Monday Artday: And the winner is... Pati!

Wow!!! Big time wow! So many entries for the Hair theme, all of them incredible, most of them just blew me away! I am so impressed with all of you. I want you to know that I occasionally get email from professional illustrators that love this blog and are always inspired by all of the entries here. Keep it up, everyone!

I'm befuddled as to who should win... I adore Zari's - this is a first for her I believe - well-balanced color, perspective, composition, and no outline. I love seeing artists push styles in new directions. I also love Linda Sarah's story-telling, Rowan Dodd's bold precise strokes, Josh Musarter's funny cousin, Kelly B.'s is darling, and Christy's is clever. I could go on... All of the entries rocked.

I'm going with Pati for this theme. I'd love to give 3 or 4 more awards for you all for this one but then I'd set a precedent that will just give me more work. :) Pati's spectacular drawing of a girl on the bus shows her raw talent with a pencil in a sketchbook. The highlights, shadows, line, the smooth hair pulled into a braid with bits of fly-away hair... magnificent.

Congrats to Pati!

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Weekly Challenge - Every Monday a new challenge will be posted. That challenge ends two weeks after it begins. In other words, you have two weeks to complete each challenge - a new challenge each week and each challenge lasts 2 weeks so there are always 2 overlapping challenges. A "winner" will be chosen for the challenge of two weeks previous and posted. The winner and the new challenge will be posted by the host each Monday (hopefully).

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7 comments:

Kathleen Rietz said...: Congrats Pati! I agree, you are the winner! Love those drawings.; July 07, 2008 9:28 AM
aeneadellaluna said...: Congratulations Pati! Long time no see! Really awesome illustration!; July 07, 2008 12:19 PM
Roberta said...: I absolutely agree! Congratulations Pati!; July 07, 2008 1:01 PM
krisztina maros said...: congratulations, Pati! your drawing is wonderful!; July 07, 2008 2:01 PM
Christy said...: Really beautiful work Patty!; July 07, 2008 2:47 PM
Zari said...: Muy bien merecido Pati! yo sabia que te tenia que tocar...no te lo dije?!; July 08, 2008 4:30 AM
pati said...: Snif!

Thank you all you guys for being so nice. It's true, it's been a while since my last post here, but every now and then I check all the wonderful work you post.

Right now time is such a precious thing, I spend almost all the time at work (which I love, BTW) and when I get home, there is more freelance stuff to do.

But soon I'll end it, and I'll be able of participating more often.

Thank you again! Specially to Zari, who told me to post this drawing.

Have a great week!; July 08, 2008 5:17 PM

Monday, July 07, 2008

And the winner is... Pati!

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