Monday 14 March 2011

Stirring the Leaves Up


For Illustration Friday the word is 'stir' and I tried to get away from the obvious spoon and bowl or cup.
This is a girl enjoying stirring up the autumn leaves, but then who doesn't enjoy doing that?
Watercolour pencils and pen in my sketchbook.

27 comments:

Alex said...

I love it! =) It's such a happy drawing, and gorgeous work on the leaves and her proportion

Shirley said...

Fabulous! You've really captured a joyful moment.

Pat said...

What fun! Such zing!

Melissa Mackie said...

really lovely......

Anonymous said...

I still do that and I am not a little girl any more.
(and I am not ashamed for it either!) ;-)
Paula

martinepittet said...

Lovely sketch, full of life and happiness

winna said...

Why that's me ! I LOVED playing in the leaves in Auburn Maine...wonderful sketch

Mari Brown and Colourblob said...

Thats a fun picture, and I just love doing that with leaves : ) An activity my dear husband doesn't enjoy as much as I do... But I still do it (lol).

Great sketch!!

Lissa Rachelle said...

What a lovely little sketch! I love the colours and the movement in it, but especially enjoy your interpretation of the word "stir". Very original :)

Pelusa said...

I'm in love with this illustration! The colors, the movement... I can feel all the fall fragance throught this image! Thanks!

Anonymous said...

Her Dad had probably just gathered all those leaves into a tidy pile ........

Sarah Melling said...

Beautiful, joyful movement!

Timaree said...

Very nice illustration. Love how free she seems.

David R. Vallejo said...

This is a fun take on this week's topic. Great job!

alissaduke said...

I love to stir up leaves !! This is delightful

Gillian Mowbray said...

You did right to stay away from the obvious. Lovely work, Cathy. x

Tjuca said...

cheery illo. i like it.

Vicki Smith said...

What an appealing image!

Anonymous said...

This picture will make anyone smile who looks at it (unless, perhaps, they'd just been out raking leaves). :)

Ellen Burkett said...

It's absolutely wonderful!!!! A beautiful job Cathy!!!

Unknown said...

What a great idea and it's done so well!

Unknown said...

Very well done.
I love it.
Stew.

AtelierBrigitte said...

What a great take on the topic!

Dan Kent said...

Wow I love this!! I would definitely look at a picture book with this one in it. So well done!

Unknown said...

What a great idea and execution of it for the theme.

Claire said...

what a lovely illustration and interpretation of 'stir'!!
and thank you for your lovely comment on my sketches :)

jill said...

This is a great drawing, I left an award on my blog for you