Sunday, May 23, 2010

Transatlantic pelican






















Recent personal commission, watercolor and ink.
"Harper O'Dandy the seafaring mouse journeys home via transatlantic pelican"

4 comments:

Fritz Bogott said...

Huzzah!

Shobo said...

Great clouds, lovely markings on the curled tentacle and that rock, and the mermaid is sublime.

I really like your "fellow in a bucket at sea" images. I remember you did a plaque with someone in a bucket a while back. There's something... adventuresome, about them.

michelle said...

Hey Fritz, glad you are happy with it! It was fun to do :)

Shobo- haha, I didn't realize sea buckets had become a theme with me, but now that you mention it I want to draw a whole series. I love the idea of a character braving the tumultuous ocean waters in a vessel little bigger than himself, very ripe for narrative possibilities. Hm.
The mermaid is probably my favorite single element in that picture and I don't even know why, ha

Fritz Bogott said...

Sunbird + solar flare + fellow in a space bucket!