30 June 2008

Illustration Friday - fierce


cotton fabric, bamboo batting, cotton thread, found object paper, acrylic ink, inkjet-printed fabric, stamped image and acrylic paint on 6" x 6" stretched canvas

I think that beetle looks pretty fierce, don't you?

14 comments:

Unknown said...

beautiful drawing!!

Nicky Linzey said...

Yes that's a pretty fierce beetle and a lovely illustration of it too!

Roberta said...

How cool is that!!

Daisy Church said...

Beautiful! Love the detail and the scientific look to it; reminds me of something you'd find in a Wunderkammer :D

Curious Art said...

We both had bugs on the brain for this one... your fellow is beautifully drawn.

Anonymous said...

Absolutely! Fabulously fierce!
Lynne

janie said...

beautiful, reminds me of the old specimen drawings before photography took over.

Natalya Khorover Aikens said...

oh it's fierce alright... great work!

Tony Sarrecchia said...

It does look fierce. Nice job.

Aspa said...

Very nice work. I like how you use all these different materials.

Anonymous said...

I agree, beetles are fierce. I like the mix of media that you have used to create this illustration.

ren said...

jane,
your bugs always have great character! love it!
ren

Vivien Zepf said...

Can't decide if it's beautiful or fierce...can it be both?

Lorie McCown said...

looks great! love the idea