Illustration Friday: 'Breezy'

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Illustration Friday this week is Breezy.



Comments

April Jarocka said…
I really like this one Jessie. The colours and composition...beautiful!!
4 March 2009 at 09:29
soulbrush said…
yup and i like her socks so much too.
4 March 2009 at 10:26
Jess said…
Thanks April and Joss. I couldn't decide on leggings tights or socks and the socks won!
4 March 2009 at 11:37
Lisa Evans said…
I love your colour palette : )
4 March 2009 at 12:38
Jess said…
Thanks Lisa :)
4 March 2009 at 12:41
Sadia said…
Perfect illustration for a breeze, couldn't have been better!
4 March 2009 at 12:57
Rosie said…
Full of atmosphere!
4 March 2009 at 14:23
Coreopsis said…
Lovely image--all light and airy!
4 March 2009 at 14:57
Buskitten said…
I love the sense of freedom and dream-like qualities of your work so much Jessie....You get your colours so fresh and un-muddy (that is one of my many painting problems) is it due to mucho cleaning of brushes, and plenty of water-changes? Great illustration for the theme!
Glad you're enjoying the wallow in nostalgia over at JSR's!!
4 March 2009 at 15:10
Jess said…
Thanks Sadia,Rosie and Coreopsis :)
Thanks Liz, lots of twirling brushes in water, but I don't change the water that often. I think it's down to the paints themselves!
4 March 2009 at 16:24
MrBibleHead said…
Great job Jessie. It looks like she's really enjoying the breeze...and I really enjoy your style.
4 March 2009 at 17:41
Eric Barclay said…
Really beautiful work.
4 March 2009 at 17:55
juanpablito said…
this is nice! Love the colors and the feeling!
4 March 2009 at 18:02
Ruthie Redden said…
Can feel the breeze, love your use of colour & content. sigh, roll on spring x
4 March 2009 at 18:46
kathy hare said…
Oh Jess how funny, we both did girls with red hair blowing in the wind.., this is such a beautiful illustration one of my favourites of yours... x
4 March 2009 at 21:36
Roberta said…
She looks like she's not got a care in the world! Fun illo!
4 March 2009 at 23:13
Cheryl said…
I really enjoy the color and textures. The freedom of it.
5 March 2009 at 01:33
INDIGENE said…
Beautifully done and you can feel the energy of it!
5 March 2009 at 04:27
Unknown said…
I feel refreshed just looking at this painting, and can see that spring is definitely in the air!
5 March 2009 at 05:57
Nathanael Lark said…
Great job! This perfectly illustrates the topic and I love the way you've handled the background.
5 March 2009 at 15:33
Kathy said…
I really like this one! Sweet idea and lovely colors ; )
5 March 2009 at 19:05
Renee said…
So refreshing. It looks like she is smelling the air.

xoxoxo
5 March 2009 at 21:43
Fatally Cute said…
Beautiful! I love drawing on the abstract background.
5 March 2009 at 23:22
Unknown said…
yes, also at Bremen at this time :-), very nice picture !!!
8 March 2009 at 21:38
Anonymous said…
Hi There..Love this..so refreshing..!! Fantastic..!!Robin
9 March 2009 at 13:10
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