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Wednesday, October 11, 2006

trouble

trouble
My Illustration Friday attempt for "trouble".

…then he realised that letting his mum knit his parachute was going to cause so much more trouble than when she knitted his deep sea diving flippers.

23 comments:

Amy Zaleski said...

Knitting jokes never go out of style!! Love that pea green color of the sky...probably about the same color of his face when he realizes mom's knitting won't save him now. Maybe she can knit a full body cast? Really fun stuff, Ms. Flossy!

Michelle Lana said...

Great stuff! love it Flossy p!!! great work...i like the green color you chose..

Jules said...

Excellent!

Anonymous said...

Love the "drips"... very uneasy feel. How tight is that knit?

tusen said...

great picture. I really like the sky and the little trees. Ok, so maybe a parachute shouldn't have all those holes but the knitting is lovely :D

Stacia said...

The dripping clouds are kinda creepy...forshadowing that he'll soon be dripping...eww!

Love the contrasting colors you chose and the elements outside the border...tre cool!

Anonymous said...

doh...
I love the way his parachute looks though.. flyin in style! haha.
The drippie clouds and coloring are awesome!

clearart said...

Excellent.
I like it.

PittrPattr said...

great composition with a great idea!

Majeak Ann said...

love all details of it. the dripping idea, perfect!
your work is GREAT.
-Marjorie

islandarts said...

This one is great flossy, It's got a great impact!!

° said...

didn't even jump with a reserve chute lol that probably would have been knited too fun stuff here.

Abigail said...

Really nice piece! I like the way you stylized the trees and clouds.

Anonymous said...

This is the best!...it would make a great card!

Julie said...

Beautiful illustration.

Ian T. said...

He doesn't look too badly off considering - maybe his deep faith in his Mum is paying off :). In the '70s there was a fad of knitting bathers, which was similarly a bad idea.

I had a friend who died in a parachute accident many years ago - and experience jumper, so quite a shock to realize just how perilous and tenous this activity always can be.

Ian T. said...

I forget to say: great composition, particularly the framing!

carla said...

There's something about the drippping green and his body language that makes me feel like he's sinking rather than floating! Perhaps it has something to do with his fishnet parachute? The composition is wonderful, abstracting the forms but conveying the action so well! Superb!

Anonymous said...

beautiful colours! Love that green. Did'nt realize what it was about till I read the text. Then I looked at the parachute! Scary! But very cool composition.

Debra Cooper said...

This is really great! I love the dark green shadows running down the green sky. Its just great!

kat coyle said...

poor poor boy. was his mother well intentioned? definitely batty!

Anonymous said...

I love it, the parachute looks almost like a Chinese dragon. Beautiful. Poor mum...

isay said...

are the two hanging threads on the right side of the knitted parachute loosened? i hope he'll landed safely. great composition and colors.