“Allow me to assure you that suspicion and jealousy never did help any man in any situation.”
–Abe Lincoln
Copyright Beth Parker Art 2012
Hitched for Illustration Friday – 4″ x 6″ Watercolor and Sharpie
The word of the week for Illustration Friday is “Hitched”. I didn’t use any photo references for this one. I just went with the happy little picture I had in my head. I had a great time with this one. The whole time I worked on it, I was in “the zone”. Ya know what I mean?
This is what it looked like before I added the sharpie.
Copyright Beth Parker Art 2012
Copyright Beth Parker Art 2012
Abe Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln is one of America’s greatest heroes because of his unique appeal. His is a remarkable story of the rise from humble beginnings to achieve the highest office in the land; then, a sudden and tragic death at a time when his country needed him most to complete the great task remaining before the nation. His distinctively human and humane personality and historical role as savior of the Union and emancipator of the slaves creates a legacy that endures. His eloquence of democracy, and his insistence that the Union was worth saving embody the ideals of self-government that all nations strive to achieve.
More on Abe Lincoln here.
REALLY nice work! I love the happy colors and fun line work. Well done!
YThanks so much, doodlegirl! I love when my art makes people happy!
Fantastic! Beautiful! happy!
Thanks, Michele! Happy is good, yes?
Very happy picture. I like the colours.
Thanks a lot, Katrin!
Wow! This is great…the colors, your style…I just love it!
Thanks so much, Jane!
Hi Beth! Love how this came out especially with the flowers at the bottom. Just beautiful!!! I like how the sharpie defines each image more. Great before and after photos! ~Sophia
Thanks, Sophia! I sure had a good time with it. Hubby was sleeping in and I had all that delicious painting time.
Ahhh, so cute! Love the bright colors and the flowers and the mountains. Hooray for hitting the zone! I do like it before the Sharpie, but I like the Sharpie version. I am always trying to figure out the best choice for an outline, too, (and I don’t always make the best decision!)
Awww, Thanks, Cindy! It was so fun to do. I think it’s the sharpie that gives it the illustrative quality, most of the time. I took the pre-sharpie photo in daylight and the after-sharpie picture was scanned. That changes the look, too.