My submission for Illustration Friday's "I Spy..." is from my 2003 HomeMade calendar and the title is "Open House but I originally titled it "Fun House". This was for the month of January and the quote is: A small house well filled is better than an empty palace. I chose this image because it reminds me of the I Spy... books by Jean Marzollo. I spy with my little eye somthing red that grows in your garden, a 4 leaf clover, a heart and a diamond. She even wrote an I Spy book called Fun House!
I also reworked this image for a holiday card here.
copyright 2003 Valerie Walsh
This is so cute and clever. I WISH I had one of your calendars!!
ReplyDeleteI want to post a comment! I want to post a comment! It's Fantastic!
ReplyDeleteHey Val I have always said I wish I could take the roof of my house off on a nice day. . .This is so wonderful. I just love it!
ReplyDeleteWhat could be better than a house filled with the love that I spy here. I wish you were still doing calendars too. Actually they would make great collectibles even if the dates are old....or tea towels, or cards, or wall hangings, or coffee table books, or ........
ReplyDeleteWell, an absolute "I Spy" image. How I wish I could lift up the roof of my house this weekend and every particle of dust will be suctioned by an invisible vacuum cleaner, every thing that needs to be thrown away will be lifted by invisble hands and thrown in the garbage. Instead I have to use the door and use my hands to move the vacuum cleaner around. Ohhh, I do have big dreams...
ReplyDeleteWhat a charming little house.
ReplyDeleteAnother lovely house with lots of fun to spy in it.
ReplyDeleteHi Val-Gal. This is very nice indeed. Do more.
ReplyDeleteI'd like to be able of spying the inside of that lovely house. I bet is magic!
ReplyDeleteThis is lovely and the quote is perfect. I have a small house full of sleep-over kids right now...and I quite like it. :)
ReplyDeletetruly a great idea val! this is a positive and fun way of illustrating I spy......
ReplyDeleteVery cute, I spy is my Grandson's favorite car game. Would love to this house on our drive.
ReplyDeleteFantastic concept and beautifully rendered, as always, Valerie! Yes,! I am getting your messages, thank you so much!
ReplyDeleteThis is so fun and whimsical! Such amazing lovely things come from your brain. Beautiful.
ReplyDeletegreat idea and lov all the good things that ur house is being filled with
ReplyDeletelovely:)
ReplyDeleteI never herad of I spy sitcom and the like but your illo is truly happy and imaginative...well done!
ReplyDeleteCool stuff val. :)
ReplyDeleteHey Val - I've said it before, and now I'm saying it again: I wish I could live in one of your houses. Just push the roof aside and let flowers, hearts and fourleaf clovers be poured down. Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteYou're right, a small house filled with joy is better than an empty palace - but I have a small appartement, and I could use just one room from the palace!
And thanks for your warm comments at my blog - hugs from Danmark - georg
Magical and whimsical!
ReplyDeleteI love your wonderful, colorful houses, Val. I wonder if you still work with airbrush, or if you've replaced it with Photoshop. I worked with airbrush for years, but it's given way to Photoshop.
ReplyDeleteMore magic from a talented lady. I never tire seeing your houses Val.
ReplyDeleteWonderful house!
ReplyDeleteThank you for your most kind comments, Val. From now on when I look at your work I'll know that it's the real thing, not Photoshop airbrush. I don't use them anymore, but I have a Paasche AB and two Badgers. They were once a vital part of my illustration.
ReplyDeleteYou might also like to know that I used to live in your neck of the woods. I went to the Art Center College of Design in LA.
Val, I just love you upbeat, happy art! It brings a smile to my face.
ReplyDeletePerfect!! and i love the holiday card as well, really fun!
ReplyDeleteI haven't been here in a while... This is pure delight, Val! I love the wonderful fun things that are spilling out of the house. It's so happy and pretty!
ReplyDeleteOh, Yess!!!!!
ReplyDeleteA fun house indeed-- look at all that great stuff inside!
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HA so true!! i played off the I spy with my little eye as well for this IF submission
ReplyDeleteSeriously fun! Boundless imagination!
ReplyDeleteohh magical!
ReplyDeleteWhat a warm cozy illo! Love it!
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