Thursday 11 March 2010

Brave Betty



Betty stoically prepared herself for battle with the monsters that lived under her bed....

43 comments:

Sab said...

So cute Kathy ! ^_^

elizabeth said...

Some great details here-- the big shoes, the drawing on her shield. Very nice.

Dayle's Painted Diary-Dayle Dodwell said...

This is so glorious. Beautiful. The texture the expression. Love it.

KL Bailey Art said...

That is so cute! I just love the little picture on the shield. Great work.

Dear Fireflies said...

...then she gallantly defeated the beast and celebrated her triumph with a bowl of chocolate ice cream!!! Oooo... isn't she adorable?? (^_^)

Maria Bogade said...

This is really cute! Love it!

k.h.whitaker said...

beautiful

sandygrafik said...

She's absolutely gorgeous! Love all her funny accesories and details!

Jess said...

It's gorgeous and I really like the background!xx

Micki Wilde said...

Absolutely adorable!!

FHNavarro said...

I like the big shoes!! Great pic!!

Anonymous said...

very nice!

Isabelle said...

So cute!! Love the big boots!!

Nessa Dee said...

Oh she is too precious! I think she and my little boy would be a perfect super hero team!

Denise Scicluna said...

brillaint! i love the pan on her head :D

Diane said...

this is especially adorable. Love the big shoes and the tin on her head!

MrBibleHead said...

Hey Kathy! Thanks for stopping by. I love this. She is so adorable. I love the intent expression and her shoes. But my fave is the sheild! That is so cool! Nice work. You have my vote for this week.

kathy hare said...

I loved drawing the shield Jack! I spent a little time looking at children's drawings of monsters, I love how a child's mind works..big eyes and big teeth!! :)

Nina said...

Oh wow Kathy this is SOOOOOOOOO gorgeous :) I really really love it. Awesome work! xoxo

Joy Steuerwald said...

She's wonderful! You really captured a perfect expression on her face and you can tell she has a marvelous imagination!

Ann Pilicer said...

Just amazingly beautiful! Great work!

LDahl said...

such a little sweetheart!

Dear Fireflies said...

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Indigene said...

Kathy, this is so wonderful! I love her boots, hair and that expression is priceless. I adore this!

Tom Barrett said...

love the details like "daddy's" shoes, the colored shield, and the tape around the sword!

D. Lindsey said...

Love all the details listed above, but I have to say, my favorite thing is her expression. She seems to be thinking "Bring it on!"

Anja said...

She sure will scare all the monsters away :o)

Great work!

Cally Johnson-Isaacs said...

She looks so cute with the big boots on and her little brave face is adorable! x

lil kim said...

ooh, I love this. fantastic background!

justdoodleit said...

Beautiful details!

Adam Excell said...

very similar, i love it!

jcdillustration said...

I love her determined look!

bee said...

Hi Kathy thanks for stopping by my blog! I absolutely adore your work, what a talent you have :)
This little lady looks ready for anything - bring on the monsters! SO cute :)

Alicia Padrón said...

hee! I love Betty, specially her shoes. Wonderful! :o)

Susan said...

Hi Kathy - I just found your blog and became your new follower, I love your work!

This is so sweet and adorable - I also love your technique, I see you work in colored pencils - I do too, but haven't tried mixing them with watercolor yet. I looks like the Betty's background is watercolor?

Everything is blended together so beautifully and the details - her shield, the cracks in her sword, I love it! Cheers, Susan

ELLA ELVIANA said...

oh you certainly have to brave to make such a beautiful background texture with watercolor! well done.

kylie said...

What a cutie, a brave little warrior!

kathy hare said...

Thanks for all of your kind comments! x

Hello Susan, I used watercolour to create the background before colouring Betty with pencil.. I don't often use watercolour but I am hoping to play around with it a bit more as I love the effects it creates.

Megan Coyle said...

I love her makeshift armor. And the drawing on her shield is a wonderful detail.

tera said...

What a sweet, serious little warrior!:)

Jon Davis said...

This is really good, great details.

Tammie Lee said...

I love this, such determination.

Sue Rundle-Hughes said...

Kathy, I haven't seen this illustrations. They are gorgeous. I really love this one and the monster she has drawn on her shield, hee hee :)