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Monday, May 4, 2009

Illustration Friday: Hierarchy . Colorful cactuses


Hierarchy of colors in a cactus.
I painted this illustration with watercolor on paper.
I was inspired by this beautiful photo of cactuses in Arizona
by Sparklerama.

Wish I could grow such a big cactus at home :)
My grandma had a huge cactus, 1.2 meters and she
had grown it herself, but I think it took something
around 30 years for her cactus to grow that big.


This is the sketch of my illustration.

And here is the painting in my hand!
Posted by at 4:24 PM

25 comments:

  1. Kristi ValiantMay 4, 2009 at 6:13 PM

    That is gorgeous! Lovely shapes, colors, saturation variety, it's all so lovely. I'll be checking out the rest of your blog now.

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  2. MicheleMay 4, 2009 at 6:17 PM

    Truly Gorgeous. Really pretty.

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  3. Rosalia LernerMay 4, 2009 at 8:03 PM

    Beautiful

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  4. joseph's art and stuffMay 4, 2009 at 9:21 PM

    great job on this illustration, love your take and execution!

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  5. Valerie LorimerMay 4, 2009 at 10:45 PM

    Really nice job! Very pretty.

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  6. Flower girlMay 5, 2009 at 12:35 AM

    Aww...this is so beautiful and sweet :O)

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  7. ria nirwanaMay 5, 2009 at 2:30 AM

    This is amazing! But, may I suggest...if you plan to plant cactus, be very careful, cause it could effect your aura/life energy. Especially with a BIG one.
    Good day to you!

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  8. Smila ♥May 5, 2009 at 4:12 AM

    This is really sooooooo pretty!

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  9. macatiMay 5, 2009 at 6:47 AM

    it's so beautiful... love the colours and the birds!!!

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  10. ThePeachTreeMay 5, 2009 at 7:06 AM

    This is supremely dreamy :) I wish I could grow a cactus like this as well!

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  11. UnknownMay 5, 2009 at 8:22 AM

    that is the most beautiful wonderful pretty cactus I have seen in a long while!

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  12. XovikaMay 5, 2009 at 11:00 AM

    Nice combination of colors and rounded shapes! The print is marvelous and neat , lovely, good job sis :X

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  13. UnknownMay 5, 2009 at 12:57 PM

    Wonderful ! you are so talent !

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  14. MontseMay 5, 2009 at 1:23 PM

    wow! Afi, definetly this is my favorite, love the diferent colors you used and the little birds, you should check the ones growing in México.

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  15. CarolineMay 6, 2009 at 4:38 AM

    This is lovely - such a clean looking illustration!

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  16. EmilyMay 6, 2009 at 6:08 AM

    oh wow! I wish I was this good with watercolors! great depth!

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  17. Julie @ Belle Maison May 6, 2009 at 10:13 AM

    you are soooo talented! this is absolutely beautiful!

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  18. justdoodleitMay 6, 2009 at 12:21 PM

    Nice subtle variations in colors. Like this a lot.

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  19. lil kimMay 8, 2009 at 8:39 AM

    love the muted colours in this - very nice!

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  20. Kathy De WitMay 8, 2009 at 11:57 AM

    I watched this marvellous drawing, from there I jumped onto Flickr-photos with stunning little creatures that you made...it was just a nice journey to travel a while trough your world. I come back for sure!
    Greetz from Belgium!
    Kathy

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  21. AfsanehMay 9, 2009 at 8:45 PM

    Thanks a lot to all of you for visiting and leaving such sweet comments! :) You encourage me to work more!!!

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  22. Bella SinclairMay 10, 2009 at 2:57 AM

    Oh, JooJoo! This is the most be-YOOOOO-tiful cactus! I love the soft colors and all the repetitions of roundness. Fantastic!

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  23. TeriMay 11, 2009 at 10:31 AM

    It is beautiful! I love how you painted this.

    Why don't you come over to my blog (http://painteddaisies.blogspot.com/) and join us and put your url on Mr Linky?!

    Happy Cactus Monday and IF!

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  24. Alicia PadrónMay 20, 2009 at 8:21 AM

    This is stunning!!!!!!!!!! What a beautiful painting!!! :o)

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  25. AnonymousAugust 13, 2009 at 3:04 PM

    Amazing colors and beautiful drawing! Your work is great!

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