First time ever I saw you (Antarctica)

*** 04.08.07 Try this on for size... our collaborative image is now in place for all those who couldn't see it in this post. I'd mistakenly left it as a four colour image - oops! ***

It’s all about the visuals today! Between frequent trips to the film festival (which so far has been totally fantastic), scribbler orders (still), various teaching commitments and several impending deadlines (design jobs and the like) I’m feeling strapped for time.

But before I saturate this post with some of my recent drawings of sea urchins, anemones, kelp roots and various pods found under the sea, I’d like to show you an image Gracia and I have been working on entitled First time ever I saw you (Antarctica). It is based upon one of the earliest photos ever taken of the Antarctic icebergs. At this stage the image is only small and in its digital infancy however if our application to exhibit this piece is successful then it will be reproduced as a poster on a much larger scale.

There is also a companion image, which I think Gracia will reveal on her blog over the next few days.

Oh, and while you’re over on Gracia’s blog you can read her eloquent description of how much she’s been missing her blog time and visiting her blog buddies of late. When I read it I thought… that’s exactly how I’m feeling, I wish I could say it like that! So I’ll leave you with… ditto what she said.

Medium: Watercolour, pencil and collage on Fabriano traditional white 640gsm paper.

Comments

[liz]

those are so gorgeous, saturate away my dear! there could never be enough

[shari]

beautiful louise! i've missed you too. :)

[jenny]

wow - i love these pinks! nice to see you again, :) xo

[Jane]

Hello, Louise! The colors are just gorgeous! Love seeing your work.

[sophie bond]

I just love your collaborative pieces and seeing all your drawings.

[amisha]

ditto to these other comments... the colors are wonderful in these! sadly i couldn't open the collaborative link :( but look forward to seeing more about it!
xox

[lisa s]

we've missed you too!!

and i couldn't see the collaborative piece either, but i love love the drawings!!

[Brydie]

yay, the collaborative piece works now and is well worth the wait. Well done you clever cookies, and Louise your "sea urchins, anemones, kelp roots and various pods" are all gorgeous. It's good to have you back on the blogging bandwagon {i missed your absent post last week!} Enjoy the rest of your extraordinary sounding films.

[risa]

what a fun underwater journey! thank you for taking me with you. :)

[Hanna]

Wow, I think it will look very cool big, and the sea creatures (?) below are so... floting? free form great? I dunno, I just like them a lot, their form and colours, and also the images in the post below this one. Wow, lovely!

[comfies]

wow. sigh. you are both so inspiring to me.

xo
d

[maditi]

love your beautiful sea creatures ... and a big poster of your joint work sounds great :)

[cruststation]

Hi louise, this set of sea creatures painting are some of my favourites yet! Also loving your collaboration with gracia -First time ever I saw you (Antarctica), stunning!

[simple me]

here's to another wonderful collaboration.
... yes time ... have you been working on the machine? maybe you don't have much time for that now :)