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illustration friday: captain

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

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I created this piece today just for Illustration Friday. It's been awhile since I made a piece on a Friday for IF and it felt so good to play with the theme and see what I came up with.

I started off thinking of a pirate type captain, which then led me to think of a ship captain like for a cruise ship, then I started thinking airline captains, and after that I couldn't stop thinking about retro flight attendants. So this piece ended up being a slight stretch but I think fits the theme with the following quote:

"Everyone knew Ruthie had a thing for Captain Rick"

Have a great weekend everyone!

Labels: illustration friday

:: posted @ 12:23 AM by claudine hellmuth::

COMMENTS:

I have missed your work. . .your work is always so refreshing and fun! Just love it!

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Anonymous : 1:24 AM

ahhh awesome work!!

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FawnFruits : 2:23 AM

Nice! Love the colors and the pattern of background.

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Vhrsti : 3:18 AM

That Captain Rick is a real dog! :)
Very cute!

eBeth (Elizabeth Parsons)

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Elizabeth Parsons : 8:29 AM

This collage is a beauty...I love the way the colors mix. Don't you just love that beauty mark she has? Reminds me of Honey West...(uh,oh, my age is showing) BTW...thanks for visiting my blog.

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NANCY LEFKO : 8:33 AM

Beautiful!

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Niculina Florian : 8:52 AM

She's my kind of captain! ;-)

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Willie Baronet : 9:17 AM

Love it, Claudine!

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Diane Duda : 9:22 AM

This is really great... oh and I have the male counterpart to Mable, his name is Columbus.

Roberta

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Roberta : 12:32 PM

really love this piece, your collarge style is unique and lovely! cheers!

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Unknown : 3:45 PM

Gracias por tu post...me encantan tus trabajo...son muy sutiles....
muchos saludos

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Karina Cocq : 4:11 PM

Claudine- This is great. I am glad you didn't go with Pirate. It seemed to be the obvious route and too many of us went the easy way. I think "Ruthie" is perfect. Retro flight attendants are the best kind.

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Jay : 5:05 PM

Love it. Reminds me of the movie Casablanca and Rick's place.

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Anonymous : 8:08 PM

I reall enjoy the textures you used and the colors. Very surreal! :)

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Stephani : 8:11 PM

I love the gorgeous fashion ensemble.
well done - nice take on the theme

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Dudley Redhead : 4:25 AM

I love the tote she is carrying. I wish they still made those vintage airline bags with the logos!

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imwithsully : 10:54 AM

very cool...new work!

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Designing Fairy : 12:49 PM

Ruthie looks like she could be a captain too! Love this!!!

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valerie walsh : 3:31 PM

I love your works, specially your eraly work! This is really great!

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gaby braun : 7:46 PM

Great work! I love the retro feel to this. I never even thought of pilot/captain for this! Great idea! I also love how you explained your thinking process for it. It makes it even more interesting.

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Tracy : 8:37 PM

What a nice thought. I remember when all the girls in our neighborhood wanted to be 'stewardesses'...this has a lovely feel to it. It is ready to take off.

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Ginger*:) : 4:59 PM

Great composition, great colors! Nicely done! Wonderful.

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Digital Scott's Illustrationblog : 1:22 AM

She looks so spiffy!

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Jules : 12:33 PM

beautiful!!!

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Unknown : 9:01 PM