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Monday, September 7, 2009

Seth's first Day

30 comments:

eme de rita said...

ohhhhhhh!! me encanta!!!! me encantan tus dibujos...Felicidades!

Nessa Dee said...

Lovely! The sketchy nature and subtle color is wonderful!

GlorV1 said...

Oh that is so cute.Seth is looking at the little girl who looks like she has a black eye and a missing tooth and he's probably wondering, "What did I get myself into?" heheheehehe. great work. Have a great week.

HightonRidley said...

Is that an accidental black eye I see? Oops!

A great sketch that captures that "first day" feeling we all probably remember.

Carla said...

This is great, Vanessa. I'm reeeally lovin' the color scheme.

Unknown said...

oh how sweet!!!! you are amazing!!! I love this piece Vanessa and it is just perfect for the start of a new school year!!!

Hugs
Diana

caren said...

Wonderful! Haven't we all felt like that at sometime?

Ken said...

Ive missed a few great updates! Nice work as ever. Hey, whats your book "Let Freedom Sing" about?

Abz said...

:) I wonder if he liked it!

Madonna Davidoff said...

This is absolutely wonderful and btw--congrats on your new book!

Debra Keirce said...

What a fun post! Hope the first day of school is going well at your house! I didn't get run over at my crossing guard post, so I'M off to a good start! :)

tea time and roses said...

This is absolutely sweet! You are indeed one talented artist! Thank you so much for sharing. Enjoy a lovely week.:o)

Smiles...

Beverly

L. D. Torres said...

I absolutely love your style! i wish more artists would dabble in the retro-chic and streamline simplistic. bravo!

Cheryl Lynn said...

This is amazing, my friend! I love the subtlety, but it says so much about school and kids and teachers and life in school with kids and teachers!

Love it and you!

Peter Breese said...

Ha ha... fantastic!

Ces Adorio said...

OMG! OMG! OMG!
AAAAAAAAAAHHH!
I am all choked up.
Truly. I am blessed.
You are wonderful, you are amazing, You are brilliant.

Ces Adorio said...

Thank you!
I mean Thank You!

Ellen Byrne said...

I've said it before and still say it - you are the MASTER!

Kathy said...

I love your fanciful delicate line work!! Great expressions!

Bella Sinclair said...

WAAAAHAHA! Aw, man, did his mother put his hair like that?! He reminds me of those adorable little illustrations way back when...I used to call them the onion heads, because their hair all sprouted up like that. Know what I'm talking about? Anyway, you create instant classics, Uber V. I love the look of ignorant confidence on the teacher's face. Ah, poor Seth.

You are too funny! No, I didn't disable my comments because of a harasser. Ces was trying to inflate the number up to 100, and it was the only way I could lock her out. HAHAHAHA! I killed her joy.

Hope you're having the most stellar day. Love you, honey!

Ken said...

Hey Vanessa, 6am?! phew... I dont even know what 6am looks like hehe. But I admire your dedication. I was thinking about changing my avatar but maybe I shouldnt..?!

Thankyou for sharing with me about your book. Yes I know the song, its very famous! I had a listen to the podcast too, it sounds like those guys really liked it ;) I must say, I think its great what you have done, Im not aware of many childrens books which deal with history and especially a part of history which is so important. I think its imperitive for children especially to realise what went on in the past to better understand their present and take nothing for granted. Its so easy to not realise how different the world was even 50 years ago, especially for the newer generations...and to also not realise how some parts of the world still suffer from such oppression. I think I will add your book to my list of books to buy, it sounds like an inspiring read - and of course it looks beautifully illustrated too!

Thank you for stopping by and for your kind words, its always a pleasure. take care!

Kenneth

Melinda Stanley said...

I love this! I love his proud look and I really enjoy the muted colors! Wonderful!

Owl Eng said...

Wow haha!! this is truly hilarious! the expressions are superb cute and lively! Love the hues and the characters!

Tel Coelho said...

Hi, Vanessa!!!
Great job here!!!!
I liked!!!

Michelle Henninger said...

Oh, I just LOVE it! I love the expressions! You've really captured it V! And that black eye is hysterical! You're so funny! Love it! Did I mention that I love it?

Ces Adorio said...

She sure did! She blacklisted me. I can't even leave a comment now. It will not accept my sign-on. I have to log in as a nobody.

Ces Adorio said...

ACK! ACK! ACK! It was not Bella's fault. I screwed up my login credentials that's why I could not get it. I had to tuck my tail in and apologize to her. She had nothing to do with it at all. But she still killed my joy for blocking the comment section after 96. What's up with that?

Coloribus said...

I love this sweet illustration; the expressions are wonderful :o)

Roberta Baird said...

Looks like a match made in heaven.....
The delicate colors and the diverse personality characteristics are a wonderful contrast!!
You continue to amaze girly!!!

Kay Aker said...

Quite a shiner! The characterizations and the subtle color palette - magnifique!