Friday, August 31, 2007

IF : Alphabets


Yay...I finally christened my Moleskin! I was feeling very child-like and whimsical today so I thought I'd go for that style. Just loose and scribbly! I used acrylic paint, colored pencils and alphabet rubber stamps. In case you can't read it, here's what it says.


"What's good today?" I asked.

"We have really good duck soup with alphabets." she replied.

"Okay, I'll have that."


Who knows where my head was...but I know this makes me giggle!

32 comments:

  1. Alphabet soup...what a great idea. Sweet image....but I'm worried for the duckie...

    ReplyDelete
  2. Aww.
    :D
    I could go for some alphabet soup about now!

    ReplyDelete
  3. The alphabet rubber stamps make a terrific background. Very nice.

    ReplyDelete
  4. I love the whimsy with the Duck Soup... and the colors of the China Cove painting. Thanks for your comment and the congrats for the Merit Award! I'm curious, did you notice the posting on my Blog or from the Portfolios.com site?

    ReplyDelete
  5. Very cute. I had a feeling that this week's topic would inspire a lot of soup, but your is very original. Love the story!

    ReplyDelete
  6. I really like the textures, especially the stamped background. Overall very nice

    ReplyDelete
  7. very good! love the scribbly-naive style and the loose lines.

    ReplyDelete
  8. This is fantastically quirky! A nice twist on the alphabet soup idea. And thanks for visiting my blog earlier, and for the words of encouragement.

    ReplyDelete
  9. Too cute Laurel! What a fun idea :)

    ReplyDelete
  10. very terrific...... I love the whimsy.

    I think I'm going to use "Love language" for my title if that's okay with you. So perfect!

    ReplyDelete
  11. I've always been enamored of journal sketches, drawings and the preparatory study. This one is charming and, no pun intended here, Laurel - delicious! :)

    ReplyDelete
  12. Well, la dee da! Look at you. An excellent entry for the new Moleskine. I really like the combination of stamps and written letters. Hi Emma, says Sully!

    ReplyDelete
  13. HAH! i'll have the soup too, please!

    love this!

    -- kim

    ReplyDelete
  14. hi :) i came back over to thank you for your nice comments and to let you know that i'm not new, i'm just blogging and IFing with a friend now. i used to IF at http://web.mac.com/buchheitcreative/iWeb/Site/Blog/Blog.html -- and you would visit me there often. glad to be back... and nice to see your gorgeous work again. :)

    -- kim buchheit

    ReplyDelete
  15. hey I would love a bowl of your duck soup with alphabets!

    ReplyDelete
  16. I like the dialogue written lightly in the background, it is a great touch. Great colors.

    ReplyDelete
  17. This is so cute!
    I really like those texts at the back. They added a lively tune to the soup, I mean illo! And thanks a lot for your comments in my blog.

    ReplyDelete
  18. I really like the alphabet soup idea. Very nice illustration.

    ReplyDelete
  19. Waiter!! Yeah- whimsically beautiful- everything fits so well from style to subject.
    I'm thinking of Groucho now.

    ReplyDelete
  20. A sweet, playful (and tasty?) piece! Just darling! You sure did have fun with this, it shows.

    Have a good week!

    ReplyDelete
  21. made me giggle too. LOVE it!

    ReplyDelete
  22. This is adorable, I love the sketchy, quirky feel and the whole concept is so sweet. So glad it's a rubber duckie! :-)

    ReplyDelete
  23. It's cute. The more you use your moleskin you will like it.

    ReplyDelete
  24. Wow, this is super cute :)
    I've fallen in love with that little duck--> it's soooo adorable!

    ReplyDelete
  25. this is super cute!

    ReplyDelete