I pass this guy, in the train station tunnel between 15th and 16th Streets, on my way to work. He is there most mornings, in his tux, playing an unusual assortment of songs on his flute. The one he plays most often… “Hava Nagila“.
He has no trouble getting coffee. I also pass four Dunkin Donuts, in the underground train tunnel, in a block and a half.
The weekly challenge word over at Monday Artday is “warrior“.
Here’s how I arrived at this:
I searched warrior at wikipedia, and I came up with a general description of war and battles and the people who love them. Then I came to a section about women warriors, specifically a character named Vishpala.
Vishpala was a woman in the Rigveda, a collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns dedicated to Rigvedic deities. It is counted among the four Hindu sacred texts known as the Vedas.
Vishpala is helped in battle by the Ashvins (the doctors of gods). She lost her leg in Khela’s battle and they gave her a “leg of iron” so that she could keep fighting. Cool!
This immediately brought to mind Rose McGowan’s character in the “Planet Terror” segment of “Grindhouse“.
Many, many years ago, when I was in art school, I was taught to always look for reference material (or ‘scrap’) before doing an illustration. I searched Yahoo and Google for Female Warriors. This resulted in page after page of predominantly two things: scantily-clad Frazetta amazons wielding giant broadswords and pictures of Xena. I thought, “If these women are headed for battle, wouldn’t they be covered in armor?”
So, no femme fatale military bimbos for me. My Vishpala is using her new, god-given iron leg to kick some enemy ass!
Let me know what you think.
This week’s word (actually, two words) on illustrationfriday.com is “your paradise“.
Hint: I don’t gamble.
Let me know what you think…..
The weekly challenge over at sugarfrostedgoodness.com is “television”
Who hasn’t heard these words in their lifetime…
“Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale/A tale of a fateful trip…” ?
Sure, everyone claims they “hate it“, they think it’s “stupid“… but everyone has seen at least one episode. Everyone instantly recognizes the theme song. Every guy has had the Ginger/Mary Ann debate. Everyone has questioned why did the Howell’s bring every dollar of their wealth and a friggin’ chest of clothes on a three-hour tour, but Gilligan just brought that one red shirt. Everyone has wondered how the professor can make a washing machine out of bamboo and coconuts, but he can’t fix a two-foot hole in an otherwise unharmed boat.
Screw Lost, Gilligan’s Island is why we love televison.
I was accepted to yet another illustration blog, monday artday. Every Monday, they offer a challenge and the first one I did is this week’s – “Join Us”.
They have a lot of puppies and flowers and children playing and smiley faces.
I hope they don’t kick me out.
Let me know what you think.
Here is my drawing for the SFG challenge – angels and demons.
Let me know what you think.
This week’s word on illustrationfriday.com is cars.
It’s Ric Ocasek.
Let me know what you think.
This week’s word on illustrationfriday.com is signs.
Give this guy the cheese! The high cheese!
Leave a comment and let me know what you think.
I was recently accepted as a member of the blog sugarfrostedgoodness.com, an illustration site for…well… illustrators. In addition to showcasing artists from all over the world, SFG hosts a weekly challenge. They suggest a character or theme and participats have from Thursday to Thursday to complete and post their “answer” drawing. This week’s topic is fairy tale. I considered several, some of which I may even do at a later date. But, I settled on Little Red Riding Hood.
Enjoy….
