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Friday, January 29, 2010

IF's Focused

Prof. Finklestein and his staff of excellent scientist were completely and utterly
blown away at Abby's focused and concentration. Before they knew anything
Abby was levitating above them and playing around with Einstein's theory!!
She was very focused.
Have a wonderful weekend.
V

67 comments:

SonatasWelt said...

It's very colourful and funny illustration. I like it :)
Sonata

rmsmi said...

I guess you gotta be focused to understand something like that. I like the colors you used on this. A really playful illustration!

Teri said...

Love that focus with all those great colors and composition.

Composting said...

I love the way you depict children! They are so lively and full of personality!!!

Vicki Smith said...

Engaging, witty and terribly fun........as always!

roberta baird said...

Now that's girl power!!!

Lins Artyblobs said...

Funny & charming!

k.h.whitaker said...

very nice! oh, and I can't wait to buy your book to add to my collection!

Nicola said...

Love this! so perfect for the them and such a happy cute little piece. Lovely work!

Indigene said...

All you had to do was post a picture of yourself, since you are one of the most focused artist, I've come to know. Girl, you rock! Have a wonderful weekend, it's gonna be a chilly one!

Mark Harmon said...

Your work is SUPER AWESOME! What medium do you use. Great characters, great textures. Really good stuff you have here. It's sort of a "Nostalgic Modernism."
I'm totally jealous of your work. Keep it up. Is that enough butt kissing? ;)

Anonymous said...

Lovely illustration, the expressions are great.

Bella Sinclair said...

HAHAHAHAHA! Whizzzz Bangggg POP! You've got that THING that never STOPS! How do you DO that, capture so much fun and energy with your lines and colors! Dang, V! If I concentrate really hard and start to levitate, it's probably because I ate too much cabbage. Watch out now!

Juliette Crane said...

i love the colors in this! so lovely!

ffocuss said...

Very playful and fun. It's good to be ffocussed!

Krista said...

This is so funny! I love the idea, and your characters are always awesome! The scientists are so much fun, with their rubber gloves and funky glasses! I love what Mark Harmon said-- "Nostalgic Modernism"-- perfect!

linda said...

Lovely illustration...love your style :P

adrienne trafford said...

it's been too long since i've been in to see your amazing work - as always you are an inspiration!!! so fun, clever, original - you have a style completely unique to you...it makes me happy!

eyecontact said...

Totally adorable concept, well executed. Delightful!

Ellen Byrne said...

very clever and cool work, as always!

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Valerie Lorimer said...

This so much fun - and so clever!
Terrific job as always, Vanessa!

Unknown said...

Wow.. this is so cool!!
And I really love your banner!

Ray Ferguson said...

I love your style, Great job!

Cheryl Lynn said...

AMAZING! You are clearly the ultimate storyteller!

Whoa Momma!

Jen said...

I wish I had her ability with mathematical theory!

Have a great weekend!

Owl Eng said...

you have made science sound so fun! i love it!

nella gatica said...

lovely, lovely!!! and so funny!!!!!

Tomás Serrano said...

Always fantastic Vanessa!

Janine said...

Aww, thats wonderful and reminds me of one of my favourite songs called "Einstein on the beach" by the "counting crows":
........
And Albert's vision is blooming uncontrolled
All his wings are slowly sinking
The world begins to disappear
The worst things come from inside here
All the king's men reappear
For an eggman, on and off the wall
Who'll never be together again...

Have a great week
Hugs
Janine

Nina Seven N7 said...

vanessa - i love how much energy and life all your pieces have! this is soooo adorable!

Desiree said...

Wonderful!!!! It lit up my day :)

thedoodlegirl said...

Hehe! LOVE this fun and clever illo!!

Alissa Staples said...

So energizing, Vanessa! I like the composition!

illustration poetry said...

and im soooo focused on looking at Abby!!!! 0_0
how playful!!!

xxoo

Jess said...

Hi Vanessa, this is lovely! Thanks so much for stopping by my blog and for your lovely comment :) I love your artwork and shall be back!xx

Linda said...

Hey! Im lovin your style! So colorful and fun!! :D

Dot said...

Great personality in this one! It's been ages since I stopped by, it's great to catch up on your illos!
nancy

Cheryl said...

You so crack me up! Love the idea and the outcome.

kathy hare said...

Wonderful as always Vanessa!! what an amazing and focused little character! :) x

Joy Steuerwald said...

As always, I love your work! Every piece is fun and colorful and a great concept for the topic. I'll always be back to see your next piece.

Anonymous said...

As usual you have so many fans. You deserve them. Wonderful image as always.

Kelly Medina said...

Hi Vanessa!

Sooo cute! I love her expression and adorable freckles and barrette.

Thanks for your kind words on mine. :) You're the best!

Susan said...

Love it, this is so much fun - look out for those prodigies!

AtelierBrigitte said...

What a fun illustration - it gave me a happy feeling!

Ana Gonzalez said...

Great work! I love your design.

Megan Coyle said...

I'm glad I found your blog--your illustrations are so full of life and character. I'm looking forward to seeing what you come up with next :)

Brine Blank said...

Great character designs...that guy in the lower right corner is spot on...

erin said...

very fun!

valerie walsh said...

oh good! i get to be the 50th commenter :D this is ever delightful my dear, you just have this touch this amazing access to a childlike world that i totally want to enter into every single time! Thank you :D

i always want to tell you this but i forget but every time i make a comment with you it comes back as a mailer daemon. did you know this?

Joyce Ann Martin said...

Lovely and carefree! :D Another great piece!

Giovanna said...

This is adorable! I always love your work!
xoxo
Giovanna
www.bohomarket.blogspot.com

michael robertson said...

so beautiful!...love those colors and the way you cropped it. You never disappoint, Vanessa!

Jim Rowland Creations said...

Sigh - I am so jealous of your drawing style! This image is awesome! I love it!!

Ces Adorio said...

Okay sister, talk about Focused, you are! These illustrations remind me of the books I grew up with as a child. There is something soothing about them.

Andrew Finnie said...

Wow, I thought I commented on this one! The dynamics of you work are very pleasing. Wonderful how you arrange the page elements into such a design.

Megan Coyle said...

Thank you for such an incredibly nice comment! I'm actually thinking about working on a children's book sometime soon - once my hectic schedule of exhibitions rolls by. Your work is definitely pretty inspirational - makes me want to get started on illustrating a narrative soon. And while looking over your work again, I'm a little curious about your tools - do you work digitally to make these fabulous images?

Shirley said...

Nessa..she is DEELIGHTFUL! Wow, a little brilliant girl..is this Zoe?!! What a sweet illustration, great concept, wonderful composition..you are just a rockstar..I hope you're having a wonderful week! Hugs to you, S

Cally Johnson-Isaacs said...

Your characters are so fantastic! I love her hair and cheeky face! :)

Erik D. Martin said...

very wonderfully made!

Mónica said...

Fantastic and funny, i like very much the colors and composition.
Have a nice day, kind regards.

donny* said...

wooooooooweeeeeeeeeeeeee! now that's crazy good illustratin'!

Ren said...

Great! I love the fact that she has mind power.

Kay Aker said...

Uplifting wondrousness!

Mónica said...

¡¡Hi Vanessa! have a nice weekend
hugs and kind regards

Peter Breese said...

Super cool V, can't wait to hear what stellar projects your working on. Be well my friend.

Francisco Martins said...

Oh my! you have been very busy since my last visit! :D
This is sooo cool, V! I love the composition, and the style that you used in this one. The characters are so dynamic and fun...great color palette as well. LOVE IT!

Big hugs!