Meet Karen Wisselpop...
The fourth child in a family of six siblings. Karen or should I say Indigo Nocturne, as she calls herself these days... was so tired of being called by her sister's names, that when the Franklin High School Band was scheduled to march in the annual Mother's Day Parade, she decided to give her uniform a little personal flair!
When she said "Mom... I want to join a band!" this was clearly not what she had in mind...
Band Director Murphy was not amused!!!
Carlos however was....
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Illustration Friday ~ Parade
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This is so funny and wonderful! I love how her socks match her hair and the skull is a nice touch :) I am impressed at how real you made the directors jean shorts look, the colour and texture is spot on!!!
This is absolutely charming and wonderful and full of character!
This is great! Really funny with great expressions. (One year I got to ride my horse in front of my sister's marching band--she was not happy--they have to march straight regardless of what's on the road.)
ha ha love the socks!;)
Great piece Roberta!
val, i am dying here. EVERY SINGLE thing you said, is what i had typed! then i saw yours. :)
roberta, this is a fun piece.
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Roberta, you crack me up. Very funny and well done.
hillarious!
So cute!! LOL, very fun story to go with it :)
hehehehe.... Somehow, I can relate to that! :) wonderful!
You're very talented. This blog is great. I love the way you customized it. Did you customize it yourself? The header and background are great. It's cool how the mouse overlaps both the header and the background. Is that all one piece of artwork?
Thanks guys...
Louis... Thanks for your kind words! The header and top of the posting area is indeed one piece of artwork. The background is a repeating image.... yep I did it myself...with some trial and error...hee hee!
Thanks for visiting!
A wonderful illustration, as usual!
You go Indigo! Great little story vignette and, of course, fabulous illo to go with!
love it!
Hahaha! So clever and funny! She looks so cool. What a rebel!
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