Tuesday 7 October 2008

Illustration Friday - Sugary

The Ogre loved sugary tea...

46 comments:

Lisa M Griffin said...

And who wouldn't love sugary tea, especially in this lovely setting that you have created. Beautiful, magical, charming!

Bella Sabbagh said...

This is really lovely - such a sweet scene. I absolutely love the little girl's oversized hat. Beautiful colours, beautiful characters.

Kathleen Rietz said...

Oh how wonderfdul! I absolutely love all of thegreat details, and the characters are a great group.

NANCY LEFKO said...

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the Ogre and little girl illustrations !!! they are soooo sweet together !!

Anonymous said...

So sweet and beautiful !!!

Vickie said...

It is beautiful. The little dog is so cute. I love how the Autumn leaves frame the scene.

Edrian said...

What a great tea party! Lovely characters and atmosphere... I really admire how well you are carrying the characters through the the IF themes.

Jerry Hish said...

Very beautiful illo...gotta love those tea parties

Eric Barclay said...

What a treat this is to get to see a story build a week at at time. Wonderful characters and I love that big wonderful nose on the ogre fellow. Excellent!

INDIGENE said...

Oh Kathy...this is so wonderful! I love the colors, the texture, the mood and the composition...what's not to love! Another amazing one!

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Alvaro Madero said...

Gran técnica, es fantástica!!

Ratlion said...

This is so sweet! I really like your 'gentle' ogre. Love the way you've handled the foliage too. Lovely!

:)

Cheers,
Radha

Roberta said...

What a wonderful little story you've got growing here! Kathy your work is masterful!!!

Anonymous said...

Adorable work!!! soo charming. :)

theartofpuro said...

wonderful work,love the characters and your colours are great,love autumn colours

Anonymous said...

Kathy, it must have taken you forever to individually colour those leaves! The effect is brilliant though. I love the ogre; his hair, nose and even the detail to his ears are just perfect, a great story for us all to follow
;0)

Vanessa Brantley Newton said...

Kathy, Kathy, Kathy, you have just stolen my heart with yet another one of your fantastic illustration. No, really. I LOVE Alice in Wonderland!!! It's my all time favorite stories. I collect the every book I can get my hands on. I love to see how people will illustrate the story. Your illustration has this kind of feel to it. I love the friendly Ogre invited for tea the little girl with cupcake in hand and the animals are done so loving. I can truly tell that you enjoy each moment with pencil in hand. It's brilliant just like you. Thanks so much for stopping by. I really appreciate it.

Vicki Smith said...

Lovely image and lovely soft colors!

Anonymous said...

Where do I start? The beautiful aurumn colours, the lovely textures of the fabrics, the deep emotional eyes of the ogre, the details of the cakes, the background setting. Breathtaking!x

Juan said...

Another wonderful illo Kathy. Excellent as always!!!

Alicia Padrón said...

I love this trio Kathy!! This is beautiful!

Do you have a story for them? Or are you working on a dummy? I think you should take them further, I should love to know more about them.. how did they meet and where are they going.. :o)

ELLA ELVIANA said...

wow, fantastic!! your coloured pencils technique is amazing..!

Anonymous said...

Absolutely Charming, you're a wonderful illustrator and the way you put the characters, colours and whole subject across is remarkable!!!!!Very Well Done!!!!!XXX

Rick said...

I didn't know that Ogres liked tea.

Faruffa said...

Another great piece your tecnique is wonderful !!!

Catalina Alvarez said...

OH!!! Kathy, I'm in love.....the ogre is absolutely adorable.
Bellissimo, bellissimo, bellissimo.
Cata

Bobo said...

Lovely family as always! Love the autume scene!

Dragana Savkov - Bajić said...

This is absolutely adorable! I love your autumn colours, the atmosphere, the characters, that little blue bird... Beautiful!

yoon see said...

Wow! They are really having a great time here.
Beautiful autumn splashs, sentimental friendship gathering spot at this gorgeous garden setting.
I also love the small little bird here. Look like she has created a conversation....for the friends here.
Sugary....

Anonymous said...

love all your works and this Illo is excellent.

Curious Art said...

Lovely, especially the delicate fall leaves, & I'm intrigued by the story you are developing.

Mark Cavell said...

Fab work as usual. I love the autumn leaves (my fave time of year). So much detail.
Are these illusts part of a book?

Michael G. O’Connell said...

your work is brilliant… i am noticing a theme lately… and special reason for the ogre in the last three?

colored pencils are fun… i normally use them or watercolors but mot of my ast supplies got packed away when i moved back in april… gotta unpack…

thanks for the visit and the kind words…

Tom Barrett said...

Great little series you have going here. love all the details! Potential story?

Bella Sinclair said...

I LOVE this! Look at those beautiful fall leaves and the little patch of blue sky for the little birdie. And the delicious cupcakes and polka dot creamer and that HAT! I love everything in this picture. I do hope you're creating a picture book from these.

valerie walsh said...

i want to honk his big ol nose :) this is truly magical!!!

Anonymous said...

Ok, when is the book coming out? Love these characters! I don't think I've ever seen a more lovable, benign ogre. Love him to bits!

Youngsun Kim said...

very beautiful color and details, and you should know that how I admired about your persistence. You are great.

Emily said...

beautiful details Kathy!...um...can I adopt the kitty?

Kris-Tea said...

I really love your work! *_* Great! I hope to see your "strings" illo soon..
Thanks for your comment :)

glaucia said...

Your work is so beautiful. Love all, but this ogre is delightful. Also the colors and textures are wonderful and makes me feel like touching it :)

Rosalia Lerner said...

So Lovely !!!
Great work Kathy

kathy hare said...

Thankyou everyone for all of your lovely comments, I created Emily and the Ogre for illustration friday but perhaps I will think about creating a story for them.. anyway they will be back! :)

Christophe said...

Your style is amazing ! Beautiful !

Sistermoon said...

Oooooh, me gustaría estar alii sentada con ellos. Preciosa ilustracion.

Francisco Martins said...

So cute! have you inspired in Alice in Wonderland? ıt kind of reminds me off the "Mad Tea Party" chapter...

Francisco Martins
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