Friday, November 14, 2008

IF : Pretend


Our lives are only limited by our imaginations or fears.

Now get out there tiger, and live your dream!



For Illustration Friday : pretend

acrylic and colored pencil on bristol board

34 comments:

  1. So lovely sentence and illustration!!!this piece is amazing!

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  2. Heeheehe....those words actualy sound like they could have fit with last week's theme!

    I love the drawing...pastel? Very beuatiful colors.

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  3. Thanks for the encouragement! Great colors.

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  4. so true! wonderful colours...have a great weekend....

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  5. Wow fabulous!
    I love cats they are such an inspiration to me!
    So is your art Lolo

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  6. This is great! Just love it...
    Wonderful! Wonderful :)

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  7. Really lovely color and texture!

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  8. This cat doesn't look like it has to pretend. He has a fierce look.

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  9. Lovely illustration of the topic ! Inspiring message makes it more prettier !

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  10. Oh, that's a beauty. And I KNOW cats think they are tigers!

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  11. so adorable, is he pretending to be a prince among princes? hugs and wfs.

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  12. Oh so true and what a wonderful cat.

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  13. Very wonderful! I love the texture and colours very much and wonderful sentiment too :)

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  14. wonderful, wonderful

    kitten is doing fine if not a bit peeved (at the dogs of course) thanks for asking, I drew her drenched because we had a rare downpour.

    I know, I know he's a lab, but he could have left us a sliver, just a skinny, little sliver. e

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  15. lollie, lollie, lollie!!! (get yer advvverbs here!!!!)

    hiya! LOVE this piece...reminds me of um, who's that guy...the sleeping tiger people...does huge blades of grass...ggrrr...i'll think of it.

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  16. I have a couple of tigers with big imaginations too!
    I always look forward to what you'll post Laurel.

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  17. I know a tiger like that! He lives at my house and his name is Oscar! Well, he's big enough to be a tiger! Don't you love cats? What a beautiful illustration!

    http://indigeneartforms.blogspot.com

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  18. Yes!! Wow, those eyes are intense and deep. What does he think?

    Thanks for sharing once again your love for animals.

    Have a good one!!

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  19. fab work and good advice. : )

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  20. Love your tiger! A non-threatening, cute guy!!! In a field of flowers...beautiful!

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  21. Perfect! Thanks for the reminder & the inspiration.

    xxoo-
    Elana

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  22. Hi Laurel,
    I just got your comment and Bailey the Lady Bug is indeed a new member of the family. She's a long haired fawn chihuahua. She's been very good for mending the heart! :)

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  23. Yeah, very encouraging quote & illustration.
    The illo is set in a motivational & adventurous jungle....let us to be the tiger too:)

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  24. this is very inspiring! :-) i've been away from IF for a while and it made me miss your lovely posts. glad to see them again now :-)

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  25. hmmm
    his eyes are telling me:

    walk on your path
    as if there is no end...
    pretend...

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  26. Lovely kitty with eyes of tiger! Fierce!

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  27. Oh alright! You talked me into it, hee heee!

    You paint the coolest kitties. They are my favorites of yours, (after the ravens, of course). Love this little tiger dude.

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  28. Thank you for your nice comments on my illustration. Love your thoughts and illustration. Very wonderful indeed.

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  29. Yea! I am a tiger! I tell my kitties that and they just roll their eyes and say.. "yeah sure mom"

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  30. great work… the composition and colors sure set the mood…

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  31. Thanks for the comment
    Great sentence and adorable illo,love the cat expression

    I'd like to add you to my blog list

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  32. Laurel, always so much insight in your illustrations. Love the cat, and your colors are yummy too.
    Take care now.

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  33. Oh, what a world to explore! Wonderful colours. :)

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  34. You are always so thoughtful! And the colors are amazing... they pop off the page.

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