I really love pelicans. It always made me happy when I watched them surfing the waves in Mexico and especially at the Pacific Ocean in Guatemala.
Tag: Aerial Acrobatics
My Sunny Island
Winter hasn´t fully started yet, and I am already in dire need of some sun!
I took out my other sketch book last night, which I haven´t used for the last months, and this is what I discovered! Bam, it made me happy. I miss summer!
Check out the rest of my aerial themed watercolour drawings right here.
Rainy Days II
Rainy days… inspired by the frist rainy day illustration and perhaps you can call it a modern ballerina version of Mary Poppins´ umbrella scene. I´m not sure why I suddely remembered Mary Poppins, as it has been years since I saw the movie or listened to the story. I had the audio tape when I was little and would listen to it over and over again.
Autumn Mood
I needed to do a hoop drawing again as I am all in the mood for aerial hoop. It is so nice to be back in the air, although it also means to be bruised and sore all the time. It looks nice, but it is actually tough work!
I had no idea what I was going to do, so this one turned into an autumn inspired hoop hang picture. The foxes are like “what the hell is she doing?”
Cockatoos
Cockatoos… They just came together for no apparent reason.
Hoop painting
Is this how an aerialist paints? Not sure. But maybe worth giving it a try.
Have a great weekend everyone!
Flamingos
Yes, flamingos! Jenna Gee aka The Sunshine Artist suggested me to draw flamingos, so I decided to have fun with flamingos as you can see.
I have about 20 pages left in my sketchbook which I would like to fill with aerial themed illustrations.
Any other prompt suggestions? Leave it in the comments.
Celebration of Colour
Last of the prompts for #WorldWatercolorMonth 2018 – Celebration of Colour.
Never tried to paint like that, it might be quite a challenge though.
Exotic Location
Let´s move to an exotic location! There have to be pelicans of course! That´s what I am thinking right now, looking at the grey clouds outside.
Second last promt for #WorldWatercolourMonth. I have about 20 pages left in my sketchbook and I would like to fill them with more aerial illustrations all the way to the end.
Anyone wants to give me the next prompt? Leave it in the comments.
Childhood Memory
Another one of the prompts for #WorldWatercolorMonth.
I remember those things on the playgrounds and never understood the full purpose of them. I am the one on the far right, desperately trying to get up. Or hanging on for dear life. It was always one or the other.
Which one are you?
Nature Hike
I like to go for hikes. Unfortunately there are not that many trees here in Iceland to hang on.
Clouds in the Sky
I love how this one turned out! What do you think?
Inspired by the prompt for #WorldWatercolorMonth – Clouds in the Sky.
First time I also used masking fluid. Made coloring in the background so much easier. Will definitely use it again.
I also finally went back to hoop class last night after several months break due to injury. It was great. It was like I never took a break except for being so tired afterwards that I went straight to bed. But hanging upside down in the air is the best!
Splashing Around
I’ve tried doubles once at the hoop training. It was fun and challenging and everything but elegant.
We did not try this pose though. Neither is my back able to bend like that nor do I think I have the strength to hold someone by the feet. But mainly the back bending thing. 5 years of training improved my back bending somewhat, but I most certainly have no natural flexibility in that area.
Monochromatic Mood
Another prompt of my silghtly delayed #WorldWatercolorMonth.
I haven´t really done anything monochromatic since Inktober, as I usually love to use a lot of colour. But I actually equally enjoyed it and I am looking forward to the Inktober challenge again. Until then, I will focus on colour though.
Icelandic Farm Life
Another prompt from #WorldWatercolorMonth. I turned the farm life into an Icelandic farm life.
At the end of spring, farmers will bring their sheep up into the mountains, where they will roam wild and free during the summer months. In the beginning of September farmers will go out and start gathering them again. This is called Réttir – the annual sheep round-up.
Furry Creatures
Revisited my furry creatures from the forest scene. I quite like them. I feel like they are the perfect mix of cute and creepy. What do you think?
At first I felt lost about what to do with the background. So a day later I added the yellow bubbles which was quite meditative.
Under the Sea
Even mermaids would like to try out aerial hoop.
After the girl in the striped leggings was done with her hoop session, she left, leaving the hoop behind. A mermaid came along and thought: “That looks like fun. I want to try it”. Her pet octopus was everything but excited about the idea and tried to get away.
I am not sure why all the water inspired illustrations. But there is actually a pose called inside / outside mermaid in aerial hoop.
Rainy Days
Actually I did this prompt for #WorldWatercolorMonth before the pelican pictures. But it was simply too sunny and nice for a change, to be reminded of the rain. So now that the rain is back, it is also back to the rainy days. This is how I feel.
I think it´s nice to hang upside down every once in a while. There is actually an aerialist who performs on a giant umbrella instead of an aerial hoop. That is where the inspiration came from for this illustration.
Glorious Golds aka another Pelican!
Another prompt for #WorldWatercolorMonth was Glorious Golds.
I absolutely love how the pelican turned out! I think you can expect more of them in future. The girl was planing to catch the Golden Snitch while hanging in the hoop. Then she got distracted by the pelican, and fed him fish instead.
And why is there a hoop hanging over the water you might ask? Well, if you fall, you fall soft.
Wet & Dry – Pelicans!
Sun is shining! Wet & Dry prompt of the #WorldWatercolorMonth list.
I love pelicans. Saw plenty of them in Mexico and also in Guatemala where they were surfing the waves of the Pacific Ocean. It made me happy everytime I saw one.
Actually I wanted to draw pelicans for a while now but always postponed it. But here they are, watching the girl… or waiting for the fish?
Melanie Franz 