Monday 19 January 2009

Pale

I love seeing the pale bark on silver birch trees in the dark woods. The work of Gustav Klimt inspires me and although he's known for erotic and decorative work such as The Kiss, his landscapes are beautiful too.
© 2009 nicky linzey for Illustration Friday

15 comments:

Rui Sousa said...

fantastic, really great one!
a Very beautiful work!
congratulations and regards!

Vicki Smith said...

Your birch trees are very graceful. It's a nice choice for the topic. I don't think I've even seen Klimt's landscapes, I will have to look some up.

Maldito Columpio said...

nice and elegant approach to the subjet

Anonymous said...

I love Klimt's work, too! What a wonderful illustration and idea!

Anonymous said...

I love the word 'elegant', I think that it describes this work perfectly.

Valerie Lorimer said...

I love birches also! And Klimt. Really beautiful work.

Anonymous said...

Gorgeous!

Great colors great feel!

Matthew Smith said...

stunning! quite a beautiful illo! well done.

emilayusof said...

great patterns, nicky!

Bella Sinclair said...

Oh, you are soooo right. The pale bark in dark woods -- absolutely beautiful. Conversely, dark wet branches against a silver sky, also beautiful. Your branches here are striking. They have such nice lines.

Have a wonderful day!

yoon see said...

Yeah, truly beautiful...whether view it from far or from near:)
Simple & minimalist style make this pale bark stands out from the crowd.

Coreopsis said...

I love Klimt's landscapes! This illustration is lovely.

get zapped said...

A joy to lay eyes on. I adore this and am really moved by the sight of birch trees. Fine work!

Dot said...

I love the simplicity and the pattern on this one. very nice work! and great take on the theme..
dot

Christine said...

I think this is beautiful, and effective. Those pale birches really cheer up a dull, damp winters day.