Illustration Friday - BLUE
As I walk with Rufus in these woods almost every day I feel quite proprietal about them. So when the hordes of people come to the woods in April, to delight in the glorious colour and heady scent of the bluebells, I feel – quite unreasonably – that as they haven’t been there through the cold, dark, wet, wintry months, they shouldn’t be there disturbing the beauty and tranquility of my woods.
posted by Julie Oakley at Friday, December 09, 2005
22 Comments:
Wow...This looks more like a poem on purple for me, but it's really dream-like. It gives me a lift of spirit on a rainy and cloudy Friday:-).
This is so idyllic...just you, Rufus, and the lovely woods. Such gentle colors and graceful lines!
I like the shadowy quality in the woods, yet you can see the sunlight illuminating the area beyond the trees. I can understand how you feel the woods belong to you when you have them to yourself. I once "had" a field that I loved to explore, until they built a bunch of homes on it.
this is pretty wonderful. I love a good walk in the woods. Your neck of the woods as pictured here is so inviting, especially that gentle riot of color above and below. I love how Rufus stands out with his natural red coat.
This is gorgeous. It makes me envious of the fact that you have woods to "claim." I can completely understand your proprietary viewpoint. I often feel the same way about a park near my house. :)
oh my Julie this is so beautiful. makes me so glad for blogging and the wonderful artwork that is shared that otherwise I wouldn't see, so glad to have seen this, it's wonderful.
Instant response...oh ...look, how pretty and it is all quiet and lovely... nothing moving that you don't want to move. Just dog and snow and branches.
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i love this, feel the same way about my woods!
What great woods! And such a lovely image of the haze that bluebells bring...
wow, indeed. Is this watercolor? Or digital? I like the sense of depth very much.
I'm with Cin---and I agree with you, Julie, about the interlopers ;D.
You captured the look, depth, tranquility and beauty of the woods in this piece.
Simply beautiful!
I understand what you are saying, I have a little plot of woods I go walking in.
Hello everyone - thanks for commenting.
Miragee - you're right - bluebells often have a purple look to them.
Carla the trees are hornbeam - which have those lovely flowing lines that beech trees have.
Cindy - you poor thing - I'd be distraught if I lost my woods.
Angelique you should try to see him in the autumn!
Dee I really appreciate how fortunate I am
Cin and Laura, yes this internet thing is great and I so love the fact that I've found your work through it
Idahl thank you ... but ... snow??
Valgalart and Toni it's great isn't it having woods nearby
Caroline don't you just love it when you're driving and suddenly you're aware of a blur of blue - alway makes me feel good
Painterwoman - it's digital using Painter and a bit of Photoshop. No time or space on my desk to get out the paints at the moment so this is along the lines of a preliminary visual.
What a lovely illustration, it must be a real joy to walk your dog through the wood. When I was a kid we had bluebell wood near us and I know how you feel, my brother and I use to go scrambling on our bikes all year round, and then the fairweather brigade would come out.
Wonderful tree lines! The airy feeling among those verticals calls up the experience beautifully.
Julie, beautiful forest walk! Bluebells everywhere!
Duncan - I love that phrase - the fairweather brigade
Nita - luckily the trees in the wood are a 'flowing' shape so vertical lines do the job
Cream are you just procrastinating, looking at other people's blogs when you should be working on the great blogstory challenge - we're all on tenterhooks here!
Julie, it is 1.45am. I have just sent the illustration to Vit. I have had a very busy evening with Xmas parties.
I hope you like the pic.
this is soooo beautiful. Are you useing gousch?
Thanks Lindsay. 'Fraid not - the deadline was looming so I used the easy-to-clean-up-afterwards Corel Painter
Sorry, I blended!! I read your words and saw your pic with all the glowing blues...and "saw" snow.
I remembed walking in the woods with my dog after a spring snow shower(we get those here) with flowers and new leaves and snow.
Duh, I'm a dummy!!!:)))) Please forgive?
No problem ldahl - Snow sometimes has those purple shadows doesn't it?
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