My Illustration
I decided to do this Illustration Friday stretching lesson. The topic is Home.
Title: Home with the cats 12/2004
I've never really done that much artwork with the computer, so I thought I'd do something simple (also, I only have Photoshop 4). I enjoyed trying out this medium. I usually work with Chinese Ink and various paints, so this was definitely a stretch.
Also, the subject is a touchy one for me. I tried to go as idealistic as I could and simple. It's funny how when you get to thinking about a subject or in this case the idea of home, it begins to draw out all sorts of feelings, thoughts and memories. What is home? For me, it's a space you've created with bits and pieces of familiarity and function. It must have comfort and warmth. It must have a sense of welcome-ness about it. For me home is not just a place to live but a word which connotes a sense of peace and love. Home is a place you can dream and cry and laugh and curse and still come back to with open arms. It's safe and if you are lucky, it will have all the dishes washed up and the floor vacuumed once in a while.
Title: Home with the cats 12/2004
I've never really done that much artwork with the computer, so I thought I'd do something simple (also, I only have Photoshop 4). I enjoyed trying out this medium. I usually work with Chinese Ink and various paints, so this was definitely a stretch.
Also, the subject is a touchy one for me. I tried to go as idealistic as I could and simple. It's funny how when you get to thinking about a subject or in this case the idea of home, it begins to draw out all sorts of feelings, thoughts and memories. What is home? For me, it's a space you've created with bits and pieces of familiarity and function. It must have comfort and warmth. It must have a sense of welcome-ness about it. For me home is not just a place to live but a word which connotes a sense of peace and love. Home is a place you can dream and cry and laugh and curse and still come back to with open arms. It's safe and if you are lucky, it will have all the dishes washed up and the floor vacuumed once in a while.
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Hope you had a great Christmas too!
Em