Sunday, July 19, 2009

Illustration Friday - Tango




When I saw the theme this week, the image that came into my head straight away was frogs, don't ask me why. I just love them and think that they have a lot of character. Yesterday we took the boys to the zoo and there in the reptile section were some green tree frogs. They are so beautiful we took a picture. The frogs that I used in my illustration are green tree frogs from Costa Rica that I found on the net, the markings/colouring is pretty much what I painted my frogs like. Stunning bright colours. So the scene that I ended up painting is a family of frogs, with the parents having a nice tango on a lily pad on a summers evening. With the kids watching. I really enjoyed doing this one, it was fun! I've posted up the pic we took of the frog at the zoo yesterday which gave me the inspiration.

10 comments:

Anonymous said...

This is really adorable, Nicola! I love the light and bright colors and especially the sweet kids watching their mom and dad act all lovey. Such a cute concept!

Unknown said...

oh how cute Nicola!!! and that photo is so neat too!!! wonderful work!!!

Hugs
Diana

melanie said...

Hi Nicola, I love your style, I think your tango illustration is wonderful and quirky and I'm a fan of the real frog too.

Art by Darla Kay said...

You should be so proud of your IF submission Nicola! How cute and SO clever!! I love those red eyes!!
You did a great job!!
♥Darla

Shirley said...

Hi Nicola - SUPER illustration here..and I love the fact that the kids are enjoying their mom and dad in a lovely tango..very sweet. You've captured a nice spotlight on the two of them too.

Thank you SO much for stopping by my little blog...your words encourage me to keep pressing on, so I'm so happy for your comments and thoughts. Looking forward to seeing your future posts!

Ellen Byrne said...

very cute!

INDIGENE said...

Wonderful and energetic!

MrBibleHead said...

Very nice Nicola! Love your characters and the colors.

Nessa Dee said...

Cute little froggies!

Å olanje na domu-Waldorf said...

These frogies are just adorable. They remind me of an old childrens book I use to read. :)

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