kathy hare illustration: Illustration Friday

Wednesday, 18 March 2009

Illustration Friday - Legendary

Layla, Dragon Rider...

40 comments:

Nessa Dee said...: Gorgeous!; 18 March 2009 at 18:55
Fotf said...: Amazing Kathy, i so love your work and would definatly buy it money permitting if it were for sale :-); 18 March 2009 at 18:59
Jess said...: Goodness me now I'm going to have nightmares tonight! This is amazing Kathy, the horny bits are incredible.x; 18 March 2009 at 19:11
Kelly Light said...: beautiful - elegant!- you have a great style!; 18 March 2009 at 19:32
Lisa M Griffin said...: she is just lovely and i really love the eyes on that gorgeous dragon. great detail. Thanks for sharing.; 18 March 2009 at 20:28
Angela Matteson said...: Lovely! She is the image of womanly strength and wisdom. Very cool dragon too!; 18 March 2009 at 20:33
ale balanzario said...: Wow !! Wonderful work,; 18 March 2009 at 20:35
Danielle Barlow said...: Congratulations Kathy - this is even better than usual! I love the way you blend your colours, and the subtlety of your pallet!; 18 March 2009 at 20:53
Anonymous said...: Wow love the illustration and your style. The color palette is wonderful. The added touch of the bridle on the dragon is perfect!; 18 March 2009 at 21:37
Unknown said...: wow. this is so beautiful.; 18 March 2009 at 21:38
Anonymous said...: Ahhh, Kathy, I.F. is not complete without a visit to your blog! It is a fabulous pleasure as usual. I'm loving this dragon! What details! This looks so work intensive.; 18 March 2009 at 21:40
MrBibleHead said...: Wow Kathy! That is one of the greatest faces on a dragon I've ever seen. I was just mesmerized by the way you made him look untamed yet tamed at the same time. Your detail and colors are amazing...thanks for letting us into your magical world again.; 18 March 2009 at 23:37
Caroline said...: Incredible detail again Kathy! I love the checkered look of the dragon's neck. Beautiful piece!; 19 March 2009 at 01:19
Cheryl said...: Wow, you are on a roll. This is way cool. And I love your illo for intricate as well.; 19 March 2009 at 02:42
Tom Barrett said...: Awesome dragon! Great detail, and the checker board "scales" are an interesting touch. And the texture in Layla's shirt is nice!; 19 March 2009 at 03:38
Sweet-Lemmon said...: This is simply amazing. Wonderful work, as always.; 19 March 2009 at 04:17
faeorain said...: So very soft and lovely. Wonderful illustration!; 19 March 2009 at 06:29
Coreopsis said...: Such a sweet girl to be in charge of such a fearsome creature! I love the colored pencils here.; 19 March 2009 at 13:40
Roberta said...: Ooooh your dragon is wonderful!! Such intensity in those eyes!

We really had like minds this week... my dragon rider is a boy!; 19 March 2009 at 14:16
NANCY LEFKO said...: beautiful illustration...what a dragon !!!; 19 March 2009 at 18:02
Renee said...: Wow Kathy, Layla is amazing. How beautiful.

Thank you for understanding me. And thank you for reminding me that it is only time to time that I lose the plot and not all of the time.

Love you.

Renee; 19 March 2009 at 19:36
Heather said...: Lovely illo. Very nice colors. I wish the girl's eyes were as intense as the dragon's--he steals the show.; 19 March 2009 at 19:55
thedoodlegirl said...: Absolutely gorgeous illustration!!; 19 March 2009 at 20:31
justdoodleit said...: fantastic interpretation !; 19 March 2009 at 20:35
Paola De Gaudio said...: I think I would never be tired of admiring this illustration, Kathy!
I do love it! You are a master with color pencils!; 19 March 2009 at 21:16
Vincent Juanes said...: Oooooh! Fantastic dragon!!!!; 19 March 2009 at 21:18
denise said...: Wonderful pencil work, I love the fierceness of the dragon.; 19 March 2009 at 21:40
Anonymous said...: Eeeeeeeyew!!! Fantastic!!! Love this dragon... and in your wonderful style, it really sings!!; 20 March 2009 at 00:23
Bella Sinclair said...: Absolutely amazing, Kathy!!! I love the dragon's deep eyes. Really incredible drawing. You wow me every time.; 20 March 2009 at 05:59
Sab said...: so lovely ! I like work with pencil too, sometimes ! It's so funny.; 20 March 2009 at 15:53
Anonymous said...: There are already a billion comments on here about how good this is, but I couldn't help but add another one because it really is that good. Your attention to detail is great, and the dragon is so well-imagined. Beautiful.; 20 March 2009 at 17:47
Brian Lue Sang said...: This is wonderful! A beautiful illustration, no doubt. It doesn't hurt that our newborn daughter's name is Layla as well. heh.; 20 March 2009 at 21:09
Kathy said...: Breath-taking! That dragon looks like he's going to come right out of the picture ; )! Thanks so much for sharing---I'm inspired!; 21 March 2009 at 10:15
Edrian said...: This is so beautiful! I love the dragon!; 23 March 2009 at 00:56
Emily said...: I had such a thing for dragons as a kid so I can say with absolute certainty that this one is a real cutie!; 23 March 2009 at 15:14
Eric Barclay said...: How come SHE gets to have a dragon? This is such a lovely illustration. The fabric of her tunic is just amazing. This needs to be on a book.; 26 March 2009 at 01:35
Vina Puspita said...: Very nice character! :D; 26 March 2009 at 11:01
sandramucciardi.com said...: YOUR WORK IS UNBELIEVABLE!!! I LOVE IT..
I'M SO HAPPY YOU DROPPED BY!!!
YOU'RE EXTREMELY TALENTED!; 29 March 2009 at 15:19
Dot said...: I love the dragon. my son has a thing for dragons, so I'd better learn to draw them!; 30 March 2009 at 18:47
Francisco Martins said...: So beautiful...I love dragons!

Francisco Martins
www.subversivetales.blogspot.com
www.subversivetales.com; 13 April 2009 at 13:57