Here we are, better late than never!
Sadly Swept Away
I love kites. It's one of those incredibly strong memories from childhood that stays with me. Where I grew up, the wind gets really strong and very large kites take off so high into the sky. Of course there are also kite fights, and the look of loss on the faces of the kids whose kite strings snapped was just heartbreaking. Do they even have kite fights here? Looking back, it seems pretty mean. Some kids would glue sharp objects to their kite string close to the kite so that when it dives towards the other kites, it could cut through the string.
Initial sketch.
It's been one of those weeks, low energy and all that. That's why it took me a while to get this illustration up. I was a little worried during the beginning of the week that I wasn't going to be able to finish this, but I had a really good day yesterday, so here we are!
In progress.
Now, I wonder where can I get a GOOD kite? I wish I had payed more attention to how they made kites back home. There were no purchased kites over there. Everyone had to make their own. Which means, someone had to make one for poor little old me.
Sadly Swept Away
I love kites. It's one of those incredibly strong memories from childhood that stays with me. Where I grew up, the wind gets really strong and very large kites take off so high into the sky. Of course there are also kite fights, and the look of loss on the faces of the kids whose kite strings snapped was just heartbreaking. Do they even have kite fights here? Looking back, it seems pretty mean. Some kids would glue sharp objects to their kite string close to the kite so that when it dives towards the other kites, it could cut through the string.
Initial sketch.
It's been one of those weeks, low energy and all that. That's why it took me a while to get this illustration up. I was a little worried during the beginning of the week that I wasn't going to be able to finish this, but I had a really good day yesterday, so here we are!
In progress.
Now, I wonder where can I get a GOOD kite? I wish I had payed more attention to how they made kites back home. There were no purchased kites over there. Everyone had to make their own. Which means, someone had to make one for poor little old me.
This is lovely. She has got great expression. And I love your art journal pages. Very inspiring!
very nice watercolour ! thanks for your comment
Charming illustration! I like the quality of your watercolor and the composition...pure poetry.
beautiful ♥
Hi Rain, I just run down to here from my blog. Your illustration is awesome, and it's a little sad. Poor girl lost her kite.... Anyway, are yo going to send this piece to scbwi? That kite looks like their logo. If you were not planning, I storongly suggest!
Thanks everyone! Every single comment I get is very much appreciated and it encourages me to continue.
Onneke - I'm glad you like my art journal pages. Your own work is very inspiring as well.
Theo - I'm very touched by your comment. It totally made me smile.
Jeehyun - Wow. Thank you for your encouragement and that idea regarding the SCBWI. I'll look into it!
aynaku, Jules and Ana - I appreciate you stopping by and taking the time to comment. It's always lovely to get feedback.
I love seeing work in progress and the final piece is beautiful
I absolutely love this Rain! The colors are beautiful and the whole emotion in the picture is wonderful!Another good one!!
A huge thank you to Nicky Linzey and JS Daniel!