Friday, February 19, 2010

Illustration Friday: Propagate


There's a flock of ravens in the Northeast that are referred to as the "Kimono Corvids."
Their taste for fine silks has been passed down through many generations.
No one knows who their seamstress is. We all know ravens know how to use tools, but needle and thread?
The mystery remains.


My chosen definition for Propagate is: To transmit (characteristics) from one generation to another.
Acrylic paint and colored pencil on patterned paper

29 comments:

  1. I just love your Kimonoed (is that a word?) Ravens. A very skilled seamstress must have made this kimono. Perhaps an army of fairies.

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  2. You are just too much! This is such fun and so well done too!
    Wow.

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  3. Ah, I love everything about this illustration and the explanation. Wonderful!

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  4. Oh I love ravens...they are very clever with tools, needle and thread, why not?! Love your use of patterns and the colors are wonderful! Thanks for all your info - I wish the blog comments would straighten themselves out!

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  5. Love this!!!! Very clever & fun drawing.

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  6. You have the best dressed ravens in town!! This is so YOU!!!

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  7. This is stunning and Oh! sooo elegant!!! Love the warm tropical burst of color too...another "over the moon" awesome piece!

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  8. This is wryly beautiful, if that makes any sense at all.

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  9. Yes I.m very glad she is back with Marianne,but she gave me a big bone so it's alright now.
    Thank you for the beautiful cards I.m a real model don't you think ;-))
    High five,
    Beautje

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  10. The illo is fantastic,the colours are great!Love your interpretation of the word!

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  11. Great interpretation and great illustration!

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  12. Lurve the new header...propagate for sure...and ravens clothed make me think of my cats, clothed...

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  13. my dearest friend, i will come visit later tonight.

    your blog is as ever inspirational.


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  14. lovely lovely lovely propagation on three levels...
    :)

    guess what, lolo... today i was reading the book, The Raven Who Spoke with God

    and surely you were on my mind while reading it...

    much love

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  15. hahahahha! clever you! They like the shiny fabrics ;) beautiful!

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  16. Rich, glorious warming colours for winter! Haven't had our fist foster Spaniel yet, but Brian has had their website handed to him and getting to grips with the technical side of it is like being back at school for him!

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  17. remember i live in Topanga, where anything is possible and why yes i do ;)

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  18. Oh This one goes nice together with the green kimono raven!
    How lovely!!!
    Did you have a nice day?
    I have made my book!

    My thoughts are with you all who are in pain for Renee.
    I am thinking about you and KJ!
    Thinking about her family.

    ♥♥♥
    >M<

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  19. Well..if I were a raven I would also dress in a lovely orange filmy silk kimono. of course...who wouldn't.

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  20. this is oh so wonderful! and Ravens are oh so talented!

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  21. Was thinking of you and decided to pop in and say hi. You know I share your love of ravens - but just look at this! Love it, and that kimono is just fabulous!! Hope all is well with you my friend, xo

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  22. He's obviously a fellow of fine taste!
    Your raven are my favorites!

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  23. I just knew this would be a good word for you. Such lovely rich colours too.

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  24. Beautiful pallet and love the restrained tonal scale of background in Kimono

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  25. It amaze me how you could make a raven look so perfectly charming in a full kimono! I love this (^_^)

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  26. Ravens are cool, but a raven in a kimono is even cooler. Fantastic work!

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  28. Great news!!! Your ravens will be on your new business cards that you won from Uprinting!!! Congratulations and please contact me asap as they need your current email address my dear. I will give them the one i find and hopefully that will work if not let me know. I will be in touch :D

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