Wednesday, 17 August 2011

Swell

The 'swell' of the ocean for illustration friday this week. This is an old illustration and I'm late putting it up too - but I thought - 'better late than never'!
© 2011 nicky linzey

6 comments:

Elizabeth Rose Stanton said...

Nice illo! Marvelous lines, color, and pattern--VERY evocative of SWELL(S).

Caroline said...

This is lovely - especially with the moody colouring! Of course I also know this in a different guise from my little 'by the sea' book! Am rather sad that a couple of page corners recently suffered from a little water damage from my leaking airconditioner :( so now I've put it well out of harm's way. Hopefully will get to say Hi when I come back to UK - Jan retires next year and we plan to set up home somewhere there!

Bohlen said...

Professional and moody. Like it very much.

Cally said...

Always better late than never! Lovely and stormy - your seagulls seem to be enjoying that.

Mindful Drawing said...

As a Dutch person I understand this 'swell' perfectly. Just before a storm the clouds turn darker and the water reflects the greyish and purplish mood. The gulls become restless and everything tells you that a harbour is the safest option. However, if you stay out a bit longer you observe your drawing: a wild sea. Beautifully done.

Anairam said...

I live right by the ocean, and this illustration is just magnificent! This is what our sea looks like on a grey, stormy day.