Friday, June 22, 2007

IF: Camouflaged Pals


Domino and Greyling get tired of living their lives in black and white, so as often as they can they slip away into the colorful country. They love blending in with the birch trees so as not to scare the butterflies. The falling leaves and the flitting wings makes for such a relaxing, mesmerizing day!


Years ago I painted a Dalmation against a stand of birch trees all in blue tones. I don't have a picture of it anymore, but that's what inspired this digital collage. I wish I had time to paint something for this week, but alas, I must get the huge commission done so I can pay my bills :)

I hope this works well enough!

40 comments:

  1. It works perfect! Love that forest and the animals are cute. Your other painting sounds really neat.

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  2. It was all going so well and looking so nice as it loaded down the screen...then I saw the cat...

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  3. Lovely critters. A touch of color - at least - is essential, I do beleive.

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  4. OH this's beautiful. Those little butterflys are lovely!!

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  5. It works beautifully! Now get to work!

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  6. that is very nice; very "bev doolittle" -- are those indians i see creeping in the background?

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  7. very cool, love the leaves and the colors:)

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  8. i was deceived by the butterflies, i thought those were leaves! nice work.

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  9. A wonderful collage here, Laurel. You've really expressed this week's theme in a number of ways. Indians? I'm going blind trying find them! :)

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  10. Great job on this collage! The trees and butterflies are wonderful! =)

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  11. love the play of grey of the animals and the trees nice concept

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  12. Great collage! I love the colors and a cute concept!

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  13. Fun. I love the animals against the trees with just a hint of color.

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  14. Greyling looks like Prancer my big cat.
    This is so well done, I love how the butterflys and the leaves both look like they are flitting around.

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  15. this is perfect. especially the cat!

    my cats have mostly been coloured. pink and orange tabbies...i never thought about the fact that black and white cats and dogs are not coloured. LOL

    this was a really clever idea.

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  16. This collage makes my heart feel warm and happy, especially because the cat and dog are friends! Great work!

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  17. Really like the collage idea - the butterflies/leaves are awesome!

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  18. Naturally, I love what you come up every week, this is lovely. I adore the butterflies mingling with the leaves. How lucky, those two are, to spend time in a beautiful and serene place. Thank you for sharing.

    Btw, a while back I read your profile and the books you like, so I got "She's Come Undone" and just finished it last night. Wow! What a powerful book. So much turmoil and yet, the ending was pure and freeing. I hope I find that special person soon.

    Enjoy your week!

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  19. dazzling image, especially with the butterflies! another adorable tribute too!

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  20. Nice collage. I love the dog's expression. He seems to strain so as not to disturb the butterflies.

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  21. Love this, and the story that goes with it! I like the notion that some animals might have secret lives we know nothing about...

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  22. I really like how you interpret animal's feelings and thoughts. It`s so obvius you love what you do!
    Thanks for stopping by my blog!

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  23. It works perfectly! Greyling and Domino are beautiful! I wish I could paint Sully that well.

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  24. Love the calmness of this collage. I love that you always experiment with different mediums--never afraid to try. Very cool and inspiring. And of course, I love the dots of the dalmatian or "dam"nation what my daughter calls them.

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  25. Wonderful... and a bit nostalgic... I don't know why...

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  26. Wish I were with them. Very beautiful! Like how you also made the color of the text work with the art.

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  27. I think they blend very well, although the clever camouflage of the Birch trees can't disguise the sweetness of these two seekers of beauty. Love this and the little story!

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  28. If I haven't said it yet... it's my favorite this week. Oh yeah. I had to come back and look again.

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  29. this is great! Bev doolittly of you... :)

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  30. Beautiful collage, lovely colors and composition, I love the flying butterflies.

    Funny I also thought of dalmatian for this week's theme. All those pretty dots... :-)

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  31. It works just fine! :) Clever use of black and white.

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  32. oh, this is lovely!!!
    the colors are great!

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  33. Neat collage. The dog and cat look so natural there, sitting on the frame of the picture, that it takes a moment to realize they are floating a bit above the actual ground.

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  34. Yes, birches ala Bev Doolittle came to mind immediately when I saw the topic, but I couldn't figure out how to do it. You figured it out wonderfully. Great collage.

    Thanks for recommending the Artistas Unidas deal coming up. I'm on Trish's email list, so I was aware. She put the First Fridays art walk together over here.

    I've got something done for the first thing... due today, actually... a sort of retro style CD cover involving one of Steinbeck's books. I also want to get involved with the Dia de los Muertos deal, too.

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