layer
February 22, 2011
Apparently, to find out if the stranger you just invited in from the pouring rain is truly a real princess, you must hide a pea under layer upon layer of mattresses and feather beds and wait until the next morning to see if she noticed it.
Who knew?
I was a big fan of Hans Christian Andersen when I was a kid. That could be why the first thing that came to my mind when I heard the word “layer” is the bed that the very bruised, extremely sleep-deprived princess in “The Princess and the Pea” slept in. Either that or the way I have to dress, living in the ever-changing weather of Southern California these days.
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So, killing two birds with one stone, I threw together a sketch for Illustration Friday and an upcoming celebration we’re having, over at the Doodle Diner, of “Tell A Fairy Tale Day” on Saturday, February 26th. I’m hoping to get this all finalized and colorized by then! Also looking forward to seeing what my fellow Doodle Diners come up with!
February 22, 2011 at 12:13 pm
Wonderful….your art always makes me smile 🙂
February 22, 2011 at 12:27 pm
Poor princess…. imagine waking with pea sized bruises all over your body!
Love those layers Linda..can’t wait to see the colored copy!
February 22, 2011 at 1:01 pm
Nice drawing! I really like the contrasting style in the bubble. That’s a good touch.
February 22, 2011 at 2:27 pm
awesome, love it! It’s princess in a pea week in blogland I think 😉
February 22, 2011 at 2:37 pm
Ohhh…your little princess looks so very miserable! And the layers are so interestingly different…very nice!
February 22, 2011 at 3:17 pm
fab. look forward to the colour version although I really like the amount of tones you used here.
February 22, 2011 at 3:41 pm
beautiful drawing style and stylization of characters and forms! 🙂
February 22, 2011 at 4:05 pm
I love it. Poor princess, she looks so tired
February 22, 2011 at 4:34 pm
oh I felt like a princess when I lived in southern cal, but I think it was just our lumpy mattress. great illo, can’t wait to see it colourized!
February 22, 2011 at 9:06 pm
I adore this! Her expression, your depth of line quality and the energy! Double Wow!
February 23, 2011 at 2:00 am
great sketch! I did the same subject – great minds, natch…
February 23, 2011 at 2:09 am
I love your style (and frustrated princesse too. :-D).
February 23, 2011 at 3:17 am
Opps! The pea is out, have a nice sleep now, poor little Princess!
I enjoy this B/W version very much, wait for the color version to double up my joy!
February 23, 2011 at 11:48 am
Great completeness of scene!!! Nice detailing…
February 23, 2011 at 1:03 pm
Love this. It is very arty and original.
February 23, 2011 at 5:42 pm
Well done… Love the whole composition!
February 25, 2011 at 3:51 am
love this one with the detail and all!!!
February 25, 2011 at 5:29 am
gorgeous piece Linda, love it 🙂