Thursday, February 3, 2011

Surrender, Illustration Friday

I surrender! Here's a quickie for this week's prompt, inspired by Valentine's Day and with a nod to all the tattoos and other forms of body art out there.
I must confess, I've never surrendered a square inch of my own flesh to ink or piercings, having already sacrificed tiny pieces of myself to the roads, sidewalks and other undisclosed locations where my much younger self used to skate around on (or off, as it were) urethane wheels.
Whether it's a sweet valentine, a kid rolling down the road on wheels, or a bold statement in body ink, each offers a form of expression as individual as its origin. Surrender yourself to an expressive week!

12 comments:

  1. Oh I'm feeling the love with this. Thanks so much for sharing it. Thanks so much for coming by to visit.
    V

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  2. This is beautiful!! Great lettering. Love the colors, great balance! :)

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  3. Hey Michele, well what a good take on surrender, surrender and love just go hand in hand - and there's that piercing metaphor of the arror - indicates the duality eh ?

    no tats?
    good!

    very funny about the skateboarding bits !

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  4. WOW... that's inspiring. I'd love to do fan art of that one day.

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  5. Thank you Michele....I surrender...I just wish there were more hours in the day to do it! Have a great week,
    Jane x

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  6. thanks for your comment. I love your work and I think you're very talented :-)

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  7. Super concept, Michele..why am I not surprised? Your work is always smart and so well illustrated..this does quite look like a tatoo..and I haven't surrendered to one in all my years either. Gung Hay Fat Choy to you! May you have a great weekend ahead and I look forward to popping by again soon.

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  8. Just stumbled across your blog and love it. :) Looking forward to discovering another new artist.

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  9. You say it's a "quickie", but I really love this! Sometimes, simplicity breeds great art! And yes, I think it would make a lovely tattoo.

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  10. I really love this. Maybe it was quick, but it's fresh and happy. I'm with you about tattoos in general. Well, maybe henna tattoos are okay? They wear off eventually. You made me smile thinking about life before knee pads and helmets on children :)

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  11. Heisann!

    Nice written and illustrated. I don't have any tattoos eihter. Had my hands henna painted in Morocco last winter, that's all!

    Happy Valentine ;:OD)

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