claudine hellmuth's blog: retro * whimsical art and illustration

illustration friday: smoke

Here's my submission for Illustration Friday's theme of "smoke"

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When I read the theme I thought of creepy-guy-next-door who comes close to burning down the neighborhood by adding too much lighter fluid to his BBQ.

Labels: artwork, illustration friday

:: posted @ 8:48 PM by claudine hellmuth::

COMMENTS:

he is creepy. love the thought bubbles!

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murphy girl : 9:01 PM

Funny! ^_^ I like to see what they are all thinking.

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Valaine : 9:07 PM

Hah! this totally cracks me up...from his face to his cigarette to his belly to his socks...he's perfect! Her face is perfect, too! Great piece!

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carla : 9:09 PM

It is perfect. Reminds me of our barbequing days.

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Anonymous : 9:25 PM

HAHAHAHA Im giggling sooo hard I can just see you thinking about that fire extinguisher heheheheh....he is hilarious...AWESOME COLORS for the fire my favvvyyy!!

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Tanya Nichols : 9:28 PM

This is so funny! What a physique (sp?) on that guy.

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Diane Duda : 9:33 PM

haha! I love his body shape, this reminds me of the guy who lived on my street when I was little!!! Great!

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valerie walsh : 9:35 PM

ha! brilliant!

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Tamsin : 9:38 PM

Haha! This is perfect for the topic! You work is simply fantastic!

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Jessica Wong : 9:51 PM

Very funny...very retro!

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marcisenders : 9:53 PM

Great funny stuff!!!

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studio lolo : 11:14 PM

Cool piece! My favorite parts are the neighbor over the fence and the dude's socks. Sigh, that's been made fun of since I was wee and I still see people doing that with their socks! It's the foot-apparel equivalent of the mullet!

Jim

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Jim Di Bartolo : 11:39 PM

Haha, that's awesome. He looks like a generic Mr.Dad fomr the fifties. Kind of frightening, actually.

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Dominicras : 11:54 PM

i love this - its great!

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Anonymous : 12:34 AM

Wonderful and funny illo!

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Anonymous : 3:21 AM

great:)

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Anonymous : 6:58 AM

:D great idea!

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tusen : 7:41 AM

haha! very funny. his outfit is hilarious - socks, pants, everything.

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Anonymous : 11:35 AM

wonderful, witty illo - love it! (and all of your other work too, very inspiring, thanks for generously sharing your art and techniques) yours in art, laura tm

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Laura : 4:48 PM

Hi Claudine! Good to see you back on IF! Nice bbq illo, like it =)

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AstridMueller : 5:06 PM

LOL That's too cute! I love how the little dog is standing there in anticipation - it made me smile =)

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Peggi Meyer Graminski : 7:20 PM

really cool. can you tell what my thought bubble is thinking right now?

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Anonymous : 9:51 PM

lov his shorts looks lik ehe has iot all under control
kinda sorta

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° : 11:41 PM

Claudine, this illustration is so fun! I love the way you put stitching around the fire and the plaid pants. I also think you did a great job on Windy, the dog on the lap has my vote!

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"Maggie & Kevin" : 12:43 AM

Your collages are really clever,those red shorts are so cool!Great illustration.

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Anonymous : 5:15 AM

How did you know the guy next door was so creepy? Great job on the theme.

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Ginger*:) : 8:29 AM

This is one of my favorites ever. :-)

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Willie Baronet : 9:37 AM

LOL! Just too cute! Have great Sunday!

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Joe : 12:21 PM

great work!! Love it!

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Michelle Lana : 2:13 PM

Oh, how perfectly 50's! I love it. Let's through some more fuel on the fire. Hugs you talented goddess! ;)

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Anonymous : 2:56 PM

Clever interpretation! *giggle*

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Anonymous : 6:35 PM

I always look forward to seeing your work. As usual - this is great! I love it.

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Stacia : 2:18 PM

I certainly hope the creepy guy next door doesn't read your blog!

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Kerri Jean : 2:38 PM

very funny! but I'd like a burger please :)

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constance wong : 5:28 PM

HA ! HA !! Great take on the theme!!

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Unknown : 9:15 PM

Really terrific! Very funny too. Your collages are very rich and well thought out.

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Digital Scott's Illustrationblog : 12:51 AM

Great dialogue going on with the picture/thought bubbles! This is one of my favorites of yours.

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Jeff G : 1:38 PM

neat!

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sage : 6:41 PM

Very funny! I like the look of the fire.

Anette
www.wynlen.no

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Anette Heiberg : 8:03 PM

This is just too hysterically funny! He has a look of menace and mayhem written all over him, and is it me or his extra tall socks just making him ever so creepier?

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Anonymous : 10:54 AM

Ha-ha.. super funny. Love the creepy neighbors skinny legs, and plaid shorts. Extra fluid on my burger please.

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Pickledog : 9:54 PM

What a crack up. I love that the lady is thinking safety when everyone else just wants to fill their bellys.

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Anonymous : 5:14 PM