Illustration Friday - Visitors


I decided to try Illustration Friday, have been wanting to for some time now. Finally got brave enough to do it. We have sunflowers blooming all over our town right now. They are in gardens, along the roads, near canal banks and they were on the front page of the newspaper yesterday along with some bees and dragonflies so I was inspired to make my own interpretation to that.

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Stacy Kathryn said…
Was just at the botanic gardens yesterday, these remind me of the sunflower field that was there. I LOVE dragonflies!
August 29, 2007 at 12:54 PM
princesstomato said…
what a warm, sunny painting!
August 29, 2007 at 1:00 PM
Focus_ret said…
Very cheery, bright, and sunny!
August 29, 2007 at 1:15 PM
Erin Sherman said…
I like the composition and the colors.
August 29, 2007 at 5:20 PM
Paola De Gaudio said…
I've been looking around your blog, it's lovely, full of colour and nice works! Lovely!
This week I was inspired by sunflowers too, although we are in Winter here :)
August 30, 2007 at 7:33 AM
Anonymous said…
how pretty!
August 30, 2007 at 12:29 PM
Unknown said…
very charming and lovely!
August 31, 2007 at 12:06 AM
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August 31, 2007 at 12:06 AM
Alexiev said…
Very pretty flowers... I like the trowels of color that you use... very good blog... Greetings from Buenos Aires...

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September 4, 2007 at 11:27 AM
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