Illustration Friday: Dreams

Posted on | September 1, 2005 | 13 Comments

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Like Icarus, the city underwater has dreams of flight.

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13 Responses to “Illustration Friday: Dreams”

  1. alex
    September 2nd, 2005 @ 12:08 am

    what is icarus? its interesting painting

  2. Kerry
    September 2nd, 2005 @ 1:39 am

    what an incredible collage…such wonderful elements, it really is a dreamland…and so many of us have had “icarus” elements to our dreams, very relatable
    cheers,
    kerry

  3. Aravis
    September 2nd, 2005 @ 2:23 am

    Incredible work. I love the imagery and the colors you chose.

  4. Mercedes
    September 2nd, 2005 @ 3:24 am

    wow, I love this work,it is really “dreamy”,see you next week!!

  5. victorie
    September 2nd, 2005 @ 4:46 am

    beautiful painting!

  6. lizardek
    September 2nd, 2005 @ 5:11 am

    SO powerful. And it illustrates so perfectly what is going on.

  7. irene
    September 2nd, 2005 @ 7:03 am

    oh that’s beautiful. beautiful.

  8. Lucinda
    September 2nd, 2005 @ 11:35 am

    It’s perfect. What a remarkable way to make your feelings tangible.

  9. Steph.
    September 2nd, 2005 @ 2:54 pm

    This is your artwork? Wow. That is awesome…

  10. christina
    September 2nd, 2005 @ 3:05 pm

    You are all so absolutely wonderful! Thanks for all the comments. They inspire me to do more art!

  11. Jillian
    September 2nd, 2005 @ 11:40 pm

    Something about this reminds me of a Chagall painting…the colors, the forms. Maybe I should commission you to paint the piece that I’m looking for, to hang above my bed (see my comment on IIOHARV)

  12. melanie
    September 3rd, 2005 @ 8:53 am

    Wow, this is beautiful. And very powerful indeed.

  13. my topography: the shape of daily life » Wanting more
    September 30th, 2006 @ 3:05 pm

    [...] ove the clouds. Something about it still feels risky to me; I can’t help thinking of Icarus falling in flight away from the heat of the sun. It will always feel brave [...]

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