Illustration Friday – Tales and Legends
Illustration Friday has a challenge every week. This week is Tales and Legends. To me this gives a sense of legend and stories. I hope you agree! Illustration Friday is a great way to showcase your work and a wonderful opportunity to meet lots of wonderful people! I encourage you to check it out! Lots of fun people and paintings!
Tales and Legends, Digital © Diane Clancy
Tales and Legends
Mystery, unknown and unknowable
Stories passed on
From olden days
Based on something …
Experiences and fears
Prejudices and behavoir
Twisting and turning
Spinning and twirling
Who knows how they started
Often, not always,
A nugget of wisdom remains.
~ Diane Clancy
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Diane Clancy creates vibrant paintings that feature color and vision to inspire and uplift people. Says Diane, "I feel very blessed to have this opportunity to express myself through painting. I love that people say my artwork enhances their lives."
January 29th, 2008 at 9:10 am
This looks like African inspired fabric! Very nice!
January 29th, 2008 at 9:34 am
Perfect work with fabulous colors!
January 29th, 2008 at 10:49 am
I love this work and the words too. Wonderful.
January 29th, 2008 at 11:00 am
Hi Diane
I get an american desert vibe from this piece, in me it evokes a sense of desert heat and deep red mesa’s. wonderful.
January 29th, 2008 at 1:41 pm
I saw a totem icon – very strong image and in tune with tales/legends. Composition clearly pushes me up – uplifting and positive. Not at all placid.
Very cool – I like it. Great colors range.
I will look at IF link, thank you.
January 29th, 2008 at 2:20 pm
I like this mythical creature you have created. Here we see him (her?) in his natural environment, which is so beautiful and colorful.
Awesome piece, Diane! Nice work.
January 29th, 2008 at 2:34 pm
Immediately took me to my love of the southwest. Great piece, Diane!
January 29th, 2008 at 5:02 pm
Great piece of work. It has the feeling of African mythical creatures, and the feeling of spinning tales. I was going to try and enter this Illustration but I couldn’t manage the thumbnails!
January 29th, 2008 at 5:45 pm
Life’s experiences are opportunities for gaining knowledge. Wisdom results when that knowledge is shared. This is what I gather from your words, and it goes well with your inspiring piece. This design would make wonderful fabric too!
January 29th, 2008 at 6:05 pm
I love what you’ve done here. The colors are so vibrant and alive. It touches so many cultures Peruvian, African, Mayan. It also has a Southwest flare. Beautiful!
January 29th, 2008 at 6:10 pm
I agree with Studio Lolo and Fannie – this would be a fun fabric design. I think I can see open books in it, as well. Maybe it’s a Rorschach print
January 29th, 2008 at 6:22 pm
I love the colorful design on this artwork, Diane. Keep ‘em coming!
January 30th, 2008 at 7:32 pm
This is very lovely and very spiritual I love it! Sorry I missed it yesterday!
January 31st, 2008 at 5:42 pm
The colors stand out and it is a very original illo for this week!
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February 2nd, 2008 at 1:36 pm
This is beautiful! I absolutely love the colours. Fantastic.