Wednesday, May 17, 2006

angels & devils



As a young redhead, I was always annoyed by the fact that angels were depicted (from what I saw) as blonds, and reheads as devils. This entry for illustration friday came out of that particular observation. But really, there is a little angel AND devil in all of us...

11 comments:

Majane said...

nice!

Artfully Mysterious said...

haha yea thats sad but true but red heads are awesome! lol im brunett but still i want red headed kids when i grow up, if thats possible... lol haha beautiful picture love the emotion and the position. the wings rock too! but i absolutely love angels. they're so pretty. and fun to draw. oh and by the way i also love how you put leaves in her hair, it adds elemental elegance to the overall composition. ^_^-b

Regina said...

beautiful!!

Ellen said...

Lovely rendering of a red-headed angel! And you are so right!

Zórdís said...

They say a lot about red headed girls ... I.ve been both and feel just the same. Down under a read head :)

Nice angel, love the blue dress and her exp.

Nice illo, very powerful angel!

the musehouse said...

Thank you! As a redhead I always have to fight the "reheaded temper" comments...even if they are true! Beautiful colors.

Ellen Byrne said...

GORGEOUS!!!! ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL!!!

carla said...

This is stunning and full of sensual passion! I love the head thrown back and the leaves strewn in her red hair. This is exquisite!

Natura said...

Gorgeous work!! very sensual indeed.

Amy Zaleski said...

This is quite beautiful and intense (and not just the hair color!). You are a skilled painter!

Anonymous said...

work it work it. i have now seen a redhead angel because of you and she's beautiful.

thank you :)