Thursday, June 30, 2011

Illustration Friday: MidSummer Knight



My submission for Illustration Friday's Midsummer Knight :)

Liquitex Acrylics on stonehenge with a little thread and glue.
MidSummer Knight's Dream 2011 valerie walsh


A gentle knight was pricking on the plain.
~Edmund Spenser~  1590 The Faerie Queen


22 comments:

andrea said...

Different for you! Very child-like, excellent colours, wonderfully done. Love the horizontal composition with the biesecting trees.

Janet said...

Yay! You made it in time! (and this is coOoL !)

asperezas said...

Delicious :)

They look very happy and even the wind made the trees dance :)

Doodlestreet said...

rapunzel girl, pogo pony and tear drop, tree tops...doesn't get any better..
;)

Ashleymarie Sey said...

Oh wow! I absolutely love this!!! <3 Beautiful work darling!

Lisa M Griffin said...

Perfect! Enjoy the holiday weekend. :)

Tammie Lee said...

this is a wonderful piece
so glad i could click on it and see it larger

Tracy said...

Very nice, Val! :)

Vicki Smith said...

I like the play on words and your lovely fairy tale image, Valerie!

Kay Aker said...

Magical!

String said...

How whimsical! ;-)

michele said...

So charming, so clever! And yes, something a little bit different! Always fun to see what you create! :o)

Valerie Lorimer said...

This is so charming, Valerie! I love it.

Faruffa said...

it is so long I missed you, how are you Val? I'm fine :o)
Your illustration is so beautiful, and I love the trees bare and the young knight!

Ascender Rises Above ! said...

on 'stonehenge'... color me intrigued. I need to find out what that is!

Francisco Martins said...

Hey Valerie, how are you?
:) this one is really cool! You know how I love fairy tales :D
The wooden stick horse is so cool! :)

MrBibleHead said...

Hahaha! I haven’t been by for a while (sorry) But I’m glad i stopped in. This is GREAT! Love your twisted creativity! God bless.

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Valerie Lorimer said...

This is very charming, Valerie!

michele said...

Oh Valerie, I see that your art has brought joy to many people- I also have an award for you! Hope you like sunshine, it's waiting at my place! :o)

APO (Bem-Trapilho) said...

lovely blog!
I'm enchanted with your atr!
love from Portugal :)

Ana M.F. said...

I don't know how could I miss this one!
Prince charming is just a little boy, he still looks adorable though :)
Beautiful work ♥