tidal pool: every man for himself
I'm very excited to finally be able to share this-- I have been working on this seemingly tiny piece for quite a while now.
It's 4.5 x 6.5 gouache on illustration board. Some detail shots:
I love this piece. I've been trying to have more surface coverage of my pieces, taking both background and more importantly light into consideration, so this was my exercise in that. There's something about the way that this tidal pool/cave is formed, the shape of it, that is really beautiful and comforting to me-- I definitely want to explore that more. This was definitely a really fun piece to do-- I think it could have gone on indefinitely, there are so many places to put detail...
By the way, thanks to everyone who has bought bookplate sets already-- they're out in the mail, coming your way! for those of you that missed them the first time around, they're here...
Some progress shots below:
Great psot, I'm glad to see the process shots. How do you like typepad? I'm in the process of developing my professional site and would like to incorporate a more official blog, and I am considering something else besides blogger.
Posted by: Blake Himsl Hunter | January 31, 2008 at 10:38
Thanks, Blake! I can't myself speak for the differences between Typepad & blogger, but I am definitely happy with Typepad so far. The way that everything is organized on the back end is intuitive & easy, and I think you definitely get bang-for-your-buck in terms of how much you can do with the blog. Without having anything else to compare it against, I definitely recommend it!
Posted by: Allison Sommers | January 31, 2008 at 10:43
hello allison! I'm falling in love with your super amazing illustration! I can't stop staring at those great details, characters and colors! You're the best, Allison! Keep it up! :D
Posted by: Mall | January 31, 2008 at 12:52
Goodness! I don't really have words to say how I feel about your art. Just WOW. I guess I'm going to keep harassing you to sell some of your artwork as prints on etsy! Love the bookplates btw.:-)
Oh and I awarded you with the You Make My Day Award! Come see on my blog for more details.
Posted by: Jannie | January 31, 2008 at 13:24
Mall-- thank you, it means a lot coming from you!
jannie-- thank you so much!! And I am working out the prints thing still.... :) Also, thank you so much for the mention on your blog! I am so honored! I'm such a fan of your work.
Posted by: Allison Sommers | January 31, 2008 at 13:41
this is fantastic! I really enjoy looking at your paintings and this is one of your best yet.
Posted by: Fossfor | January 31, 2008 at 15:48
thanks, fossfor! :)
Posted by: Allison Sommers | January 31, 2008 at 16:09
Really good work cheers
to the Youngers and the Elders if you know what I Mean Cockaigne.
Splendi and powerful work you do.
Posted by: Rick Calzadilla | January 31, 2008 at 18:18
You should contact Rachel Koper at Gallery Lombardi in Austin Texas
Posted by: Rick Calzadilla | January 31, 2008 at 18:21
Rick-- thanks so much! And I do get your drift-- I'm a huge Bruegel fan.
Posted by: Allison Sommers | February 01, 2008 at 10:59
nice to see the process!
Posted by: Dan P. Carr | February 01, 2008 at 14:12