Monday, June 25, 2007

Illustration Friday - "Camouflage"

This illustration for this week's theme was inspired by the photo I posted below it. I was taking photos in my garden and nearly overlooked the daddy-long-legs chilling out on a boxwood shrub. It blended in pretty well with some of the colors in the branches. © Kathleen Rietz© Kathleen Rietz I have also been inspired lately by the beautiful illustrations of nature on biologist/botanist Joan Yoshioka's blog. You can see her blog here http://drawingonnature.blogspot.com
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42 comments:

  1. Rafael Santiago6/25/2007 6:21 AM

    Wonderful work of art. I love all the different shades of green. I hope you had a great weekend.

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  2. Ces Adorio6/25/2007 6:52 AM

    This is very nice. I like your photographs. I love the picture you made of your Dad, it's precious. Thanks for stopping by.
    P.S. I am not patient at all, in fact, I am quite impatient. I just love to draw details. They are fun :-)))

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  3. Kristi Valiant6/25/2007 8:13 AM

    Very nice.

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  4. Tina Poe6/25/2007 8:43 AM

    Wow, your level of detail is impressive! I love the way you brought out the spider even more than the photo. Great work!

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  5. Anonymous6/25/2007 8:50 AM

    Beautiful!

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  6. Nina Seven N76/25/2007 9:38 AM

    beautiful work, Kathleen. The detail is impressive and your concept for the theme this week is brilliant!

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  7. JO6/25/2007 11:43 AM

    Wonderful drawing!

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  8. kdhamel6/25/2007 1:12 PM

    Great photo and the drawing is even better! Even not-so-cute creatures can be beautiful! Thank you for your nice comments :)
    - Kelly

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  9. Catalina Alvarez6/25/2007 2:28 PM

    Oh! I know this spider!
    Is your spider!
    She still living in your garden ?..hehehe!
    Beautifull illo!

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  10. bookbabie6/25/2007 2:48 PM

    Nice choice of subjets for the illo Kathleen, you almost make a spder look cute:)

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  11. Willie Baronet6/25/2007 5:05 PM

    Great idea for this topic, I love the feel of it. Hope this is a great week for you! :-)

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  12. janie6/25/2007 5:16 PM

    Amazing work, the detail is brilliant.

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  13. steve6/25/2007 5:34 PM

    WOW!! Getting caught up here and thoroughly enjoying your posts--the sketches, phoos, and illos!!

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  14. Random York6/25/2007 11:14 PM

    A "Knocked Out" picture Kathleen! (That's like "KO'd" and it's good!

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  15. julia6/26/2007 3:17 AM

    ... a little shiver because I'm not a spidery person, but she (or he) is beautiful. Love the shades of rich greens. My most favourite drawing on your blog is the childhood geese. They seem to have wheels. What a great idea.

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  16. Honor6/26/2007 5:08 AM

    Sorry to hear about your injury and hope you're feeling better! I love your photos and this entry is lovely.

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  17. arxo6/26/2007 6:11 AM

    it would drive me nuts to paint all those little green details...

    congrats...

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  18. Diane Duda6/26/2007 7:23 AM

    Very pretty!

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  19. Nancy Bea Miller6/26/2007 9:14 AM

    Wow, beautifully done!

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  20. psychopooch6/26/2007 11:21 AM

    beautiful!

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  21. Steve Morrison6/26/2007 12:06 PM

    Wonderful...excellent textures (I love the waxy leaves)!

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  22. Ginger*:)6/26/2007 12:14 PM

    Truly beautiful, Kate. I can see why you missed him at the first sight.

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  23. zime6/26/2007 1:55 PM

    Great illo!! I really love it!!

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  24. trudette6/26/2007 3:54 PM

    What a wonderful drawing, I love the soft green shades.Very very nice.

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  25. emilayusof6/26/2007 9:12 PM

    Wow! Beautiful!

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  26. Joan Y6/27/2007 3:46 AM

    Wow! That was my first reaction when I saw your drawing! I especially love the way you used reds and blues as well as greens. So cool.

    Mahalo Nui Loa for the wonderfully kind words Kathleen. I admire your talents so much so your mentioning my blog means a great deal to me. Thanks, you absolutely made my day!! :)

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  27. Zara6/27/2007 5:17 AM

    Brilliant image!

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  28. studio lolo6/27/2007 10:11 AM

    beautiful kate! Such delicacy in the spider. I go out of my way not to harm these guys! I also love your latest people sketches. Very nice!

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  29. Anonymous6/27/2007 10:40 AM

    muy excellente...your blends are wonderful, as well the composition - nature can be hard to improve on when it comes to inspiration!

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  30. Janice Ykema6/27/2007 10:31 PM

    lovely shade on shade work here.. and tricky too...
    Excellent job...

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  31. laserone_6/28/2007 9:00 AM

    Wow, this is really fantastic! :)

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  32. Susan Mitchell6/28/2007 10:04 AM

    Beautifully done! :)

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  33. Edward Pun6/28/2007 11:15 AM

    Wow... beautiful work! Good job!! :)

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  34. edug6/28/2007 11:31 AM

    ths is a beautiful piece!

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  35. imwithsully6/28/2007 11:46 AM

    Glad to see you're healing up a bit. This piece is lovely. Even prettier than the photo.

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  36. Kay Aker6/28/2007 3:36 PM

    Yah, Daddy Longlegs! Beautiful depiction!

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  37. mike r baker6/28/2007 8:38 PM

    Gorgeous! Of course, I expect nothing less from you. :)

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  38. Pickledog6/28/2007 10:04 PM

    Beautiful illustration!

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  39. Unknown7/01/2007 6:21 PM

    nice

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  40. isay 7/03/2007 2:24 PM

    i like the texture! beautiful piece of artwork.

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  41. - Mr David Poe.com7/03/2007 3:49 PM

    Ooooh! Very nice. I love the colors!

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  42. Digital Scott's Illustrationblog7/03/2007 10:57 PM

    Really nice! I love nature. Endless inspiration. I recently saw a new bug, and need to track down a picture of it.

    A good bug resource is...

    htpp://www.whatsthatbug.com

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