Tuesday, 19 January 2010

Wilderness


One of the places I love to walk is the cemetery near to my house. It is a wilderness of old graves, foxes, wrens, woodpeckers, sparrowhawks, owls, squirrels, brambles, beech trees - at least it was. It's being tidied now, smartened up, cut back, regimented. We used to pick pounds of blackberries here, now they've gone, complaints are being made about the foxes, squirrels - will they soon go too? I'm sad.
© 2010 nicky linzey for illustration friday
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21 comments:

  1. Ms Leaney19 January 2010 at 21:52

    I love the colours!
    Just stumbled on your blog through Illustration Friday - love it.

    Marshmallow Beanie
    ;-)

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  2. Karen19 January 2010 at 22:00

    Nice use of color! Very well designed!

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  3. gatheringwonder19 January 2010 at 22:24

    fantastic work - well captured

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  4. chelsea19 January 2010 at 23:32

    Great colors and great interpretation :)

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  5. Valerie Lorimer20 January 2010 at 01:43

    I like this very much Nicky. Really wonderful take on the theme and great use of color.

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  6. Anonymous20 January 2010 at 03:06

    love your color palette!

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  7. aimee20 January 2010 at 03:09

    sometimes when things are cleaned up, the appeal is ruined! the place you drew and described reminds me of many of the places i used to go exploring as a kid. the helter-skelter chaos of the wilderness made it so mysterious and fun. beautiful drawing and i love your new header and profile pic. what a cutie you are!

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  8. yoon see20 January 2010 at 06:30

    Hello Nicky, this is another zen piece. I really feel the comfort laying down and enjoying some good scenes and this is one.....

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  9. Caroline20 January 2010 at 09:00

    Another beautiful illustration, Nicky. Nice colour scheme and I love the little wrens in there. What a pity that it will soon be no longer :( ,but at least you will have a little piece of it here. I guess your allotment is a little small to cultivate a bramble patch too?

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  10. remistuff.blogspot.com20 January 2010 at 12:48

    I like walking around old cemeteries, so many stories.

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  11. serline20 January 2010 at 15:55

    Love the colors and the mystery of nature. I would love to explore.

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  12. Nicky Linzey20 January 2010 at 17:32

    Yes, Caroline I did think about growing them on my allotment but I'd have blackberries and nothing else after a couple of years! A long time ago I made some blackberry jelly & stupidly put the seeds/pulp in the composter - you can imagine - I had brambles growing everywhere!!

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  13. get zapped20 January 2010 at 18:56

    What a terrific piece! Great use of color, shape, repetition and concept. I absolutely love your designs! It's fun seeing you :)

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  14. justdoodleit21 January 2010 at 09:38

    Another pretty piece. The limited palette works well for the somberness of the place.

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  15. Shirley21 January 2010 at 14:40

    I'm always amazed at the movement in your pieces, Nicky..just so very fluid and beautiful. And your palette always rocks. I hope those squirrels and foxes won't go too! Very nice pice..love those little birds, too.

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  16. Asja21 January 2010 at 17:24

    Beautiful piece! I love colors and tones you use!

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  17. roberta baird21 January 2010 at 20:02

    Beautiful colors and movement!!!

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  18. Aspa21 January 2010 at 22:07

    What a beautiful piece, very serene.

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  19. Andrew Finnie22 January 2010 at 01:53

    wonderful design , lights of harmony, even down to the irregular border

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  20. Yasmina22 January 2010 at 21:59

    What a beautiful enchanting piece of art!
    You are very very talented!

    yasmina

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  21. Bella Sinclair25 January 2010 at 00:23

    Nicky, this is beautiful! I love old graveyards. I also love berry bushes. I used to live near wild raspberry bushes, and OUCH, they would smart when we reached for the fruit, but I liked them just the same. I do hope the wee critters find a happy place to relocate nearby. Love the seed pods you've drawn, and your choice for the colorful patterned ground is brilliant!

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