’m kinda working backwards here as the sketch appeared before a story is written.
If you have title/story ideas please leave them in the comments,
I’d love to hear them!
Gypsy Gentry 