Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Halloween Character


Another black & white for now ...( I'll try my hardest to get the last three illos watercolored up! ) ... this little Octopus and her sea star sidekick. ( ... this is my youngest daughter's costume this year ... her sister is going as a chinese dragon (I'm thinking Grace Lin's Year of the Rat may have had something to do with that choice) ... I tell you ... rivers, cherry trees, octopi, dragons .... thank goodness their Granny has the patience of a saint!) :)

Have a great Halloween everyone!! :)

11 comments:

Vanessa Brantley Newton said...

Good Googly Goo!!!! I want to be you!! This is super fabulous and fun!! OMG I love everything about it! WOW!! You pulled out all the stops on this piece!

Anonymous said...

Oh delicious! My daughter is being a blue fairy. I am going to be the Queen of Hearts. Hee.

Yes, post color soon please!

illustration poetry said...

my gosh!!!!
this is totally cute!!!!!
i thought i saw Pippi Longstocking in Octopus :D

Dayle's Painted Diary-Dayle Dodwell said...

I am trying to join this site and am not sure this is how. dayledodwellsillustration.blogspot.com/ and e-mail dartd@ns.sympatico.ca I also like the line drawing. Great character octopus. Sorry if I have misunderstood the instructions.????????????????????????????

Mónica said...

Funny composition in your draw!!
Congrats!

Evangelina Prieto said...

Is so cute, delicious illustration.
My hug
Ev...

Courtney Pippin-Mathur said...

wonderful line work!

sruble said...

What a great costume and drawing! Hope you get a chance to paint it if you want to (wouldn't have to the line art works by itself).

angelic pursuits said...

Michelle, that is REALLY amazing! You get better all the time. I love the personality you bring to your work.

Mônica said...

Wow, Michelle, this ill is wonderful! Everything is perfect, the characters, the line work, the details. This is a great portfolio piece!

i'll have to look for the book you mentioned, "Fall is not easy." Thanks for the recommendation! :-)

Linda Kay said...

Michelle this is fantastic! love it & can't wait for the color image--she looks so very happy with those arms moving ever which a way around her! perfect!