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IllustrationFriday #004: adrift

IllustrationFriday004 – adrift, originally uploaded by Alé Mercado.

New Contribution for Illustration Friday. This week’s word was adrift. All that came to mind was Coleridge.

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11 Comments

khwhitaker

Posted February 15, 2010 at 3:34 PM | Permalink

he looks like he has been adrift for quite a while, beautiful work
Justin Segal

Posted February 15, 2010 at 4:12 PM | Permalink

Awesome piece, and I mean awesome! Poor dude’s plight comes through loud and clear — very powerful stuff, very empathetic … and pathetic too!
heidi aldin monteleone

Posted February 15, 2010 at 5:42 PM | Permalink

Wow, powerful. Love the contrasts and strong lines. Is this the Rime of the Ancient Mariner?
Scotty

Posted February 15, 2010 at 5:52 PM | Permalink

I know exactly what he is saying – in a quiet firm voice. I was not made to row, I will not row, I have never rowed, no one can make me row. I don’t care what happens I will NOT row.

Apart from that I read the ancient mariner at school and have never forgot it. In fact it was instrumental in me not killing birds, animals or insects – except to eat – occasionally. Insects usually when riding a bike and not intentionally.
Alé Mercado

Posted February 15, 2010 at 6:51 PM | Permalink

Heidi, it is based on that (no albatross, though)
Scotty, you made me laugh out loud.
KH, Justin, I might have put a little bit too much desperation there alright.

Thanks all for visiting
Cathy Simpson

Posted February 16, 2010 at 11:28 PM | Permalink

Hi Ale – hope you don’t mind me dropping in, but I’m a great friend of Chichi’s and she always speaks very highly of you!

Love this powerful, expressionistic style!
Alé Mercado

Posted February 17, 2010 at 9:01 AM | Permalink

Cathy, thanks so much for visiting and commenting. As you can see Chichi tends to exaggerate things a lot… Very dramatic she is.
danielfairbairn

Posted February 17, 2010 at 6:35 PM | Permalink

beautiful piece. the mark making is so powerful, love the expression.
Christine

Posted February 17, 2010 at 7:56 PM | Permalink

Woah! Powerful stuff I really like your work. I’ll be back to check out more of your blog
LDahl

Posted February 19, 2010 at 1:21 AM | Permalink

Man you can almost hear him breathing. He’s hot and hungry, it doesn’t look too hopeful for him. And yet, he looks so determined to survive I’d bet on him.
Great POV and lines.
Mamzelle Roüge

Posted February 21, 2010 at 9:19 PM | Permalink

Very expressive artwork. Great!
J’adore.

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