Wrenaissance Art » Illustration Friday http://wrenaissance-art.com Botanical illustration & graphic design by Wren M. Allen Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:00:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Illustration Friday: Acrobat http://wrenaissance-art.com/2010/09/23/illustration-friday-acrobat/ http://wrenaissance-art.com/2010/09/23/illustration-friday-acrobat/#comments Thu, 23 Sep 2010 10:42:01 +0000 Admin http://wrenaissance-art.com/?p=677 Continue reading →]]> Acrobat, wood type, letterpress print, © 2006, Wren M. Allen

Acrobat, © 2006, Wren M. Allen for Wrenaissance Art

It’s been awhile since I’ve participated in Illustration Friday.

This acrobat is another image in the Alphabet Menagerie series I created at Peacock Fine Arts Centre while I lived in Aberdeen. Except for the doubled Rs, the spelling is almost exactly that of the word itself. I love how the the B forms a classic harlequin/commedia dell’arte mask. Or are they Ray-Bans? ;-)

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]]> http://wrenaissance-art.com/2010/09/23/illustration-friday-acrobat/feed/ 6 Illustration Friday: Crunchy http://wrenaissance-art.com/2009/12/08/illustration-friday-crunchy/ http://wrenaissance-art.com/2009/12/08/illustration-friday-crunchy/#comments Tue, 08 Dec 2009 22:31:58 +0000 Admin http://blog.wrenaissance-art.com/?p=144 Crunchy Walnuts ©Wrenaissance Art

Crunchy Walnuts ©Wrenaissance Art

Illustration Friday’s theme is “crunchy.”

Walnuts look as crunchy as they feel when you chew them!

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]]> http://wrenaissance-art.com/2009/12/08/illustration-friday-crunchy/feed/ 6 Illustration Friday: Pattern http://wrenaissance-art.com/2009/09/30/illustration-friday-pattern/ http://wrenaissance-art.com/2009/09/30/illustration-friday-pattern/#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:12:45 +0000 Admin http://blog.wrenaissance-art.com/?p=70 Continue reading →]]> Antique woodtype print of a snake.

"Red on Yellow, Kill a Fellow." Antique woodtype monoprint of a snake by Wren M. Allen

Here is my entry for this week’s Illustration Friday theme : Pattern. I am very embarrassed to recycle this very old image for the theme! Back in late 2004 and early 2005, I printed a series of animal image monoprints using the antique display woodtype at Peacock Visual Arts Centre in Aberdeen. This was the first successful image in the series. I had been inspired by the notion of Bembo’s Alphabet, but wanted to do an analog version using the mismatched letters available. The snake’s body is meant to resemble the striping pattern of the coral snake–hence the title from the old saying.

If I finish another image by Friday, I’ll repost!

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]]> http://wrenaissance-art.com/2009/09/30/illustration-friday-pattern/feed/ 1 Illustration Friday: Idle http://wrenaissance-art.com/2009/07/30/illustration-friday-idle/ http://wrenaissance-art.com/2009/07/30/illustration-friday-idle/#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:24:52 +0000 Admin http://blog.wrenaissance-art.com/?p=31 Roasting in the sun, idling away a summer Sunday.

Roasting in the sun, idling away a summer Sunday.

This week’s Illustration Friday theme: “Idle.”

Is there any activity more bone-idle than sunbathing?

Thanks to Alisa, Art Fan Ako and Kim S. for your kind comments last week!

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]]> http://wrenaissance-art.com/2009/07/30/illustration-friday-idle/feed/ 0 Illustration Friday: Tango http://wrenaissance-art.com/2009/07/23/illustration-friday-tango/ http://wrenaissance-art.com/2009/07/23/illustration-friday-tango/#comments Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:40:59 +0000 Admin http://blog.wrenaissance-art.com/?p=19

A couple dancing the milonga.

A couple dancing the milonga.

This week’s Illustration Friday theme.

Working with a time-limit.

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